Hello! I’m STILL a tiny Hawaiian punk mom living in Stockholm who writes fun, imaginative, hard-to-categorize #SFF usually featuring #indigenous or #diaspora futurisms.
The internet is filled with so much slop, I'm going to give another go at blogging--even though if i was smart, I'd just unplug everything and read books instead
Sorry for being such a grump today--will be back to my happy self tomorrow!
A large, round, crocheted ball with visible stitch detail rests on a patterned surface. A smaller ball of yarn sits in the background, with a white cord emerging from the main ball. The scene is in black and white, and the lighting is soft daylight.
I want to make stencils. However, my current use case is on a shot glass. A previous use case was on an object the size of a quarter.
I think I want a #cricut but I'm not sure how small of detail I can get.
For the glasses, I think I need letter heights ~= .25 inches (keeping in mind that the details of those letters are much smaller)
For the quarters, I wanted arbitrary icons/shapes so the size may be less of an issue
Is this doable? How fiddly is it? Assume I am a person who likes solving problems but has a 3 week deadline. Oh also, what model?
Also also, how locked into the software/system would I be? Like, am I forced to use a subpar app? Can I only use their fonts for a
example? Is #inkscape or similar workable?
Watched a bunch of videos of the Brother #scanncut#craft cutter.....and ordered one
The main model diffs are extra things in the box, more pre-loaded designs and Disney branding. So I just got the SDX85 and added a low-tack mat and vinyl blades
The software is optional but probably helpful. It doesn't run on #linux, but with a combination of the online version, #inkscape and the device itself I should be fine.
My first project is etched shot glasses for Mrs' #galentines party.
Then I need to etch some metal labels for a #map project I've fallen behind on. (This should be a whole separate post, really)
After that...#stickers/#decals? There's a lot of very clever #women who have figured out techniques to, for instance, make multi-colored designs using the scan feature, simultaneous printing and registration marks.
Finally! A new #bookmaking project! We discovered traveller’s notebooks this year. Love the concept but wanted to have one that was #vegan AND not made of plastic. I also wanted to make my own inserts. These are prototypes to see if the concept could work. I am so proud of these! I learned a great deal and am planning on making a larger one for A5 notebooks.
Two open traveller’s journals displayed on a bamboo table. The top notebook features a yellow and a purple passport sized journal, while the bottom notebook has an orange and a yellow passport sized journal. Both notebooks are styled with decorative covers.
Today I get to make believe I'm one of the experts on the Repair Shop. I'm working on the book nook kit I got for my birthday in the summer, which I only started at Christmas and haven't touched since! Decided to skip a couple of the fiddly book steps for now and build the first piece of furniture. Needlessly colouring in the unprinted side of this book stand - I expect it was left plain because that side is never seen once it's all assembled. #craft#modellingKit#miniatures
Instructions for book nook kit, with wooden pieces that when assembled will make a reading lecturn. Also a brown colouring pencil.
excited to share 2 ceramic pieces that are part of the Imprinting Justice: Clay exhibit opening this Friday at Queen City Clay-Cincinnati, Ohio.
these works were created last year, while I was a guest at the Corner Studio, in Ontario, Canada. Both are made with a unique grey stoneware clay that is produced in that region of Canada.
The show is on on display until Feb 28th
I hope you’ll get to see the show!
After 15 months of hard work, my dad has finished this impressive model of Minas Tirith! It is 1.4 m high and entirely hand-made out of wood. One of the most time-consuming parts was manually engraving the bricks on all walls and buildings, but this was key to properly convey the huge size of the city. Everything was painted by hand, adding some wear and tear. For a behind-the-scenes look at how he built this check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Ywlc8ojjE
A model of a tall fortress city. Buildings are arranged in different circular levels, each smaller than the one below, like a wedding cake. All levels are crowded with lots of different buildings and towers of various sizes, giving the city a busy look. On the top level there's a palace and a tall spire. There's a huge flat rocky spur slicing the city in half. The buildings and rocks are mostly white. The model rests on a table, with some tools visible in the background.
The answer is simple: instead of showing amateurs how they fail at difficult techniques, give them something simple that rewards them with success. That's how this #pendant came about (more in the alt text). You can make such pendants with every precious #braid you find! Fixed on a jeans scrap. At the end glued on cardboard for being stiff. 1/2
The red, blue and yellow tiny pendants at the bottom of the rectangle are made with Czech glass facette beads and rocailles, threaded onto fine copper wire, which is twisted into tiny eyelets at the end. This prevents the beads from slipping off the wire and allows the upper eyelet to be sewn on.
#FotoVorschlag
“Omas / Opas Schätze” / Grandma’s or Grandpa’s treasures
This crocheted wool afghan blanket, made by my wife’s grandfather, has kept us (and our cats) warm for decades. He was a kind, generous man, and we love how it keeps his memory close, especially in the winter months.
Photo of a large handmade wool blanket spread out over a couch, with a blurred section in extreme closeup and a contented gray tabby cat settled in at the far end. The image emphasizes the blanket’s rumpled folds, its design of broad stripes in alternating dark and light earth tones, and the texture of its crocheted fabric. The background is blurry and shadowed, with a glass cabinet and a glass picture frame reflecting an open window behind the camera.
All kinds of people are valid and worthy, but #trans people, folks on the #autism spectrum, and #bipoc get a shout out right now because they need our support.
A six colour screenprint called Weathering the Storm. It is in yellow, blue, three greys and white. It shows a fisherman and his daughter either side of driftwood, holding onto that driftwood which is also tied by yellow rope. Behind them is an abstract harbour.
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A few years ago I made a passport sized notebook similar to the Midori notebook. I really enjoy it and wanted to try a larger size. ...