More from craft night. Again, image the scene: 6 or 7 other girls crocheting, cross-stitching and quilting. Me? Making a vulva out of buttons. The glans clitoris is the deep read one. The labia minora (inner lips) are green, for no apparent reason other than that I like the color, the labia majora and general vulva area are pink/red, and the clitoral hood is lavendar. Can you spot the vaginal opening, too?
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