#breakable

[claypigeonpottery]

packing pottery for shipping

I've had a few people asking about shipping pottery, so I thought I'd make a video about safely packing pottery. then I realized that I'm not great at filming anything more complicated than a timelapse lol, and it's really hard to make what I was doing clear with all the paper and bubble wrap everywhere.

so I drew out the steps instead, to (hopefully) make it more easily understood

(and I put it under the cut because it's pretty long)

SO

you have a mug that you want to send to someone else! (look at this beautiful mug lol)

first fill that mug and the space between the mug and handle with twisted or crumpled paper. anywhere there's space for the piece to cave into should be filled with paper.

I find using lots of smaller pieces of bubble wrap is better than just wrapping it with one large piece.

for the top and bottom of the mug, you can fold bubble wrap into small, thicker pieces to cushion them.

choose a larger piece of bubble wrap (like 24"x 12" ish) and lay it out flat under the bottom cushion and fold it up. tape it together the way you would with wrapping paper on a present: tape the top first and then fold and tape the sides.

flip the mug upside down and do that again with another large piece of bubble wrap. do the same as you did last time, tape the top, then the sides.

some pieces will be ready to go at this point, but others...

this one was hard to draw lol, but easy to take a picture of. you should not be able to see anything through the bubble wrap, like this:

if the sides are too exposed, fold a longer piece of bubble wrap

and wrap it around the piece horizontally. add smaller folded cushioning pieces of bubble wrap wherever there's any visible ceramic. handles and other bits that stick out often need extra cushioning this way.

you do not want to be able to tell what the piece is once it's fully bubble wrapped.

now tape that sucker. packing tape adds a little structural integrity and will help keep your piece safe.

this might seem super obvious, but I didn't know this at first. just crumpling newspaper/packing paper makes it easier for a heavy ceramic thing to flatten it during shipping, and then it's no longer cushioning the piece.

so twist it up instead. once it's twisted, I usually curl it into a snail shell shape to fill the top or bottom of the box. or I'll wrap the twisted newspaper around the bubble wrapped piece once it's in the box to cushion the sides.

you want to pack something more complicated?

fill any spaces with paper first. if there's paper between the antlers here, it'll protect them from being pushed in that direction

bubble wrap that shit! you can do it the same way you would with a mug. small bubble wrap cushions on top and bottom, wrap with larger bubble wrap pieces, add more wherever ceramic is visible, then tape!

once it's fully bubble wrapped, you should feel safe tossing it from hand to hand

box time! there should be about 1" clearance around the item all the way around so there's room for paper to further cushion the piece

this will do it for most pieces! once the box is taped, give it a shake. if you can hear things moving, add more paper. repeat until shaking it is silent and you can't feel anything shift inside. the item should be immobilized in the middle, safe from any impacts to the outside of the box.

is this piece particularly heavy, delicate, or going a really long way?

DOUBLE BOX THAT SHIT

again, leave about 1" clearance around the inner box to pack it with paper.

shake that box once it's taped: you shouldn't hear anything, nothing should be moving inside

a properly packed double-boxed piece is safe to play soccer with. if you don't feel comfortable literally tossing the box on the floor, it isn't ready to be shipped and you need to add more layers of cushioning.

multiple people have sent me pictures where the box I shipped to them was punctured or damaged, but the piece inside was perfectly fine because the extra cushioning took the damage. a double box will add more to your shipping costs, unfortunately, which is why I don't double box everything, but some pieces demand it.

I hope this was helpful. good luck shipping your art!

[meywanya-hikayami]

GaaraWeek2025 GaaraxFem!Reader Headcanon

Day 2 - Breakable

Gaara's POV

She seems so fragile, as if even a fleeting glance could hurt her. Her figure seems to be woven from light and shadow. Almost unreal. As if she were just an illusion. As if a single wrong step would tear her from reality. Her voice, so soft and gentle, is like the whisper of the wind lost in the vastness of the desert. I hardly dare to breathe when she is near me out of fear that I will destroy this delicate presence.

I keep my distance. Not because I want to. But because I have to. My hands, rough and guilty, aren't supposed to be near her. She is like glass. Clear and pure, and I am the force that would inevitably break her. My existence is a danger. A risk I cannot take.

But she stays. She comes closer and closer. Without hesitation. Without fear. She speaks to me, and her words are gentle, almost effortless. But they cut deeper than any blade. I see the way she looks at me. How she recognizes something in me that I don't want to see. She sees more in me than the desert, the darkness, the demon. And that's what makes it so difficult.

I want to keep her away from me. Shield her from me. She doesn't belong in this world of wounds and scars that I carry inside me. She doesn't understand. She doesn't realize that everything I touch turns to dust. That closeness doesn't mean salvation for someone like me, but danger.

“Leave,” I want to say, but the words get stuck in my throat. She wouldn't listen. Her determination is stronger than my silence. But I know that I can't hold her if she binds herself to me. And so I stand still. Silent and unable to move as she takes a step closer. Like a storm approaching and myself unable to stop it.

The Story of Meywanya Hikayami is a tale of courage, determination, and the unyielding will of a young Kunoichi rising against oppression to

[line-by-line-creator]

Seem to be utterly useless

Incapacitated by a simple fall

Head bounces off the concrete

Left leg feels broken... again

Want to remain in the floor

Eyes start to twitch

Water wants to seep out

I return them to their chambers

Body and soul are ready to give up

I can't do anything right

Can't walk without injuring myself

I'm so fragile and breakable

Can't convey my pain well

Can't say how I really feel

Always say the wrong things at the worst times

Inexplicably scream in joy

Smile when asked if I'm okay

Should sew my mouth into that position

Maybe I'd be good eye candy

And not be such a sore sight

Pain isn't beautiful

I won't interrupt anyone with my troubles

I'll swallow them and let them eat through my stomach like acid

On My Last Chicken Leg (08 August 2025)

[gnawing-suspicion]

Pedro Pascal the man that you are…

[contremineur]

Cécile Baldewyns, Breakable (2019)

via here

[sluggoonthestreet]

Jasper prepares for a long week of self-control.

[alliwanttodoiscollectpoetry]

Handle with Care by Mirabel (The Vanishing Act)

[tender-somethings]

made of glass