FoE & Tell: Toothless the Hufflepuff, Hobbit Needlepoint, & Baby Shuri!

A lot of folks have stepped away from social media this week, and I don't blame y'all a bit: even the best of us need to limit our scroll-time right now, just for our own mental health. If you're missing my blog posts because of that, though, you can sign up to get them by e-mail! Just click the first orange circle in the top right-hand side here on Epbot, then click "Get Epbot delivered by e-mail." Boom. No more missed posts.


Now, let's take a look at some of my favorite Fans of Epbot posts you may have missed! This Facebook group continues to be a respite of geeky goodness for me, and I love y'all SO MUCH for continuing to share the light and laughs. So here we go, all the good stuff, with zero toilet paper memes:

SQUEEE!

 In the comments Kate explained how they could tell which House each of their girls belonged to, and it was almost as cute as these photos. I love that parents learn their littles' personalities so young.

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It once took me about 10 years to finish an 8X10 cross-stitch, so this? This has me IN AWE:

Click this one to embiggen for details:

Woooooooow. That is stunning, Anne! 

(P.S. The art is called "A long long adventure" by Jian Guo.)

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While we're on a Hobbit theme, look who Helen met:

Frodo himself, Elijah Wood!

Helen made the giant Prancing Pony tankard out of EVA foam, not to mention her entire cosplay. You can follow her on IG at @of_the_fforest.

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And one more for Hobbit fans:

Anyone else with a Cricut eyeing the scrap pieces of wood in their garage now? This could be dangerous. :D

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Donna Jo is over here spreading all the smiles:

We want updates on those adventures, Donna Jo!

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FOE has these things call Quacks, which are basically craft exchanges, and the things you members make for each other really blow my mind. For example:

Flailing. SO MUCH FLAILING. I mean, a tiny Dread Pirate Roberts Squee 'bot on top of a Hufflepuff Toothless banner?? ::faints::

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Speaking of crafty stuff, Wendy made a cross stitch pattern of the Epbot! (AKA Squee 'Bot or Squee)

Here's the pattern by itself:

So sweet! Thank you, Wendy, this is the perfect size cross stitch project; I think I could actually finish this one. :p

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Then there's Karolyne cracking me up with this life tip:

 She's totally right, you know.

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Grace made the most regal - and adorable - Princess Shuri dress for this cutie:

Look how happy she is! Ah! MY HEART.

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And finally, one more happy story that will make your heart grow three sizes:

(You can follow Megan on IG at MakeLovelyCosplay)

LOVE. And you are a perfect Glimmer, Megan!

I'm so proud of the cosplay community for volunteering at events like this; I know a lot of you out there also visit hospitals and schools and community events - and are eagerly waiting to start visiting them again when it's safe. So thank you for using your passions to do good things!

Let's all dig deep and find ways to use our passions for good, k? Get creative about it! Do some live-streaming while you knit or work on a puzzle, or face-time a friend, or make those pretty things you like to make and leave them on the doorsteps of your neighbors. Those little things are going to be so much bigger in the coming weeks, and mean so much more. So let's start brainstorming how we can still connect with each other, even while we're apart. In fact, I'd love to hear your suggestions in the comments! 

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Any of you ever closet-bound from Lord of the Rings? Because this would be lovely for all sorts of Middle Earth ensembles:

Lightweight Middle Earth Map Scarf, $17

Although personally I'd be tempted to hang it on a wall!