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Warning: extreme levels of cuteness ahead 🧸✨ I t

Warning: extreme levels of cuteness ahead 🧸✨

I think I just unlocked a new level of “tiny things bring me joy” 🦐🍓💛 I made a tempura prawn and strawberry homes for my Sylvanian critters and now everything else feels emotionally underdressed.

If you love soft crafts, tiny things, and all things Sylvanian Families… you’ll want this one 💛

Full video on YouTube 👉 link in bio to watch

#sylvanianfamilies #calicocritters #sylvanianfamiliescollector #calicocritterscollector #craftygirl

I have a confession to make. For the longest time…

I have a confession to make. For the longest time… I was that sticker person.
You know the one. Carefully filing stickers away. Saving them for “the perfect moment.” Convincing myself they were too cute to waste. Too special. Too rare. Too emotionally significant. And somehow, that perfect moment never came.

If you’re a stationery lover, sticker hoarder, or collector of cute things with ✨big feelings✨ attached, I know you get it. Stickers aren’t just stickers. They’re tiny hits of joy. Tiny artworks. Tiny “what if I regret this forever?” decisions.

I used to feel genuine anxiety pulling a sticker off the sheet. Like… what if I stick it crooked? What if I change my mind? What if I run out and can never replace it and this was a TERRIBLE LIFE CHOICE?

But recently, something shifted.

I decided to actually use my stickers. All of them. No saving. No “later.” No shrine drawer. And honestly? It was weirdly freeing. Imperfect. A little chaotic. And way more joyful than letting them sit unused, silently judging me.

I made a full YouTube video about this whole process — the anxiety, the mindset shift, and how I turned years of hoarded stickers into one big, joyful, messy piece of art.

If you’ve ever:
• Bought stickers “for later”,
• Felt guilty about using cute stationery,
• Been waiting for a version of yourself who is somehow more worthy of nice things…

This video is for you.

👉 Watch the full video on YouTube and let this be your sign to use the cute stuff.

#stickerhoarder #stationerylover #journaling #junkjournal #whimsy

I've finally reached the letter X! Haha! Featuring

I've finally reached the letter X! Haha! Featuring none other than Scully and Mulder from the X Files and yummy nom nom xiao long bao!

I remember when I was a kid, my older sister used to force me to watch the X Files with her, because she was too scared to watch it by herself. Some big sister she was, right huh?! Traumatising her lil sis, LOL jokes. Did your siblings ever force you to do things with them 'cos they were scared?

Can you think of any of things starting with 'X' that would've fit this letter's theme? 🤔

#alphabetsuperset #xfiles #xiaolongbao

Happy May! This month's #bulletjournaltheme is #mi

Happy May! This month's #bulletjournaltheme is #miffy! What theme is yours this month? 🐰🐻

#bulletjournalling #miffylover @miffy_official @miffyofficialusa

The end is so closeee! This is my artwork for the

The end is so closeee! This is my artwork for the letter "W"! Feeling so nostalgic for the simpler times and simple pleasures... le sigh. What do you feel nostalgic over?

#alphabetsuperset #whereswally #winniethepooh #warheads #wallaceandgrommit #wizzfizz #wagonwheels #wasabipeas

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