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Cortlan
@ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
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Hand Lettering & Calligraphy • Prone to fits of fangirling • X Files enthusiast • Coffee lover • she/her
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Cortlan @ceedoubleubee.bsky.social · Feb 4
Hi new followers! I’m Cortlan, a hand lettering and modern calligraphy artist based near Louisville KY! Some things I love making: digital & analog lettering quotes that speak to me plus custom chalkboards and windows for clients. Other things I love: ☕️ 🐈‍⬛ ⚽️
Cortlan’s 2023 Typism Selfie - Cortlan is wearing a burgandy henley top, standing in front of the gallery wall in her studio, smiling and up holding Typism Book 9, showing her page that features her lettering design that reads “Roam, travel, ramble, journey”
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
we need a department of kerning
The Department of War's seal hangs on a wall. The kerning appears to be off.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
A few creative gift ideas for the lettering lover in your life!  Shop small for prints, ornaments, stickers, and stationery this year!
https://f.mtr.cool/qtfhdszcah

#GiftIdeas #HolidayShop #Christmas #ArtSale #BSNM
Gifts for lettering lovers: How to give something meaningful this year with hand lettered art to inspire and delight For the desk, planner, or notebook: Stickers are the perfect pick-me-up for any water bottle, planner, notebook, or even the office cork board. For the tree: Give something one-of-a-kind: a hand painted ornament that stands out among the tinsel and lights For the heart: Browse through hand lettered prints to choose the one that sparks a memory or just makes you smile
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
How did you spend your November? Oh, just lettering holiday phrases on hand painted slices of wood over and over and over again! 

Snag a custom ornament before I sell out: https://f.mtr.cool/vydzecuflm

#Ornaments #Christmas #BSNM #Art #Lettering #ChristmasGift
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
How did you spend your November? Oh, just lettering holiday phrases on hand painted slices of wood over and over and over again! 

Snag a custom ornament before I sell out: https://f.mtr.cool/vydzecuflm

#Ornaments #Christmas #BSNM #Art #Lettering #ChristmasGift
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
A few creative gift ideas for the lettering lover in your life!  Shop small for prints, ornaments, stickers, and stationery this year!
https://f.mtr.cool/qtfhdszcah

#GiftIdeas #HolidayShop #Christmas #ArtSale #BSNM
Gifts for lettering lovers: How to give something meaningful this year with hand lettered art to inspire and delight For the desk, planner, or notebook: Stickers are the perfect pick-me-up for any water bottle, planner, notebook, or even the office cork board. For the tree: Give something one-of-a-kind: a hand painted ornament that stands out among the tinsel and lights For the heart: Browse through hand lettered prints to choose the one that sparks a memory or just makes you smile
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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jeremycshipp.bsky.social
Creatives need your support. If you have the means, maybe consider signing up for a Patreon. Buy a book, a game, a painting. Commission a new piece. Tell a creator what they mean to you. Signal boost their work.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
Snail mail season! There’s nothing quite like sending (or receiving) a handwritten card during the holidays.
Hand holding a set of holiday cards "Merry" and "Bright" Hand holding a set of greeting cards "Floral Support" and "You Totally Can" Holiday cards and tags festive flat lay
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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jodyhouser.bsky.social
Reminder that, unless a creative freelancer has a spouse with a day job that offers health insurance, they likely have an ACA plan. And with the hits to creative industries the past few years, I'm guessing many qualify for subsidies.

Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
aoc.bsky.social Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 3d
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
I’ve been decking out windows with garland, ornaments, and all the festive touches, one little detail at a time!  Holiday windows are just a little something...extra with all the tiny lines and special sparkles that make them shine.
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
🫠🎉😂😩🫠 @racingloufc.com going to penalties with the Spirit!
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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jeremycshipp.bsky.social
As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
Holiday window season is in full swing, and I only have two spots left before Thanksgiving! ✨  If you're dreaming up custom holiday signage or a festive storefront in Louisville, now’s the time!
https://f.mtr.cool/ooflqlioro

#CustomLettering #HolidayWindows #Louisville
A photo of a local lettering artist hand painting festive holiday designs on a storefront window. Text overlay on the image reads: “Now booking Holiday and New Year windows.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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sashcrafts.bsky.social
the holiday season is a great
time to support teeny businesses like ourselves ❄️✨

here’s just a handful of our bracelets. limited stock available. earrings, necklaces and even stickers available too!

treat yourself this weekend😉
madewithsash.etsy.com 🛍️💖
25% off orders £45+
#bsnm #handmade #promosky
three blue chain bracelets dangling from a wooden hand mannequin. these are handmade bracelets using glass beads, titanium and stainless steel. there are two different blue beads used: 6mm ‘sapphire’ blue rondelle beads, and 4mm ‘ice blue’ round beads. the beads are singular and isolated, alternating between the two, connected with titanium wire loops. sensitive skin friendly! pale right hand holding up an unclasped chain bracelet with pale pink bicone beads hanging over the forefinger, palm facing us. the bracelet dangles vertically down either side. the beads are almost translucent. pale right hand holding up an unclasped chain bracelet with black rondelle beads hanging over the forefinger, palm facing us. the bracelet dangles vertically down either side. the beads are almost translucent. a green and clear/white beaded chain bracelet hanging off a wooden hand mannequin with tolkien books blurred in the background. this is made using glass 6mm forest green bicone beads and 4mm clear cube beads. the beads are singular and alternat between the two, connected with titanium wire loops. the closing is stainless steel jump rings, extension chain and a lobster clasp. sensitive skin friendly!
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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jeremycshipp.bsky.social
My goal for the day is one new patron. Any sign ups or signal boosts are very much appreciated.

As a patron, you'll support my art, my writing, and my life. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.

www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Get more from Jeremy Creature on Patreon
fabric art, weird little guys, puppets
www.patreon.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
Ornament season has officially taken over my workspace. Coffee, twine, paint… everywhere.

It’s messy, it’s festive, and it’s my favorite kind of chaos.

#HolidayArt #ChristmasOrnament #Lettering
A stack of brightly painted finished wood slice ornaments all featuring hand lettered sayings like "merry and bright" "holly jolly" and "deck the halls"
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
Ornament season has officially taken over my workspace. Coffee, twine, paint… everywhere.

It’s messy, it’s festive, and it’s my favorite kind of chaos.

#HolidayArt #ChristmasOrnament #Lettering
A stack of brightly painted finished wood slice ornaments all featuring hand lettered sayings like "merry and bright" "holly jolly" and "deck the halls"
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
Here’s a peek at the chaos before the magic because every hand lettered piece I create starts with a whole lot of scribbles, coffee, and good intentions.

Tell me: Are you ready for the holiday season this year?

#HolidayArt #Lettering
A close-up photo of an iPad showing four messy digital sketches of holiday lettering concepts in progress. The screen is filled with rough lines, overlapping words, and notes, hinting at the creative process behind finished hand lettered art.
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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rob-sheridan.com
For Small Business Saturday (and every day), consider supporting independent arts, crafts and more direct from creators right here on Bluesky! I worked with @davis.social to make the #BlueSkyNightMarket feed; add it here to shop: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Creators, check the flyer to participate!
Bluesky NIGHT MARKET An open community feed of Independent art / crafts / fashion / jewelry / gifts / more Direct from creators on Bluesky CREATORS: Post your wares for the world! Include photos, descriptions, and links to buy! Include ANY of these hashtags in your post: #BSNM #BlueskyNightMarket #BskyNightMarket #NightMarket (any upper/lower casing will work!) Add the feed and boost stuff you like! Let's make Bluesky a place where indie art and small sellers can thrive! CONCEPT BY: @ROB-SHERIDAN.COM FEED BY: @DAVIS.SOCIAL CONTENT BY: YOU!
November 25, 2023 at 5:15 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
The first custom ornament orders of 2025 are rolling in!

cwbletters.com/product-cate...

#NightMarket #Christmas #ChristmasOrnaments
Hand lettered wood slice ornaments read ‘Tis the season and Merry & Bright
November 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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politicsgirl.bsky.social
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
Thank you, past me, for saving all your relevant holiday videos in a folder where current me can find/repurpose them so quickly.

Ornaments and holiday goods making their re-appearance this weekend!

cwbletters.com/shop/

#HolidayShop #NightMarket #ShopSmall
Hand painted wooden holiday ornaments stacked in a drying rack.
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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laurenwalshart.bsky.social
Hey artists

Just keep posting.
Last post didn’t get many likes? Keep posting.
Not 100% happy with what you made? Post it.
Feel like you aren’t getting anywhere? Keep posting.

You never know who will find you and when.
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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sylviaruthg.lpm.org
I’ve been calling food banks around the state (and I’m not just talking Louisville or Lexington) to hear about the needs of different communities and, honestly, hear the fears of people who’ve dedicated years to feeding ether hungry as Nov 1 approaches

Read below and know that there’s more TK
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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ceedoubleubee.bsky.social
SURPRISE! Use code SPOOKY30 for 30% off Halloween items in my shop!

cwbletters.com/product-cate...

#NightMarket #ArtSale #HalloweenArt
Halloween card and stickers with hand lettering and illustration
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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davis.social
Remember that part in The Good Place where they figure out it’s impossible to get into heaven because literally anything you do traces back to some sort of net-negative bad thing?

Oh, no reason, just thinking out loud.
aaronparnas 1d Here's the full list of companies and people who have donated to Donald Trump's ballroom: Altria Group, Inc. Amazon Apple Booz Allen Hamilton Caterpillar, Inc. Coinbase Comcast Corporation J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul Hard Rock International Google HP Inc. Lockheed Martin Meta Platforms Micron Technology Microsoft NextEra Energy, Inc. Palantir Technologies Inc. Ripple aaronparnas 1d Reynolds American T-Mobile Tether America Union Pacific Railroad Adelson Family Foundation Stefan E. Brodie Betty Wold Johnson Foundation Charles and Marissa Cascarilla Edward and Shari Glazer Harold Hamm Benjamin Leon Jr. The Lutnick Family The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Stephen A. Schwarzman Konstantin Sokolov Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher Paolo Tiramani Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM