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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2025-01-31 at 07:30

Bonjour, le Fediverse 🙂

It's Yet Another Cloudy Day here. I just can't wait for spring to show up. But that also means going back to the shop. I have earned in the whole year of 2024 what a low wage employee would earn in two months in any other business 😞

I will try to offer something new in my online shop. Handmade notebooks, maybe, as I am into bookbinding. I badly need another reliable source of income than the street shop...

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2025-01-29 at 13:29

Hello ! Je cherche désespérément un service d'impression (basé en France) pour pouvoir offrir des tirages d'art et/ou des cartes postales de mes enluminures. Est-ce que quelqu'un connaîtrait un service approprié ? 😐 Merci d'avance pour votre aide. Le boost fait venir le soleil 🌞

EDIT : j'ai eu plein de réponses intéressantes, merci à toustes du fond du cœur ! Je vous aime ♥

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2025-01-25 at 15:42

Happy Caturday! Here is Snowy and her pink little nose, hiding under Sushi's tummy...

[#]caturday #CatsOfMastodon

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2025-01-24 at 14:14

Just in case you need to see something soft today... Meet Lilou and Eru, sister and brother. That picture was taken in 2011 by @MonsieurMuh 😊

(Eru, my dear, I will miss you till the day I die...)

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2025-01-24 at 09:50

Stay safe, Irish & British friends...

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2025-01-19 at 23:13

You can now find me on Pixelfed: illuminiatures@pixelfed.art 😊 🎉

I am looking for new accounts to follow there - feel free to send me your @ and I will follow you!

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2025-01-17 at 20:53

It's been MONTHS since I last held a brush and painted something. Having a steady hand is incompatible with that bronchitis I'm struggling with since Halloween...

But I'm feeling better this week, and I think I will soon post new things here 🙂

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-12-31 at 23:05

Happy New Year, Fediverse!

Lots of love from France!

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-12-30 at 22:56

Also in my shop, a nice Celtic ampersand ("&") taken from the Book of Kells, painted on cruelty-free (vegetable) vellum with homemade watercolours. Worldwide shipping!

https://ko-fi.com/s/eb62abae80

You are welcome to boost if you want to support a tiny business 🥰

[#]MastoArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #celtic

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-12-30 at 16:14

Hello Fediverse!

This little owl is back in stock, among some other paintings and cyanotype prints. Cheap worldwide shipping, with a tracking number. Get yours now!

https://ko-fi.com/s/e7c5333348

Every purchase will help me to get new brushes and gold leaves for upcoming projects! Thanks for your continued support ♥

[#]FediGiftShop #MastoArt #TraditionalArt #BuyIntoArt #Owl #illumination

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-12-24 at 19:32

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!

I've been struggling with a very nasty bronchitis since Halloween and OH DEAR GODS PAST AND PRESENT I AM SO FED UP WITH THIS!

I'll go to bed early tonight and spend some time with the cats. Please send me your good healing vibes! Thanks ♥

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-12-05 at 20:22

I know, I know, you get tons of posts here asking you to buy your Christmas presents in small online shops. I am no exception, and I apologise for the inconvenience!

There are two new bookmark designs in my Ko-fi shop!

Get the decorated tree with a kitty here: https://ko-fi.com/s/d333d28bc1

And the snowman there: https://ko-fi.com/s/b3fb90fd62

I ship worldwide, and I always include extra gifts with every order 🙂 Your help is invaluable! Thanks in advance.

[#]FediGiftShop #handmade

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-23 at 22:26

Tomorrow is Sunday, and it will be my last day of work at the shop until the Christmas school holidays. Then I will be back at the shop for two weeks, and after that, I will be FREE UNTIL APRIL 2025! YAY!

I badly need this holiday...

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-22 at 16:18

It's only 13 °C / 55 °F in my bedroom. It's no wonder the cats are always sitting next to me to get some heat! They're looking extra fluffy too!

(And yes, the heater is on!)

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-18 at 19:37

That bronchitis is definitely nasty. It's been three weeks now, and I'm still feeling sick. I don't have the will to paint anything anymore. I just want to feel better, and I wish I could hibernate until next spring! Maybe I'm a bear? 😀

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-16 at 16:15

Happy #caturday from Snowy the kitten and Orion the blue-eyed beauty!

[#]CatsOfMastodon #catstodon #catsoffediverse

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-16 at 13:16

Yay, not working at the shop this weekend!

So... I'm trying to get rid of my ArtworkArchive .com portfolio and paintings data because the subscription is ridiculous (and the price will rise again, two more dollars per month, yeeee).

I can't properly code a simple #PHP website to mimic Artwork Archive's, so I'm copying/pasting everything into a spreadsheet.

My WordPress site will become my new portfolio, I'm afraid. Stay tuned 🙂

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-12 at 16:31

Dear American doomscrollers... Hello from France! Here is a little break for you: meet Orion, my 8 year old cat, in his favourite box. It was first used to store glass Christmas decorations, now it's my "extremely fragile" cat's favourite box 🙂

[#]cat #CatsOfMastodon #fedicats #catstodon

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-11 at 03:11

4:10 in the morning here in France. And I cough, I cough, I cough... #bronchitis

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Written by Merly Black's illuminiatures on 2024-11-11 at 00:57

Just in case you need something soft tonight... Here's Sushi, my tuxedo cat, in his favourite box 😺

[#]CatsOfMastodon #catstodon #tuxedocat

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