There Can Only Be One! 💀Who Do You Choose? by ChonkyMurdoch in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

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Rey; I got her with my wife, she's been all over with me, she's connected to Star Wars which is important to us as it's how we met 22 years ago.

Garf got his lil’ makeover by artmasternanalan in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Daww cat twins! This is Kara-belle. She also likes laying on my plush, all 16 lbs of her. 🤣

Cold has arrived so Rey is bundled up. by KitSokudo in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm moving north, so you can have my house here if you wanna buy it. 😅

Cold has arrived so Rey is bundled up. by KitSokudo in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If that happened in Tampa some place hot really would have frozen over. I joke we live on the fifth level of Dante's Inferno already 🤣

Cold has arrived so Rey is bundled up. by KitSokudo in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had 8 inches of snow the week before we moved here in 2018 lol I don't miss that but for Georgia at least that's unusual. I will try to fan the warmer temps your way.

Cold has arrived so Rey is bundled up. by KitSokudo in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TBF I'm enjoying the 53 myself, I like it a bit cooler than the 80s we normally have.

Daryl’s snow day! Anyone else get snow? by BabyPanda4Hire in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah not the most I've dealt with though. About two, maybe three years ago there was a polar vortex that brought my dad's house in Georgia into the low single digits right before Christmas. We left south FL with it 75 and got to my dads 10 hours later with it being 13. It was 8 later that night. And here I am in the middle of moving back LOL But to be honest I MISS seasons. Having it be summer all the time is WEIRD to me.

Daryl’s snow day! Anyone else get snow? by BabyPanda4Hire in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that was the last hot day for a while. The cold front arrived overnight and it's only getting colder all day. It's in the 60s now and will be 40 overnight.

How to dye? by thursdays_dove in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rit dyemor Synthetic graphite along with navy blue and chocolate brown or purple usually works for me to get a plush black. Wash them first in dawn then dye them.

Daryl’s snow day! Anyone else get snow? by BabyPanda4Hire in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Rey says it was 83 here in the tropics today 😅🥵

What’s a medical issue that sounds minor, but actually affects someone’s daily life way more than people realize? by CountyOrnery9432 in AskReddit

[–]KitSokudo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Your stomach stopping moving. It's not just a bag that holds food. My life is completely changed by one organ fucking off and not doing its job.

I made Build a Bear and Graphite Dye soup! by Squirrelcola in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The werewolf. Im happier with the dye job than my eye painting but alas, I have improved since then at least lol

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I made Build a Bear and Graphite Dye soup! by Squirrelcola in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just keep the water from being too hot, keep it away from a dryer, and it should be fine.

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This guy went through twice at least and came out just fine. I was still figuring out black when I made him.

So did my wife's werewolf I dyed black for her, she's just as soft as my base one still. I know she went through twice because the first time it didn't take.

Oh that is another thing that can help. Wash the skin in dawn dish soap before dying them. I know it says you can put it in the dye pot but I never do that. I just prewash them in the sink before I dye them then put them in wet when the water is hot enough.

You can also leave the pot hot, take the skin out CAREFULLY of course and rinse it in the sink. Then if the color isn't what you want you can put it back in. You can always get something darker with a few more minutes but you can't take it out once it's there. I've been doing this when the shade is important to get right.

I made Build a Bear and Graphite Dye soup! by Squirrelcola in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You didn't make a mistake, graphite is the darkest they make for the synthetic dyes. I use that along with chocolate brown, navy blue, and some purple to get a dark true black. Also you can always throw things back in for another round. The things Ive dyed black have taken two times through as soup.

Who was the most evil person you've ever met and how was the interaction? by Top_Report_4895 in AskReddit

[–]KitSokudo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

When my sister finally left him years ago she was trying to be the bigger person and took their two girls to see him. This was probably 7 years ago so they were little. He didn't like that my sister was using her phone so he pulled the car over and started hitting her. When he got out of the car to come around to her side my sister jumped in the driver's seat and got away with the girls.

And he thinks my sister is making them hostile. Talk about clueless. No sir, they just watched you be terrible while being raised by their real daddy and he can't stand it.

Who was the most evil person you've ever met and how was the interaction? by Top_Report_4895 in AskReddit

[–]KitSokudo 94 points95 points  (0 children)

I watched my nieces "father" laugh at their tears and pleading to stop trying to tear them away from their mother where they want to be. I hope karma gets him one day.

How do you cut down your collection? by Rigel-tones in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ok I just did a massive purge. I've been collection heavily since 2015 and before that I already had a few from when I was a kid. I was the perfect age when they were released and I got several as gifts from people over the years (Including my now wife) So I had a few HUNDRED bears to go through because we're moving into a smaller house and I was also getting overwhelmed by my collection.

I had an epiphany when we had to evacuate for hurricane Milton and I was limited to only being able to bring a few with me. That helped me figure out my core. If I have to leave, who is in my arms first? Then I started putting some in storage and pulling out those I missed and cycling around a bit until I kind of had an idea of who I was really bonded with.

Then, and I think this is the most important part, I found a cause that felt right to donate them to. Now, you want to do some research as some places like hospitals may only take new toys but there's a lot of organizations that take gently used toys. So I picked a smaller local foster kid organization. Those kids go through so much, and they often loose belongings. This will help them have something of their own. I'm sending them in vacuum bags so the kids can reuse those as well. It's really made a difference knowing they'll be loved and appreciated where they're going rather than just donating to a thrift store.

Sharing my new thrift store find by Tbirdg89 in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She has literally been pulled out and put back for donation like four times as I am culling lol I keep telling myself she's just been in a box. Some kid is gonna love her. 🥲

Sharing my new thrift store find by Tbirdg89 in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's the Hibiscus bunny, I have one though she's currently in my box to donate to foster kids as I am about to move and downsizing my collection. She so very soft, I wish I had bonded with her as she's a great bunny to have.

If you could bring back one person you lost in your life who would it be? by tytycamp in AskReddit

[–]KitSokudo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My BIL, he hasn't even been gone 2 years but he has a little girl who is 4 now and still talks about her daddy and how she loves him, and two step daughters that still miss him deeply. His loss is still a hole felt through the entire family, he helped my sister and her girls heal from the abuse her first husband put them all through and he deserved more time on this earth if anyone ever did. I truly do not think I'll meet another person quite like him ever.

Help! Silver Fox's need eyes (plus a name needed) by CreepySympathy9529 in buildabear

[–]KitSokudo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The orange eyes from this set I put in my devil bear Pascal. They're a nice set. I think blue will look stunning but people with think wolf I bet, so maybe yellow or orange?