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Archmage's Apothecary ✨
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Oddities and Curiosities, from our Tower to Your's ✨🔮

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lols.

I did follow up this message with "Chatgpt told a kid to kill himself and how best to do it, and urged him not to reach out to friends or family. By using ChatGPT, Cricut is complicit."

but it just gave me the generic reply of "I'm here to assist you with Cricut-related topics." #cricut
Message record of my statement and cricut chatgpt's reply: Me: this chatbot sucks and chatgpt steals from artists. It is completely unethical to have Ai in this cricut design space when a large portion of your customers are working artists Chatbot: I understand your concerns about AI and ethics in art. However, I'm here to assist you with any Cricut-related inquiries or help you navigate Cricut Design Space. If you have a specific question or need assistance with a project, feel free to ask!
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Omg fk right off! This new update is triggering me so much. I JUST WANT TO PRINT MY LABELS IN PEACE.

Clippy would never.
A picture of Cricut's new chatgpt chatbot popping up in the middle of me trying to sort my Cricut design project out.
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
archmagesapoth.bsky.social
ew Ew EW!!!

Cricut: Why go to Hobby Lobby and buy shitty Ai art canvas slop prints when you can just make you're own shitty Ai art slop at home?

🤢 🤮
Picture of Cricut design space with a pop up ad saying “try create Ai for free. Our new subscriber only feature transforms your personal photos into stylized, ready to cut designs in just a few clicks. Try it today!" With a picture of a woman's hand clicking a button to change her cute dog's picture into shitty Ai slop cutout instead of her paying a real artist to do a much better job and an actual memento she will cherish when the dog is long dead.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Title Labels to the aforementioned tops:
A rectangular old fashioned label with gold filigree corners and a title in old inked text that reads Autumn Garlands. Behind the text faded is an image of a pumpkin and various other engraved illustration fall fruit and veg A rectangular old fashioned label with gold filigree corners and a title in old inked text that reads Siren's Seaglass. A faded blue engraving illustration of a mermaid in a net, holding a trinket while sitting on a rock in the water, is behind the text A rectangular old fashioned label with gold filigree corners and a title in old inked text that reads Sparkling Citrus. Faded behind the text is a vintage engraving illustration of a orange tree branch offcut with two oranges.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Got three out of four lotion labels complete this evening, and now I sleep 😴😴😴

Tops:
Circle top lotion label with crescent moon and a star-formed hand reading out. The words Archmage's Apothecary curve along the top and bottom, respectively. The color palette is an autumnal orange and brown and there are leaves of autumn trees in the background. A garland of stars is faintly in the backgrouns Circle top lotion label with crescent moon and a star-formed hand reading out. The words Archmage's Apothecary curve along the top and bottom, respectively. The color palette is a cool ice ocean light and dark blue Circle top lotion label with crescent moon and a star-formed hand reading out. The words Archmage's Apothecary curve along the top and bottom, respectively. The color palette is a bright citrus orange and yellow, with bright yellow sparkles and shining constellations in the background. Feels very fresh and bubbly
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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First holiday market set up starts tmr evening. Made an improved set up for the lollipop wax melts! ♥️ 🌷 🌹 🌥️

Before vs. After:
A hand holding a tiny black crate upside down with six small holes drilled into the top to make a makeshift lollipop stand A silver oval shaped flower pale with the words fleurs & Jardin on the front. There is moss, with golden and purple flowers overflowing. Various Lollipop Wax Melts are sticking up in the moss.
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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When you just can't bear to do dishes..
A hand holding Coffee in a 2 cup pyrex glass measuring jug, a blurry cat walking in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Giving the wax melts a bit of a glow-up. I'm not too sure about the color mica I chose for the top of the Long Rest (the purple stars), but Im happy with how the others look. What do you think?
Wax melts in the shape of ghosts, Seaglass and stars, all laid out.
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I'm absolutely obsessed with how these wax melts look when I'm cooking them 😍
Close up of melted wax melt, "Long Rest." A wax galaxy of shimmering deep purples and pinks Close up of melted wax melt, "Ghost in the Library." A wax galaxy of shimmering dark purples and teal Close up of melted wax melt, "Siren's Seaglass." A wax galaxy of shimmering teals and silver Close up of melted wax melt, "Witch's Oracle." A wax galaxy of shimmering blacks, silvers and touches of teal
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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I almost had a meltdown over kraft Mac and cheese original box being $1.24 at Walmart and TWICE as much at Market 32.

Also, Market 32/Price chopper can go to hell with their prices. We call it "Price Gouger". I'm so lucky to not have any dietary requirements, then I REALLY would starve.
Screenshot of market 32/price chopper website of kraft mac and cheese gluten free single box being $4.39. These people are evil.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Got these cute Xmas tins for sampler boxes. What do you guys think of the layout? 🤔 💭
Metal large gingerbread man cookie tin with an assortment of wax melts inside. Close up of Metal large gingerbread man cookie tin with an assortment of wax melts inside.
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Hm, I don't think I have enough beans.. 🤔
A shelf full of various cans of beans, black beans, refried beans, cannellili beans, kidney beans, butter beans
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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I'll make these matte and glossy vinyl stickers available online tomorrow as well, in the afternoon 🔥
A hand holding a matte vinyl rectangular poster type sticker. It is white text on a red background with hand lettered bold typeface. Text Reads "Keep Calm and Cast Fireball". The word fireball is on fire. There is a d20 icon at the top of the text that is also on fire. Paying homage to the WWII British Keep Calm and Carry On propaganda posters.
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Went to dump to offload trash and sort recycling. Finished, got back in car to enjoy last dregs of my fancy creamy coffee treat.

A leaf was suddenly poking my lip, huh? Wait.. OW! Oh, thatsonofabitch!!!

*spews coffee foam over passenger seat and console*

The wasp I bit died in the cup 💀 (1/7)
Why pay for lip fillers when you can have a wasp sting thr inside of your lips four times? A picture of my puffy lips right after the stinging, and they puffed up even more.
October 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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After a great last day at Mystic Fair, I go home with hardly any stock and helped my mom make some quiche. The babe is asleep, so now it's time for anime and rest 😴
A large plastic bin with a small scattering of colorful wrapped wax melts and few lotion jars wrapped in bubble wrap. The bin was full two days ago. Two beautiful baked bacon, mushroom, onion, cheese and broccoli quiches sitting on a stove top, handmade.
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
archmagesapoth.bsky.social
Cutting little bits off self-printed business cards and watching Alec Steele at the Brompton factory learning braising welding.

Shoutout to Brompton Bikes for increasing production 400% while also implementing 4 day weeks and having totally adjustable rigs and workstations 🙌
A metal bar being pressed in a curve with a big machine on a YouTube video while a hand holds a business card saying archmage's Apothecary on it, but there is a 1-2mm strip of white at the bottom. The hand is also holding scissors. Sadge.
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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All done for the day. Goodness, you guys like "Long Rest" and "Ghost in the Library"! Was so much fun chatting with everyone.

See you tomorrow, same time, same place 🕒🔮✨
A vendor booth with a black tablecloth with a gold arch of purple flowers. There is a checkered wrapped box in the middle of the table and a black and gold frame on top of it, with the shop logo Archmage's Apothecary. Signs hang down from the arch denoting pricing and a welcome message. 3 business cards lay in front of the frame.
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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At Mystic Fair in Albany at the Empire State Plaza Concourse today and tomorrow, 10-3pm!

Come join me as I tell federal workers my soy is 100% USA grown and am single-handedly holding up the soy economy (haven't had a laugh yet 🫠)
A hanging chalkboard sign detailing soy wax melts and hand lotion prices and ingredients surrounded by purple flowers
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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All packed up and ready for Mystic Fair in Albany, and it's not even 3am yet! 💪
Picture of what looks like a dead body wrapped in black cloth but is actually a metal frame with flowers wrapped up, a teal wagon folded up, and numerous bags and boxes holding various shop items
October 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Two small bags of Chex mix and some chocolate milk was $10+ the other day. And when I got home, I noticed one of the bags had a small hole in it and the Chex were stale 💀
A black bag and a blue bag of Chex mix and a bottle of chocolate milk sit on my parent's kitchen counter because I can't afford a mortgage.
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Finally got a moment to work on label for new gingerbread scent. Will have it available at Mystic Fair and then online after 🎉
Photo of photoshop canvas, with a dark orange and golden orange vintage antique label. There is a graphic of a vintage engraved bundt cake in the middle of it
October 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Let's go! See you all on November 29th, 10am-4pm in Saratoga, NY.

Will also be having my wares sold in-store in Schenectady in the next week or two.

Details of everything will be coming soon ♥️
Email excerpt reading "We are delighted to inform you that you have been selected for a vendor booth for Winter Wonderland Art Market hosted by Saratoga Arts at the Holiday Inn!"
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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While I wait for Benny to kick in, time to munch my sorrows away while I edit these stupid pics 💀 📷
October 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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I've been perceived.
Flavor Flav liking one of my replies saying "Flavor Flav running side quests again. Love to see it." I'm blushing.
October 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Done
A sketch of a cockroach wearing a granny square jacket
October 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM