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I hereby declare from this moment forward that I will be posting one rat a day, whether it be my art, a reblog, or a random rat nose to boop, it shall be done.

Signed, Dumi the Dumbo Rat

Rattober from a few years ago. I'm doing rattober again this year, but in traditional medium. I'll post them when I get everything scanned.

hang on I’m trying to see something

don’t tell me the name of your pet, just tell me in the tags the name you call them that’s got nothing to do with their actual name

Reblog for a miracle to happen tonight

Sofia wanted to take a break from partying for a moment to trick-or-treat :3

hello sofia and happy halloween to you! take this totally not cursed spider necklace

Update, he has some spookier photos now >:3

Who’s that Pokémon?

Iiiiiiiit’s Clefairy!

Jk jk

Iiiiiiiit’s Mini Skip!

Finished him on the 19th anniversary :3

So happy birthday Club Penguin! Have a ghost!

Who’s that Pokémon?

Iiiiiiiit’s Clefairy!

Jk jk

Iiiiiiiit’s Mini Skip!

Finished him on the 19th anniversary :3

So happy birthday Club Penguin! Have a ghost!

My grad cap fell out of my closet while I was looking for something, and I realized I never shared it here. This is my sister’s work, and I’m still so grateful for her making it a reality. I couldn’t ask for it to be better. <3

I thought the quote was fitting for the ending of my journey through public school; that sign on the iceberg, in a way, marked the end of an important part of my childhood. So many memories came to a close the day club penguin shut down.

Now all of my childhood friends have grown up with me and gone their separate ways, and the years leading up to that day I walked shut their doors to prepare for a new chapter. I’ll cherish the memories I made, and keep them in my pocket as I see what the future holds for me. To all the friends who made me who I am, Waddle On <3

Commission

Bought a com from them yesterday! They're legit and trustworthy :3

Once again posting that my Coms are open!!

I accept through PayPal!

Most info is on my KoFi account but I’m planning to open a new com soon for around 5-10 slots each around 20$

I will be doing cartoon style drawings only, no realism, and only animal characters

No tech, no humans, only animals or simple creatures

I will be working on a YCH post soon to follow up this one, and it will be for 3 specific fandoms only

MLP

Club Penguin

Furry

If you’d like any details or wish to ask questions don’t hesitate to message me✨

Edit: if this does well enough I’ll add a couple more fandoms to pick from

And if possible, please reblog this so it can get more attention, Ty 🩵

Currently suffering a hyperfixation on a Roblox character lol. Mr. Angler/Whale/Shrimp Man totally snuck up on me and idk why or how X)

He’s fun to draw and write, though! I actually really want to felt him :3

HUGE PIECE FOR ARTFIGHT 2024! I want to thank the community, but It's in the desc :) this piece contains 300+ ocs! It had to be split up into 4 posts lol Look at the attack here and look at the google drive here!

After a very long journey I've finally finished my drawn to life PMV!!! I speak about it more in the description of this video, but this project means a whole lot to me. Please enjoy <3

I recently got back from a summer camp, and while I was bored I sketched a lot of Drawn to Life stuff. Slowly but surely slipping into an art style I like!

I also finally drew stuff for an AU that I had in my head. I’ll try not to write too much, but it takes place after the events of the first game; instead of Wilfre fading away after his fight with the Hero, he just retreated. So the Shadow was never resolved that first time, only driven back.

As a sort of peace treaty between the Shadow and the raposa, Wilfre drew a Shadow Being for the new mayor of Rapoville, Mari, to care for.

As long as the child stayed safe, Wilfre would keep the Shadow away from the village. Mari considered it a sacrifice worthy to make for the safety of the other raposa, so of course she accepted; even if she had a hard time looking at the thing, let alone raising it.

I think the whole story idea stemmed from the little shadow kids in the city levels, since those little guys got me thinking that the Shadow might be misunderstood. They just looked too innocent to be evil, you know?

So I think the story’s purpose is to kind of have the raposa realize the the Shadow is not inherently evil, despite the actions of the rapo who created it.

Yeah, ramble over. Now that I’m sorta getting the hang of drawing raposa, I might make a comic about it. It could be fun.

Go Team Seafoam!

Did this for an art contest, and I'm actually kinda proud with how it turned out! I also learned along the way that fabric and felt mesh a lot easier than I had originally thought, as I was able to attach the dress with my needle without much of a problem.

But anyway, they fit nicely with my collection! Even if I don't win I still gained something out of it :3

oh actually !! talking more abt the lesbian thing

"im in lesbian with my gf" is SO good and a lot of how i feel too. im bigender : guy + butch dyke and the butch dyke part is oftentimes only relevant when im in a relationship w a girl vc then its allnushy lesbian feelings and THATS my only real connection to womanhood

and ! interestingly ! i dunno if you also feel the same as anon (im so so sleepy, reading comprehension has gone slightly down) (wait fuck was it even an anon i cant check now) but i actually feel weirder calling myself sapphic than i do lesbian bc i feel like *sapphic* has more feminine inplications on my gender ! so im explicitly a lesbian but Not sapphic, bc w lesbian i feel a connect to butch history and such

anyways solidarity in um. transmasculinity and liking women in a queer way and also very comolicated feelings abt gender sexuality and labels. this is very rambly but i am Excited and Tired djdbdk

Hiiii hiiii to answer your initial ask: thank you for enjoying Princess AJ :33333 <3 "Shaking it around like a snowglobe" made me laugh.

I SOOOOO feel you, my lesbian label is truly one of my few connections to womanhood lol. My romantic feelings are so disgustingly mushy over-the-top lesbian nonsense. For a while I used lesbian as a sort of gender label as well and tbh that's still 20% accurate. Such an interesting label, I like when it's used or interpreted in such an abstract, all-encompassing way. The way I love is lesbian! Im in lesbian with my gf! I'm not a lesbian for the way I'm attracted to women, but just like... the way the attraction feels? The vibes??? Does that make any sense??? Probably not, I've had a headache all day lol I'm yapping nonsense. A million other lesbians who are much smarter than me have put this nuanced feeling into words much better than I ever could.

Mefeels that lesbian does have less of a feminine connotation just cause the relationship between gender and being a lesbian is sooo unique and interesting, no matter where you land on the gender specturm. I don't think I've ever used the sapphic label for myself... maybe I also associate it with a more "fem" energy. I don't call myself wlw either, I am a dogboything loving women lol.

Anywaaaays thank you for sharing!!! Love being able to discuss this sort of thing :3

Happy Pride <3

A month ago I experienced a spiritual awakening that resulted in a club penguin x ninjago crossover, that another post reminded me of

Part 4, and last part of the felted penguin tutorial!

Now that you have your beak, it’s time for the feet. From all the other penguins I’ve felted, I was running out of orange felt— you can use more than in the picture if you’d like to! Just make sure to cut/tear them as even as you can.

Again, for the feet I usually just place the felt on and go from there, but you can always make the shape beforehand.

Face the feet at an angle under the penguin, more towards the front than the back. Also try to get them as flat as you can, these will be the only thing holding your penguin up! Please do not give your penguin a concussion by dooming it to fall over and over again, the poor little guys.

Next up we’re working on the eyes. If your penguin has a mask, sunglasses, etc, this step is completely optional. Here I could have switched to my smaller needle, but I stuck with medium.

You can shape the penguin’s expression a bit more here with how you shape the eyes— for example, since AA is more attentive, I gave her wider, slightly sloped eyes.

Applying them is about the same as applying the white felt on the belly. Place a small amount of white felt above one side of the beak, shape it as you tighten it, and do the same for the other side. Make sure not to leave any space between the white of the eyes and the beak, and of course, get it as flat as you can.

Lastly, add the black part of the eyes! Use a VERY small amount of black felt, as it pops out a lot.

If you have felting scissors, you can also snip away extra bits of felt around the sides to make it look cleaner. AA definitely needs a bit more of a trim XD

I’ll get to her clothes sometime, but for now, here’s your penguin tutorial!

Part 3 of a felted penguin tutorial

Once you have the flippers in your selected mold, use the needle to stuff it in there (note: I used a hard surface to take the picture, but do NOT do it on a hard surface. It won’t tighten it, at least not well, and it might break your needle. Use foam underneath, or any other soft surface you don’t mind getting holes in).

Switch back and forth from either side to make sure both sides of the flipper is tightening the same.

Make sure to keep a bit of loose felt at the ends of the flippers for attaching them in the next step.

Next merge the flippers with the sides of the penguin. This step is pretty simple! This is where I usually place the flippers, but you can place them anywhere you want really.

Here’s what we have now :3

Faceless, but looking pretty neat!

Let’s fix its facelessness. Take a bit of orange felt (I didn’t take a picture of how much I cut… whoopsies!) and place it just above the neckline. This is where you can choose your penguin’s expression. I’m giving her just a regular smile, but it can be anything you want!

I know it looks weird, but it’ll look better soon I promise.

Next take a bit more of your orange felt and wad it up in the middle of the expression you just made. I tighten it there, but if you find it easier you can create its oval shape before putting it on.

Shorten it as much as you can, and try to keep it between the line of orange felt you placed there before!

We’re almost done, should be able to finish in the next part!

Part 2 of a felted penguin tutorial

When you are done making the base shape, it should look a little like this. Make sure to focus on the upper half to make the neck more prominent.

Next up is the white belly. Keep in mind this step can be skipped if you’re sure that clothing will cover it up, but I do it anyway in case the clothing fits differently than I originally thought. This is also where I switched from my bigger needle to my medium needle.

Either way, make sure to cut/tear a small bit of white felt to set aside for the eyes.

Place a bit of the white felt on the front of the penguin (you can add more if some of the base still shows underneath), shaping it as you tighten it. Be sure to keep it below the neck to leave room for the beak, and to get it as flat as possible.

If you accidentally tighten it in the wrong spot, you should be able to nudge back into place with your needle, or pull that spot out with your fingernails to start over.

Now’s where we work on the flippers. You can always just add on the felt as is to the sides of the penguin, like I did with Rookie, but I’ll show how I make the flatter flippers anyway.

You can use anything as a mold, feel free to get creative with it! For my flippers, I use this spot of a paw print mold.

Another part coming… bear with me here!

Took a bit, sorry for the wait! Unfortunately I was not able to get to the clothes, but here is Part 1 the tutorial for the base penguin (doing this on mobile won’t let me post more than 10 images :P ):

First off, plan your colors ahead of time. That way you won’t run into a wall later if you don’t have a color for a certain part! I didn’t do it this time, but it helps to draw the figurine and map out the colors.

I’m making Aunt Arctic this time around :3

When I make these, I use a whole baggie of felt as to not make them too small. I also use different sized needles, but they’re only preferable, not required; one good needle will be fine.

Tear or cut away a couple small pieces of felt (make them as even as you can), and set them aside. They’ll be for the flippers.

Start tightening the felt to get a simple shape down (to make these I do not break the body into multiple shapes). As you do this, focus your jabs where you’d like the neck to be. I’m using Rookie here as reference. Ty for your service goofball

Keep doing this until the felt doesn’t give much when you squeeze it between your fingers.

Hello!!!!

The wool Gary + Rookie are really cute! How did you make them? I.e – Were patterns used? Was it very difficult?

^ Words by a fool who craves to make a wool Cadence but knows nothing

Thank you!

Hi!! Tysm for the ask, I wasn’t expecting this lol (a lot of writing, brace yourself)

To answer your questions— nope, it wasn’t very difficult (cp designs have a lot of basic/easy shapes)! Both of them only took around 5-6 hours to complete. Though needle felting is a passion of mine, so I didn’t feel the need to take a break.

As for patterns, I only really used one to get the flat shape that I got for Gary’s flippers (any triangle cut-out will do really for a mold, if you want to do that as opposed to Rookie’s flippers which were just done with some added felt)

If you want, I can post a step-by-step of another penguin to show you the process, since explaining it would probably be a lot harder than physically showing it. I’ve been experimenting with other designs as well, though I cannot tell which I like more. Here’s an example of a felt I did of a friend’s OC, and I’d be happy to show how I did this too

Really, the biggest things I would suggest are to plan ahead, be patient, and focus on layering so clothing doesn’t look awkward (for example, for Gary’s lab coat I made sure to add on his flippers first so the sleeves could wrap around them, then I made the undershirt, then the tie atop of that, and finally added the white felt on top of everything).

Either way though, I wish you luck on your DJ K-Dance! And ty again for the ask :3

reblog this rat until staff gets involved

Happy Easter to all y’all, and happy birthday to my tumblr blog! Weird coincidence, I know. I don’t remember making it on Easter, but here we are

Better late than never to start sketching a sona for this blog though, so they may be seen sometime in the near future :3

Some random DtL/CP crossover sketches that I made for no particular reason

Wool Gary and Wool Rookie (Wary and Wookie??) that I made to stare me down as I replay the PSA missions for the billionth time instead of sleeping, judging my life choices

Gary gave Darwin his hat for the St. Patricks Day event so he wouldn't get pinched

Here's the original image for context. He's so adorable I love this bean so much-

Might as well start with something! And since my current fixation is almost exclusively on CP, why not start with some posts about that. These are designs that I experimented with for Rookie and Gary :3