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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For #showmeyourknits I present my Lizard Tracks Socks, a Dk weight sock I designed for my critter-loving husband 🦎 🧶

Two outstretched feet clad in jeans and burgundy knit socks. The socks have a pattern of lizard feet and a tail trailing along the length. On one calf is a toy lizard.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is shameful discriminatory and misogynistic reporting. People aren’t choosing disability to be “cool”. Young women don’t have to “prove” to you that they’re sick. Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’ve left a disabling virus rip through the population for over 6 years.

Photo from the telegraph. Red background with a roll of wheelchair stickers on white paper. Text reads “how having a disability became cool”

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

WIP of the Rabbity Mittens & Muffatees. Made with fingering weight yarn, with some long floats using ladderback jaquard. This project is coming together so quickly, and should be done in time to submit to my county fair! 🧶 #showmeyourknits #knit

A hand wearing a partially knit mitt with a light blue background and a design in dark purple of a rabbit across the back of the hand

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New Pride Love is Love rainbow cards are available in my shop! A little late in the month, I know, but they were designed for our local Pride festival on Saturday. Check them out in my Etsy shop! #pride #pridemonth #rainbow #linocut #linocutprint

Two linocut postcards painted in a rainbow gradient that read “love is love”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I just listed my Hawaii series. 50% of the sell price will be donated to the Hawaiian Council in support of Hawaiians impacted by the recent flooding. Higher bids means more families helped! ebay.us/m/NP9IK7

An artist trading card of four palm trees against a backdrop of ocean and a sunset

An artist trading cards of an orange and black butterfly on a green background

An artist trading card of a yellow hibiscus flower

An artist trading card of a reef triggerfish

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Just listed on eBay: yarrow flowers on a geometric background. Let me know if there are other flowers you want to see! ebay.us/m/NP9IK7 #aceo #artisttradingcards #flowers

A painting of yarrow flowers on a geometric background

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Sometimes your envelope needs a little extra something - and that something is a wax seal! Check out my premade wax seals with adhesive backs in my shop. #waxseal #stationery #penpal #letterwriting #greetingcard

Two brown envelopes that each have a wax seal. The wax seal is a design of a dna helix.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I just listed two new city skylines on my eBay. I love painting loose water ripples! ebay.us/m/NP9IK7 #aceo #artisttradingcards #watercolor #watercolorlandscape #cityscape

Watercolor painting of a city skyline along a riverbank at sunset

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I just listed these daffodil ACEOs last night. It may have snowed last night, but I have spring on my mind! Make sure to get your bids in this week! #aceo #artisttradingcards #acrylicpainting #floralpaintings #daffodil

A small acrylic painting of a daffodil over a yellow and red background

A small acrylic painting of a daffodil over a blue background

A small acrylic painting of a daffodil over a pink and red background

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

This lovely postcard went out to my mail club participants today! If you want to receive two postcards from me every month, make sure to join my Patreon for April! #linocut #linocutprint #mailclub #stationery #postcard

A linocut image of an owl printed in brown ink on a postcard

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I’ve been loving painting manatee ACEOs and I think adding algae on their backs just makes them perfect! These are up for auction on my eBay. #aceo #artisttradingcard #artisttradingcards #watercolor #manatee

A watercolor painting of a manatee with algae on its back

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I do love how this print came out! This was the postcard for the February edition of my mail club. Sign up before March 1 to get two postcards and a printable set of letterhead! #mailclub #mailclubsubscription #snailmail #linocut #postcards

A linocut print in black paint on a white postcard. The print features a bee, spider, and beetle sitting around a tree stump drinking tea.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

New loose floral ACEOs are listed in my eBay shop. I love making these geometric backgrounds with the juicy layers of petals on top. #aceo #artisttradingcards #acrylicpainting

A painting with a geometric line background and an acrylic painted lilac bloom

Four stalks of purple catnip flowers over a yellow background

Forsythia branches painted over a geometric background

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I’ve achieved my dream of having a seal wax seal 🦭😄#seal #waxseal #pun #snailmail #stationery

Picture of 9 completed wax seals in various colors with the design of a seal

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

If making ACEOs has taught me anything, it’s that the people yearn for cat art. #aceo #artisttradingcards #watercolor #cat

A watercolor picture of an orange tabby cat swiping at the air

A watercolor painting of a gray tuxie cat pawing at an orange butterfly

A watercolor painting of an orange cat hidden behind pink rose bushes

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

My cactus vase postcards are live in my Etsy shop! More colors will be coming in the future 😊

Two white postcards with a Lino print of a vase decorated with cacti with three zinnia flowers in the vase. The postcards are red and purple.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

My cat wax seal magnets are the purrfect gift for a cat lover! #waxseal #cat

three wax seal magnets with pictures of cats on each

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I love how clean these D20 lino’s are coming out! Check them out in my Etsy shop if you’re interested! #lino #artist

A white envelope and a white card with a yellow linocut of a D20

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I’m taking my postcards on a quick photo shoot before getting them varnished and packaged for sale! D20 postcards are already up on my Etsy shop, and some others will be coming hopefully this week. #linocut #artist #postcards #postcrossing #snailmail

Two linocut postcards of a D20. One is in yellow ink and one is in red.

Two Linocut postcards in red ink and purple. They are of a vase decorated in cacti, with three zinnias poking out.

Three linocut postcards of angler fish. They are in blue, black, and purple ink.

Two Lino cut postcards in purple and blue ink. They are of a rose plant with its roots showing.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I’m not really a fish person, but I really enjoy this angler fish print. #lino

A white card with a yellow linocut angler fish

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Winter may be coming, but floral wax seals are forever! Get a few for your letters! #waxseals #art

a pile of 25 wax seals in various colors with different flower designs

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Do you like connecting to others via snail mail? Maybe check out some of my wax seals in my shop ;-). #waxseal #snailmail

Ten wax seals, each featuring a bee. The seals are in various different colors.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I launched my Etsy shop because I believe in the power of snail mail. Having penpals and participating in card swaps has helped keep me sane while I am housebound from my disability. Connect with a loved one with cards and wax seals from my shop. 💕 #snailmail

Six wax seals spilling from a hand. The seals are in various colors and feature various designs, including dragons, a compass, and a d20.

Three Linocut cards in purple, green, and black ink. Each features two cabbages and text that reads “my cabbages!”

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

This is what it looks like when I take inventory of my wax seals before a craft fair 😆. Less than a month to go! #crafting #craftfair #waxseal

A hundred or so wax seals spread over a wooden desk

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Do you think wax seals are cool, but you don’t send letters or cards? I now have magnets in my shop! #waxseal

Five wax seal magnets with designs of dragons, a kraken, a compass, and a d20

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Jimmy Kimmel wasn't suspended because of what he said. He was suspended because the FCC threatened his employer. That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Have you checked out my cabbages cards yet? They just launched last week in my shop. I’m sure you have someone in your life who gets this reference 😉 #linocut #atla

A white greeting card and envelope. The card is a linocut design in green ink of two cabbages and reads “My cabbages!”

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I just launched my D20 postcards on my Etsy shop this morning. Make sure to check them out! #postcrossing #snailmail #linocut #artist

Two linocut postcards featuring a D20. The top one is black, and the one in the back is red.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I’m kind of in love with these celestial wax seals. #waxseal

Three wax seals in pink, gray, and bronze. Each seal features a sun and moon.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Scarf week, and apparently I only have one scarf photo on my phone! Anyway, this is Switchgrass, my very beginner friendly scarf pattern that is knit the long ways. 🧶 #showmeyourknits #knitsky

A knit red and brown garter stitch scarf

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Cabbage postcards (inspired by ATLA) are now in my shop! Available in 3 colors, and they come in a set of 1, 3, or 5. Link in my bio. #linocut #snailmail #avatar

Three postcards with a linocut design of two cabbages with the text “My cabbages!” One in green, one in black, and one in purple.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I am in love with this new lino print! The orange is a little too bright, so I need to buy some new ink, but the design itself came out so clean and perfect! #linocut

A white card with a lino cut print of orange slices and polka dots

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Something spooky this way comes! I recently launched these skeleton wax seals on my Etsy shop. It’s never too early to think about sending Halloween cards! #waxseal

Four wax seals, each in a different color. Each wax seal has an image of a skeleton doing the dab dance move.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Wip week for #showmeyourknits . This is some holiday knitting in the works! Sock pattern is my own and currently unpublished 🧶 #knitsky

A knit sock in progress. The cuff is gray. The leg of the sock has a fair isle pattern in a purple variegated yarn and the gray.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Did you know that today is National Read a Book Day? Today only, my bookish wax seals are on sale for 10% off. Check out my Etsy shop! What are you reading today? I’m currently reading Infinite Country by Patricia Engel. #waxseal #book #books

An open book with a handful of bookish themed wax seals in different colors scattered across the pages

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

It doesn’t get much cuter than this ❤️ #cat

Black cat with yellow eyes lounging on a fluffy white blanket

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Got some new art supplies! Time to make stuff!

a box filled with blank cards, lino blocks, and lino printing paint

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I am so darn proud of this sweater. This is Imagine All the People by Sophie McKane, knit in Yarn Cafe Creations Mocha Sport Weight (Plum Puddin’ and Cocoa). This sweater was in progress when I became disabled, and it took me soooo long to finish; it’s the last sweater I’ve knit. #showmeyourknits

Woman standing on a porch, with a background of trees and a pink flowering bush. She wears a purple knit sweater with a colorwork yoke of cream. The colorwork is a design of hexagons gradually getting bigger as the sweater moves away from the neckline.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Nona loves when the weather is nice enough to open the windows! So many birds and squirrels to watch! #cat

A white cat with brown markings sits on the windowsill and looks at the camera.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

It’s sweater week! This is the Blanchard sweater by Drops Design. 🧶 #showmeyourknits #knitsky

Woman standing and wearing a blue turtleneck knit sweater. The sweater has multiple patterns of knit and purl stitches.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

The iPad case is done! This is double layered, with the outside in mosaic stitch, and the inside in stockinette. It was a little hard to sew together, but the whole thing is super thick and padded! I forgot to add a buttonhole to the black layer, so I used a crochet chain. 🧶 #knitsky

A knit tablet case. The outside is in a mosaic stitch with a variegated purple/blue/green/yellow yarn mixed with black. The inside is solid black. There is a purple button on the front.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

It’s almost as if they love each other. This is about the closest they will ever cuddle. #cats

Two cats on the couch, a little less than a foot away from each other. The cat on the left is black with yellow eyes. The cat on the right is white with bits of tan coloring on her head, back, paws, and tail. Both look moderately sleepy and moderately upset that a camera was shoved in their face.

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Elise • White Bear Designs @whitebear743.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Outgoing postcards for Reddit’s Random Acts of Cards subreddit. I love sending snail mail!

Four postcards. The top left postcard is from Lexington, Ma, and features a statue of a minuteman. The top right postcard is a hand-painted postcard with seashells. On the bottom left is a Boston postcard with illustrations of the Boston Tea Party. On the bottom right is a postcard of two fluffy kittens eyeing a cup of tea.

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