#ShowAndTellTuesday #LitsyCrafters
I embroidered the cover of a book! I even used some metallic thread, which is such a pain, but at least it shimmers 😂
It's actually for sale on my Pango Books store https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/catsandbookspluspup
Welcome to another #ShowAndTellTuesday 🌈
🌟You all get gold stars 🌟
Everyone is welcome! You can post using the image I made above or one of your own. Use the tags #LitsyCrafters & #ShowAndTellTuesday & tag me. If you'd like to be added or removed from the tag list let me know.
#SereneSaturdays
Funny heartwarming shows like Ted Lasso and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
I love Christmas movies- The Grinch, The Holiday, Miracle on 34th Street, While you were sleeping, Hallmark Christmas movies
Calmed by Nature YouTube channel is my favorite. The best music and ambiance videos & it's all human made art, not AI @calmedbynature?si=REO3ZwT2ZZ_Gg4nE" rel="nofollow" target="_top">https://youtube.com/@calmedbynature?si=REO3ZwT2ZZ_Gg4nE
#RiseUpReads September 2025
The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
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Content warnings: death, violence, grief, dysphoria, colonization, gun violence, slavery, transphobia, alcoholism
Happy #ShowAndTellTuesday #LitsyCrafters 🌟
Excited to see what everyone has been creating lately!
Everyone is welcome! You can post using the image I made above or one of your own. Use the tags #LitsyCrafters & #ShowAndTellTuesday & tag me. If you'd like to be added or removed from the tag list let me know.
#RiseUpReads September 2025 Theme: Latin & Hispanic YA
Please vote for what book we will read in September. There's also a question about 2026
https://forms.gle/BX1ur2c3FdVV21ZD8
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
#RiseUpReads August 2025 Reminder
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
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#RiseUpReads
We need a Care revolution
Adaptive devices
Accessible spaces
Library of things
Virtual events
The pandemic never ended 😷
Crip pleasure - joy is resistance. Existence is resistance
Crip doula
#RiseUpReads
Disability justice
Care work
People tell you to “Feel better soon”
Grief - I'm dealing with so much of this, for dreams and life I thought I would have
Mutual aid
Do what you can. What you're able ❤️
pick#RiseUpReads
I really resonated with this book as a fat femme with multiple chronic illnesses. One of which I'm still trying to get a diagnosis for even though I've been dealing with it my whole life. I'm newer to the disabled community so this book was a great learning tool for myself. One of my goals is to find and build disabled support for myself both online and local.
What did y'all think of the book? Anything that stood out?
#5JoysFriday
1. One of my cats has a perfect little heart coloration on his toe bean! I have just discovered this & I melted 😍
2. S'mores
3. The new Superman movie
4. My craft group at my library
5. The love and support for #LitsyCrafters after being away. I love and appreciate y'all! 💗☺️
#FoodandLit August 2025 Bolivia 🇧🇴
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.
#ShowAndTellTuesday #LitsyCrafters
I've been learning embroidery! My 1st piece is on the left & my 2nd is on the right. 🏳️⚧️❤️
I got these kits from a small business called Capital Stitch Co. It comes with everything you need to make it. Thread, fabric, hoop, bobbins, pattern stabilizer, & even a needle!
BTW thank you for all the love & excitement over this new chapter! I promise I will get to everyone's comments & posts as soon as I can ❤️
2025 has been rough. I haven't had the bandwidth to do anything with #LitsyCrafters the 1st half of the year. I didn't have the interest to do anything creative until the end of May. But I'm getting back into creating & I want to share that joy with y'all.
So I'm starting #ShowAndTellTuesday 🌟I want to bring some nostalgia & that excitement you had as a kid when it was Show & Tell day at school & you got to show off something you were proud of⬇️
I haven't seen anything on Litsy about the controversy surrounding these books so I wanted to post something. The 3 books above (Rose in Chains, The Irresistible urge to fall for your enemy, and Alchemised) all originated as HP fan fiction and are/will be trad pub. The trans community has been very clear that this is harmful to them. We all know that JKR is anti-trans and uses her evil money to harm the trans community. ⬇️
#RiseUpReads August 2025
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
Content warnings: transphobia, blood, death, deadnaming, violence, child abuse, deportation, car accident
pickJune's reads
- #14books14weeks hot summer and red white and royal blue
- #riseupreads lavash at first sight
August 2025 Theme: Trans Fantasy
Please vote for what book we will read in August
https://forms.gle/Jm6U9F2nViaGoGAT7
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
Reminder for #riseupreads July 2025
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
Content warnings: ableism, grief, pandemic, chronic illness, mental illness, racism, death, medical trauma, sexual assault, rape, suicide
#RiseUpReads
Armenian food
Have you had any of these or other Armenian food?
pick#RiseUpReads
What did y'all think of this one?
I enjoyed the look into Armenian culture and all the delicious food.
(I apologize for the late posting, I've been dealing with some chronic illness issues lately, which has been affecting my mental health as well)
#FoodandLit July 2025 Peru 🇵🇪
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.
#RiseUpReads July 2025
The Future is Disabled - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
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#5JoysFriday
1. This week Will and I celebrated our 8 yr wedding anniversary! 💖
2. He got me a bronze bookmark
3. Delicious meals multiple times this week
4. Zola resting her head on her pillow
5. Talking to my niece
pickMay's Reads!
My favorites:
Iron Widow - all the feminine rage 🔥 Chinese fantasy with robots
Time and time again - queer ya time loop romance with disability rep 🏳️🌈💕
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris - historical romance with strong female characters, 🇩🇴Dominican FMC, Scottish MMC
#riseupreads
#RiseUpReads July 2025 Theme: Disability Non-fiction
Please vote for what book we will read in July!
https://forms.gle/SrrhkbZzWxRkQgSP6
Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
#RiseUpReads June 2025
Lavash at First Sight - Taleen Voskuni
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
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Content Warnings: homophobia, sexual content, emotional abuse, religious bigotry, genocide, alcohol content, body shaming
Story was an ode to K-dramas
Rise and popularity of K-dramas
Have you seen any? The only one I've seen that is close is XO, Kitty on Netflix
#riseupreads
Top right is more artwork from the FairyLoot special edition
Did you have this author's note in the version you read?
Loved all the Korean mythological creatures
https://www.90daykorean.com/korean-myths/
https://warsandhistory.com/korean-mythology/
#riseupreads
pick#RiseUpReads May
Overall thoughts? Any favorite parts?
I loved the banter between Seokga and Hani! Definitely looking forward to the sequel!
Above is artwork from the FairyLoot special edition
#FoodandLit June 2025 Greenland 🇬🇱
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.
#5JoysFriday
1. My boys love to cuddle ❤️
2. My daily smoothie, so refreshing as the days heat up
3. Talking to my niece
4. Reading late at night when everything is quiet
5. Will 💜
#RiseUpReads June 2025
Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voskuni
Content Warnings: homophobia, sexual content, emotional abuse, religious bigotry, genocide, alcohol content, body shaming
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
#5JoysFriday
1. Saw the Thunderbolts/ New Avengers. It had really great depression rep. I've been having a hard time with my depression lately so I felt really seen. (The reason I haven't been super active on here)
2. I planted strawberries and snap peas
3. Finally got a membership to Costco
4. Rainbow drink from my local cafe
5. Croissants
🩵My April Reads🩵
June 2025 theme: Sapphic Romance
Please vote for what book we will read in June
https://forms.gle/4CuWphtQmMn2DfYq7
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion on Litsy at the end of the month.
Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
#RiseUpReads May 2025
The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
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Content warnings: Death, violence, murder, gore, war, sexual content, blood
Mental health matters
“The only way out is through…”
My dad committed suicide when I was 10. I've had depression and anxiety my whole life. I take antidepressants. I've done therapy multiple times in my life. I believe it's important to discuss mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illnesses. If anyone is ever struggling I am always here to talk. Please reach out!
Resources below
#riseupreads
Folklore and fairytale references
Sorrow‘s garden
Whimsy and Faerry‘s journey through the forest
#riseupreads
pickI really enjoyed this fantasy told in verse about depression, trauma, and the journey to heal.
For me I noticed that they finally could heal when the truth was revealed and everyone started communicating with each other. While the truth isn't always accessible, communication and talking through things instead ignoring or trying to forget about them is necessary to work through issues.
#riseupreads
#FoodandLit May 2025 Bangladesh 🇧🇩
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.
Ik it's not Friday, but it's still a good day to share joy. Happy Easter Litsy family! 🐰🩷
1. I've been in a baking mood lately. Making muffins cookies, and brioche from scratch!
2. I made brioche for the first time and it turned out delicious! This is the first time I've made bread without the aid of a bread maker and it's actually turned out. I'm so proud of myself!
⬇️
#RiseUpReads May 2025
This was close, but the winner is - The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
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Content warnings: Death, violence, murder, gore, war, sexual content, blood
#5JoysFriday
1. Watching Abbott Elementary on repeat
2. Listening to the new Lady Gaga album on a loop
3. New sneakers
4. Cotton candy grapes
5. Will and the furbabies 🩵
Oh and I forgot Cory Booker! ✊🏼🔥❤️
My March reads! 💚
My favorite was A Sky beyond the storm. I absolutely love the Ember in the Ashes series, it's one of my favorites. I also loved the Lovelight Farms series, especially the final one, Business Casual.
May 2025 Theme: AAPI Fantasy
Please vote for what book we will read in May
https://forms.gle/osQxuy3hz75Q2tAm9
Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
Reminder for #riseupreads April
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
LaKota people
Indigenous people abused, killed, moved out of their land
#riseupreads
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👏🏼🤩 Epic 👍🏼📚💝. 2w