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October Rewards & Tutorial Post Archive

Here's information on the rewards for this month!

October Patreon shop access

October's Patreon shop password can be found at this link:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/90033131

Trick or treat ditto sticker

I would simply dump all of my candy into his pai...

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Monthly catchup!

TOMORROW IS OFFICIALLY HALLOWEEN SEASON!!! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ‘ป

well, i've been in the spirit since august, but now everyone else will come to join me too ๐Ÿ˜‚ and the weather is finally cooling down here too! yay!

what have you been up to this month? have you made anything cool? i'm hoping to see some fat bats appearing soon!! ๐Ÿ‘€

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Ditto production & end of the month patreon changes!

hey all! happy friday!

yesterday i went ham on the ditto production for the fall shop update happening 10/14 at 1pm EST! I still have a ton of work to do but got the embroidery done for a lot of them, but many still need to be sewn together. after that is all the stabilizer ripping, cutting out, flipping out, and stuffing! i'm also still waiting on the fabric for the zombie dittos that will be ...

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Fall shop drop date

Hey all!
I've decided to make the fall shop update happen on

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH AT 1PM EST

my fabric for the zombie dittos has gotten delayed and that was one of my most requested returning designs so i definitely want him to be included, as well as have plenty of time to make other dittos for you all! Sorry for having to delay a week but i think it'll be a better drop overall with having an extra week!
I'll have some design reveals soon! I'm very exci...

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Finishing bat pattern instructions & diving deep into fall dittos!

today i wrapped up the instructions for the bat pattern which releases on saturday! after that i continued sewing together the slice and bake ditto plushies which are the first 2 designs of my fall ditto drop. 

from now until my drop, i'll be knee deep in ditto production! i'm targeting october 7 but it may need to be pushed back to october 14 if i get behind.

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Fat bat instructions & zombie ditto backing cards!

hey all, hope you had a great weekend! i traveled to see my mom so, i didn't rest much, but i'm ready to get a lot of work done over the next 2 weeks!

today & tomorrow i'm focusing on finishing up the instructions for the fat bat pattern which releases on saturday!

i also received the zombie ditto backing cards! i think they came out so neat! these pins will be a part of my fall shop...

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October plush design - witch ditto ๐Ÿงน

will you try some of her witch's brew? ๐Ÿ•ท

witch ditto was chosen as october's ditto plush reward by those in the ditto plush tier! she comes with a hat and broom~

all plush tier slots remain full!

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October sticker design - trick or treat ditto ๐Ÿฌ

i would simply give him all my candy ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ

trick or treat ditto is the october sticker reward! you can pledge to the $5 sticker tier or $10 tier in october to receive it!

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Fall ditto design reveal - slice & bake cookies ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป

here's the first two designs for the upcoming ditto drop - slice & bake halloween cookies! (which i guess are not really slice and bake anymore, as they came pre cut ๐Ÿค”)

these two will be sold individually. they can be sugar cookie scented upon request!

i'm currently targeting saturday, october 7th as the drop date!

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Fall hedgehog ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐Ÿ„

it must be a pain to have spines, because everything gets caught in them!

i couldn't resist a fall-core hedgehog full of leaves and mushrooms!

this little fella just needs a lot of hand sewing to atta...

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Candy corn hedgehog! and shopping day~

here he is, the candy ...

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Starting a new hedgehog!

meet candy corn werewolf's brother from another mother! i still have some edits i want to make to the muzzle area, and i clearly did a horrible job with the ear placement on this guy so they need to be fixed ๐Ÿคฃ...

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Hedgehog prototype!

hey all, hope you had a wonderful weekend! the weather has FINALLY started to cool off here, and i'm loving it ๐Ÿ˜ค

i put together the first whole hedgehog prototype today! i will be making some changes to ...

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Hedgehog fren day 2

here's the second iteration of the hedgehog fren that'll be a pattern reward in october! he's a little more shapely now, although i need to take in his tummy a bit more where it meets the ground. i plan on making something a little more "final" for the next iteration instead of pinning most of the details on! i'm looking forward to making some of these fellas! <3

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October pattern reward - little hedgehog fren

today i made the first draft of october's pattern reward: this little hedgehog friend! i still have a long way to go on him; he'll be a little more shapely on the bottom, and i'll be tweaking his face more too. b...

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fat bat photos ๐Ÿฆ‡

the fat bats had their photoshoot today! they look so cute together ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ–ค i just love to show off how squishy the mochi is!

this pattern releases at the end of september to all $5 tips & tutorial patrons and higher!

tomorrow i'll begin work on october's pattern reward before starting...

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grey fat bat.. nearly finished!

i'm almost done!! his bowtie needs the center piece that holds it all together. i hit a couple snags along the way that slowed me down, including redoing the bowtie a few times to get different placement of the pattern on the fabric ๐Ÿคช but i'll wrap it up soon and then take their official photos!

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Grey fat bat progress!

hey all, hope you had a wonderful weekend! we're finally getting good rain today, and of course that's because i spent over an hour this morning watering my plants ๐Ÿ™„

today i continued progress on the grey fat bat, taking photos along the way for the instructions. i only have a little bit of him left, and then i need to make his bowtie! i think he looks cute even deflated and without a nose ...

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Working on a new fat bat!

Happy friday! Today I've continued work on the fat bat pattern for release at the end of the month. I'm making the grey fat bat for the photos for the instructions that i showed the design of yesterday.
There are several components that can be sewn ITH to make things easier, and they will all be included with the pattern!

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October plush & pins!

hey all! happy friday eve!

yesterday i got the october plush, witch dittos, sewn together ITH. i'll be cutting them out and stuffing them throughout the month! no preview quite yet, it'll come a bit later this month ๐Ÿ‘€

i also continued work on the zombie ditto backing cards for the fall ditto drop. i was going to get the backing cards printed by a local company because they said they c...

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Working on October things!

hey all, hope those of you in the US had a good labor day! i took it easy yesterday and finished packing up all the orders from this weekend's mini drop and the remaining first batch of september rewards. thanks again to everyone for your support! ๐Ÿฅฐ

percy and i dropped off everything at the post o...

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September Rewards & Tutorial Post Archive

Here's information on the rewards for this month!

September Patreon shop access

September's Patreon shop password can be found at this link:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/88599930

McDitto nuggies sticker

These fellas are ready to join your McDitto meal!...

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Monthly catchup!

september is here!! this year is flying by - i am full on embracing fall, and have already had a few pumpkin coffees and treats ๐Ÿ˜ค๐ŸŽƒ

what have you been up to this month? any big plans for september?

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September plush reward - taiyaki ditto!

deliciously crispy and stuffed, taiyaki ditto was chosen as september's plush by those in the ditto plush tiers! he can be waffle scented upon request~

i wonder what he is filled with? ๐Ÿค”

all slots remain full for the ditto plush tiers!

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September rewards, upcoming patreon shop update

hey all! hope you're doing well! for those of you in florida, hope you're safe. we got lucky and only have gotten wind and rain, but i know others haven't been as lucky!

today i made the september nuggie ditto stickers and i'm making the september taiyaki dittos, too. i'm going to attempt to get some taiyaki tomorrow for their photo, wish me luck! ๐Ÿคž i'm not sure if places will be closed due to the hurricane ๐Ÿค”

since we're at the end of the month, we'll have some patreon shop ...

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September sticker design - McDitto's nuggies ๐Ÿ—

the mcditto's nuggies are eager to join their french fry friends out in the world!

this sticker will be a reward in september for those in the $5 sticker, $10 tier, or ditto plush tiers!


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Getting close to finishing werewolf instructions! & Hurricane prep

hey all! hope you had a wonderful weekend! i'm nearly done with the werewolf instructions - they are very long, as usual ๐Ÿ˜ฌ i just cant help myself! i thought you all would enjoy this silly pic of the werewolf in the bottom right ๐Ÿ˜‹

as soon as they're done, i will begin work on the september sticker & ditto plush rewards.

and, FYI - florida is getting hit by a hurricane on wednesd...

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Fat bat gets a new belly & accessory ๐Ÿ‘”

happy friday! today i switched out fat bat's cotton print belly for a mochi one, which i like much better ๐Ÿ‘ since i still have a bunch of unused halloween prints i've been wanting to use, i made him a lil bowt...

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Fat bat!

happy friday eve! i put together this fat bat today - i'm not loving the cotton print tummy panel as much as i thought i would, so i'll be subbing it out for an orange mochi tummy and also adjusting the nose a bit. but i'm happy with him and they are relatively quick to sew together, too! 

fat bat is the pattern reward for september!

i'll be continuing work on the werewolf pattern i...

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Fat bat pattern & werewolf instructions!

happy wednesday! today i took apart the fat bat prototype for the pattern - enjoy (?) this creepy picture of him disassembled! i also got the embroidery designed, and i'm hoping i can put together a finished plush of him very soon!

i'm also continuing work on the werewolf pattern instructions, which comes out in 8 days! instructions take me a really long time to make, so i'll be working on the...

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