lithefidercreatures
Lithe-Fider Creatures
Craft blog for Artist Nyssa Benthin aka "Lithe-Fider"
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Zenkaikon 2024
I just wanted to be sure I made an announcement for my regulars 馃that I won't be selling at Zenkaikon in 1.5 weeks 馃挃 - I wasn't picked to get a table.
They had A LOT of applicants this year, and the show IS juried if you didn't know. I have sold there 11 years in a row, it's definitely fair they wanted some new faces!
Also, honestly for the best, I wanted to attend just for fun still, but I am starting IVF drugs maybe just a week after con, I don't want to potentially get really sick. 馃様 For how much IVF drugs cost, I can't jeopardize that.
So if you go, I hope it's really fun! It will be so weird not being there, but please wish me luck on egg retrieval 馃馃挅
As for my sewn and clay work, I got to get a photo box to take pics now since we are doing a reno in my outer loft, as I definitely will need to work on getting up things online (finally?!) to make up for this financial hit. I will give updates on my socials as I do. 鈽猴笍鉁笍
While I'm here, have a cheery photo of a quilt I finished recently for the quilt shop I work at. 馃挅
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A preview of the absolutely massive clay batch that I've been working on for a week for Colossalcon East. 馃珷馃挄馃 these are going to become hair clips, pins, necklaces, snap clips, and rings!
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Do you still post?
I do! I admittedly I have only had energy and time to make stock for the last 2 years for conventions I go to yearly (Colossalcon East, which is in a week now! And Zenkaikon) so nothing has ended up online to sell. I probably should post pictures of some of the lovely plush that I made for those events (you can see glimpses of them in the photos from my booth).
Me and my partner have been dealing with fertility doctor stuff, I've been dealing with tooth issues since spring, and was sick with both Covid and Lyme disease this spring / Summer, so things have just been kind of tiring and stressful on and off. 馃珷馃槶
For colossalcon East coming up next weekend, I have some lovely handmade bags, rosettes, and great clay jewelry pieces, and I'll have a few plush. My art dolls take the most time and energy for me to make, so I can only make a few right now. I'm really hoping to make some new pieces this winter to put online, as well as new patterns for sale. 馃挄
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I love this omg 馃グ馃槶馃挄馃
I haven't done a wibble gif in awhile and this Celestial Sway Kitty by @lithefidercreatures was calling my name 馃挅
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My table and handmade wares from Zenkaikon 2023! I forgot to cross post these here from my craft Twitter. I made some really nice pieces for this convention, 馃グ and all of my big bag pieces sold, all plush, all of my necklaces!
Understandably I need to restock, so hopefully I'll be reopening my Etsy store soon! 馃槏
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Owner pics from Zenkaikon part 2!! (With Lithefider selfie cameo hehe) Thank you everyone so much 馃ス馃挅馃グ
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Owner pics from Zenkaikon 2023 part 1!! Thank you everyone so much 馃ス馃挅馃グ
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Ahhhh thank you for posting the collection pic! It was great seeing you at Zenkaikon 鈽猴笍馃挄
@lithefidercreatures @lithefider as promised. All my babies minus my little smidge who is at work. The tiny family is growing!
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A chibi quad bun bun I made for the white elephant gift swap at work, and a celestial Sway Kitty that a coworker commissioned. 馃グ
#hopefully will get some things made to put online soon#still recovering my creative energy#made some great plush for last Colossalcon East too!#art doll#handmade plush#chibiquad#chibi quad#sway kitty#celestial#portfolio
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Just wanted to share some of these original patchwork bags I've been making this past year! You might have seen some these in the photo from my artist alley table at Colossalcon East, but here are more photos, and a few in progress shots. 馃グ
Some of these are patchwork and some are crazy improv piecing. Either way it's a totally unique bag! I use lots of interesting fabrics for my stash, including lots of import Japanese fabric, and vintage fabric!
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You can even buy paper especially designed for this, tear away stabilizer! The basic kind you can get at Joann's is on the stiffer end and good if you need a lot of stabilization, they can be a little harder to tear away if your Stitch length isn't set small enough (pssttt that's the secret to making the tear away stuff tear easier, to set your stitch length down a bit).
A thinner kind of Tearaway stabilizer (that you can get for pretty cheap) is Thread Pro 7042 Stitch & Ditch. You can get a 8" x 70 yard roll for $12. It's kind of like the perfect thickness somewhere between tissue paper and parchment that tears easily but also stands up to your sewing at the time.
Regular old tissue paper will work too but I generally find it can be a lil too delicate, aka doesn't add enough stiffness for some things.
me: ok, sewing machine, we gotta sew this tiny fucking thing so please behave
sewing machine: needle plate hungry
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Had fun at Colossalcon East! 馃グ馃挄 I love my modified table layout! We added a second pegboard, and got rid of the spinny thing, which made a little more space for fancy bags. Thanks everyone who came by and loved my work / adopted a creature!
Next con if I get in will be Zenkaikon! But I really want to get things up online for now, I know I haven't posted plush for 2 years online, just getting back into things after being a lil depressed/stressed during Covid era, and we've been busy with fertility planning! But I had fun making these plush for Colossalcon so I am ready to make new ooak things! Thanks everyone for your support! 馃ズ馃檹馃挄馃グ
Also gotta tag @diccha99 as I finally made a coord with her gorgeous 80's toys dress! Check out her shop plz her stuff is so great! The vest I decorated myself, and look for more like that from me soon 馃槝
#colossalcon east#artist alley display#artist alley table#fairy kei#handmade plush#ooak art doll#cons#portfolio
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Colossalcon East is next weekend! 馃挅馃槝
I'll be selling in the artist alley for the second time! I don't know my table assignment yet but you can find me there. Bae and I are still getting back in the swing of things so my stock might be a little lacking in places, but there will be some lovely plush pieces and I worked hard making some nice patchwork bags, many of them fairy kei. I look forward to it!
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Hi!!! <3 I saw your sweater foxes on pinterest and I'll say that the one I saw was absolutely adorable! I also saw your pre-made post about focusing on those and was wondering where I would be able to buy a sweaterfox like that. I guess I'm not very experienced in etsy because I was unable to find where you put orders to browse. That's my bad.
The one that you did that was pink and purple and green just seems so perfect for carrying around with me and I'd love to fet one someday! I just recently discovered you and I love your work!
So thank you for looking Through, I hope we can do business soon! ^^
Thank you for your kind message 馃ズ馃挅馃檹 It seems that one makes the rounds there! I admit I was really tired and stressed during Covid lock down and basically stopped sewing plush for a bit. Getting back into it now though, especially as I am going to conventions again to sell too!
The sweater foxes are each a little unique due to how they are made, or eventually can't be replicated design wise at all due to the limited amount of each felted sweater which I use on half of their parts. I'm happy to replicate certain color schemes or fabrics as long as they are available though.
I'll have to see when I can open commission slots again. I still would really like to focus on doing pre-mades more though. 馃挄 I just have had a lot going on and wasn't able to do it yet.
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hello! I've only recently discovered your work but oh boy did I fall in love with it <33!
I was wondering if I'd be allowed to draw/doodle some sweater foxes? it'd be so cool to play around with some colors for them! (ofc I'd give credit if I decided to post it)
I completely understand if not! (also I'm so excited for more of your plushies to come out!! 馃グ馃グ)
Yes fanart is always A-OK with me! Just a link back or credit is all I ask. ^0^ Thank you so much!!!
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I am at the Sakura Festival in Philly and I found two fans / patrons of my work! You looked so good!! @CloverLeafe had a bag I made and @that-one-jewish-elf knows my plushies and fairy kei work! ( we have literally just parked and she looked over from her car was like "are you the person who makes the cute plushies?" My wife was like "I can't take you anywhere." 馃槀馃挄 )
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Hi! do you mind if I use your art for an artist study? I'd be sculpting one of the foxes and providing credit. if you'd rather I not, no worries, this is your art and i totally understand
I am ok with a use like that! That's neat you think one of my arts a good inspiration/ study subject. Tag me if you share it online. 馃槉
PS: great username. 馃槅馃構
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