i am not joking we need to force teach cooking in schools. like. it is an essential thing for survival. do you know how easy it is to make things if you know even the bare bones shit about how cooking works. we need to teach teenagers how far you can take an onion and some other veggies it’’s sad that people grow up not knowing how to prepare literally anything. and i’m not talking about oh this home ed class taught me how to make chicken nuggets at home i’m talking about learning the balancing of sweetness and acidity and saltiness and bitterness and shit like that and techniques and oil temperatures and how meats cook. it needs to be taught because it’s literally not even that difficult and it matters so much

i truly believe that knowing how to cook is a basic survival concept and the fact that so many people can’t even make simple dishes is depressing as hell this is the sorta thing that should be taught at a young age. being able to take the ingredients you have around your home and turn them into a meal is like, essential and will make life so much better. you don’t need to be a high end chef you just need to understand some things that can be easily taught… but then again maybe the education system is playing a roll against this and ultimately they want you to grow up to rely on mcdonalds for dinner. i don’t know. please learn how to cook for yourself if you’re able. i’m not asking you to hunt for specific ingredients to make some expensive youtuber’s “best” recipe but if you know the basics of cooking you can do a lot with cheap canned ingredients. cooking can be affordable i promise you just need to learn how to make do with what you can get

Can anyone point me towards resources that teach those basics cus I would LOVE to teach my child this stuff but i dont know how to cook

not comprehensive but heres some:

internet shaquille’s basics but especially:

food safety + a recipe to demonstrate

how to learn to cook (just a list of subtopics, no actual tips)

basics with babish s1 & 2, but particularly:

basic knife skills

picking the right pan for each recipe

j. kenji lopez-alt’s tips and tricks playlist

egg recipes

a little more complicated, involved, and longer than any of the rest of these but good breakdown of flavor & how and why to use the basic seasoning/flavor profiles

and then recipe channels representing various cuisines:

again definitely not a comprehensive list but it touches on most of the basics

Patreon request by GV!

Here, some little guys (for your troubles)

New commission sheet just dropped!

Prices are listed in CAD! Prices can also be negotiated, and if you want something but don’t know what it would fall under, just ask!

I can also make References and/or Create Characters FOR you! Prices for that will also vary.

Anything regarding commissions can be asked about either through DMs, my email (insanitycreatorcommissions@gmail.com), or through Discord! My discord will be provided through DMs as well. ^^

New commission sheet just dropped!

Prices are listed in CAD! Prices can also be negotiated, and if you want something but don’t know what it would fall under, just ask!

I can also make References and/or Create Characters FOR you! Prices for that will also vary.

Anything regarding commissions can be asked about either through DMs, my email (insanitycreatorcommissions@gmail.com), or through Discord! My discord will be provided through DMs as well. ^^

Visible Mending

Introduction:

Visible mending is a decorative way to fix up an item. Instead of trying to make your mend as invisible as possible, the idea is to make it part of the garment's design.

Visual mending is not a single technique: it's more of a mindset. If you've got an item you love, it deserves to be mended, and if you're going to put that love into stitches, why not show them off?

That being said, there are some specific techniques that are popular with visible menders. Let's take a look!

Sashiko:

Sashiko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery that is used to both decorate and reinforce fabric. In visible mending, sashiko is often used to cover up holes with patches or to reinforce thinning fabric. This technique uses a variation on the running stitch.

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Some resources on sashiko:

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Embroidery:

Regular embroidery is also a popular technique to accentuate your mends. Check out my embroidery 101 post to learn how to get started. You can embroider patches, or use embroidery to hide or accentuate any stitches you've made to fix holes. Embroidery's also a great way to cover up stains.

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Patches:

There are many ways to add patches to a garment. My tutorial on patches is a good place to start if you want to make custom-shaped patches to sew on top of your fabric. You can also sew your patch on the inside of your garment and have it peek out from beneath the hole you're trying to fix. Fun ideas for this are lace or superheroes.

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Darning:

Darning is a technique used to repair holes in fabric by using running stitches to weave extra fabric over the hole as to fill it up again. While traditionally darning is done in an invisible way by using the same colour of thread as your fabric, you can also use contrasting colours to accentuate your fix. Check out this written tutorial on darning by TheSpruceCrafts.

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Conclusion:

Visible mending is a creative way to fix up your clothes and give them some personality at the same time.

You should be proud of the fact that you took the time and learned the necessary skills needed to mend your clothes! Show off what you did!

A fun side effect of wearing these obvious mends is that people will notice them. They'll remember your fixes the next time they're faced with a hole in their wardrobe, and it will make them more likely to try it for themselves.

These are just a few ways to visibly mend your garments. Want more inspiration? Check out Pinterest or r/Visiblemending on Reddit.

Zombie setting where the undead are drawn towards unhygienic scents, so survivors constantly bathe to avoid being eaten.

#this makes me curiously sad #the idea of flowers covering the undead #that symbol of human love is what makes them docile

me to zombies:

Thank you all for the responses!!!! I got a few more notes to share from folks asking me about this setting :D

Anne with an E

This pillow case/sheet ghost-inspired Pokemon line was commissioned and designed by @kyuremfan24​.

Fluffow (Normal) #042 - Known for their super soft body, this species is commonly used by people and Pokémon to have a good night’s sleep. Their soft, lightweight body can’t do much damage in battle; however, if Fluffow get hit, they barely feel any pain.

Raghoul (Normal/Ghost)   #043 - When their wellbeing is neglected and their fabric-like skin becomes smelly and dirty from overuse, this Pokémon’s insides slowly start to wither away and take on a new form that is strong enough to tear their casing open. As Raghoul, they now haunt those who left them behind and only used them to sleep.

More Austa Region Fakemon

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six more days!

the piece i did for the memorabiliazine

Max! A friend! A child! Farm boy, farm boy~

Max is by @nezumegamakaeru~

just frigging adore max so much, look at that face. that a face of a happy goober. i adore heem))

Last year, the sky above me in California turned red from raging wildfires as ashes choked the air.

  This year, it was the sky in Greece, and the year before was the sky in Australia. As climate change worsens, I wonder which skies will turn red next?

i couldn’t just stop with the “common” variety of Mooshroom, so i doodled the brown variant as well! ………and then another Mooshroom and her baby as well so the first duo would have friends to hang out with.

as with the previous Mooshroom and Mooblooms that i posted, these darlings will be available as prints, buttons, and stickers on my Redbubble, so please check out my pinned post for a link!