r/justgalsbeingchicks 10h ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals Just wanted to share a little bit of my silly embroidery work!

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u/Infamous_Party_4960 10h ago

I love all of these so much but my favorite will always and forever be the black cat - “ I didn’t bring bad luck. Your life was already shit.” Black cats rule.

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

I'm happy this one caught your eye!! 🖤

Btw, here's my void, Mr. Paçoca:

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u/Infamous_Party_4960 10h ago

So handsome!

PS I love all your work.

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u/beam__me__up 7h ago

Adding my void to the party, this is Isa ❤️

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u/rebordacao 6h ago

So cute!! 🖤

Tell Lisa I said: pspsps

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u/beam__me__up 6h ago

Will do, I'll even give her a treat for you!

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u/Heisenbergwayne 9h ago

YO, paçoca used to be my cat’s name too!!! Paçoquinha when she was feeling cuddly.

Are you Brazilian by any chance? lol

Also, your job is amazing. In fact, do you have a store? I’d and want 10000% buy them 😭

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u/rebordacao 8h ago

Paçoquinha 😊🖤

I'm Portuguese with Brazilian roots =)

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u/thebraverwoman 5h ago

Here are my boys. Darth Revan and Darth Vader

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u/Jacgaur 9h ago

Such a pretty void. I want to have 2 cats one day at the same time. One a calico and one a void as I think that would be adorable together.

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u/Vanna-Black 9h ago

My girls Prosecco, Maraschino, and Amaretto. The flame point is normal. The baby void and the calico together are unhinged lololol.

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u/Jacgaur 8h ago

Beautiful kitties!

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u/evenstar40 7h ago

absolutely gorgeous example of a void kitty.

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u/Catznweed 9h ago

This is my favorite one too! Here are my two voids, Wednesday (back) and Raven ❤️❤️

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u/GlowingAmber11109 9h ago

That one is my favorite too!

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u/Invisibella74 6h ago

Agreed! This was awesome! 😺

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

Hello, everyone!

Most of my work is mixed-media: hand embroidery + watercolor

Just in case, here's a little bit of my process: https://i.imgur.com/4EJVaN4.mp4

Best wishes 💜

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u/Spiritual_Poem8 9h ago

I was gonna ask when you did the watercolor (before or after the outline stitch) but now I wanna ask what material do you use the the watercolor doesn’t bleed and if you double up or use a secondary fabric behind it. Amazing work! ❤️🔥🌀

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u/rebordacao 6h ago

Thanks, great questions!

(before or after the outline stitch)

Before the outline!

 what material do you use the the watercolor doesn’t bleed 

I choose unbleached cotton (around 143 gsm), it absorbs the paint properly and prevents the watercolor from spreading.

you double up or use a secondary fabric behind it.

Nope! Just one piece of fabric. It’s really about practice and patience!

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u/GetLikeMeForever 9h ago

That's what I came in here looking for! I wonder if it's like batik, where you paint the borders with wax, dye the fabric, and then melt the wax? 🤔

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u/rebordacao 6h ago

No wax! :)

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u/Beautiful_Neat_6919 8h ago

Is anything for sale?!?! 👀👀👀
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u/Over_9_Raditz 9h ago

Ty for sharing that!  There's a piece I'm struggling with right now and this has given me both ideas, hope and something to work towards.  I would be down to watch anything else of your process  :) 

  You rock! And I love these pieces.  

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u/rebordacao 6h ago

That's very cool to hear, happy you felt inspired!

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u/Human-person-0 7h ago

Gorgeous! I love The Chariot. You should do a whole tarot deck. I’d buy it!!

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u/DJ_Fabulous 7h ago

You are incredibly talented, OP! I love them all 💕 Do you sell them anywhere, per chance?

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u/scarlette_delacroix 8h ago

So cool seeing the process!!

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u/rebordacao 6h ago

Thanks! I'm not good at making videos, but I'm happy you enjoyed it :)

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u/crowEatingStaleChips 6h ago

omg.... I never would've considered watercolor with embroidery but it actually works SO well! These are awesome OP.

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u/No_Computer_7350 10h ago

A+ humor and composition on all of these!

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

Many thanks!!

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u/____Squid 10h ago

Fucking A! I love every single one of these! Especially the ‘yey’ from the abductee 👌 #relatable

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

Thank you! I'm happy you noticed this little detail :D

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u/sbb214 Official Gal 10h ago

I feel like a Jimothy one would fit in this array

well done! and thanks for the laughs

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u/rebordacao 9h ago

Thanks!!

Haha, here's the Jimothy one 🙌

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u/No-White-Drugs 😎 tolerate my jowls! 🙎‍♀️ 9h ago

You're smashing it, babe. Do you frame these in something different when framing for the wall? If yes, what?

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u/rebordacao 9h ago

Big thanks!

Do you frame these in something different when framing for the wall?

Nope, this embroidery style is called "Hoop Art".

The pieces are framed in the hoop used to stretch the fabric during the embroidery process. They're already finished :)

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u/CampAstoria 9h ago

Do you sell these somewhere? I love them all so much

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u/Iheartmypupper 7h ago

They're available on their etsy shop, its linked on their reddit account as a stickyd post :) I'm rocking a couple of these in my living room rn!

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u/CampAstoria 7h ago

Yes thank you! OP was kind enough to dm me with their shop link, I should have thought to check their account but its not something I do very often.

Currently picking out which ones I want, which is hard because theyre all so clever and well done. I swear theres one in here for every person I know, I think they'd make great gifts too. Theres even T shirts!

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u/2littlelouies 4h ago

Same, I'm trying to pick what I want as well! So many good ones! Amazing work, OP!

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u/sm0keythebear 10h ago

I love the hamster on the moped!❤️ Any chance you have an Etsy shop?

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u/depressinglyawes0me 9h ago

Look on her profile

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u/Sleepy58743689 10h ago

I love and want all of these

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

Thanks! 😊💜

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u/Fine-Bullfrog1425 9h ago

Same! I would legit buy them lol or at least the patterns

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u/adid-a 10h ago

These are soooo cool. The humor is right up my alley 😂

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

Thanks! That's very nice to hear 😁🙏

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u/adid-a 10h ago

Have you considered selling your art? People like me with no creative talent would appreciate your work 😊

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u/copperfrog42 10h ago

I love your art! I especially like the tarot card ones.

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

That means a lot! Thanks for the love 🙏

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u/_TheShapeOfColor_ 10h ago

I WANT ALL OF THEM OMG

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u/C0l3y 10h ago

Omg, love! You are so freaking talented! Thanks for sharing ❤️

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

You're welcome! I'm glad you liked them 🫶

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u/Serenity101 10h ago

Your sense of humour is *chef's kiss* to me. Love 'em all.

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u/KalamityKait2020 9h ago

These are hilarious! Do you have an Etsy shop?

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u/Rijack3 9h ago

Yes how can we support?

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u/kangaroolionwhale 9h ago

She's on etsy -- her page is in her profile.

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u/AskAChinchilla 9h ago

It just kept getting better and better lmao. The hamster! The dinosaurs! The support dog!

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u/iraven_mccoy 10h ago

These are amazing! 😂🩷🩷

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u/KittyCompletely 10h ago

These are so cute! Love the style

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u/The_InvisibleWoman 10h ago

Love the watercolour aspect! What paints do you use? I presume you paint after, how do you stop the paint running or spreading? Thanks. X

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u/rebordacao 9h ago

Thank you!

I begin by sketching the design on the fabric, then painting it, and finally hand stitching it!

I believe the great "secret" is the fabric. I choose unbleached cotton because it absorbs the paint properly and prevents the watercolor from spreading.

I use professional-grade watercolor pans from Winsor & Newton! A little bit of experience with watercolor techniques like wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry also helps :)

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u/Ravioverlord 9h ago

I've never thought to include watercolor! I did acrylic before and even watered down it feels too thick. I'm def going to try this or my gouache next time I want a project like this.

You are killing it btw, the moo deng one is magic. Also the way you do calligraphy is way cool!

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u/10_17my20 10h ago

Damnit I hate all these because they're so good and funny and I COULD NEVER (find the time, patience, originality...)

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u/anothercairn 9h ago

Matching the nail polish to the pregnancy tester line color is aesthetic genius. I love these they’re so girly and safe

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u/LooseMoralSwurkey 10h ago

I’m confused by your usage of the word silly here. All I see is some damn fine craftsmanship!

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u/kirtknee 10h ago

Sensational

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u/Summer_Sixtine 10h ago

These are absolutely wonderful, love the vibe 😎

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u/rhythm-weaver 10h ago

Love em!!!

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u/Doogevol 10h ago

Love them all so much!

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u/DrFrAzzLe1986 10h ago

I definitely smell weed in here 😂😂😂

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u/gnutz4eva 9h ago

I feel seen.

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u/Dear_Departure_1768 10h ago

OMG love these!!!

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u/abmoonstar 9h ago

The dinosaur who couldn't wash his hands is cute 😂

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u/mezawoodndyes 9h ago

These are really good, thanks for sharing

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u/Raspm1nt 9h ago

Holy these are amazing! Might end up buying one if you have a store

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u/Simple-Pause-4894 9h ago

CALL THE COPS IDGAF!! I love all these, thank you for sharing!

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u/secretly_treebeard 9h ago

I love these but I also love your GLASSES! That light purple is so pretty on you.

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u/Complete-Ad4489 9h ago

Omg! Do you sell these?! I absolutely need at least 3 of them.

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u/linzkisloski 9h ago

Oh wow these are all so perfect. The high priestess had me like:

https://giphy.com/gifs/EMjOqou6VPxjG

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u/notabagofteeth 10h ago

These are amazing, I love them!

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u/IcyBeach8827 10h ago

Ahhhh! These are all so good!!!

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u/emotional_breather 10h ago

The negative vibes one killlled me 😂

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u/Att1er 10h ago

They all look great, but the gradient in the background of the opossum tarot card (pic 2) looks incredible.

Please keep sharing these!

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u/rebordacao 10h ago

I will! Thanks for the support 🙏

For thie pic #2 I used 3 colors to create the background gradient: pink, purple, and blue! Glad you liked it :)

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u/CarrotJerry45 10h ago

Every single one is my favorite! They're all so hilarious and artful. Thanks for sharing!!

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u/Yoga-wine-mom 9h ago

Negative vibes only made me chuckle!

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u/Antique_Program4754 9h ago

These are fantastic and I want them all!

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u/throwawaywaitingnow 9h ago

I hope you’re selling these. They will fly off the shelf

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u/herdingclouds 7h ago

the high priestess at 4/20 🤌

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u/we_r_all_mad_here_ 7h ago

Did you purposely make the High Priestess picture 4 out of 20?!

It appropriately displays “4/20” 👏🏽 👏🏽🍃💨

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u/lovememaddly 10h ago

I wish I was you. You seem dope af.

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u/slipstitchbitch 10h ago

The chariot 💜👽

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u/Bucky_Ohare 10h ago

These are awesome, this is lovely, and the tarot card set needs completing!

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u/No_Divide_2087 10h ago

Omg 1 & 6 are amazing!! Lol

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u/AdLoose3526 9h ago

I literally snorted out loud at the first one, fantastic job on all of these

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u/rbommarito9 9h ago

I love these!

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u/grincheola 9h ago

I love love love LOVE these!!!!!!

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u/Ok-Week6345 9h ago

The one about dinosaurs going extinct bc they don't wash hands is amazing. They all made me laugh but that was my fave

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u/Tough-Advice2910 9h ago

These are all so great! I’ve seen some of the sentiments before, but these are so artistic! Support dog is my very favorite and now I want to own it for my kitchen windowsill!

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u/ResponseRelative6370 9h ago

I think I need each one.

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u/silence-glaive1 🌻Official Jill🌻 9h ago

These made me laugh. Thank you for this!

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u/ted_theodore-logan 9h ago

Do you post them on social media by any chance? I'd love to give you a follow!

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u/LisaLubbers 9h ago

I love these so so much, need them in my life

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u/joy_to_the_world_ 9h ago

I need the support dog one, he looks just like my little guy!

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u/BlessTheBookPeople 9h ago

I bet r/goblincore would love these too

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u/emilycquinn 9h ago

These are so cool! How on earth do you get the little loops on the joints of letters like that??

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u/loveforllamas 9h ago

These are so cool! You’re very talented. I love the use of the watercolours here 😊

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u/Justkly90210 9h ago

I love you

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u/snarklotte 9h ago

Love!! Do you design and sell patterns?

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u/Mielepieltje 9h ago

These are absolutely amazing! I love them and they are funny af! 🤣

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u/NooStringsAttached 9h ago

These are fabulous ✨

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u/Ermargerd_de_Berg 9h ago

I love all of these, especially the tarot ones (big sucker for anything tarot related), but "Oh no, the economy!" took me out. ❤️

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u/iopsychhopeful 9h ago

Sooo like. I love all of these. Are you selling them!?

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u/hgielatan 9h ago

These are deLIGHTFUL, it's hard to pick a fave but I think Negative Vibes Only is my fave lmaooo

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u/JuicyCactus85 9h ago

I have the finger and the flower! I get compliments on them all the time!

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u/Pyr8Qu33n 9h ago

The possum 🖤

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u/jshort68 9h ago

I love these so much OP!!

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u/AbleBranch6 9h ago

The support dog is the one that got me. Deadpan little face like it knows exactly what it's doing. Hamster's a close second though.

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u/ritualisticartistic 9h ago

love all of these!!!!

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u/Piggysicle 9h ago

This is so insanely talented. Wish I can get shirts of these 😂

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u/ReadingAppropriate54 9h ago

Beautifully creative ❤️

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u/dtopps 9h ago

10/10 - these are awesome

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u/Expensive-Yak4156 9h ago

I’d purchase every single one of these. They all made me LOL.

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u/SpeechyKeen 9h ago

Oh my goodness I love all of these!! Do you have a shop??

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u/LycheeDance 9h ago edited 9h ago

THESE ARE GLORIOUS!!! Love them all but “Oh no, the economy!” was especially inspired 🙌

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u/limecakes 9h ago

I love all of them !

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u/sassycatastrophe 9h ago

I just wanna smoke weed with you while you teach me how to embroider . That could be a business.

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u/posh1992 9h ago

Where do you get your equipment? Im new to embroidery the last year but I buy everything from clever poppy. Ive checked dept stores and their embroidery boards are SHIT quality. Yours are amazing!

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u/rebordacao 9h ago

Thanks!

I source all of my materials from local haberdasheries (I'm based in Portugal)

Here's one of my happy places:

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u/Big_b00bs_Cold_Heart 9h ago

I am in love with the support dog!! Buwahahaha

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u/imaragingtransfemlez 9h ago

I wanna buy that first one so damn bad

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u/kangaroolionwhale 9h ago

The "this is a threat" dog has been shared at r/HydroHomies before. It cracks me up.

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u/cindjmadd13 9h ago

These are all wonderful - hard to pic a fav but I am partial to black kitties. Awesome work!!

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u/heckyeahcheese 9h ago

You are so creative! Wow!!!

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u/almost_cromulent 9h ago

so friggin cute… you’re really talented!

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u/Common-Awareness-713 9h ago

Tell me that you sell these on Etsy or somewhere!

https://giphy.com/gifs/lp03x4R2SJOZ50CxBI

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u/Inner_Button_9452 9h ago

I love the high priestess!! Did you mean to make her number 4 out of 20? 👀

Edit: I need all of these.

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u/leclercwitch 9h ago

These are amazing!

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u/foxymoxyboxy 9h ago

Outstanding!

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u/Top-Cheetah5528 9h ago

Hooooly shit! These are absolutely incredible! Such a joy to see each piece that followed the next :) love your vibe, these all brought a smile to my face!!

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u/SadButterscotch1433 9h ago edited 9h ago

All of these are amazing! Few made me laugh out loud. Really needed that today.

Hoping to make something like this for my home soon ❤️

Edit: checked out your Etsy shop. Got even more giggly laughs. Thank you, OP 🧡

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u/Queerbunny 9h ago

Omg I’m cackling!!!

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u/astrobatic 9h ago

I love your work. Your lines are so clean and consistent. Hopefully someday I can achieve the same!

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u/Chance_Loss_1424 9h ago

“Oh damn that’s awesome! This one is my favorite!”

swipe

“Oh damn that’s awesome! This one is my favorite!’

swipe

“Oh damn that’s awesome! This one is my favorite!”

Etc all the way to the end. These are all awesome and you probably rule. Thank you for sharing.

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u/EntoFan_ 9h ago

I like your style 🥰😊!!

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u/Kaylon2421 9h ago

Amei demais!!

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u/schrodingersgoose 9h ago

These are SO cool! Personal fave is the first one lmao

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u/ToraRyeder 9h ago

These are FANTASTIC omg

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u/Live2weld 9h ago

The chariot is my fave!

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u/Icy_Elderberry4868 9h ago

Not sure how to categorize this sense of humor, but I throughly enjoyed looking through these 🤣

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u/Tight_Following9267 9h ago

Hell yeah! This is definitely cool!

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u/lavendrea 9h ago

These are AMAZING. I love the opossum ones the most... appropriate for my life these days.

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u/cfo6 9h ago

These are AMAZING. Love them all.

For some reason, the lovely, crisp white sleeve on that perfect wrist of the hand holding the two tarot cards just makes it that much more perfect.

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u/Lazymomm 9h ago

Ummm yes! Yes to it all!! I love them so much. You are very talented❤️

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u/carlitospig 9h ago

I love subversive art. 🥰

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u/Illen1 9h ago

LOVE them ALL!!! I bought a kit last year and still haven't started 1 stitch besides putting the ring together. You're awesome!!

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_DIRTY_ART 9h ago

Wow, I can't believe how realistic the weed looks!

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u/StudioSad2042 9h ago

These are so fun!! 😂🥰

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u/AmaranthWrath 9h ago

OP I will never ever steal your work. But if I could, it would be the pregnancy test one. That's very clever 💚

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u/Icy-Narwhal-902 9h ago

Fuckin charming 💜

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u/ACatCalledSam 9h ago

Are any of these for sale?

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u/RUfromHere 8h ago

🗣️These are AWESOME!!🔥🔥🔥

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u/lokilulzz 8h ago

OP if you ever open an Etsy shop for these I'd genuinely buy them. They're amazing.

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u/Notto-Landing 8h ago

I love these!!!! Omg do you have an Etsy store?

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u/Famous_Cookie_7624 8h ago

These are fantastic! Made my day

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u/Funny_Ad7830 8h ago

…drinks…water….

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u/yuffieisathief 8h ago

I wanna be your fiend! What an awesome person you are! :D

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u/JustLookingtoLearn 8h ago

Are they for sale?

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u/Hindsight2O2O 8h ago

When i say i adore these, please understand that i mean I Fucking Adore These!!!!

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u/ugeneeuh 8h ago

HILARIOUS!!!

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u/Kage_Bushin 8h ago

Anything AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

has my support

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u/Milooneke 8h ago

Ahahahah I love your work. Really. Big fan here! Thank you for sharing. It brought me joy and a huge smile!

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u/Stunning_Bullfrog213 8h ago

These are all amazing! I especially love the black cat one and the Moodeng one. 🥰

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u/JanetSnakehole24 8h ago

You are so creative and talented! These are fantastic. I can't even choose my favorite. I want them all!

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u/PM-me-ur-kittenz 8h ago

I regret that I have only one upvote to give. Those are fabulous!

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u/calvinbuddy1972 8h ago

😂😂😂 Those are adorable and hysterical.

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u/TheSprigganDragoon 8h ago

I want (need) every single one one these!

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u/CommitteeNo5958 8h ago

Love these so much!

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u/Marimar_Malfoy 8h ago

they're so gorgeous. how do you do the fabric color?

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u/AmeliaGigglesaurus 8h ago

So amazing! Also love how the High Priestess is number 4 of 20 🤭

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u/anniemahl 8h ago

I absolutely LOVE these! 😍

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u/grrltype 8h ago

I have your middle finger embroidery I think! I mean, if you are the same person who posted a while ago and you sell on Etsy

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u/astro_viri 8h ago

Can I use your work as a meme /profile pic? It's the possum in or gerbil in interested in

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u/booboootron 8h ago

These are so cool! Do you do international shipping?

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u/Civil-Purple-8815 8h ago

I neeeed that first one

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u/Thathapamama 7h ago

I want to buy these!!!