bloodthreadshears
Blood, Thread, & Shears
Autistic. Disability rights advocate, Nerd, Photographer, Dancer, and Twitch Affiliate. Artificer and Bard. Queer/Bisexual. Banner photo by me.
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I've talked about Chaosfay's work on stream, and cannot recommend her work enough. Help support a fellow disabled creative!
Fancy helping me surprise my husband with a fantastic gift?
His XBox One is no longer reading discs. It also likes to randomly disconnect from the internet. The machine is old, and getting it repaired costs more than getting a new one. Thing is, we don't wanna buy a new XBox One when an XBox Series X is available ($500 USD). Series X has a disc drive, Series S does not.
I have the XBox Series X pinned on my Throne wishlist. My hope is, after paying off the medical bills (done) and the Care Credit vet bill ($1300) with quilt sales, I can surprise my husband with an XBox Series X. He can play more of his games and be able to relax...and get Baldur's Gate 3 for XBox because it's something we both wanna play. My PC needs a new graphics card before I can play this game on it, and I haven't the necessary skills (nor money) to install one.
If y'all wanna help me surprise my husband with a gift, you can do so two ways:
Purchase my work and help me pay off the Care Credit bill. I'll be turning the three finished quilt tops into finished quilts over the next three months, then listing them in my shop. Commissions open in March for my members, April for everyone else.
Donate to my Throne crowd funding thing I have pinned on my list. It's specifically for the XBox. Donations to my Ko-Fi go towards the bill goal, not towards the XBox.
My website:
Ideally, I would have the funds by February. February was once the worst months of the year for me. Something traumatizing happened to me, resulting in PTSD and me, more or less, avoiding everyone and everything. That has changed over the last five years, and now it's just another month. It would be nice to celebrate it with a gift for him. Plus, there's the benefit of him being able to play more of his games.
Yes, we each have separate consoles. He also has his own room with his DnD stuff, a sofa, desk, TV, XBox, films, and games. Separate spaces is vital for us, and has made a massive difference.
After he has his gift, and I'm not telling him about this because I wanna make a surprise, I'll focus on putting all my funds towards paying off the new water heater. An XBox Series X for myself is definitely a yes, later in 2024, because I wanna play Baldur's Gate 3. Plus, other new games are coming out that will require a new console. Maybe we'll be able to get the console for my 41st bday in June? We shall see!
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I want this!
This beautiful invention dates back to 1840
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Pax Unplugged Con Etiquette: Shears Edition
Well lookie there, I'm gonna be at PaxU! This is my first time going, and I'm excited to see all the cool things and meet all the cool people. And since a twitter (I refuse to call it X. No.) was doing that Things to Expect quote tweet, I figured I elaborate for folks on some Shears Etiquette aka rules of engagement with me in person. 240 characters was not gonna have enough context. So here's the basics:
The Basics
Pronouns: They/Them. I am non-binary, and will remind folks.
If I know you, and we have interacted long enough that I trust you: Just yell SHEARS!!! and I'll respond. I'm okay with that! Being in roller derby kinda conditioned me to that. So we're cool!
If I don't know you well: Please, please, please introduce yourself. I am very reserved in large crowds due to being Autistic (more on that in a bit). If someone comes at me and I don't know them I go into Freeze, Fight, and Flight-in that order.
Hugs are okay, but please ask and wear a mask. Mama Shears is immunocompromised, and I don't want to bring anything home that could make her sick. I will also not be removing my mask for photos.
The Advanced/Full Context
If I get overwhelmed, DO NOT TOUCH ME. No joke. Let me take some time to recharge my batteries. There's very few folks I allow to touch me (Hugs, arm around shoulders) when I'm in meltdown mode. Err on caution and ask first. Please be patient if I need space/quiet time. When I'm back to baseline, I'll let you know!
I often struggle to connect faces IRL to names. Just remind me who you are. It literally took me months to connect a friend's face to their name. Yes, that happened.
Being Autistic, I sometimes have a hard time with loud noises. So I may try to focus on what I want to do. But please don't let that put you off, I would love to chat! Just be respectful.
I'm there to have fun, and if you know any cool vendors to support let me know! I am a lover of a good bargain.
When I'm ready to move on, I Irish Goodbye fast. Like, fast. My ability is to navigate a crowd quickly and quietly. Please don't be offended if I do the goodbye of my people. *Laughs*
I get distracted and will infodump sometimes. Roll with it.
Most importantly, I'm just a random person on the internet. We all are! And as such, parasocial stuff happens. Know that we are all people, and don't really know each other very well. I am a fairly open book, but I share what I do because that is what I am willing to share.
Note: There's gonna be a streamed panel about parasocial relationships on friday talking about this. I highly recommend attending it if you are there Friday. If not, here's a link for an amazing roundtable on TheOperaGeek's channel.
Lastly, we're here to have fun! So here's to a fun weekend at Pax!
Love and Music,
Shears <3
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PAX Unplugged is gonna be busy!!!
Friday, December 1st
Parasocial Relationships and You 11:30am Mothman Theatre| twitch.tv/pax2
Parasocial relationships or one-way relationships in which fans feel like they “know” a media personality have always existed. However with content creation – and especially live streaming – those relationships take on somewhat new twists that many streamers don’t expect. This panel of accomplished…
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knitting/chrocheting while hanging out with friends is so funny like everyone shut up for a few minutes i have to count to 115. twice
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This radio plays radio stations from wherever the white stick triangulates on the globe
https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/judes-radioglobe-vlog
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*Rings Cowbell of HYYYYPEEEE*
HEY FOLKS YOU LIKE FALL AND QUILTED ITEMS?!!!
A foundation paper pieced wallhanging with autumnal blocks depicting two leaves, corn, pumpkin, and an apple.
Made using scraps leftover from previous projects, this measures 15x57 inches. Machine quilted with white thread, and a hanging sleeve on the back. The hanging sleeve is great for a rod to hang this from, but it also lays flat. You can hang this on a wall, door, or lay flat on whatever surface you put it on.
Machine wash cold and tumble dry low or hang dry to give this a long life. Keep out of direct sunlight to prevent the colors from bleaching.
Now for some closeups.
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I think this is my favourite spell I’ve ever written. I’m not sorry.
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*Bangs pots with wood spoon*
Do you like quilted items??? Need an alter mat??
Chaosfay does amazing work! I constantly mention her work for good reason. These things, with good care, can last for generations. Definitely go check out her work! Commission her, share and tag any photos of what you buy, be loud about it. lol
Tomorrow, I'll be making a table runner altar mat for myself. An autumn theme one, seeing as I have spring, summer, Halloween, and Yuletide covered. Then I'll begin work on a bookshelf Halloween scrap quilt. The latter will be listed in my shop when finished. It calls for an absurd number of fat quarters (FQ) and using scraps will be more than enough...considering how many scraps I have. Handquilting will be kept fairly simple as well.
But first, the altar mat.
If you're pagan and interested in checking out my altar mats, here you go:
The first and last pics are from 2020-2021, when we were living in a duplex. The painted statues are commissions I paid @torque-witch for: Hel, Frigg, and The Morrigan.
If you've received one of my quilts and use it for your altar(s), please reblog and include a pic...or a few.
I plan on making several more table runners, all of which can serve as an altar mat or home decor, like draping on the back of a sofa or lay on table. Whatever tickles your fancy.
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Home Adventures: It’s SO PRETTY
Short post but THE BATHROOM IS DONE!!!
It’s PRETTY! And ACCESSIBLE!!!! It’s got pretty grab bars with grippy pads on them!! It’s LORGE!!!
I cannot understate how sweet this bathroom is. It’s got a chair height toilet. Humidity sensor exhaust fan. Two shower heads-one for when you want to stand, the other for sitting.
IT’S. SO. PRETTY!!!!
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House Adventures: The Contact Paper Saga
So I’ve made it known that I absolutely haaaate contact paper. More on the removal of it. Like, why. Dear gods, why.
A heads up: I will be swearing and this will be a rant. Long post incoming!
For those who don’t know what contact paper is, it’s kinda like wallpaper with very strong adhesive on it. It’s used as shelf liners (and occasionally wallpaper) as a quick way to line your cabinets. I get the why. It’s fast, cheap, and can come in an assortment of colors and patterns. And it can be easy to clean.
But what happens when said paper is to be removed?
(Kagome from Inuyasha twitching her eye and hand in annoyance)
That is where my annoyance comes in. Unless you have a hair dryer to make things easier on you, you have to scrap that bastard out and it can take a while. And if it’s clear??? HAHAHAHAHA good luck.
I had a busted shoulder (Sore as hell) after removing the clear contact paper from one shelf for over an hour. Took a spackle knife to it to dig it out. Granted, I managed to have some music on to keep focused and not want to say eff this halfway through. But holy shit.
Ya know, I once thought of using contact paper as a improvised wallpaper to make the laundry room look nice. But now? No. Absolutely not. What the absolute hell was I thinking.
But WHY was I removing it, when I could have just ignored it and went about my day?
Food particles under the damn thing. It was driving me to distraction and annoying the hell out of me. My goal was to sterilize and disinfect the kitchen cabinets to my standards before lining the rest of the shelves.
Since last Wednesday (at the time of writing this, I have rested up and recovered so I don’t do anything to my shoulder that would cause permanent damage. That is how bad and sore it was, neverminded the stress I was going through outside of that. Like, holy balls.
I’m fully aware all the work I’m putting in will be done away once Mama Shears and I can afford to fully renovate the kitchen (Then I’ll be learning to make extra shelves and line those SOBs) but I want it to look pretty in the meantime. So that contact paper has to go!
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I’ll be talking more about my adventures in the new home here and on my ko-fi (On there I’ll post photos of my progress to paid supporters), so do expect to hear more when I have the spoons to do so.
*Grabs spackle knife* I’m off to remove more of that stuff.
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Twitter is down and I’m craving cookies.
Just what the title said. Went to go on bird app and poof! Changed my password to be safe and everything. Turns out there’s a bug.
Outside of that, I’m just chilling and enjoying the fact my laptop has 16 gigs of memory now (upgraded it today) and it’s working so much better. It’s nice to see OBS, Chrome, Spotify, and whatever thing I’m working on not overload my memory. I think the next thing to help it live longer will be getting a terabyte of storage to accommodate for all the stuff I do. Moar space will always be welcome.
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Doing all the things.
So this has been a bit of a ghost town. Needless to say, I’ve been busy with the move and trying to find a steady job. But I wanted a place to chronicle my progress with helping Mama Shears get our new home in order. I do little burbs/rants/raves over on twitter, but I figure I could do a more detailed thing here.
I do have ko-fi, but some things I’d rather not have behind a paywall. And I figure tumblr would be a great place to just be my regular cave troll self and shout into the void about stuff I’m passionate about that I can’t normally do on my other blogs.
So, without much of a transition to go for, welcome to the not so regular updates on Home Adventures. Don’t know when or how often I’ll update, but hoo boy when I can it is gonna be fun.
There will be cussing, some injury talk, dramatics, DIY, and absolutely no HGTV nightmare shit here. (If that is your thing, this is no slight at you. It’s just not my thing.)
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Yoooooo!!!!
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