September Update...

I've been busy working on Christmas presents all year in between my other things. I've also been sick, burnt out, and struggling with my mental health but overall I think I'm doing pretty well considering.

I hate being stalled out on stuff and I think it killed my momentum. Restarting is always the hardest part. While I have my felt now. I'm working on sourcing more polyfil, I will likely need DMC thread soon, and I'm hoping to procure a couple of sound boxes used in dolls, something I can preferably both record and upload stuff on to. I also need a couple of LED lights that would work well with fabrics, heating is something I want to watch out for. I want to design my stuff to be as safe as possible. I'm hoping to add to that 'list of demands' something that I can plug into a wall because I don't care if it has a cord. 

Just. No. Batteries!

I'm still trying to, I guess let people in on what I am doing without shouting from the roof tops what I am doing. Because I think some of those articles I've read online over the years are true to a larger extent. There's something about talking about your ideas and actually doing them being two different things. Those that just talk about their ideas all the time end up not doing them because they're getting the same dopaminergic release from talking about it. That and there's the other thing that can possibly happen where you jinx yourself. This newer approach seems to help with my ADHD.

This whole lineup of projects that I'm doing, are kind of part of a larger whole for me. It feels like I'm not really making a whole lot of progress but then I go back through my to-do list and I see that I've completed quite a bit. It's just sometimes hard to see progress when you live in this post AI internet everything's being turned out so fast it gives you the sense that you're not being productive enough. But just looking at my Ravelry it says I've completed 40 Projects this year even if they're small stuff. And that's a lot! And I recycled stuff!!

But yeah... so there's that. I think I'm fighting imposter syndrome. I've been trying to use this as an impetus to fight my depression... And take back my life and get out of this entropic feeling that has been going on since I left the cult...

I think the other thing that's stalling out is, and I know everybody's pissed off with Amazon, but when you live where I live, where there's hardly any infrastructure and it's barely starting to catch up... It's so very difficult not to shop on there, because I can't travel out of town. My car won't make it. It barely putts around town... And then I don't know what's even out there anymore if I try to source things locally it's difficult. I'm finding out there shortages on so many things and if I have specific need. It's so niche that I have to go on to Amazon anyways. 

I miss brick and mortar stores. Everything started disappearing when I graduated high school. And we saw this slow decay of just being able to go to the store for what we needed or even wanted for the most part. 

For example nobody in town even with the new craft supplier that just came in has sound boxes for dolls. I'm guessing that's like hyper niche? And then when I go to look for anything online they're like super expensive brand new or they are antique, used, and basic. I have no clue what I'm looking at and I don't know what to expect on quality. 

Same goes for LED lights I have shopped around my local Home Depot, Walmart, and our new craft supplier. And apparently it's a tall order just to look for an LED light that's just a single light and also a plug-in lamp. And even more of a taller order if I want something specific with a fader or a strobe. If I find anything with a strobe there's usually like three to six lights attached to it. I don't need six! Ugh...

I don't know. 🤷‍♀️

I'm scared to even poke around on the state of things. I had to bow out a social media overall because it was affecting my mental health. So I have no clue what's going on anymore... And sometimes I feel like that's a really bad thing but at the same time I feel a lot better.

On another note, my son wants FNAF dolls in crochet. So I made a deal with him for next Christmas he can earn them if he does his homeschool work stuff and doesn't complain or audhd demand avoidance me too badly. Lol impetus. You know some people would probably call that bribing but when I was a kid you set a goal and you worked towards it. And if it was a really big goal then you worked on it real long and hard and had patience. If you did a great job you earned something for it. I remember saving up for a 6 slot CD player boom box. Then when I finally got the money I ended up just saving it for something else, and then something else... and then I ended up later with 200 bucks. I just went to the mall and spent it on pants. Cuz we were poor so clothes were important. I decided on clothes over a CD player lol... Life. But it taught me patience over a year and saving up. So that's not a bad deal.

Anyways no pictures yet today. I'll probably post some soon. I'll showcase some of the gifts I've made and works in progress. I even reverse engineered a pattern that was discontinued because the artist is no longer online or available. Dang. Oh well. So I don't know how accurate it is but I think it looks pretty close! Apparently that's a milestone in the knitting in the crochet community. But there's rules around it obviously you don't sell the patterns and respect the copyright.

Inspection is coming soon and I'm still sick so I'm going to be slowly working on that first before I kick back into gear again. Until then hope everyone is doing better. I know life is rough right now in many places in the world. Wishing you a good rest of the year and sensing good vibes.

August Update 2

Hey everyone, I was able to save up on my own for my felt purchase over at Over the River Felt (unaffiliated) and have put in my order. I am hoping to continue pattern design and development soon. 

Sorry for the hiatus there. Things got financially difficult. I'm hoping to continue to release cool projects both fanart and original stuff.

I am also working on building a computer, the process has been very slow. Two years I guess my husband's friends have been helping me secure parts. Some of which I wasn't aware of. All second hand but should in theory be able to run my Wacom tablet and continue drawing digitally soon. I should crack out my traditional supplies too but have been very one track minded on a few projects.

I'm hoping to release at least 5 more felt sewing projects this year if time is kind to me and all goes well, hopefully before Christmas. I still need to get off my butt and transfer my notes from my other Dwarven bowl crochet pattern. I kind of stalled out on projects and because of the lack of supplies toppling in on my financial strain. I collapsed in on myself and on my momentum. I don't like admitting that but there it is.

Hoping to get my momentum back soon. I've also got inspection coming up for the apartment so I'm resetting my environment and trying to get it out of the way early. 

We also started growing tomatoes I think around April or May from seed and we got them past the damping off stage which I've never been able to do before growing from seed. I transplanted them with my husband to some smaller pots. We got them flourishing but they started getting root bound so we retransferred them to some larger pots. And now they're even more happy. I might actually have some pretty good starts even if they are extremely late in the season. They won't be able to be harvested in time this year but the fact that I have gotten around my black thumb when it comes to growing from seed for me is a huge accomplishment. We've also been using it for homeschooling as well so that's another big plus. 

Aside from that I think we'll pull the plants indoors for the winter and we'll just kind of continue to work them through the season cuz I found out from a friend that you can actually grow tomatoes as a perennial if you keep them inside. You just kind of have to re-harden them off. 

I don't want to release a big to do list of future plans but I have a lot on that list. I just want to go at my own pace. So if you're interested in seeing what is coming, stay tuned. I'm mostly on DeviantArt, Tumblr, and Bluesky or here. 

Thank you for reading!

August Update

I just wanted to take a moment to catch you up if you read this blog. I went on hiatus in May due to financial strain and lack of resources and supplies to finish my projects. I had a bunch of half finished things in the pipeline that needed supplies but still haven't been able to procure things due to having to breath shallow. 

This is a common occurrence for those living at or below the poverty line. Where a thing like a car repair can put you behind for a very long time. Many of us cannot save for a rainy day or put money into retirement. And while people may think it irresponsible to spend money here on there on things like crafting or coffee for some folks. People gotta live. That's a mental health thing. We weren't meant to just work like chattel and die. That's slavery and bullshit. I'm not apologizing for that. Especially since many of us will probably die before we retire or won't even be able to. I'm choosing to live in the moment and preserve my mental health as best as I can.

That said, I still have tons of projects I'd like to release free for others to have fun with but I need the supplies in order to go so. So until I can get things like felt, yarn, thread, and seed beads, I'm still on a semi-hiatus. 

I know everyone probably has donation ask burn out due to the amount of scammers and "emergency" or "urgency" donation asks piled in with authentic need. So to clarify, the below is optional and appreciated.

If you would like to support a small artist by gifting supplies please feel free to check out my Ko-fi, Amazon wishlists: Waldorf and Art Dolls and Amigurumi or you can send an e-gift card via Over the River Felt which is completely safe, no personal information needs to be exchanged.

What I really need the most is to get my felt sewing pattern projects off the ground. All of the listed patterns below are my planned freebies.

Over The River Felt: $51.07 Before taxes and shipping.

Potion Bottle, Christmas/Yule/Saturnalia Ornaments, Jewelry Box Surprise, Plushie Surprise, Bonus Ornaments

¼ Yard Cuts $2.98 ea

• Vineyard
• Grape
• Pink Cameo
• Sapphire
• Denim
• Purple Heart
• Emerald
• Mustard Seed
• Gold
• Bewitching Brown
• Brown
• Cloudy Grey
• Pumpkin Spice

6”x12” Cuts $0.85 ea

• Sandstone
• Shocking Pink
• Ragtime
• Liquorice
• Olive
• Ranger
• Smoke
• Rustic Crimson
• Burnt Sienna
• Mellow Yellow
• Sea Mist
• Williamsburg

I'm going to get to work on pulling myself out of this mental health funk and burn out. Thank you again for reading. I appreciate you! 

Hiatus

    I regret to inform that I'm going to be on hiatus. I've been sitting on it, a bit nervous to discuss it. I have had some things come up recently. One of which is car registration and my car broke down. This combined with my increased rent cost have put considerable pressure on me. I only have the one car and only drive around town to doctors, grocery, or get my kid to his ABA therapy. The biggest issue is I have to cross a highway to take my kid to his therapy/school and I have to place priorities on getting my house in order. This means, that I cannot work on my current projects without funding. As there are a lot of things I still need an don't have. 

   So in the future if you see a post, it's likely because I already worked on it and it was finished and pending release, or something I made using what I already have on had. This kind of sucks because it puts the breaks on my huge projects. I need about $50.00 in felt from Over The River Felt (not endorsed or sponsored) and I need some things off my Amazon wishlist still. Tools like curved needles, tapestry needles, needle threaders, beeswax crayon, embroidery needles, and jersey machine needles, as well as seed beads for embroidery, and gold yarn for a crochet project on hold. I'm like 80% done with. 

   I wanted to work on some Christmas ornaments and share my patterns free for people to use. There was also another potion bottle pattern I wanted to release, as well as a surprise jewelry box, a surprise fantasy plushie, and more surprise ornaments to match my Dwarven themes.

  But since I'm in the position I am. I have to put it on hold for now. 

  No obligation but appreciated~

  If you would like to help support an artist and gift supplies. Please check out my support page here: https://artofladyseshiiria.blogspot.com/p/support-me.html or you can gift a gift card for supplies from Over The River Felt here: https://overtheriverfelt.com/products/over-the-river-felt-gift-card?variant=42154633363615 

   You can contact me via email, Ravelry, Bluesky, deviantART, Tumblr, and sometimes IG. Not active there as much.

Barbie Boho Belt

Difficulty: Easy / Beginner

Description:

This pattern can be made rather quickly. You will need some knowledge on hand sewing snaps and also understand basic knot tying as this pattern uses a larks head knot. 

Copyright:

Copyright 2026 LadySeshiiria for pattern, photos, and instructions.
You may use this free pattern for personal use only. Mass production is prohibited. You may not copy, edit, sell, reproduce, or redistribute this pattern, its photos, or instructions. AI and NFT are strictly forbidden and prohibited. Selling your finished creations and sharing is welcome though, as long as it credits the original artist and links back to source. Thank you for respecting your fellow artists and crafters.

Disclaimer:

This pattern is a fan-made creation. Barbie is a trademark of Mattel, Inc. This pattern is not affiliated with, authorized, endorsed, or licensed by Mattel, Inc. Unofficial content made for 11.5” Fashion Dolls which may not fit all doll body types and/or require adjustments.

Abbreviations: 

Ch = Chain
St or sts = stitch or stitches
Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet 

Supplies:

Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Thread Size 10 Ecru
1.25mm Crochet Hook
Size 1/0 Sew-on Snaps or Doll Snaps
Sewing Needle
Scissors

Instructions:

Ch43,  dc in 2nd ch from the hook and then in each st afterwards stopping at the last st. dc in the last st and then sc in that same st. Cut tails to desired length and knot.

Cut fringe to desired length and then using your crochet hook pull a loop of fringe through the end of the belt and tie it off using a larks head knot.

Brush out your fringe and trim excess off. 

Sew in snaps. *Optionally you might want to add other embellishments but I like the plain simple look the Bohemian style stuff sometimes has. 

    Note: If you want a bigger or smaller size, adjust your foundation chain’s length plus 1.

All Quiet On The Western Front...

    Sorry I've been quiet. I needed a break and have circled back to some projects I put on the back burner. So I'm just over here working on things. I have two more crochet patterns in the works. But I needed a break for my hands so I'm in an intermittent planning and supplies gathering phase. So if there's radio silence, this is why. 

    I was hoping to be in a different groove this year, and continuously working on something, but that's a bit difficult with my financial situation. With that said, stuff is still forth coming. It's just slowed down.

    Here's a bit of what's coming in the next while...

 If you saw this... (Pattern can be found on my ko-fi) I had enough left over yarn to commit to another bowl basket.

All I need to do is transfer my notes to a document for this one. But I'm taking a break because my hands really hurt, and I went on a crochet sprint since like November last year...

I also had more left over yard and started something else really slowly... It's in development still...

What do you think it's going to be? Any Guesses?

    And this guy down here ended up getting frogged a few months back so you're seeing a prototype for something. I was using a candle tumbler to check fit and size as well as check to make sure it would stay stable. I ultimately undid it and started over. I have a finished product for part of it that has been sitting on the back burner. I won't go into too many details but I'm waiting on some supplies and I'm also not completely decided on the second half of this project. I made several iterations for part or piece two. Still not convinced and not liking the shape completely but each iteration gets me closer!

Failing up is fun. :3

    Anyways, I'll likely be quiet for a bit. I need a break, not that I'm not slowly working on stuff. But I wanted to crank out a bunch of things I was finished with and / or almost finished with so I could get them poste to this blog and have an excuse to start it. So I'm going to settle into a calmer rhythm now. 

    Hope everyone is doing well. And if you do any of my patterns or or projects feel free to share the posts with me! I would love to see what you do! 

I Made Myself A Boneyard

     If you remember this pattern here: https://artofladyseshiiria.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-five-children-of-sithis-and-night.html I recently made a bunch of skulls for my house because I'm tired of the whole not allowed to live life on my terms bullshit I grew up within my cult. There was this cultural mask and costume you, your family, and your home were supposed to wear. Which to my dismay was frustrating. I like to call the cult tactics I grew up a combination of oppression, suppression, and repression. A triad that all reinforces itself between self-policing, policing others, and being policed. Mouth full huh? Yeah...

    Well anyways, I made myself a boneyard. As part of my healing journey and trying to heal that inner child and/or rediscover my identity. I've been making fanart or original art pieces for my house, decor and a bunch of stuff with things I mostly already have on hand. 

    If you are interested I have uploaded a pattern here: https://artofladyseshiiria.blogspot.com/2026/04/i-cord-bone-crochet-pattern-v1-and-v2.html for your pleasure. It's free, a little add-on for ComplicatedKnot's Skull pattern. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/skull-10

    Here's some photo's below of my boneyard. :3

 

Late post but hopefully it gives people some spooky cool ideas!