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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I’m preparing for my first craft show and some of my items are handmade one-of-a-kind notebooks. I’ve been wondering how I will display them in my booth. And then today at Joann’s I was able to buy two of these… they hold the notebooks perfectly and now I have a piece of Joann history 🥹

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

inner luigi rising as I clicked submit on my health insurance application and the premium went up by $800

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Episode 6 of Crafting Through It is only one part of an epic journey to make a tiny couch. youtu.be/kFZj1ySYjYY?...

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#6: MINIATURE COUCH, PART 1 | Crafting Through It with Sara Schaefer

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

the dollhouse FB group I'm in is ABLAZE because a lady posted a pic of miniatures she'd bought at Hobby Lobby and added that she ate lunch at chik-fil-a

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Me trying to write a response to a confrontational email from a toxic friend:

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Taking up 2 spots as per doge policy

Photo of covered parking garage, in which a maroon cyber truck is taking up 2 parking spots

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We're gonna move fast and break things. Sometimes we'll make mistakes. If we remove the wrong organ we'll put it back in. We are disrupting surgery

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KimsPixie @kimspix.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Just finished this lovely book by @saraschaefer1.bsky.social and oh, I cried, I laughed and I cried and then I laughed again. A beautiful, hilarious, poignant and inspiring story. Thank you, Sara. Your words helped heal my tender heart as I navigate grief & life! Hope you don’t stop sharing stories.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Every day I have to hear about some asshole

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This is how you write a FB marketplace description

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Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Someone else named Sara Schaefer who lives in Iowa has accidentally used my email for a few things (my guess is it's in her autocomplete and she doesn't realize). Salon appointments, and now she bought some Avett Brothers tickets and is trying to transfer them to someone else...SARA! WHERE R U GIRL

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

1% Swiftie, 99% Livie. One of my puffy paint embroidery projects, this one conceptualized by my niece Jana. For those who don’t know (me, one week ago), a LIVIE is an Olivia Rodrigo fan. We here at Crafting Through It will not shy away from controversial embroidery!

Black hoodie lying flat on a floral rug. The white hoodie string is tied into a bow. On the hoodie, the words “1% swiftie, 99% Livie” are embroidered in purple.

A close up of the black hoodie. The words “1% swiftie, 99% LIVIE” are embroidered in purple.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Decided to put some banned words on a sweatshirt. What brave white man will wear it? Who will he hero we need?

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Trump’s sudden suspension of US foreign aid is like walking into a hospital ward and just pulling all the plugs out of the sockets without looking to see what they're attached to first. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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US: Lifesaving Programs Remain Suspended Despite Waivers

US State Department waivers on suspended foreign assistance worldwide have not resulted in the resumption of many vital programs protecting and promoting human rights.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I feel like we’ve lost touch with the phrase “I hate your guts”… and we need to elevate it once again. You hate someone’s guts? Their whole biome? Damn. Harsh

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Finally! I am offering a DIY Miniature Murder Board Kit! Comes with all you’ll need to make your own tiny evidence board. With full instructions. The kit makes for an excellent gift for the true crime fan in your life plus the ability to ~CUSTOMIZE~ craftingthroughit.etsy.com

Overhead view of the DIY miniature murder board kit. Small piece of cork, black foam, four pieces of small wood, red string, pins, tiny yellow post it notes and blue string. There is also four fanned out pages of the printout you’ll receive. In the bottom right is a photo of the completed miniature murder board. The photo has a caption that reads “MAKE YOUR OWN!”

Human hand holding a miniature bulletin board with clippings, suspect photos, red string and tiny thumbtacks.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

From my federal worker friend: her friend (also a govt worker) had their name placed on some kind of DEI "snitch" site, and now they've been getting pizzas they didn't order delivered to their house. It may sound like a prank but this is meant to send a message "I know where you live" / intimidate.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Episode 1 of Crafting Through It is live! In this episode I teach you how to make my popular Miniature Murder Board. Here’s the intro!

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Feels like an insane time to launch a new show but here we go! TOMORROW 2/5, my new web show CRAFTING THROUGH IT. It’s a long form, chill n chatty show where I teach you a new craft each week. Don’t worry if you’re not crafty! It’s kinda like Bob Ross. subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@CraftingThr...

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Congressman @beyer.house.gov will be going to USAID today with colleagues to shine a light on what is happening there, I think others will join us. Figuring out details now and will share but flagging now for press and public in the area

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Making a playlist, and if this isn’t proof that Google broke itself with the stupid AI thingy…

Screenshot of a Google search result for “political songs indigo girls”. The top result is the AI overview and it reads “The Indigo Girls, an American folk rock duo, have not released any known political songs, but their songs often explore themes of life and meaning.”

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eve6 @eve6.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Are the next 4 years really going to be logging on everyday to sentences like "a 19 year old doge intern called Big Balls has your social security number" because I'm already at capacity for this sort of thing

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My lifelong best friend and her husband are both career federal workers. She said it’s chaos. Her husband doesn’t even know if he has a job right now. Here’s what she said we can do.

Screenshot of text that reads: “Here's what I'm telling folks who are checking in with us and asking what they should do........
Congress should be moving. They should be pushing back. That's something you can do... write your representative even if GOP. NO ONE wins with an impotent Congress that doesn't check Executive power.
These GOP folks think the ends justify the means. It doesn't. They need long vision. There WILL be a day when your precious leader is not in charge. No American should want an autocratic unchecked executive in place. Even if they are happy with dialing back the sprawl of feds through these illegal steps, that same autocratic apparatus can then be used to whatever ends are wanted by the next leader.
The arrangement itself is harmful whether they are working towards "good" or "bad" in your opinion.
So, Congress needs to step up and make it clear that Exec branch cannot do these illegal things. When Congress loses the power of the purse, the people lose. Period. And that is what's happening.”

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

This applies to all creatives, whether you're posting ASCII art of Gritty kissing T. Chalamet or recording podcasts or writing articles for your Patreon. We need the diversions.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The federal grant pause may have a devastating impact on so many people in so many ways. I am most familiar with organizations that provide emergency shelter & assistance to prevent people from falling into homelessness. Please take a moment to contact your reps. endhomelessness.org/actions/act-...

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ACT NOW: ALL FEDERAL GRANTS WILL BE SUSPENDED. Contact your Member of Congress NOW!

The White House has ordered a pause on federal funding. Contact your Member of Congress NOW to stop it!

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

They’ve got a point. Helping regular American people doesn’t improve the day to day lives of “those we serve” (billionaires)

Screenshot of quote from article about Trump’s pause on federal grants, reading “The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.”

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Malcolm Stielow @mstlo.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

People cannot survive on calamity alone. I need news, facts, and opinions, sure, but also: I need art I need craft I need design I need memes I need cute animal gifs I need humour I need passion I need growth I need to see people doing cool things, being frivolous, and learning. I need humanity.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

For a one second shot of my Cute Index Cards ad, I outlined an entire fake movie… don’t lie you’d watch this. What should the title be?? And who should I cast

Colorful cute index cards on a bulletin board outlining act 1, act 2, act 3, and part of act 4 of a movie about a woman who moves to a small town, buys and old house and falls in love with a guy name Luke/Lucas. The house ends up being haunted by Luke’s dead wife.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I know it’s his last name, but Hegseth sounds like a guy named Seth who wanted his name to sound more Nazi-y

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it

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Laurie Kilmartin @anylaurie16.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Great thread on how to live right now

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The HaHa Hole, 1:12 scale miniature comedy club by me, 2021

Miniature comedy club complete with brick wall, comedian headshots, bar food at tables, microphone and light up neon sign that reads “haha hole.” Human hand touching one of the chairs to show scale.

Miniature green room with couch, mini fridge, snacks, phone charging, joke notes scattered on the coffee table. The wall has framed posters of “Hole Jam,” the miniature comedy club’s annual festival.

Another angle of the greenroom. The door to the stage has the lineup posted on it. A full length mirror is on the wall. Box of tissues on top of the mini fridge. A flat screen tv is on the wall.

A full view of the mini comedy club and green room. A pair of regular scissors lies on the table in front of the model to show scale.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I get no thanks or recognition for Not Being Worse. I could be worse and yet I choose not to be. But if this continues perhaps I'll be forced to reconsider...

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

David Lynch on sheds

photo of excerpt from Lynch on Lynch, which reads -
"What else were you doing at the time, besides writing?
- I was building sheds, and whenever you can build a shed, you've got it made."

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Cryptocurrencies are now like podcasts. Everybody’s got one

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Added some of these cute card holders to my shop, plus you can buy a pack of mini cards of all different patterns if you want! CraftingThroughIt.etsy.com

Stack of index cards with floral pattern on top card, resting in a gold-colored twisted metal stand.

Stack of index cards with brown floral pattern on top card, resting in a gold-colored twisted metal stand in front of a bulletin board with various index cards on it. A sharpie sits in front of the index cards.

A pile of 2.5 inch square stacks of patterned cards on a wooden surface, each with a different design on top: Pinecones, glittery flowers, colorful hand drawn flowers. Each stack of cards is bound by a white rubber band.

A stack of small square patterned cards spread out in a round shape to reveal dozens of patterns and colors. One card is turned over with the word “hello” written in purple. The purple pen is resting on the card, top off and sitting nearby.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Privacy Badger is a free browser extension by EFF that blocks trackers—like Meta’s pixel—from loading on websites you visit. It also replaces embedded Facebook posts, Like buttons, and Share buttons with click-to-activate placeholders, blocking another way that Meta tracks you.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Small batch, handmade index cards by me. Because regular index cards BLOW!! Each pack is OOAK (one-of-a-kind) and made from vintage greeting cards, thrifted / found / scrap paper. Hit up my shop if you want to treat yourself!

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

small earthquake in Richmond VA a few minutes ago. LA, you are on my mind in more ways than one

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/01/2025

To an asshole, all virtue is "virtue signaling."

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year — which is circulating widely on the right — is false. As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.

That assertion is wrong. The city was in the process of negotiating a new contract with the fire department at the time the budget was being crafted, so additional funding for the department was set aside in a separate fund until that deal was finalized in November. In fact, the city’s fire budget increased more than $50 million year-over-year compared to the last budget cycle, according to Blumenfield’s office, although overall concerns about the department’s staffing level have persisted for a number of years.

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Sara Schaefer @saraschaefer1.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Thinking of all my pals in LA right now. I used to reassure my family that we didn’t live close to where fires would usually happen and now I’m seeing that our old neighborhood is under evacuation warning. Terrifying

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