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Part 4, and last part of the felted penguin tutorial!

Now that you have your beak, it’s time for the feet. From all the other penguins I’ve felted, I was running out of orange felt— you can use more than in the picture if you’d like to! Just make sure to cut/tear them as even as you can.

Again, for the feet I usually just place the felt on and go from there, but you can always make the shape beforehand.

Face the feet at an angle under the penguin, more towards the front than the back. Also try to get them as flat as you can, these will be the only thing holding your penguin up! Please do not give your penguin a concussion by dooming it to fall over and over again, the poor little guys.

Next up we’re working on the eyes. If your penguin has a mask, sunglasses, etc, this step is completely optional. Here I could have switched to my smaller needle, but I stuck with medium.

You can shape the penguin’s expression a bit more here with how you shape the eyes— for example, since AA is more attentive, I gave her wider, slightly sloped eyes.

Applying them is about the same as applying the white felt on the belly. Place a small amount of white felt above one side of the beak, shape it as you tighten it, and do the same for the other side. Make sure not to leave any space between the white of the eyes and the beak, and of course, get it as flat as you can.

Lastly, add the black part of the eyes! Use a VERY small amount of black felt, as it pops out a lot.

If you have felting scissors, you can also snip away extra bits of felt around the sides to make it look cleaner. AA definitely needs a bit more of a trim XD

I’ll get to her clothes sometime, but for now, here’s your penguin tutorial!

i'm on my period and this video made me weep with joy so here u go

It’s probably been close to 10 years since I lost my rats. I know how you feel, you never truly forget them.

Just wanted to say that you’re a hero, and I didn’t want to hide it in tags. Every single rat rescue and foster is a hero. It’s hard caring for so many and losing them so soon, but you do it anyway. You were their world for the short time they were yours, all the way to the end. Don’t forget that.

Thanks for spreading helpful information for new rat owners, and making me tear up reading those stories. Keep fighting on :)

I am a sanctuary rat foster for a small animal rescue. This is the best and most important part of my life, so I figure I should explain it a bit and then pin it up so everyone knows, and can see cute rats.

This was Charles. I fostered Charles for nearly 3 years. His story is one that keeps me going when I experience too much loss or hardship with fostering.

Another rescue group had Charles and a few other male rats housed in one of their many facilities. I want to be clear, I respect that rescue a great deal, but they didn't know enough about rats. These boys were very aggressive and their Vet suggested euthanasia. Thankfully one of the wonderful volunteers with that organization thought of the rescue I work with, and those boys all came to us instead of dying.

The rest of Charles' story, more on fostering, and more rat pics below the cut.

These boys needed to be neutered. Almost immediately the other four boys calmed down, started socializing and went up for adoption.

Charles was a bit tougher. He continued to bite and was quite aggressive when placed within even 6 feet of other rats. His foster mom had some house related issues, so he was transferred to me. I was warned he might not ever socialize, though the coordinators at the rescue were pretty sure I'd manage to help Charles.

I'll admit, he was a tough cookie I got bit daily and he went full bull mode if I moved his cage anywhere near the other rats. But there was also this look he gave, like he wanted to trust me, and he wanted affection. I'd have kept trying no matter what, but those sweet, hopefully looks really spurred me on.

It took only a few months to get him to mostly stop biting, and to accept other rats. He usually kept an edge to him, and it was another year or two before he'd allow strangers to greet him, but he became a really happy and spoiled rat.

Charles would not have lived past his first year without being rescued properly. Having a rescue that focuses on rats and having multiple fosters who can handle more problematic rats is what gave him years of happiness and life. He was such a sweet curmudgeon. In his last year I received regular requests to bring him to visit at the Vet, so staff could see him. I still miss him. . .

I miss a lot of rats. I have fostered around 50 rats in the past 6 years. All have had sanctuary status, and they have lived anywhere from 3 days to 3 years with me. Some have come to me terminally ill, very old or very traumatized.

Here's French Fry, Teddie and Maize. Teddie and Maize had serious tumors, French Fry was a seriously traumatized rat who took a lot of work to feel safe and loved, though eventually he really did. He was my longest lived rat, reaching over 3 years and 10 months!

French Fry and I learned to communicate really well with each other. As an example, when his hind legs got too weak, he knew how to get me to help him go up or down the ramp. He also loved staying in a smaller cage on his own for anywhere from a few hours to days at a time in his last months. He'd just let me know where he wanted to go, little personal home or the bigger main cage with everyone else. I think he loved both his personal space, but also adored his home of years and most of the girls that inhabited it. He only ever hated one other rat, but that's a whole story in itself.

This was Christie. Unfortunately this picture is from her last day. She developed blockage from a tumor in her digestive tract. She was thrilled to have access to ask this amazing kale and carrot yumminess, but had mostly lost her appetite. But she enjoyed having her hoard of greens and getting lots of love.

Here's Smoke and Belle. These girls came directly from their adopter, who was no longer able to care for them. I miss that whole family group. In this picture, Belle had just finished chewing through the belt loop on my dad's pants while we waited at a Vet appointment. She was an energetic trouble maker. Smoke was a sweet old lady without an ounce of mischief in her. She's looking lovingly up at my Dad.

Sugar, Miso, Echo, Oreo, Harley all wonderful rats. Harley was very ill with heart disease when I got him, but passed as peacefully as possible in my arms after I had him for 2 months. Miso had a pituitary tumor and double inner ear infection. There has been recommendation to euthanize, but treating for ear infection gave him another 3 amazing months and he died peacefully in a hammock in a sleepy pile of rats who loved him. Echo was one of my dearest buddy rats. She was full of energy, love and life until her last month, when it whittled down to lots of love. Sugar was a beautiful and sweet rat, and tolerant companion to her crazy sister Spice.

At least 4 of the rats pictured above would have died months or years earlier without rescue. Saving them might not have changed the world, but it changed their world completely. I hold that in my heart after every loss so that I can take in the next rat. It's really easy to burn out doing this.

Rats really only live 2 1/2 years, occasionally less and even more rarely up to 5 years. I have met so many adopters and fosters who just can't keep doing it. I am often tempted to join them in this. It's heartbreaking, I'm actually crying as I write this part. I miss every rat I've known. I also love them all, and I intend to persevere as long as I can do so in a way that's safe for me and them.

If anyone reading this is interested in adopting rats, please know that rats make amazing fur friends. They are so loving, usually smart (with exceptions), and they are so much fun. Just be aware that they need a lot of play, attention, clean habitats, usually need to be in groups, and should get Vet care. When I adopted I usually spent around 150-200 bucks per rat on average in total Vet costs. Some were less, but at least one rat cost me over 1,500 dollars over her life just in vet care.

Also be ready for that short life span, as I previously mentioned. It's not enough time. . . but if you manage 2 1/2 years you did a really good job. I've met a few adopters who didn't realize that and blamed themselves for not having a rat reach 5 years. We don't know why some rats have extraordinary life spans, but most simply don't. There is a lot of information that seems to add months on, and when I get rats from a younger age or who are well cared for I'm more likely to get them to 2 year and 9 months. Research, care and knowledge help, but it's by months, not years.

If you can't adopt or foster, consider donating to a rescue. Even a few dollars can buy food and fleece, or a few toys. A bit more can help cover Vet costs and medicine. Many rescues have swag for sale, so you can show off your animal love while also supporting these great organizations. I might add links to the rescue I'm part of, but I want to get their permission first. There's a lot of rules that rescues need to follow and I don't want to accidentally get mine in trouble through inappropriate posting or monetization.

Rats rule!

reblog this rat until staff gets involved

We recently finished an awesome ARG in a club penguin discord server I’m in, so in celebration I’m gonna be drawing some incorrect quotes of some of the ppl and characters involved! And I uh, thought it would be helpful to draw all of the characters on one sheet beforehand for references and context. Or maybe I just wanted to torture myself. Idk.

I also couldn’t fit them on the page with the others, so Banjo gets special treatment and a page all to themself :3

I should mention that only one of these characters are mine (that being Cali). All others belong to other people on the server, or Club Penguin in general!

Atlas- @agent-atlas

AC, Ethereal, Iceberg- @author-chan-dcu

Stellar- @gala-xyzz @stellar-sloane

Mona- @traversety

@peteykofpenguinband

After a very long journey I've finally finished my drawn to life PMV!!! I speak about it more in the description of this video, but this project means a whole lot to me. Please enjoy <3

A small mock up I did a few days ago of what the starting area for my Steampunk Party would like like ^^ plus a few items that would be interactable(?) I can’t English

Part 2 collab with

@sunburnt-pengin

@rynandstuff

@geszti12

Cameos

@toonirl

@photographyace

Tysm for the patience and assistance for this part ^^ it’s been fun to work on it ✨ hopefully from here I’m able to keep up more “consistent“ updates if I don’t burn out too often

Will note from here on I’ll be posting YouTube links for the music!!

⚠️BLOOD AND GORE WARNING!!⚠️

Rookie? Are you alright? You look awful… no offense-

Sheesh- you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today, buddy?

*groan*

I haven’t slept at all…. Like… for 2 whole days I think…? I’ve lost track of time again…. And I have a really bad tummy ache….

Has it even been 2 days….? Or has it been 3…..

Have… either of you seen where Ma is….? I didn’t see her in her office…. I wanted to ask her something….

I’m afraid I haven’t quite yet myself, Rookie… what is it you wished to ask? Cause do note you were called into HQ today so it’s not likely you’ll be let off now that’s you’re already here… if that’s what you’re planning to do-

I- …. Ugh… ok I get it- I’ll just…. be in the lobby then…. Just please don’t send me out today…. Please…. I’m really nauseous….

No promises Rookie… you know I can’t take your word for that after having used that excuse many times already….

Oversleeping or under sleeping won’t be taken for excuse either that’s your own fault

I lost my EPF phone… I only knew I was called in because it was sent to my regular phone too…

*sigh* I’ll look into that later- I asked you to quit losing those so often- they’re not exactly cheap to replace

I know… I’m sorry, G- *sniff* I’ll… be in the lobby…

Ugh… everything’s spinning again…. I need to just go home….

Don’t ya think that was a little harsh of ya, G?? I mean he looked pretty sick to me-

I’m not risking another dumb prank from him today…. I’m already not in the best of moods…. Im anxious…. I feel like something will go wrong again this week I’m not taking chances-

Ugh you’re worrying way too much…. Just try to relax a little will ya, old man?

I’m not old…. I’ll try to calm down but I just… can’t do that right now….

Whatever ya say✨ I’ll be back in my studio working on my next costume, don’t stress yourself a bald spot while I’m gone *snicker*

Ugh… she’s just too optimistic about things…. She needs to try and be more serious about this-

Excuse me sir…. Urgent….

Hmm? Oh, Byte- what’s the issue?

No time to go into detail…. Case folder came in….

Case… folder…?

We can discuss later if you’re able to, sir- I must get back to my work….

W-what do you mean case folder-?? Byte-!

As if I couldn’t get more stressed…. What’s… this even about this time….? Please just be a missing jacket or something….

Well…. ‘Disappearing Act’ doesn’t sound too bad…. Maybe my guess is onto something?

What’s with this note… I don’t have to take something this silly to another room… what’s so bad about this that requires me to do so-

GHA-?!

Oh god-!! Holy shit…

No…no no… this… I-I’m just seeing things again… this has to be a joke right-???

*nervous laugh* yeah that’s it- this just a sick… twisted joke-

Gary? Is everything alright, dear?

YES-! *clears throat* y-yes ma’am everything is perfectly fine!

Wait…

Arctic-! I-I thought you were still busy-

I’m taking a small break from that… needed to get something to drink-

What do you have there, dear?

J-just the paper! Nothing to worry about ma’am- I promise-

Oh? Just the paper? Then let me see it if it’s one of my papers-

Shit… no no- it’s ok! It’s uh… one of Sam’s papers-

Gary….

Move… you’re testing my patience….

What’ve you been hiding from m-

Well that’s a new one- what’s dat alarm mean?

Nothing good….

A red alert…? Oh dear…. What could probably have happened this time- it’s not Herbert again right??

H-huh?! What’s a red alert mean-? What even happened!

I’m not sure but I don’t think we’ll have to wait long to figure it out…

*groan* oh cmon…. No noise please…. My headache…. Oh this is gonna make me even more sick….

Head spinning again….

Oh my- c-calm down everyone! It’ll be ok- please don’t go into a panic, mates- please-

Gulp no-! Don’t you even think about taking a bite out of the door!

Flare, it’s ok- just try to ignore it ok buddy? I know it hurts your little ears…

GHA! Blast no!! Stop that now-!

Oh cmon… I just got started…. Did G have a panic attack or something?

Whatwasthat?!?!

Red alert! All top agents report to the lobby this instant! Not a drill!

!!GORE WARNING!!