Oh shit okay, I get it now totally! Yeah, there have been a handful of times when standing next to trucks that I have wondered how anyone gets things safetly up and down on their beds without breaking their backs. This makes sense! I am glad you found a way to make a cheap utility out of used stuff because I bet you some kind of official plate has a crazy markup and you probably don't need it often.
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It's rough when you can make a million things that are beautiful, but they do not have mass appeal or relation to pop-culture so they are a hard sell. Actually, idk if that's the case or if you're a reseller so I guess in my head I made it romantic but you could just be out here thrifting =P! In which case I say - you win some, you lose some.
Believe it or not, I cannibalized the back pad of some watercolor paper when I had finished the lot and legitimately built a micro portable (A6-ish) sketchbook kinda like that. I had some cool boho-y fabrics and I covered the outside with it. I had a little pencil sharpener that I sewed into the inside, along with a pencil holder and then trimmed cardstock (I shit you not!) and put them on the inside in a pocket I made to hold it. Then I sewed a little pocket that wrapped around it to keep it closed (it opened vertically - and put a gummy eraser in it in case I needed it (although I don't really believe in erasing much)). I had that guy for a couple of years, but I am sadly allergic to cats and one of the places we moved had a crap-ton of dander and I really couldn't salvage much of the fabric-based stuff I had. I think it's nice to have a little portable sketchbook you made, it makes you feel connected to it. I tend to work with individual papers too, as I find an entire blank journal to be quite intimidating but singular sheets to be an absolute joy. I too used my led light to clamp on to mine. I think we might be the same person, so you might as well take off your Scooby Doo mask and reveal it =P!
One thing I would really like to get into is wood. I have been thinking about getting a handsaw, because we move a crazy amount and non-compact tools aren't on the agenda right now. Ah, yeah - you get it actually I see that! Also on your caddy, I think it works plenty fine. When living in spaces with limited storage you get really creative with the ways you tend to go about things. Either way thank you for sharing such a detailed response and keep being a practical craftsperson. Cheers!
Yes, I feel the same way. Half of my family does Origami, and I joke that my brain didn't get that spatial bit. I mean eye measurements, goal! I can do that. Folding paper, yeah okay I can do that. Something gets lost along the way reading those diagrams though, it kind of feels like those old art examples where you followed along and it jumps up too far. Meanwhile I get photos of crazy stuff my folks have made, all these intricate and interwoven patterns. Just sitting around. In fact, when we get together - same thing. Just sitting there making insane things that are just manifesting from their mind to paper. I think it's insane! I like to keep the mysticism of life though, and some things I like to just think of as witchcraft. It makes me happy that way =)!
Love that! I miss the Midwest terribly, and have been trying to express it's wholesome mystique to my partner to siren song her to move there.
Hehehehe! So I am a goober about this. I'm adhd af, and I am currently taking a medication that has me having to be off my other meds so I have full blown monkey brain right now. I don't mind, I like to think of it as just my goofy side coming out. I gotta tell you this though sister, brother - whomever. Cause I love your post to death. So the one time. ONE TIME! That I got myself to make something with Sculpey. Cause I have grabbed it before, and it ended up going to other homes because I would just leave it in the little brick or jar or whatever I mixed it into. The one time I got myself to sit there and put together a sculpture, it was beautiful. I was proud of it. I had this painting I made, and I turned it into a sculpture and I was a proud one and it was time to bake it and it ended with that. I cannot tell you why my brain does what it does, but damned if it's not been my best friend and worst enemy my entire life. Hehehehe! It ended up looking like melted goo by the time I lumped it back together and tossed it back in the container I grabbed it from. Writing? I'll do that. Drawing? Yeah. Painting, fuck yeah - where the brushes at? Singing, all day. I'll fill the room. My brain bits just do what they want to do and I have so little control of pushing myself in the opposite direction even medicated. You got some wheels turning though, and maybe I'll get back to giving it a go. Also, I actually lied, *I've known two sculptors in my life. My sister from another mister sculpted in school many moons ago and she too made mugs and she made me one and I still keep my pens and such in that sucker to this day on my desk cause damned if I don't love that she made me a mug. So I bet you that folks you make those for probably feel the same way. Either way big mental hugs and keep spreading the love and the spirit =)!
p.s. - *If this is your work, you're a great sculptor. If this is someone you follow, they are a great sculptor. Growing up, stoneware was seen as like this beautiful artful thing. A thing of reverence in my family. Something used for special times, stuff given as wedding gifts and what not. This stuff reminds me of that, and it's nice =)!
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I didn't see Betty hanging out on the bottom there and thought "That's a sultry Betty."
I always think it's so insane the way they charge for scratch pads. It makes my brain hurt, because it's just like you show here - a culmination of cardboard. I am glad you take the precautions you need to make it pet friendly. Speaking of which, I heard if you have an issue with cats scratching up couches putting a scratching post of some kind near the couch keeps the cat from doing so. Not sure, cause I've never had one. But I just figured I'd toss it out there if anyone might need that advice.
Oh, this is a solid idea here too! One time, in one place we were at I decided I wanted a "secret garden" and I took all our moving boxes and blocked out the sun on a small space of land and it actually worked. This is golden, because if you use stuff that doesn't have any glossy exterior or fine printing (er I mean stuff like tv boxes) I am pretty sure you're just being ecological. Of course I could be wrong, but it seemed right.
I use rocks for these cause I am always worried about mold. I think ultimately though I have seen a handful of plants coming in paper and it's not that bad of an issue. Especially if you're using them outside, right? Either way, anything to keep the roots safe.
This is a solid idea. I think if you mixed it with that fiberfill stuff you'd probably get the same result. The padding on the top would be even, you'd just have to be mindful of the fiberfill to keep it that way.
I had to look this guy up, but got nothing. Is that one of those old style kinda shed areas that are built over the water with a little entrance to the water built into them? Not sure. Either way, I am glad you found a good way to recycle one of those foam pads. I see them just laying around everywhere, cause once they get too soft people don't really seem to know what to do with them.
I have met all but 1 - ONE! Potter my entire life and you guys are the just I mean - fuck! This isn't English but the way your guys' brains work just blows my mind. You've got such a great understanding of how (I am just sitting here flailing my hands around openly trying to explain what I am thinking but it's not really translating to words). You guys amaze me is all. You've got such a great understanding of how to turn what you see in your minds eye to such a physical scape it blows my mind. I pretended over the pandemic that I was about to make some air-dry sculptures, but nah. I was watching this gal and she absolutely encompass what I mean about sculptors. I (personally) think that all arts require different skillsets. Growing up I figured being strong in one, means you could pick up another pretty easily. That it was all sort of one umbrella, and that creativity was the guide. Nah, son. Not true! I realized they're different camps, even in my own ventures between the arts. I guess this was all jus one giant gush to tell you I love sculptors, and wish I had more in my life. I feel like though, the kind of mindfulness it requires to sculpt would absolutely be holding a little transparent baggie in their hands and thoughtfully think "I can use this to keep my pieces from drying out." Augh! Keep sculpting, I love you guys! Augghhh!!
I've got a buddy who cosplays like...big time. Like big boy cosplaying =P! God that is funny to say. Hahaha! I am always amazed at the stuff this guy can make out of foam, and how cool it all looks. I have seen you on here up and down the joint (your name makes it easy to spot you). You're probably a crafty person as a whole, if you were using your imagination that way back then. I have a friend who makes bank-ass-bucks cause he grew up playing with oh god are they called Kinnex? Kinnecks? Whatever, my guy did that stuff and I swear to god the things he would show me were crazy and he used that big juicy brain of his on just a big tub of this stuff.
Big hugs! I swear to god you never forget the good ones. And they're all good ones =(! Also, you can buy fancy things from the store, but the stinky box that some crap came in will always be the chosen winner for pets. Why? I have no clue. Your old blankets? A bed. Fancy bed from the store? Never goes near it.
This is a good idea! I use books because I am lazy as scuzz. The other day we got a fan (it's getting hot) and I cannibalized pretty much all the material outside of the two odd egg-shell kind of super thick end-pieces. I am wondering if I could build something like this with the two together? I think what has stopped me is one is about an inch taller than the other. That way I can stop being a lazy ass and have a dedicated thing =P!
This is a good idea, and it'll keep your cords in better shape than wrapping them with themselves. I think it's best practice for cords you don't move often though, as lappy cords might not like this.
Legit in one place I was living I cut a tetra pack in half and started glomping plants and tossing them in there. They were self-watering plants and I was a happy person. I used to use them for paint, but I am lazy and I have a friend who is a chaotic painter. They showed me that you can paint on anything, with anything and that pallets are optional. I started keeping/mixing paints on whatever I wanted as I worked. Be it the canvas itself, or whatever I had nearby (that I wasn't planning of keeping). There's these little sake bottles, I forgot what the brand was because I don't drink, but a friend swears they're a perfect travel kit for water color. Those are nice to use. it's one of the major brands and it's pint sized with a little baby cup. Speaking of which, I don't mess with a lot of Japanese products as a whole because they have so much packaging. I love the intent, to experience this one mini thing in all its splendor and not gorge on it. It just is so much packaging, so damn much! Eee!
Can you sprout in egg cartons? That'd be cool af. I gotta look into this. Would make sense, it's a perfect vessel for it.
Hahaha, you're awesome - you know I love people who are smart with this stuff. Sounds like you've got at least one little one too. I feel like it teaches your kid(s) that they can have nice things (the gift) but that they don't have to be absolutely materialistic monsters (the shiny packaging) over what they get. Likewise, I think it helps you as you age, because you're less susceptible to all that fancy design work they've got out there to sell you the same thing as the $10 item, for $100. Two folks in my family have diyed their presents for as long as I can remember. There's nothing better than getting something with a little personal drawing or note on it. I move around a lot, and I don't keep much nowadays, because I figured I've always got one foot out the door. I keep that stuff though, in a lock box actually. Cause that's the real stuff. You're a good parent =)!
We've got weasels and these assholes like to stick their heads into anything and get stuck. So we actually just toss them in the recycling bin. I have been thinking about what I can do with them lately though. Like, could I utilize them by cutting them up into teency tiny pieces little pieces and embed them into a cardboard frame that I then cover with fabric and toss on the walls. The place we're currently living at has some of the craziest sounds crawling through them, so I figured it's time to think about some green-ish sound proofing for peace of mind. Either way, thanks for nice response =)
I love when fur-babes challenge a box's dimensions whether they can fit there or not. It's cute stuff =)!
I love stuff like this, that fits together like a couple of puzzle pieces and uses tension to stay close. Not only is it satisfying to operate, but it's actually super accessible. I will say deer don't play nice, and I have had them hop a fence that was about garden height in the past. Not sure how high this is, but I have also never seen them work a tension lock before. Good job either way, it's nice to make something you feel good about.
Oh yeah, no worries and thanks back! The little suckers can get stuck in anything, so I pretty much just try to keep them from killing themselves =P! Their cuteness and love helps. Hahahaha! We craft so damn much for them. I swear 1/2 our brain is forever occupied by their happiness. We like to take sand, rocks, rice and beans and put them together for some solid and crazy digging. Dirt is too dirty, and ends up getting all over the place. We've gone ham with the ping-pong balls. Better ones are those little golf balls with the holes in them, the practice ones. Cause they can be lifted and carried around like prey. It's pretty awesome to watch. I take scraps of clothing and fill em up and sew them into little sack guys and let them carry them around everywhere. I am seriously going to start saving the rolls though and turn them into something cool thanks to you. I was just recycling them with a shrug, my brain was not being creative enough =P!
Aww man, I hear that on studying horticulture. One of the coolest people I have met in my entire life (passionate) was a horticulture instructor. I don't get why we give what we give more pay than other things. It's an incredibly skilled position that can be laborious on the mind and the body. I have a friend who is absolutely brilliant, but an anthropologist and hot damn she gets paid absolute dirt. I really love the sprouting thing though, seriously!
As for the egg carton walls, that would make a lot of sense. It makes me want to go back in time and grab this porch full of egg cartons I saw someone have when I lived in a rural space. I don't know why they were saving them (it was seriously like five feet of cartons stacked) but perhaps they were using them for something and just kept them outside until it was time to have at them.
Aww man, Frozen addiction is a real thing! Hahaha! I have seen it. I have heard from other mothers that one of the nicest/most profound moments of their motherhood is seeing young girls unite in song together, and the joy they feel in sharing the moment. I don't have any kids, but I often think about how I never fed my dog "people food" and then one time my dad met her and slipped her McDonalds fries ad it was game over after that. I think you've gotta balance things really tightly nowadays. On one hand, you can keep your kid sheltered from media but it sort of ostracizes them socially. On the other hand you allow your kid freedom to zombie out on media and their brain kind of rots. It's really rough, I don't do it but I have a couple of friends who have youngins (surprising way less than you'd imagine) and I have seen some scary effects of too much screen time/processed foods.
To be honest, one of the biggest things I lament personally is that I have had to learn pretty much ever skill I have by myself. By that I mean, I had to study relatively solo to gain any knowledge I had. I had pretty absent parents, which I think has sort of made everything a bit more difficult than it has needed to be as a whole. Sorry if that was heavy, but I swear it relates to what I want to say. Which is that when you teach your daughter skills, even if she isn't actively participating but instead watching and witnessing your process - I think these things stay with you for life. I also think learning skills early is really important, because even if you're not terribly interested in them (although it sounds like she loves the results so she probably is) you can carry them with you for life. Sewing is one of those skills that I think a lot of us have forgotten and it's incredibly useful for a multitude of things. Perhaps even the most useful for the abstract knowledge of knowing that if something breaks, you can probably fix it. Likewise that if you want something, you can probably create it with enough thought and know-how. At one point, I was working with a lot of youth, and they severely lacked in an understanding of both of these things and I think it gives your daughter some secret knowledge that links us to the root of what makes humans, human (ingenuity) =P!
Eh! I've gotta say, I can tell you love it from here by the by! My sis(ter from another mister) just had a little girl. The happiness and love overflows and fills my heart, and this kind of stuff is why I think some folks need hugs over anti-natalist pamphlets =P!
Either way sis, keep being you. By that I mean awesome! Seriously, we need more light in this world, so keep spreading it =)! Mental hugs, and I hope to see you around here =)