slay the day

 Today I released two crochet patterns on Etsy ! I'll likely check out Ravelry to host my patterns as well. But for now, Etsy hosting is okay despite my issues with Etsy. I'm in love with how these sweeties have turned out! I especially love the eyes I recently purchased. They're holographic moon shaped safety eyes ! They really add a different face to the plushies and I think I'll be trying to get more, I only have 16mm currently. Here are the pictures I took of my pattern creations: All of my socials are in my Linktree !  What should I create next?

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