Fjorlief
@fjorlief.bsky.social
Artisan - handcrafting treasures, trinkets, and toys... enameling, metalwork, fibercraft, sewing, blockprinting, 1:12 scale miniatures, scribal and book arts.
"... time is a dressmaker, specialising in alterations"
- Faith Baldwin
"... time is a dressmaker, specialising in alterations"
- Faith Baldwin
Pelican enamel almost finished, I did finish it late last night. This weekend I will build the setting for it, and mail it out on Monday. 1 1/2" diameter
August 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Pelican enamel almost finished, I did finish it late last night. This weekend I will build the setting for it, and mail it out on Monday. 1 1/2" diameter
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Your regular reminder: "Canning Rebels" are not "freedom loving", they're dumbasses whose "recipes" are going to give you and your loved ones botulism. Safe canning procedures were created bc PEOPLE DIED.
August 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Your regular reminder: "Canning Rebels" are not "freedom loving", they're dumbasses whose "recipes" are going to give you and your loved ones botulism. Safe canning procedures were created bc PEOPLE DIED.
Meant to share this image last week... Bending cloisonné wires is the slowest part of the whole process of creating an enamel peerage medallion. It requires great precision at a very small scale, and takes me multiple hours to complete this step, before the layers of enamel can be added.
August 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Meant to share this image last week... Bending cloisonné wires is the slowest part of the whole process of creating an enamel peerage medallion. It requires great precision at a very small scale, and takes me multiple hours to complete this step, before the layers of enamel can be added.
a bit of nettle & bone fanart! maybe my favorite thing I’ve read this year.. tysm @tkingfisher.com for strange old women and their chickens, middle aged romance, and also a dog made of bones
August 22, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Song released in 1971 and (unfortunately) still relevant...
John Prine~Your Flag Decal wont Get you into Heaven~HSBF 2017
YouTube video by daggettsurfs
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July 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Song released in 1971 and (unfortunately) still relevant...
this boro-esque thread basket (for snipped threads at the sewing machine) is made from scraps of recent sewing projects, by following the excellent "Stitched Vessel" tutorial by @annwood. There are so many potential uses for such appealing small containers! A second one is already on my worktable...
May 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
this boro-esque thread basket (for snipped threads at the sewing machine) is made from scraps of recent sewing projects, by following the excellent "Stitched Vessel" tutorial by @annwood. There are so many potential uses for such appealing small containers! A second one is already on my worktable...
Future embellished bodice pocket for new teal linen pinafore. Block printed tiger (sample from 2025) being needle-turn appliqued to teal linen remnant. Once hand stitching is done, will be backed with linen and stitched in place. I love the bit of black background edging the tiger
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Future embellished bodice pocket for new teal linen pinafore. Block printed tiger (sample from 2025) being needle-turn appliqued to teal linen remnant. Once hand stitching is done, will be backed with linen and stitched in place. I love the bit of black background edging the tiger
CW: this dance piece is beautiful, and political, and references the horrific murders of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. It brought tears to my eyes.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:16 AM
CW: this dance piece is beautiful, and political, and references the horrific murders of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. It brought tears to my eyes.
To balance between what is happening in this country and the bandwidth to continue daily life; we need both to dig in our heels and stop the slide towards fascism and be sand in their gears, and find what joy exists and build a better world for all beings within the ashes of the current debacle
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 AM
To balance between what is happening in this country and the bandwidth to continue daily life; we need both to dig in our heels and stop the slide towards fascism and be sand in their gears, and find what joy exists and build a better world for all beings within the ashes of the current debacle
When Sequoia saw the tiny tiara, he was certain that it had been meant for him, and none of the other tinyfolk had the heart to dissuade him... (also, new floral dog bed courtesy of Mackayla)
December 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
When Sequoia saw the tiny tiara, he was certain that it had been meant for him, and none of the other tinyfolk had the heart to dissuade him... (also, new floral dog bed courtesy of Mackayla)
I've started turning a discarded breadbox into a 1:12 scale studio apartment for Opal, one of the four tiny rag doll folk that live here at Acorn Cottage. Vintage contact paper flooring, and temporarily, some of the assorted furniture I've made in the last few years.
#tinyworld
#tinyworld
December 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I've started turning a discarded breadbox into a 1:12 scale studio apartment for Opal, one of the four tiny rag doll folk that live here at Acorn Cottage. Vintage contact paper flooring, and temporarily, some of the assorted furniture I've made in the last few years.
#tinyworld
#tinyworld
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#PudgyHorse Lascaux Tribute 2. A companion piece to the first, following one of the other cave horses with a darker colour morph. Again, painted with pigments made by Mary Sanche from Cretaceous rocks from the Albertan badlands. From 2020.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
#PudgyHorse Lascaux Tribute 2. A companion piece to the first, following one of the other cave horses with a darker colour morph. Again, painted with pigments made by Mary Sanche from Cretaceous rocks from the Albertan badlands. From 2020.
#ArtAdventCalendar
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Doesn't this look delicious? Just realised it is another "five flavor" recipe (savory, sweet, sour, salty, and spicy). Made enough salad on Thursday to have for lunch for the next several days...The fresh persimmon is so pretty and so tasty!!
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November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Doesn't this look delicious? Just realised it is another "five flavor" recipe (savory, sweet, sour, salty, and spicy). Made enough salad on Thursday to have for lunch for the next several days...The fresh persimmon is so pretty and so tasty!!
artisanry.blogspot.com/2011/10/resi....
artisanry.blogspot.com/2011/10/resi....
Mended center front of my beloved "Chopshop" cardigan (made by my pal Karen) with folded twill tape triangles appliqued over worn spots, raw edges covered with striped grosgrain ribbon and couched handspun yarn. Triangles are embroidered with DMC floss in contrast color fern leaf motifs...
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Mended center front of my beloved "Chopshop" cardigan (made by my pal Karen) with folded twill tape triangles appliqued over worn spots, raw edges covered with striped grosgrain ribbon and couched handspun yarn. Triangles are embroidered with DMC floss in contrast color fern leaf motifs...
Every year there are new people in the Advent of a Better Year Swap. That it continues to appeal and folks want to participate brings me joy. Every ripple of connection and brightness we find makes a difference. It doesn't solve Big Issues, but more like a vital micronutrient, helps us be stronger.
October 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Every year there are new people in the Advent of a Better Year Swap. That it continues to appeal and folks want to participate brings me joy. Every ripple of connection and brightness we find makes a difference. It doesn't solve Big Issues, but more like a vital micronutrient, helps us be stronger.
today I finished the "lucky penny" group of 18 Advent Swap treats. I'd wanted to stamp the back of the origami pinwheel envelopes with a four leaf clover. So I had to carve the stamp, using an old eraser, first! Then I had to make a stamp pad from a saucer and some felt and some acrylic craft paint.
October 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
today I finished the "lucky penny" group of 18 Advent Swap treats. I'd wanted to stamp the back of the origami pinwheel envelopes with a four leaf clover. So I had to carve the stamp, using an old eraser, first! Then I had to make a stamp pad from a saucer and some felt and some acrylic craft paint.
Pretty pleased with what can be done with a cotton swab, a small acorn cap, glue and craft paint... These little amanitas were partly finished last week before my eye damage escapade started, and today I managed to attach the string ties. {1" tall}
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Pretty pleased with what can be done with a cotton swab, a small acorn cap, glue and craft paint... These little amanitas were partly finished last week before my eye damage escapade started, and today I managed to attach the string ties. {1" tall}
Started some smaller lunaria ornaments for the Advent Swap for a Better Year in 2026, painted with canal rose style flowers. The pods are 1" across, on white wool felt. Will have a silver hanging cord and be backed with light blue wool felt. Less than 4 weeks left to prepare all the swap treats.
October 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Started some smaller lunaria ornaments for the Advent Swap for a Better Year in 2026, painted with canal rose style flowers. The pods are 1" across, on white wool felt. Will have a silver hanging cord and be backed with light blue wool felt. Less than 4 weeks left to prepare all the swap treats.
Painted decorations on lunaria pods. Next a coat of nail polish on both sides, a backing of bright purple felt, then each one was embroidered with a border of beads, and another layer of lighter purple felt attached, with a ribbon loop for hanging. Treats for the Daily December Dopamine swap...
September 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Painted decorations on lunaria pods. Next a coat of nail polish on both sides, a backing of bright purple felt, then each one was embroidered with a border of beads, and another layer of lighter purple felt attached, with a ribbon loop for hanging. Treats for the Daily December Dopamine swap...
In the last week or so, ever since it rained, there have been bees again this year at the hydration station. I don't know if they need more water in autumn, or if it took them that long to find it again.. On days when despair dogs my footsteps, the life of the natural world lifts my heart.
September 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In the last week or so, ever since it rained, there have been bees again this year at the hydration station. I don't know if they need more water in autumn, or if it took them that long to find it again.. On days when despair dogs my footsteps, the life of the natural world lifts my heart.
The "Acorn Hill Pony" pattern on Ravelry turns out a very shapely knitted pony, and will make a good gift. The mostly flat "skin" is meant to fold and be stitched up in a clever way. I decided this pony also needed some little felt ears.
September 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The "Acorn Hill Pony" pattern on Ravelry turns out a very shapely knitted pony, and will make a good gift. The mostly flat "skin" is meant to fold and be stitched up in a clever way. I decided this pony also needed some little felt ears.
I live in the city, and today I went to two different farmer's markets. I came home with 15# organic roma tomatoes, some heads of garlic, and a punnet of beautiful ripe hot peppers. Preserving season has begun, and it is time to start making a years supply of Awesome Sauce
August 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I live in the city, and today I went to two different farmer's markets. I came home with 15# organic roma tomatoes, some heads of garlic, and a punnet of beautiful ripe hot peppers. Preserving season has begun, and it is time to start making a years supply of Awesome Sauce
This is why we thin tree fruit...
August 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is why we thin tree fruit...
Began harvesting elderberries today, and removing them from the stems. The berries, once washed and dried will be stored in the freezer until time to process them... This year my plan is to make an alcohol based tincture, as that is the most shelf stable option.
August 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Began harvesting elderberries today, and removing them from the stems. The berries, once washed and dried will be stored in the freezer until time to process them... This year my plan is to make an alcohol based tincture, as that is the most shelf stable option.
The tiger patches have cured long enough for stitching together and attaching to the hemline of the indigo tiger popover dress. 13 create a great carousel, but don't quite span the hemline, so need to fill that gap with either part of the final tiger patch, or some plain black fabric...
August 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The tiger patches have cured long enough for stitching together and attaching to the hemline of the indigo tiger popover dress. 13 create a great carousel, but don't quite span the hemline, so need to fill that gap with either part of the final tiger patch, or some plain black fabric...