With a Dash of Magic

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With a Dash of Magic

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🥄 Chronically ill, JHS - so slow updates sometimes.

10/05/2024

I'm finally working on her again! 🥹
I do kind of have to kick myself into gear to start, but I really, really have missed just making something for the fun of it. And I think she's fun! 😊 - she has horns now! 😁 that's fun! Right?
Right now I'm sculpting her hands, and then I need to figure out if she should be barefoot or in boots 🫣 and I don't know! 😩 I think both would be so cool! All I know for now is that I want her to be kinda sexy 😎 - that might change, though, we'll see 😅 I basically have no idea what else I want to do with her design other than have her hold a fire spell in her hand, if I can manage it 🔥 because THAT would be cool!
So, that's an update 🤷🏻‍♀️ I want to try to be better at sharing progress in stories again, because I miss you guys and our little community and your amazing ideas you share with me, or the fun things you mention in response sometimes ❤️ you really truly are the best people, and I love you very much! 🥰
Okay, weird awkward emotional sappy sap over 😂 (maybe).
Loveyoubye

14/03/2024

Posting this is bittersweet.
Here's Fajr ❤️ In her thobe and keffiyeh, among the young olive trees growing, in spite of everything, from under the rubble. She holds a small olive tree in her hands, thanking the Most High that Palestine is once again thriving and growing.
I had hoped by now we would be collecting world wide to rebuild. I am so ashamed of our governments. I know the population of the world want peace. It seems so backwards that we haven't been able to end this yet! - We will though!
Palestine WILL be free!!! ❤️
I don't have a whole lot more to say. I'm going to use -the hashtags- so we'll see if this post shows up anywhere, or if it's banned to the shadows 🙃
I love you! You deserve every good thing that happens to you ❤️
#🍉 🇵🇸

03/03/2024

Hey ❤️
I finished Fajr's thobe. In the process I've found even more respect for everyone who does embroidery! What a slooooow process! You guys are amazing!!!
Traditional pal🍉stinian thobes are masterpieces of craftsmanship! They hold so much culture, heritage, love and patience, and are often handed down through generations as heirlooms. The tatreez, as far as I can see, mostly resembles cross stitching. I tried to honor that in the beginning when I started embroidering the dress, but I quickly realised I don't have the skill to do it justice, so I switched to a more... Loose? Way of doing it. Luckily those two unfortunate flowers are hidden under her waistband.
I've added these symbols of Pal🍉stinian resistance at the bottom of the thobe:
A poppy flower, the national flower of 🍉 It represents resilience and hope, and mirrors the colours of the 🍉 flag.
A Pal🍉stine Sunbird, the national bird of 🍉. It represents freedom of movement, as it defies walls and borders in its flight. In 2013 IsraHell campaigned internationally to remove the word "Pal🍉stine" from the name and change it to "the Orange bird". They did not succeed! ❤️ The name Pal🍉stine Sunbird is the officially recognised name for the bird internationally.
A key. This represents The Right of Return. Many displaced families still have the keys to their houses from when they were forced to leave their properties during the 1948 Nakba. It's proof of their rightful claim to the land.
I'm really happy I was able to add some hand stitched elements. I wasn't sure I could pull it off, but I think I got the hang of it in the end with the bottom of the dress.
The next thing I'll be working on is the base, I think.
I hope you're all doing okay. The last week has been very hard to witness. It breaks my heart we're still only seeing devastating news. It will change! It will! ❤️🍉
Always: Free Pale🍉stine!
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24/02/2024

Hey 😊
I've given Watermelon Girl the name Fajr. It means First Light, Daybreak, Dawn. Fajr also often refers to the first prayer of the day in Islam.
I hope with all my being that the horror inflicted on the people of 🍉 now will end out in their freedom, self determination and happiness! Hence the name ❤️
I am about to start on Fajr's dress. I want to make her a Thobe - a traditional Pal🍉stinian dress that evolved over time to incorporate specific tatreez, or embroidery, that holds prayers and stories of the region the wearer is from, like flowers and other symbols. I've never embroidered anything before, but I will try my best to at least add some hand embroidered element. For the rest I will use woven ribbon.
In 2014 the annual tradition of Pal🍉stinian costume day started. It's celebrated on the 25th of July and is a response to to Izzy's cultural appropriation of traditional Pal🍉stinian clothing, and celebrates 🍉 resilience and heritage ❤️😊 I think that's really cool!
So yeah, that's where I'm at with this project so far.
I love you all very much! I hope you're doing okay ❤️
Always and forever
Liberate Watermelonia 🍉❤️😊
watermelon #🍉

04/02/2024

Hi there.
It's been a while if you haven't been in my stories. I'm taking a break from my "normal" content because nothing is normal at the moment anyway. I haven't been feeling inspired or in the mood to create art at all the last few months.
But then I had this image pop into my head a couple of days ago that I can't stop thinking about, that represents hope and resilience, and now I have to make it. Fingers crossed I can do it justice! 🙂
So that's what I'll be working on for a while. I hope you're all doing okay! ❤️ I love you!
And also definitely and forever: Free Palestine! 🍉❤️😊

12/10/2023

Hello again 😊❤️
I took some photos of our Lady Knight in a warmer light, and ugh, I love how they came out! And with the epic battle music? 😩 yes!
I decided on a name for her, too! 😎 she is ✨Aelia of Avalon✨ - or The Sun of Avalon, if you will. That's a proper knight's name, right? And it fits with the new pictures! Don't you just love it, when it all comes together so nicely? 😌👌 - thank you so much for the name suggestions! 😃 They were so good!!! ❤️
I'm trying to make a reel for her as well, and then we'll see what's next after that 😊 - it'll probably be something a little less complicated than this project 😅
I hope you're doing good! ☺️ I love you! ❤️

08/10/2023

She's finished 😭 oh my GOSH, she's actually finished! Aaaah!! 🫠
Maaan, I thought we'd never arrive here 😅 she has taken me SO LONG! 😮‍💨 That armor 🙃 - but I'm really happy with how it turned out! And I'm happy with her pose despite it being a second choice since I couldn't get the kneeling pose I originally imagined.
I'm really excited for you guys to see her finished! 🥹 you've been so kind and encouraging along the way, and when I've been MIA for a while I've had people message me to take my time, and that you're just happy to see updates once in a while, and I know you guys know how stressful keeping up with the algorithm can be sometimes, so I just want you to know how much I appreciate you and your patience! 🥹❤️ you are all just the best! And I LOVE you!
I've taken a bunch of photos of her, and I dont know what it is, but as with Marigold she was really difficult to photograph 🙃 the first few photos on the slide are heavily edited for ✨dramatic effect✨ (she was basically a black silhouette against the cloudy sky on the originals, so if they're a tad grainy that's why 😅) - I think those turned out pretty cool, though! 😌👌
I'm going to try to take some more pictures over the next couple of days, so expect a bit of sad knight spam 😁 - also, she doesn't have a name yet, so if you have an idea for her please let me know! - because she is neither Gloreth or Alice or Lux or Galadriel or anyone else 😅😂❤️ Here I was, thinking I was making a unique character design, and I have been HUMBLED! 😂
Anyway, I hope you guys like her! 😊 and I hope you have some cool name suggestions for her, because my brain is fried 😅
I love you very much! 🥰

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