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I am on my way to being the best auntie ever or the worst sister-in-law that ever lived. Possibly both.
I am making my 2-year-old niece a plushy for her birthday. She is very hands-on baby and wants to help with everything and be involved in the center of attention. A few weeks after her birthday everyone is going dipnetting. She is two and can not help with dip netting or do anything but watch.
So I am making her a toy salmon. And I am making it so she can filet it. It has guts. It has bones. It is all one piece and child friendly, and I am debating using embedded magnets or velcro to hold the filets on.
She has a kitchen set with a little wooden knife at her grandparents house, who have already heard about this and think its a great idea. We are gonna teach this kid to clean and process fish. She already knows where meat comes from and she will want to get in and do what everyone else is doing which she can not do because the fish are only slightly smaller than she is.
So, salmon plushy
"Oh, I just love showing up where I'm not invited !!!"
"The dance between darkness and light will always remain."-C. JoyBell C.
What people think why i became a bookbinder: Oh she wants to explore her artistic horizon with those pretty leather bound books of hers. She even gives them out as gifts to her friends. It most likely helps her with anxiety or maybe she just wanted a more special costume made notebook.
Why I actually became a bookbinder: I just illegally downloaded and printed out several of my favourite fanfics and books and started binding them into books cuz I love reading them but looking at screens for too long gives me headaches.
The Stunning Astronomical Beadwork of Native Artist Margaret Nazon
Margaret Nazon has spent the past decade building intricate beadwork depictions of outer space. The colorful artworks balance representational and stylized aesthetics set on black fabric backgrounds to depict galaxies, planets, nebulae, and other astronomical phenomena.
Initially inspired by Hubble space telescope images, Nazon’s celestial renderings are part of a lifelong interest in beading. In an interview with Glenbow, the artist shared that she began beading at age 10, but found the density of traditional beadwork to be tedious.
The abstract nature of celestial images allows Nazon to be more interpretive and incorporate different materials like caribou bones and willow seeds that have location-specific or cultural significance. Nazon is Tsiigehtchic, part of the Gwich’in community in what is now the Northwest Territories of Canada. The artist explained that because she is retired, she is able to dedicate significant time to beading, and often rises at 4:30am to begin working. Nazon plans to continue experimenting, including merging her abstract beadwork with her seamstress skills to create artfully embellished apparel.
Nazon’s artwork was most recently exhibited at Glenbow in a group show, Cosmos, and A Beaded Universe at Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. You can read more about her in the Glenbow interview, and explore Nazon’s portfolio on her website.
source article: X
New project finished! (sort of)
I’ve been wanting to make a book nook for ages but couldn’t decide what to make until I watched a video on the backrooms and was reminded of liminal space art especially the pools which are clearly my favourite XD
It needs more resin to raise the water level up higher but that’s going to take a while to arrive so I’m considering it done for now. I’m pretty happy with it for a first try.
^” Almost Exactly One Year Ago Today I Tried To Take My Own Life. The Emts Had To Cut Off My Pants But I Decided To Keep Them And Repaired Them With Bias Tape. I Call Them My Kintsugi Jeans “
^” My Child Requested “Flames In Space” For His Knee Mend.. “
^”Every Time This Dress Gets A Stain, I Fill It In With Fabric Markers”
^ “ First Time Mending, Hope It Holds Up! “
started making shadow milk cookie cosplay!!! wish me luck :333
(one and a half week in the fandom and i'm already insane about him)
after two days and 14 hours of work my michael distortion inspired custom spiral shirt is done!!! I'M SO HAPPY JUST LOOK AT IT!!!
so so proud!!!
6 hours??? idk i cant count to save my life. it's like 1/4 of the whole work, i'm dying
michael-inspired spiral shirt started!!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
(with the bestie)
bestie leaved, worked alone for 3 more hours!!! gonna make a break :P
michael-inspired spiral shirt started!!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
(with the bestie)
michael-inspired spiral shirt started!!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
(with the bestie)
Toothless Window Cling
Hiii! So, I did a little art project the other day! so, I made a window/mirror cling of toothless from How to Train Your Dragon! It took two hours but it was totally worth it! Instructions are underneath the picture!
Supplies you need: 1. Contact paper, 2. Black construction paper, 3. Two or more hours, 4. Duct tape, 5. Scissors (optional: tissue paper- to add color and a printout of what you want to draw).
How to make: Take your contact paper and lay it down on a flat surface, sticky side up. Under the contact paper, put down the printout if you have one, design side up. Tape down the top and bottom. if there is a piece of paper on top of it, put the tape under it. take off the piece of paper if needed (don't throw it away in case you don't want to attach it to a window or mirror). now, you have the contact paper, sticky side up, tapped down to the flat surface and the printout underneath if you have one. cut your black construction paper into strips and keep your scissors handy! you can cut the strips as you wish and just stick them onto the contact paper in whatever design you want. if you have a printout, you can put the black strips of paper on the outlines. if you choose to use tissue paper, you can put that on after the outline is done.
Tips and tricks:
When you pick out a printout, make sure it isn't too complicated or you will get frustrated easily!
When you are putting the construction paper down, make sure to note that it may be hard to peel off after you put it down
Tissue paper will not come off easily. use with caution.
You can replace tissue paper with something else if you want :D
Have fun with it!
I don't know if I should be terrified or absolutely in love with this thing because it is both terrifying and stupid looking in the best way possible
I have completed another crochet monstrosity
I know I have been in active for some time but still.
I just opened an Etsy shop and will be adding more products shortly for the moment it’s only 1 little strawberry friend. I will post more items soon thank you for reading ❤️
I was wearing the lichen themed hair clip I made, while on a walk yesterday. I spotted some beautiful lichen and moss and decided to have an impromptu photo shoot. So here are a whole bunch of pictures of my hair clip alongside the organisms that inspired it, just because.
Plus 2 bonus pictures of lichen because I love it.
I wanted to enter an embroidery competition that was run by Domestika. And this is what I ended up coming up with. It is a lichen themed French barrett hair clip.
Prior to planning and making my embroidery I went on some walks and took some photos for inspiration.
I really love lichen it's such a strange thing. The physical structure of lichen is a fungi that clings to tree branches, rocks, and other solid surfaces. The fungi provides a home for a colony of tiny algae or cyanobacteria. The algae or cyanobacteria photosynthesize producing sugars and other molecules that they share with the fungi. These are what give the lichen its colours. So lichen isn't really one thing. It is a living collaboration of two completely unrelated organisms. It can survive desiccation and bounces right back with a little rain.
It looks a bit like coral and can be used to indicate air quality. Overall a fascinating and splendid amalgam.
I have been making some posable insect themed dragon wings. I am planning to make some articulated paper dragon dolls/puppets for stop motion animation purposes. And also because I love derpy little dragons.
The orange and white one is based off a male orange tip butterfly and the other two are based off different species of lantern bugs.
They are made with watercolour paper, watercolour paint, ink and split pins
I needed to find a relatively inexpensive horticulturaly adjacent activity for little kids. It needs to go alongside a plant sale, face painting and other horticulture and animal care related activities that will be taking place at an open day at work. So after dinner I cracked out my art supplies and had a bit of a play about.
I was trying to do some pastel rubbings, of bark and leaves, but then I whacked out my printmaking bits and bobs to see what they looked like when printed and I decided to go with that. I've since looked online and there are some beautiful examples of leaves being used in printmaking.
If you're doing it with little kiddy-winks then I would suggest using sturdy leaves that aren't too waxy. Really young, tender leaves will work but they tear easily and they get a bit floppy. You can apply ink with a roller to the top or bottom surface off the leaf though the bottom side usually gives better impressions of the veins. Once your leaf (or leaves) are inked up, place them on a scrap piece of paper (inked side up) and then put a piece of paper over the top. You then want to rub the back of the paper with a spoon or barren until the ink has transferred. Then you can peel away the paper and put it somewhere to dry.
Some after work Instagram browsing brought up an unexpected gem today as it randomly decided to show me some automatons.
I haven't seen any since childhood, where I vaguely recall them featuring on quirky supernatural or spooky shows as creepy curiosities from time to time.
I hadn't realised that they were still made or indeed that they could be made into such beautiful creations. With serenely swimming whales, cantering horses and fluttering birds & insects.
I decided to see if I could make a basic one using bits and bobs from my room. This ended up including black card, scissors, a bamboo skewer from one of my orchids, wire and wire clippers, a thin cylindrical ice cream stick that I saved from a kulfi, and hot glue and my glue gun.
It took a bit of time to wrap my head around the (admittedly very basic) mechanics and the end result is liable to come apart at the seams if I so much as think about turning the mechanism too vigorously. But I am happy with my first attempt.
If I can figure out how to make a less slap dash mechanism then I might make a realistically painted deaths head hawk moth automaton. I am rearing some caterpillars of this species so I am ever so slightly obsessed with them at the moment. You can see the caterpillars at the top of this post and I don't think I am alone in thinking they are absolutely gorgeous little buggers.
Some work acquaintances asked me to make them a butterfly hair clip after they helped me with an open day.
The first requested one based on a large emerald moth and the second asked for a peacock butterfly.
I am quite pleased with them so I thought I would share how they are made on the off chance that someone else wants to give it a go.
What you need:
- Denim or other suitably thick fabric from unwearable old clothes
- PVA glue
- acrylic paint
- embroidery hoop (optional but helps keep fabric flat)
- paper + tracing paper + pencil + scissors
- hot glue
- French barrette hair clip (alternatively you could stick it to a fridge magnet or something else)
How to make:
1. Prep the fabric by cutting a section, securing it in the hoop, then painting it first with PVA then with two layers of white acrylic paint (letting it dry between each application)
2. Find reference photos of desired species, preferably with wide open wings and taken from above.
3. Sketch half of the moth or butterfly onto a piece of paper.
4. Trace each wing separately on to the tracing paper and transfer to the fabric. Then flip and do this again so the wings are mirrored. Also do this for the body
5. Paint with acrylic paint.
6. Cut out and assemble with hot glue.
7. Stick it on to the hair clip (or other item) with hot glue
If you do make one, I would love to see them.
Who knows Wynncraft too? That's great there, I love being there. I love that medieval feeling there. But that's not only the case for me in video games like Minecraft. In any case, I also like to listen to the Wynncraft Music just relaxing or while I am writing my stories to get the perfect feeling. I always write with music in the background or some kind of sounds and melodies because they transport me even more into the world of history and you feel very strongly. This makes writing my books even more fun! The Middle Ages are a magical time, isn't it?Who knows Wynncraft too? That's great there, I love being there. I love that medieval feeling there. But that's not only the case for me in video games like Minecraft. In any case, I also like to listen to the Wynncraft Music just relaxing or while I am writing my stories to get the perfect feeling. I always write with music in the background or some kind of sounds and melodies because they transport me even more into the world of history and you feel very strongly. This makes writing my books even more fun! The Middle Ages are a magical time, isn't it?
Steve - like a knight who should actually be a king
Strong
craftsman
Fighting spirit
sent
good handling of swords
Initligennt
Like a knight
lovely
pretty
has a weakness for pandas and Alex’s pies
a real friend
Alex - like the goddess Diana from Minecraft :)
quick
clever
fast
strong
beautiful
pretty
loves mushrooms
good handling of bows
a good heart
loves animals
a real friend
is a master of baking pies and cakes