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YggdrasilPhoenixCrafts
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Multi-media artist who values sustainability in crafting and arts above all. Here you'll find traditional painting, DIY home decor crafting, junk journaling, embroidery, and maybe from time-to-time a few other creative hobbies!
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1 day* to YT launch! I wanted to end this whole countdown by sharing these pictures - Rhaegar (Maine Coon mix), Tali (black cat), and Apollo (tuxedo). Along with my husband, they are my inspirations.

* There has been a snag in my video editing, so there may be a delay in launching my YT channel
A floofy brown cat with black strips and white coloring under its chin looks at the camera - he knows he's getting his picture taken. A black cat lounges in a wicker basket and looks at the camera A black cat with a white spot on its chest is moving off of the arm of an armchair while looking at the camera
September 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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2 days to YT launch! I've already showcased one of these, but the other two are other journals I have made. The one on the left is a covered spiral notebook, and the one on the right is made from cardboard, packaging paper, and toilet paper wrappers.

#upcycle #recycling #notebooks #crafting
There are three notebooks in the picture, each with a pen laying on top of them to show scale. The one on the left is a covered spiral notebook, painted purple and with cut outs of the moon phases painted silver glued diagonally from top-left to bottom-right. The journal in the middle is a little smaller and covered in dark blue scrapbook paper with white butterflies on it and a patterned blue tie around the book. The journal on the right is smaller than the other two, covered in black fabric, and tied with coffee-dyed fabric.
September 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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3 days to YT launch! This is my "altar divider", made from cardboard, painted green with a sun shower effect at the top and set between two raised boards on my altar to make the surface flatter and easier to use. I plan to expand the image painted on it at some point

#recycling #acrylicpainting
A piece of cardboard painted green with some sun shower effects in yellow at the top, sits between two raised boards with metal fixtures on a surface. In the middle of the cardboard sits three tulips - red, yellow, and pink (from left to right). On the leftmost side, some stone arrowheads sit on top of the cardboard piece.
September 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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4 days to YT launch! A 360° look at this candle inspired by bears catching salmon in an Alaskan national park. Made out of a cat food can, painted with acrylics, and filled with wax from an old candle whose wick ran out.

#upcycle #tincancrafts #candle #reducereuserecycle #bears
This side of the candle features one bear who has just caught a salmon with blue water swirling around it and green trees along the back of the painted river. A black cat is on the left, checking the candle out This side of the candle features a large stick that has gotten stuck in the riverbed on the left and one bear sitting in the blue water swirling around it. There is greenery along the back of the painted river. This side of the candle features the bear from the last picture on the left with a seagull flying overhead and two rocks on the right breaking the river's flow. There is greenery along the back of the painted river. This side of the candle features a waterfall in the center, with one bear on the left sitting in the blue water swirling around it, a bear on the right facing the waterfall, and three salmon jumping up the waterfall. There is greenery along the back of the painted river.
September 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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5 days to YT launch! A 360° look at this Halloween lantern featuring handmade stencils of several symbols associated with Halloween. Made from an empty pasta sauce jar with a handle made from faux leather cord.
This side of the lantern features a jack-o-lantern and a path lantern stenciled over with black paint and varnish on top to give the glass a cloudy look. The handle is dark-brown faux leather cord. This side of the lantern features a flying bat stenciled over with black paint and varnish on top to give the glass a cloudy look. The handle is dark-brown faux leather cord. This side of the lantern features a leafless tree and a waxing crescent moon stenciled over with black paint and varnish on top to give the glass a cloudy look. The handle is dark-brown faux leather cord. This side of the lantern features a cat next to a path lantern stenciled over with black paint and varnish on top to give the glass a cloudy look. The handle is dark-brown faux leather cord.
September 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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6 days to YT launch! This was the first notebook / junk journal I made entirely by hand. The cover is a recycled box wrapped in scrapbook paper, the pages are brown packaging paper, the tie and bookmark are from old shirts.

#upcycling #junkjournal #notebook #reducereuserecycle
A blue notebook with white butterflies and plants on it, tied shut with artistic blue fabric. A white bookmark sticks out of the bottom of the notebook. An open notebook displaying an inner page with stars arranged in a wood-like pattern on the left, and a page made of brown packaging paper on the right. A white bookmark sticks out of the bottom of the notebook.
September 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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7 days to YT launch! This painting is the first time I tried painting a wolf and ravens. I painted the image on a piece of cardboard from a recycled shipping box.

#painting #acrylic #wolf #ravens #reducereuserecycle #recycledbox #cardboard
A wolf with two different colored eyes (brown on the left, blue on the right) in the foreground with a full moon in the background, and two ravens flying overhead
September 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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10 days to YT launch! My intention was to do a digital art Zodiac series, and I started with my sun sign: Aquarius. I haven't done any of the others yet, but that's a goal I'll be working toward over the coming months.

#digitalart #koi #waterbending #aquarius #zodiac
A koi fish held in a bubble of water with two arms arched around it, like they are waterbending the bubble to stay together. The background is dark purple, but the purple gets lighter as it gets closer to the bubble. The word "Aquarius" and its associated Zodiac symbol are written in the bottom-right corner.
September 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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11 days to YT launch! I had many spiral notebooks kept since my high school and uni days, some of which had never been used, so I decided to re-cover them in cardboard and paint them. This one was for the tarot readings I did during the Sabbats of Yule, Imbolc, and Ostara.

#upcycling #notebook
A notebook painted dark blue with wedges labeled with three of the eight Sabbats in the pagan Wheel of the Year: Yule, Imbolc, and Ostara, and a gold-colored, raised "2026" has been added in the lower-left corner of the cover. The Yule wedge base is painted dark green with a pinecone and the branch from a pine tree painted on it, the word "Yule" appears red with a gold outline above the pinecone. The Imbolc wedge base is red with the word "Imbolc" painted in green with a gold outline above a painting of a snowdrop flower and purple heather. The "Ostara" wedge has a light pink base with the word "Ostara" painted in green with a gold outline above a painting of a tulip and two violets.
September 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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This candle is made from a recycled cat food can and wax from a candle whose wick had run out. It is painted in acrylic paints and features a scene located in a bamboo forest.

#upcycling #recycling #acrylicpainting #candle #recycledcan #nature #bambooforest
A pond sits on a field of green amidst a bamboo forest. A white crane is wading in the water. A panda laying in the foreground of a bamboo forest on a field of green An orange and black tiger laying in the foreground of a bamboo forest on a field of green
September 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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13 days to YT launch! This is an autumn-inspired palm rest I embroidered for a computer mouse. It is embroidered onto denim from an old pair of jeans, and is filled with expired rice.

#sustainablecrafting #upcycle #embroidery #autumncrafts #reducereuserecycle #recycleddenim
A fox sits in the middle of the scene which is embroidered on light wash denim with a yellow maple leaf, a falling red-and-yellow leaf, and a toadstool mushroom on the left and a sunflower, a white flower with a green center, and a red flower with yellow edges and center on the right
September 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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2 weeks to YT launch! I have recently been trying to get better with sketching and using colored pencils to get effects I want on my paper-and-pencil sketches. This is one I did of a rhinoceros on coffee-dyed paper after I saw one on a Nature Cam at a watering hole.

#rhino #sketching #coloredpencil
A grey rhinoceros colored with brown, black, and grey colored pencil layers to create a greyish color
September 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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15 days to YT launch! This Halloween-inspired lantern is made from a pasta sauce container, and the handle is made from some orange and purple can tabs woven together with some knotting cord.

#upcycle #lantern #halloween #stencil
One side of a purple glass lantern with a ghost stenciled on it. There are purple and orange can tabs woven together with dark brown knotting cord making up the handle and handle attachment. One side of a purple glass lantern with the left half of a spider web stenciled on it. There are purple and orange can tabs woven together with dark brown knotting cord making up the handle and handle attachment. One side of a purple glass lantern with a cute spider stenciled on it. There are purple and orange can tabs woven together with dark brown knotting cord making up the handle and handle attachment. One side of a purple glass lantern with the right half of a spider web stenciled on it. There are purple and orange can tabs woven together with dark brown knotting cord making up the handle and handle attachment.
September 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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16 days to YT launch! This painting is supposed to depict the first human hand touching grass for the first time. I did this as part of a series of the formation of Earth (the other is the volcano painting I posted on day 1). I also wanted to see if I could successfully paint a hand

#painting #hand
A human hand touching grass as it grows against an earthy background
September 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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17 days to YT launch! The Lunar New Year in 2025 marked the beginning of the Year of the Wood Snake, so I decided to do this digital art piece to celebrate!

#digitalart #digital #snake #woodsnake #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake
A forward-facing cutesy snake with green eyes, a wooden texture on its skin, and wearing a pink lotus on its head with a red-and-gold circle behind it. The background is a starry night sky.
September 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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18 days to YT launch! D&D mini painting is another hobby I dabbled in for a bit. This one is an Aarakocra character painted to resemble an eagle. I may get back into it at some point, but I'm not sure when.

#dnd #d&d #mini #miniature #painting #aarakocra
A front view of a D&D mini. An Aarakocra character painted like an American bald eagle (white head, yellow beak and talons, and brown feathers) with a dark brown leather vest and a green cape. In one hand, they are carrying an off-white colored scroll with some writing on it, and in the other they hold a lantern. They are climbing through a rocky terrain. A side-back view of a D&D mini. An Aarakocra character painted like an American bald eagle (white head, yellow beak and talons, and brown feathers) with a dark brown leather vest and a green cape. In one hand, they are carrying an off-white colored scroll with some writing on it, and in the other they hold a lantern. They are climbing through a rocky terrain.
September 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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19 days to YT launch! This is from a few years ago when I decided to try my hand at altering a MTG land card. It's not the *only* alter I've ever done, but definitely the most successful.

#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Island #LandCard #Alter #Painting
A field of white wildflowers are in the foreground, with an archipelago in the background. The word "Island" appears at the top of the card.
September 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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20 Days to YT launch! This small candle is made from a recycled cat food can, hand painted with acrylics. The candle itself is made from leftover wax from an old candle.

#candle #sustainablecrafts #painting #acrylics #recycling
A small can painted light blue with sunflowers and clouds painted around it. Inside the can is a candle wick surrounded by white candle wax. The candle is unlit.
September 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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21 days to YT launch! This pen holder is made from a small, glass pasta sauce container painted with acrylic paints and features birds found throughout the east coast of the United States. #upcycling #sustainablecrafting #painting #acrylics #recycling #birds
A small pasta sauce container painted with a pink base, trees with white flowers, and various types of North American birds in the trees on all sides of it (this side features two robins). The container is topped with light pink yarn that has been macramed and glued on. A small pasta sauce container painted with a pink base, trees with white flowers, and various types of North American birds in the trees on all sides of it (this side features two purple finches two blue jays, and a woodpecker). The container is topped with light pink yarn that has been macramed and glued on. A small pasta sauce container painted with a pink base, trees with white flowers, and various types of North American birds in the trees on all sides of it (this side features two robins and a male and female cardinal). The container is topped with light pink yarn that has been macramed and glued on. A small pasta sauce container painted with a pink base, trees with white flowers, and various types of North American birds in the trees on all sides of it (this side features a great-horned owl and two purple finches). The container is topped with light pink yarn that has been macramed and glued on.
September 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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22 days to YT launch! This was a Christmas project I worked on over a couple of years. The base is a circle cut out from a cardboard box and with cut up magazine paper on top painted green to resemble pine needles. The poinsettias are made from toilet paper rolls and beads painted with acrylics.
A Christmas wreath made out of a cardboard circle with cut up paper painted green to simulate pine needles sitting underneath cut up toilet paper rolls painted and arranged to look like poinsettias and their leaves with beads painted gold in the middle of each flower.
August 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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23 days to YT launch! This is a DIY craft box made out of a cardboard box and covered with pretty paper recycled from toilet paper rolls. The top is covered in painted paper towel, and the gold trim is made from some spare ribbon.
A craft-sized box with a gold-trimmed handle cut into it and covered in pieces of black-and-white and gold paper, with a top on it that is covered in painted paper towel and painted grey.
August 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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24 days to YT launch! This autumn-inspired lantern is made from a pasta sauce container, and the handle is made from some spare knotting cord and macramed for a lovely effect.
August 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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25 days to YT launch! This is a DIY paint stand I made out of a cardboard box that came with cat litter in it and cat food cans stacked to make the tiers. I painted it to try and mimic cherrywood.
August 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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This is the first embroidery I ever did! It's an autumn-themed palm rest for a full-sized keyboard. It is made with a piece of denim from an old pair of jeans and filled with expired rice for cushioning.
An embroidered image of a pumpkin in the center, surrounded by vines, acorns and mushrooms with a changing leaf on the left side (mostly yellow with bits of green at the center and orange on the outside), and a chipmunk on the right side. The design is embroidered on a piece of light-colored denim and resting against a computer keyboard.
August 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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27 days to YT launch: This organizer basket was the first home DIY I ever did! It's pretty simplistic, but it works and is made entirely out of recycled materials - a plastic to-go box covered in scrap fabric with braided cord and extra denim from an old pair of jeans.
August 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM