Nostr notes by Alien_Sunset

Mushroom Mushroom! was trying something a little different with ...

2026-04-17T17:04:22Z

Mushroom Mushroom!

was trying something a little different with this one & drawing & then carving was a bit weird but it turned out really cool.

will be listing the cards on ko-fi in the next week or so.

reference here: https://pixelfed.social/p/wovenmatter/920659456651270932

#alienBlockPrints #blockPrint #linoCut

#silentSunday #bloomScrolling ...

2026-03-29T14:25:09Z

#silentSunday #bloomScrolling

#silentSunday #garden #flowers #snowdrops ...

2026-03-15T12:44:13Z

#silentSunday #garden #flowers #snowdrops

#drawADinosaurDay is approaching, and I can’t decide what to ...

2026-01-27T14:13:48Z

#drawADinosaurDay is approaching, and I can’t decide what to draw!!!

Help me internet!
Tell me your favorite dinosaur!*

*does not have to be an actual dinosaur, dinosaur adjacent is fine too

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/national-draw-a-dinosaur-day/

#sewing friends! especially people who sew their own clothes: I ...

2026-01-04T17:43:59Z

#sewing friends!
especially people who sew their own clothes:

I want to sew my own PJ pants

I am plus sized & have long legs & a large bottom. (mens xl ish) these will be 100% cotton, so no stretch. I like loose & comfy, but not TOO loose or flowy & they MUST have pockets.

what are your favorite patterns?

Two pages down, three(ish) to go! Pattern is Cat Garden from Una ...

2025-11-21T00:38:44Z

Two pages down, three(ish) to go!

Pattern is Cat Garden from Una Buena Pieza

‪etsy.com/shop/UnaBuenaPieza‬

#crossStitch #cat

Two pages down, three(ish) to go! Pattern is Cat Garden from Una ...

2025-11-21T00:33:30Z

Two pages down, three(ish) to go!

Pattern is Cat Garden from Una Buena Pieza

https://www.etsy.com/shop/UnaBuenaPieza

#crossStitch #cat

One page down, 4(ish) to go! #crossStitch #cats ...

2025-11-14T00:13:09Z

One page down, 4(ish) to go!

#crossStitch #cats

another new print I did the other day. idea stolen from about 500 ...

2025-10-09T20:24:23Z

another new print I did the other day.

idea stolen from about 500 memes seen here and there

def think I'll be selling prints and/or cards with this on it at some point.

#blockPrint #linoCut #linoPrint #alienBlockPrints #cat #disobey

Feeling very seasonal 🎃 ...

2025-09-30T17:52:42Z

Feeling very seasonal 🎃

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time! Hey! I sell ...

2025-09-07T11:25:14Z

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

Hey! I sell #knitting patterns on Ravely!
Including socks, hats, blankets, and more!
https://www.ravelry.com/stores/alien-sunset-designs

check out https://alien-sunset.neocities.org for all the cool things I do!

Whoo! This was a big project! But also a lot of fun (Although I ...

2025-08-21T23:14:42Z

Whoo!
This was a big project!
But also a lot of fun
(Although I think in going to avoid big projects on black aida in the future. My poor eyes!)

Now I just need to frame it…

#cats #crossStitch #smokyMountainCats

I’m quite happy with affinity publisher, but most of my stuff ...

2025-08-20T18:30:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…64q5
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I’m quite happy with affinity publisher, but most of my stuff is small enough that pagination isn’t much of an issue so I don’t know how well it handles that aspect

Hah! I’m listening to this one right now. A bit befuddled ...

2025-08-10T12:37:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…gz2t
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Hah!
I’m listening to this one right now.
A bit befuddled though as the next book doesn’t seem to exist as audio on libby, although all the rest after are there. 🧐

Not bad! I’ve kinda impressed myself. There are a handful of ...

2025-08-06T17:36:52Z

Not bad!
I’ve kinda impressed myself.
There are a handful of things that I would fix now that I look at the picture, but overall I’m really happy with this one!

#stampCarving #aliensSummerStamps
#burrowingOwl

Speaking of stamps, thought it would be cool to post all the ...

2025-08-02T16:38:15Z

Speaking of stamps, thought it would be cool to post all the eraser stamps I’ve made so far.

#stampCaving #aliensSummerStamps

Koi fish This one was tricky for all the little details i wanted, ...

2025-08-02T14:01:25Z

Koi fish

This one was tricky for all the little details i wanted, and it’s a touch wonky, but still came out pretty cool

#stampCarving #aliensSummerStamps

it's time for a new eraser stamp carving poll! what do I ...

2025-07-29T13:43:16Z

it's time for a new eraser stamp carving poll!

what do I carve next?

(remember if you want to add your ideas to the pool, you can comment here: https://dice.camp/@Alien_Sunset/114920035039857658 )

#stampCarving #aliensSummerStamps

relatedly that was only SOME of the mint planted, i still have a ...

2025-07-23T00:42:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…8gk7
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relatedly that was only SOME of the mint planted, i still have a large pot and several cuttings inside.

this morning I trimmed a bunch of overflow from the large pot and dried the leaves. it was quite good added to regular black tea.

I really love Chocolate Mint.

and lemon balm is very tempting.
only thing really holding me back is the expected dissonance of smells from it being mown along with the chocolate mint.

Hah! I was just commenting to my partner the other day that i ...

2025-07-23T00:26:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…8gk7
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Hah!
I was just commenting to my partner the other day that i should get some of that too 😆

A few years back they had planted some in the fancy gardens around a local park’s pavilion/fountain.
A year or so later it was growing in places improbably far from its original spot. Including on the other side of a couple sidewalks and across the street.

Living dangerously #gardening #garden #mint #chocolateMint (i ...

2025-07-22T23:03:36Z

Living dangerously

#gardening #garden #mint #chocolateMint

(i really am just that fed up with the state of our yard/weeds. don't worry there isn't any "proper" garden type stuff going on, so having the mint take over the entire yard would 100% be a win condition)

Flirting with eye strain 😵 #crossStitch #blackAida ...

2025-06-21T20:11:53Z

Flirting with eye strain 😵

#crossStitch #blackAida #smokyMointainCats

two new #CrossStitch patterns up on my Ko-fi! I'm quite ...

2025-06-08T16:56:00Z

two new #CrossStitch patterns up on my Ko-fi!

I'm quite enjoying this "things in jars" idea and will be making more soon!

they make great fridge magnets, ornaments, pins/patches, and more!

Duckie: https://ko-fi.com/s/61091e8e7e
Mushroom: https://ko-fi.com/s/993ff84295

#mushroom #rubberDuck #plasticCanvas

Mmm… latch hook That plus the macramé - I must be going ...

2025-05-14T01:10:14Z

Mmm… latch hook
That plus the macramé - I must be going through a 70s phase (decade or age?)😆

My aunt found some old kits while cleaning & gave them to me. This was the ‘simple’ one - misprint canvas & leftover yarns with random placement

Was fun, & it is very nice & squishy under foot

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time! Did you know ...

2025-05-01T11:25:16Z

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

Did you know that I have a Zazzle Storefront where you can buy my art on cards, stickers, mugs, & more?
https://www.zazzle.com/store/alien_sunset_art

check out https://alien-sunset.neocities.org for all the cool things I do!

ok, #visibleMending , I need some ideas My jeans recently ...

2025-04-27T16:34:54Z

ok, #visibleMending , I need some ideas

My jeans recently acquired a long rip along the edge of my back pocket.
I plan on putting a patch on the inside, but want to embroider over the rip as well

I found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/comments/uj1b0s/patched_and_covered_a_rip_next_to_my_jeans_pocket

which is cute, but i'm very much NOT a flowers type of person

& this:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEkbPSFOAEr/

which looks cool, but i don't know how well it would work along the entire length of the pocket.

does anyone have any other ideas?
i keep coming up blank 😕

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time! Like my #art ? ...

2025-03-24T11:25:14Z

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

Like my #art ? Like #stickers ? Like #mailArt ?
Become a supporter on Ko-fi to get all of the above!
https://ko-fi.com/alien_sunset/tiers

check out https://alien-sunset.neocities.org for all the cool things I do!

New FO! personal pattern I made from @npub1hnv…5hr9 ‘s Smol ...

2025-03-20T19:47:10Z

New FO!

personal pattern I made from Li Chen (npub1hnv…5hr9) ‘s Smol Explorer:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/96354041

I made a few mistakes in the stitching & some of the colors are more off than I’d like because I didn’t want to have to buy new threads but overall I’m super happy!!

#crossStitch

Happy #caturday! Here is a new friend we met while on a walk this ...

2025-03-15T18:00:41Z

Happy #caturday!
Here is a new friend we met while on a walk this afternoon

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time! Did you know ...

2025-02-27T11:25:15Z

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

Did you know that I’m a #PenAndInk artist & open to Commissions?
See a sampling of my #art here:
https://cara.app/aliensunset/portfolio/pen-ink

you can find more ways to support me at https://alien-sunset.neocities.org

But gu.p.pee or whatever the heck it is does. And they are the ...

2025-02-25T16:32:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…xevz
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But gu.p.pee or whatever the heck it is does. And they are the most visible and easy to find “groups” on mastodon.

To find a lemmy or whatever else group you need to know it exists and what its full address is. Which, frankly, the average masto-just-came-in-from-Twitter user will not know because they do not shore up in mastodon searches.

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time! Did you know ...

2025-02-25T11:25:18Z

Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

Did you know that I’m a #PenAndInk artist & open to Commissions?
See a sampling of my #art here:
https://cara.app/aliensunset/portfolio/pen-ink

check out https://alien-sunset.neocities.org for all the cool things I do!

Ok, this is actually WAY BETTER than i thought it was going to ...

2025-02-18T20:43:25Z

Ok, this is actually WAY BETTER than i thought it was going to be.

Definitely worth saving up for (so glad i got that really awesome commission which meant i could get it MUCH sooner than expected!!)

#krita #huion #kamvas #tablet

#SilentSunday #oldArt #SuperbOwl ...

2025-02-09T18:57:47Z

#SilentSunday #oldArt #SuperbOwl

there's a Google doc going around - "Some Actions That ...

2025-01-23T03:25:40Z

there's a Google doc going around - "Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting"

& I saw some people complain about having to use Google to access it.
so I made a mirror* on my blog:

https://alien-sunset.neocities.org/blog/2025/01-22.

*(slightly edited to remove trackers & to note google links)

enjoy!

alrighty, here's a cleaner version: ...

2025-01-22T19:41:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…e347
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alrighty, here's a cleaner version:

https://alien-sunset.neocities.org/blog/2025/01-22

(i do not use trackers or js on my blog)

looks like it was just converted directly from teh google sheet, ...

2025-01-22T17:36:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…w92x
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looks like it was just converted directly from teh google sheet, be wary, none of the outgoing links have been sanitized and look like they still have tracking attached.

(i'm working on a clean copy rn)

{edit}
also, a bunch of the outgoing links go to separate google docs. i'll tackle those next.

doing most of this by hand. 😅

Including the potatoes! 😆

2024-12-29T17:45:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…grej
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Including the potatoes!
😆

Yeah it’s not like someone actually put time and effort and ...

2024-12-28T14:58:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…tamv
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Yeah it’s not like someone actually put time and effort and artistic intent into creating that custom, tiny, yet often detailed image or anything, no need to attribute the creator 🙄

#welsh fedi my kid and I have been learning Welsh via Duolingo ...

2024-12-18T00:31:11Z

#welsh fedi
my kid and I have been learning Welsh via Duolingo for a while (he has a 700 day streak!)

but thanks to enshitification it's gotten impossible to progress without paying out the nose for "super" Duolingo, and he's feeling very demoralized

while there are plenty of books, videos and audio available out there for learners, we really need the repetitive vocab and sentence practice with real time feedback.
we have no money or i would just shell out for the Super.

any suggestions?

#silentSunday #moss #mosstodon ...

2024-11-24T13:53:21Z

#silentSunday #moss #mosstodon

@npub1kqc…7wgd just recently put together a welcome to the ...

2024-11-21T15:23:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…7es2
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Stefan Bohacek (npub1kqc…7wgd) just recently put together a welcome to the fediverse resource list but my bookmarks are a mess and I can’t find it now 😕

#SilentSunday #leaf #Autumn #Fall ...

2024-10-20T12:33:35Z

#SilentSunday #leaf #Autumn #Fall

I’m sure that makes any lgbt+ people feel super welcome to your ...

2024-10-14T01:11:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…l72c
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I’m sure that makes any lgbt+ people feel super welcome to your totally non toxic club 👍

“A slur to deter people from using it” but not you, you are ...

2024-10-14T00:34:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…u8wg
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“A slur to deter people from using it” but not you, you are still using it, intentional slur and all. 🤨

If it’s ok for YOU to use it with the slur, why exactly would anyone ELSE feel deterred? Especially when you are still displaying map art by OTHER people with slurs too? Doesn’t seem like slurs in general are really that much of a deterrent.

I mean, you’re talking about having to hide your base, ...

2024-10-14T00:26:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…z9lt
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I mean, you’re talking about having to hide your base, displaying mapart with slurs, and taking people’s ‘secret’ stashes including stuff left at spawn that could conceivably help others (regardless of how it was produced)

You yourself may not be taking that outside of that server but it’s still toxic behaviour that is being normalised

I’m on another server that’s really community centred and ...

2024-10-13T18:37:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…dq93
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I’m on another server that’s really community centred and usually pretty chill, but there’s one guy that spent a lot of time in places like 2b2t before us and he’s super annoying and hard to work with because of all the toxic shit he absorbed and shitty coping mechanisms he developed. It kinda sucks and while yeah “HISTORY” and “lore!” And etc but i kinda wish that damned server would just die so less people grow up thinking that it’s normal/acceptable

#SilentSunday #Lilies #GraveStone #Cemetery ...

2024-09-08T15:01:48Z

#SilentSunday #Lilies #GraveStone #Cemetery

Hah! There’s a really nifty web app that you can just plug ...

2024-09-06T12:06:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…6azc
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Hah!

There’s a really nifty web app that you can just plug images into and it will convert them to the proper size and pick the right blocks for the colors.

Then you can just convert that into a schematic to follow. I don’t think I could do map art without the schematics - as I am very fond of saying: I can’t count in minecraft 😅

{edit}
Oops! Hit post before pasting in the link!

https://rebane2001.com/mapartcraft/

I love map art so much! On my family’s server last season I did ...

2024-09-06T12:02:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…c642
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I love map art so much!
On my family’s server last season I did a whole bunch of actual art as map art for the museum we built.

Then I made a giant glass platform over the void in the end so I could make graffiti.
(A map taken of the end void shows up as ‘clear’ or invisible once placed in the world, so you can still see the blocks behind it)

hey digital artists! you like gradient maps? well have I got ...

2024-08-28T14:22:30Z

hey digital artists! you like gradient maps? well have I got something for YOU!

a Krita bundle of OVER 100 gradient maps that i've made/modified while playing around.

https://ko-fi.com/s/56a99beaef

Disclaimer: I have no idea if any of these will be good for the typical use of coloring in detailed grayscale drawings, I mostly use them for backgrounds with other textures applied on top or for Mandalas.

& some mandalas with gradient examples (see alt text for names):

#krita #color #art #gradient

Yep! This also works by surrounding chests in wool blocks for ...

2024-08-11T17:01:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…elxt
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Yep!

This also works by surrounding chests in wool blocks for looting if there’s too many shriekers/sensors to find and neutralise

No worries, the game can be really confusing sometimes, and ...

2024-08-11T16:56:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…mr5x
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No worries, the game can be really confusing sometimes, and there’s often no clear diegetic hints on how to handle things.

Also, I’m sure you’ve noticed already but sneaking will not set off sensors, also walking on wool/carpet, and wool blocks can be used to block off sensors/shriekers to keep them from triggering.

Only Shriekers that spawned upon world creation can summon a ...

2024-08-11T16:51:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…lhhm
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Only Shriekers that spawned upon world creation can summon a warden, those created via xp skulk spread cannot.

Also, summoning shriekers can and do spawn in non city deep dark biomes

heya! I just finished putting together 4 little Mandala coloring ...

2024-07-31T14:12:51Z

heya!

I just finished putting together 4 little Mandala coloring books with 5 mandalas each, I know I have a lot of friends who are into coloring and stuff, so I figured I'd let you all know about them!

they are 100% free, and available over on my ko-fi:
https://ko-fi.com/alien_sunset/shop/coloringpage

Enjoy!!

#ColoringBook #ColoringPage #mandala #art #drawing #LineArt