#home made

[its-where-the-wild-things-are]

[garrettglaser]

We are calling this costume da Vinci’s Kid. I can’t believe we got it to work, we had so many challenges and dead ends on the wing action and the gear mechanism, but James would not let me give up and just cut eyeholes in a sheet. He believed we could figure it out. I love him very much and am so glad we are still making things together.

[dorkofyork]

I have finished my textiles!! The warp was so long I finished the homespun weft and then was able to keep on going.

Here's the one I wove with a skein of yarn I spun off a gorgeous wool roving I got at a fiber festival last year! I'm really pleased with how the gradient turned out!

It's got a really fun bouncy, springy texture too! I only wish it were longer!

I still had acres of warp left, so I went into my yarn stash and busted. No idea what these will turn out to be!

[zerosconsort]

Zero's Book Binding - Seasons

Seasons by @stinglesswasp

Fandom: Call of Duty (Video Games) Ship: John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley Start Date: 01/03/2025 End Date: 02/24/2025 Second Printing: 07/11/2025 Pages: 127

Ok. So, surprise, it's a paperback.

Season's provided a very specific challenge for me that I haven't face before - which is, technically, that it's a short fic. 'Short' as in this fic is 51K words - so it's not actually a sort fic, it's just shorter then the fics I have bound till now. Additionally - Wasp is a artists as well as a writer. I found them on twitter when I first fell into Ghost/Soap, and I instantly was obsessed. So when I asked if I could bind their fic, I also asked if I could use their art as well.

So! I spent a lot of time weaving the fic art into the typeset. I….need the practice, truly - there is a skill to inlaying images that i have not had the pleasure of practicing yet. I did the best i could and im...really happy, actually.

Ok! I pulled quite a few topographic maps from the rough areas where each chapter takes place. I jazzed them up, surprise, and added color and overlays to better matched the season that was being referenced. I did my best to match the typical font that Wasp uses for their art too in the drop caps and chapter headers - so that everything was as consistent as possible.

Should i have offset the gutter more for this print - so that I didn't cut off the word CHAPTER for every single header? Sure should have. Put it on the list of lessons learned.

Inline breaks match the cover design - which started out fucking crazy, but I pulled back with the design stuff and kept the map idea to be consistent. I printed the cover on 80LB marker paper, which…works for what i needed it to do. It's heavy enough to feel pretty good in hand, but not to heavy to go through my printer.

Is the spine text in the wrong place? Sure is. Could I have fixed this when I reprinted the fic again? Sure could have. Did the spine glue down in a curve that I couldn't fix? Yep.

I followed a DAS Bookbinding tutorial on making soft covers to put this book together. Its….easier then you think? And less expensive. Is it perfect? No, but until I get a better handled on how to do it, it'll just keep working at it. Say it with me: Ya can't be good at a thing the first time you do it.

So I need a better printer, for sure. Especially if I'm going to do more things like this. Some of the images really did not print well, and with the SotM bind in the wings I'm gonna NEED a better printer to chew threw that m o n s t e r.

Thank you again, Wasp, for being cool about me binding your stuff. If you like Goap and haven't read Seasons? My dudes - please go check it out.

[toyastales]

Crispy Chicken Croissant Sandwich

[mossy-vulpes]

I am SO PROUD of my Halloween costume this year

I went as a candelabra and I won a costume contest!

I sewed the dress, boot covers, drapey cape, and corset cover myself and I am so happy with the results. About 14 hours of sewing, hot glue, and burning went into this. I have calluses, burns, and so much joy. I kept giggling in glee as I made this. At some point I want to polish the costume more and do a proper shoot with the candles actually lit.

[ahedderick]

Sieving the berries to remove the seeds is REALLY a pain. However, the final product is so much better without the seeds that I've started doing it. (I complain the whole time, yes)

I ended up with about 6 pints/ 2.8L of jam. It is good. The next picking I will use to make pie or cobbler. I also plan on freezing as many as I can.