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Soo I repainted a large light up button...

Actually, I traced its shape onto cardstock, painted that, glued it on and sealed it with water resistant sealer modpodge.

(⚠️ THE VIDEO BELOW HAS BRIGHT FLASHING LIGHTS ⚠️)

#anti ai #support real artists #anti ai button #anti ai pin #random crafts #random crafting #custom buttons #anti generative ai #anti gen ai

Again marbling on the weekend, this time trying out the suminagashi style? I think in theory I like the successful results of this process better than Western marbling but it doesn't work as well with my tiny setups and where I "take the print" matters more.

#It's 'more natural' as A put it #but less saturated as festering-queen noted #win some lose some #I bought another kit and definitely like it less than my original purchase #marbling #paper marbling #random crafting #cannot stress nor capture how cool the swirled sunken ink looked #like a galaxy in my dish- complexity and detail beyond what I could take in

So my ability to solder has atrophied beyond use (and I believe past fumblings have destroyed my iron’s tips) but thankfully my pack ratting means I’ve heat-shrink tubing on hand, which will have to be good enough.

Mounted the final crystals and finished the base paper mache layer. Now to create a handful of switches (paperclips! straws! conductive thread!) and see if I can wire this sucker up... and then the “fun” of decorating this can commence.

#the crystals with their wires remind me of viruses #magic crystal mountain #larp props #life during lockdown #you'd never know I used to solder really cool pieces of art #like... will I ever be able to make a bullet bug again??#wtf happened to this skill I once had?#is it just bad equipment?#being high really helps with the tedious act of bulk paper mache #crystals #paper mache #random crafting #resin #stoned crafting

Resin casts with LEDs. My magic crystal mountain is about to get LIT, ya’ll

#no- really- the puzzle should light up on completion #Just need to mount these and then... you know...#wire everything up #no big deal #(I'm actually really worried about how this is going to turn out)#what's the worse that could happen if I strip a USBC cable and pipe whatever power it draws through some spit and glue circuitry #what could possibly go wrong...#life during lockdown #random crafting #resin #resincraft #leds #electronics #(that green LED is weak sauce)#magic crystal mountain

It turns out I have many shades of pink. This is somewhat of a surprise to me.

#not pictured- my sparkle pink paint #or that pink nail polish I purchased for crafting #if you'd asked me I would have claimed not to like the color #but I feel my collection betrays me...#wip #random crafting #pax pod holder #still not done with the fuzzies #it's a learning opportunity

More Borax crystals, this time on some fake flowers... meh? Better than the paper cranes at least.

They sparkle quite nicely in direct winter sunlight... not quite as “ice-y” as I’d hoped, more “dew-y”

#contemplating future LARP props #the crystals add a sizable weight increase #might spray paint the flowers white next to see how that looks...#random crafting #stoned crafting #borax #borax crystals #flowers #fake flowers #it looks better in person

Tried my hand at growing Borax crystals this weekend. After seeing an art piece with them covering books I’ve had a want to try it on origami. So I did. And... yep... now I’ve got some cranes with these crystals on them. Yep... ok....

Chalk this up to one of those “the important thing here was the idea” projects... no idea what good the end results get me (you cannot un-fold the cranes) but Now I Know.

Next step is to burn one of them...

#in theory Borax burns green?#I keep forgetting every night to light one up #when trying this it's important to remember paper floats #seed bead below to keep it from falling down #but also needs a seed bead above to keep 'em from piling up #random crafting

Been doing a lot of paper mache in the evenings. I’ve found paper clay works well to smooth out the surfaces afterwards and integrate items like eyes and gemstones. These guys are just more PAX pod holder ideas. The pink one has already been completed and looks pretty nice. The brown and green one are still in progress.

I found painting around the eyes to be hard so this time I mixed some of the paint/colors I’ll be using in with the paper clay to try and negate the need. The green one I’m hoping to cover in yarn (not sure how to affix yarn to dude without it looking tacky) and the brown one will have patches of fake fur (not sure how I’m going to blend from fake fur to paper mache....)

#these are shitty photos #I assure you these dudes are pretty darn cute in person #the brown and green ones are being made for other folks #wip #paper mache #random crafting #pax era #pax pod holders

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