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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I just got back on this app. Yall still here?

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I'm building a small mushroom village on my work desk. 🍄

Metal desk riser with a monitor on it. In front of the monitor, there is a little orange mushroom friend with a face and arms. There are 5 small mushrooms around them, either bright caps. 3 red, 1 pink, 1 yellow

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

No, I haven't finished my existing WIPs, I'm crocheting a tee shirt out of yarn I dyed myself instead. Thank you very much. 🧶

A long, thin line of crochet stitches displaying a floral lace pattern. The yarn is a warm golden yellow with subtle red and green tones blended in. A lavender crochet hook is attached, and the yarn cake is in a wooden bowl

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I love spring flowers and storms and stuff, but also, is it Halloween yet? 🌷🎃

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I'm working on embroidering floral patterns onto a shirt for mom! This is the breaat pocket so far. 🪡🧵🌼 #embroidery

Pale blue denim pocket in an embroidery hoop. Small white daisies, blades of grass, and blue hyacinths growing out of the pocket. All flowers are dainty.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A custom cross stitch order I just made and shipped out! Stitched by me, pattern by OddlySpecificXStitch on Etsy 🪡🧵🌹 #crossstitch #embroidery #needlework

Pale blue fabric with dark blue words that read "this too shall pass but like holy fuck" with a branch of leaves with a red rose on the bottom and the top.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

A cross-stitch work in progress 🧵🪡😂

Blue cross stitch fabric with dark blue letters that say "this too ass" with a red rose above and two bare branches.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

More yarn dyeing! I wanted golden yellow all over with subtle green and orange tones faded in. 🧶🌾💛

Spiraled yarn in golden yellow all over with subtle green and orange tones faded in.

Wadded yarn in golden yellow all over with subtle green and orange tones faded in.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Tips for a new yarn dyer? I've done 4 so far and there is a learning curve. Anyone have beginner suggestions?🧶

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Tell me your favorite non-canon Stardew Valley relationships between NPCs

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I finally finished my Stardew Valley cross-stitch! 🪡🧵 this took 33 days. Thank you for all your suggestions. What should I do next? Seasonal items? Color schemes? #cross-stitch #fiberarts #embroidery

White cross-stitch fabric in an embroidery hoop. Stardew Valley images are stitched on randomly. Krobus, Harvey, Emily, blue chicken, mermaids pendant, blueberry, green junimo, void egg, frozen tear, prismatic shard, ginger ale, ruby, stardrop, plum, sunflower, pink cake, melon, gold ore, mutant carp, rainbow trout, copper ore, frog, parrot, mayor Lewis shorts, ancient fruit crop, hat mouse head, green slime, Linus, dragon tooth, cheese, tiger slime, mead, worm spot, sprouted plant, radish, baby chicken, exclamation emote, ancient seed, mussel, watering can, bone fragment, iridium ore, orange leaf, pink flower petals, radioactive ore, cherry bomb, heart, apricot, bat, emerald, miners treat, chicken egg brown, and a few tiny 4 leaf flowers in open areas.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Guys, I'm really, really happy with how the Stardew Valley cross stitch is turning out!

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Tell me about the WIP you've never finished but won't frog. #crochet #knitting #fiberarts #embroidery #cross-stitch

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I've added A LOT, and we're almost finished. what else should I add as filler to my Stardew Valley cross-stitch? I will add small petals and leaves to the tiny spots at the end. 🧵🪡

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Filler ideas for my Stardew Valley cross stitch? It's finally time! You can see where the mead is outlined. I need tiny items! Note: blueberry isn't actually tiny. Items under 16x16 pixels. 🪡🧵

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Alright, I started the tiger slime and finished several other requests. We are almost out of space. What are the MUST HAVES with the space we have left on my Stardew Valley cross-stitch??? 🪡🧵 I do plan on adding mead as well, per a comment promise. #cross-stitch #stardewvalley

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I added Linus to the Stardew Valley cross stitch! 🪡🧵 #cross-stitch #stardewvalley

White embroidery fabric in a hoop, zoomed in on a section to the right featuring Linus as the focal point. Around him are Emily, a Prismatic shard, frozen tear, slime, ginger ale, mayor Lewis shorts, and a ruby.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Yall are gonna like what I'm adding to the Stardew valley cross stitch today! 🪡🧵 Can you guess based on the colors?

White cross stitch fabric in a hoop with assorted thread colors on spools across it. Shades of beige and orange, gray, yellow, and green. Behind, you can see Stardew Valley images. Harvey, junimo, pink cake, prismatic shard, ancient fruit plant, mutant carp, sunflower, ginger ale, mayor shorts, stardrop.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I made a lot of progress on the Stardew Valley cross-stitch today! Yall wanted the hat mouse for a while now, so I finally did 👒🐭🪡🧵 Soo, no what?

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I feel like Concerned Ape would like that my entire page is dedicated to a cross-stitch project that is Stardew Valley themed right now. I learned how to cross-stitch just for this. 🪡🧵🐓

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Before it's too late, should I add any more characters to my Stardew Valley cross-stitch? 🪡🧵 soon I'm just gonna be looking for small filler items!

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Basically, all things strings, dogs, and cold weather. 🪡🧵🧶❄️✨️🌈

Backside of a chaotic embroidery project on black fabric with yellow threads everywhere.

Prismatic junimo from Stardew Valley but crocheted

A slowly little bush with white christmas lights on the porch behind it.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I'm finally giving the people what they want. Stardew Valley cross-stitch journey continues... 🪡🧵

An outline of mayor Lewis purple shorts on white cross stitch fabric amongst other items from the game. Emily's face, ruby, stardrop, and the tail of a mutant carp can be seen on the edges of the closeup.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Suggestions, please! What else should I add to my Stardew Valley cross-stitch? 🪡🧵

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I'm obsessed with my Stardew Valley self. jazzybee.itch.io/sdvcharacter...

Stardew valley pixel art style. Pale skin, blue eyes, round glasses, short curly hair with a white ribbon, purple dress with puffy sleeves. Hoop earrings and a beauty mark by the right eye.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

What should I add to my Stardew Valley cross-stitch next? I'm in a fight with the gold ore, so I wanna do something else! 🪡🧵

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Stardew Valley cross stitch update! What should I add next? I'm thinking something pink or orange 🪡🧵 #stardewvalley #cross-stitch

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

In the spirit of posting the backside of my embroidery projects, this is one of the messiest ones! 🪡🧵 #embroidery #needlework #bees #flowers

The backside of an embroidery project, in a hoop, black fabric with a giant mess of yellow shades of thread absolutely everywhere.

The front side of my embroidery project. Black fabric in a hoop. A large bumblebee in the center. Yellow flowers and dots are all around it! It is densely covered.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I think a lot of you guys are gonna be really excited about the next item on my Stardew Valley cross stitch

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Suggestions? I've added even more items to my Stardew Valley cross-stitch, maybe something from SVE or Ridgeside? Tools? Yall have had amazing ideas. The more obscure, the better! 🪡🧵 #stardewvalley #cross-stitch

White cross stitch fabric in a hoop with items from Stardew Valley. Emily, frozen tear, prismatic shard, ginger ale, ruby, plum, stardrop, sunflower, blue chicken, blueberry, void egg, and mermaids pendant.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

As requested, I am posting the backside of my embroidery projects. This is the first one I ever completed. It's not cute, but it is.... real 🪡🧵

An embroidery hoop with a very messy back, strings all over the place, ruffled edges, knots and knots and knots.

Front side of embroidery project. Neat flowers with a butterfly on a red daisy. Purple fox glove, yellow poppy, fern branch, and small white dandelions and blue daisies.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Would you all ever want me to post the chaotic back sides of my embroidery projects? 🪡🧵😂

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

What's next? I'm thinking about adding either a foragable or tool to my Stardew Valley cross-stitch practice project. 🪡🧵 #cross-stitch #stardewvalley

White cross stitch fabric in a hoop with Stardew Valley items. Emily, ginger ale, frozen tear, ruby, plum, stardrop, sunflower, blue chicken, blueberry, mermaids pendant

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

More suggestions! What's next? I took one of the most obscure and the most popular Stardew Valley suggestions from the last post: ginger ale and Stardrop! 🧵🪡 Ridgeside and SVE please?! #cross-stitch #stardewvalley

White cross stitch fabric with images from Stardew Valley. Emily, blueberry, blue chicken, ruby, plum, stardrop, and ginger ale.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Which Stardew Valley item am I cross stitching? The answer is actually in the comments on my last post, but where's the fun in that? 🪡🧵 #stardewvalley #cross-stitch

The left features a cutoff cross stitched image of Emily from Stardew Valley, the main half completed item has beige and brown labels in the middle and a rounded shape at the base, with a thin neck at the top.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Suggestions, please! I've been doing random Stardew Valley cross stitch items for practice. Name an item or person in SDV, and I'll do it next! 🧵🪡 #cross-stitch

White cross stitch fabric with 5 Stardew Valley things in it. Emily the character, a blue chicken, blueberry, ruby, and a plum.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

A crochet commission order for my coworker who collects blue Santa Clauses! 🧶🦋🎅

Two blue Santa belt pillows on a black couch. Black belts with buttery yellow buckles, white fuzzy trim around the edges.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I cross stitched Emily from Stardew Valley! 🪡🧵✨️

White cross stitch fabric with Emily from Stardew Valley stitched in the center

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Stardew Valley cross stitch update! I've been picking the items based on which colors I already own. Any guesses for what I'm making on the bottom right? 🪡🧵✨️

White cross stitch fabric with Stardew Valley images: a blueberry, blue chicken, ruby, plum, and the start of a 5th item that is currently just a red triangle with a slightly wavy shape.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This was one of the first embroidery projects I had ever completed, and I had lost it for about a year. I love the simple colors and soft design! ✨️🪡🧵🧶

Green fabric in an embroidery hoop. Yellow and white wildflowers bundled in the center with sage greenery.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Cheers to you all, and my crochet WIP 🦋🧶🍹

Blue blanket yarn square with a black stripe in the center. A red mixed drink in a glass next to it, on a desk with a back lit keyboard.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

My page just hit its 1,000 followers mark! I've never been a big social media poster until i got here, but THANK YOU for loving my work and following the journey. I look forward to showing everyone the cool, crafty hobbies I plan to learn this year 🧶🪡🧵✨️💜🦋

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I crocheted a goat just so I can make a bamphomet. 🧶🐐⭐️ #crochet

A short, cute little beige crochet goat standing on 2 legs like a teddy bear.

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TheHotMessTess @thehotmesstess.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Posting for all the new friends out there: 🧶 Crochet 🧵 Embroidery 🪡 Cross stitch 🧶 Yarn dying 🧣 Knitting 📿 Beading/Jewelry 🐔 Stardew Valley ♦️ Sims 4 🪴 Plants 🧹 Witchy 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ 🧠 Mental Health #promosky

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