UOEX's Real-Life Crafters
UOEX's Real-Life Crafters
I'm a pretty crafty type of person in "real life", and I think we've probably got lots of others on the shard who are too. Let's all show some of our best/most fun projects
Homemade marshmallow fondant, formed into sea creatures for cupcake toppers for my cousin's birthday last year: My first attempt at embroidery, a gift for my BFF's birthday: A moss terrarium for my friend's wife: A moss terrarium for +V's office: The wedding gift I gave my little brother and his wife - a pair of giant boxes filled with smaller boxes of pre-paid, pre-packaged dates, enough for 2 dates per month for their first year of marriage; along with a note explaining that the best relationship/marriage advice I'd ever received had come when I was 16 years old, from my great uncle who has been happily married for nearly 50 years now. The advice was "Always keep dating". And the blanket I made for my sister in law's baby shower: So, fellow crafters, let's see what you've been up to
Homemade marshmallow fondant, formed into sea creatures for cupcake toppers for my cousin's birthday last year: My first attempt at embroidery, a gift for my BFF's birthday: A moss terrarium for my friend's wife: A moss terrarium for +V's office: The wedding gift I gave my little brother and his wife - a pair of giant boxes filled with smaller boxes of pre-paid, pre-packaged dates, enough for 2 dates per month for their first year of marriage; along with a note explaining that the best relationship/marriage advice I'd ever received had come when I was 16 years old, from my great uncle who has been happily married for nearly 50 years now. The advice was "Always keep dating". And the blanket I made for my sister in law's baby shower: So, fellow crafters, let's see what you've been up to
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I dont have any photos right now, but I make swords and sword like objects long knives, staves with blades on the tip etc... and i do an occasional wood carving. if i get a camera up and running I shall post pics sometime soon. I have a trident that I really wanna show off!
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I'm a leather worker along with a quite a bit of sewing, I also weave chainmaille. These are just a few.
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- First non whale bone corset I've made.
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- Sheep Sporran with a Bahh'ing voice box.
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- 4 1/2 ft flogger with snake fang tips.
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- For my daughter's sweet 16.
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I come from a crafting family, but sadly I am not a crafter, my Brother and Father are the artists. While I have nothing of mine to post, I would love to show you some of the work of my Bro and Dad.
from my Dad
From my Brother
from my Dad
From my Brother
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I tend to have too many hobbies and vocations.. I blame adhd.. but I definitely craft in real life.. design and build guitars, from raw wood to instrument. I am pretty sick with shell inlay
a guitar I built for a metalhead, was really saddened when he wanted it to be black the wood is really heavily figured.
this is a guitar I made for myself one of the few i have vowed never to sell its for me, and I love it
a really detailed inlay I did on a fretboard
a close up of the abstract moon phases inlays from the black guitar
the inlay stuff is my favorite thing to do, its all done with a jewelry saw and a 000 blade (very very tiny easy to snap) its very meditative to cut all the pieces and route the recesses into whatever I am inlaying. takes a long time due to shell & the blades being brittle and essentially cutting with a mini coping saw.
a guitar I built for a metalhead, was really saddened when he wanted it to be black the wood is really heavily figured.
this is a guitar I made for myself one of the few i have vowed never to sell its for me, and I love it
a really detailed inlay I did on a fretboard
a close up of the abstract moon phases inlays from the black guitar
the inlay stuff is my favorite thing to do, its all done with a jewelry saw and a 000 blade (very very tiny easy to snap) its very meditative to cut all the pieces and route the recesses into whatever I am inlaying. takes a long time due to shell & the blades being brittle and essentially cutting with a mini coping saw.
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im fond of crafting too heres a ground up labor of love. didn't know how to size it down but then they don't call it a BIG bike for nothing lol
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Yoda, I absolutely love the moon phases inlay on that axe.
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― C.G. Jung
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thanks.. took a few tries do that, getting a smooth arc with what amounts to a tiny coping saw is slow going tedius work.
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Oooo ooo I wanna play too. I love building and creating things. I mostly use wood though
Flower bed I build for my mother's neighbor.
Adirondack style bench I made as a wedding gift to my best friend. They had their guests sign it instead of a guestbook. Obviously I used yew wood, freshly chopped.
An aerial view of a 20,000 sq foot house I helped build.
A ceiling detail that was fun to build.
Another ceiling detail.
Flower bed I build for my mother's neighbor.
Adirondack style bench I made as a wedding gift to my best friend. They had their guests sign it instead of a guestbook. Obviously I used yew wood, freshly chopped.
An aerial view of a 20,000 sq foot house I helped build.
A ceiling detail that was fun to build.
Another ceiling detail.
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I have always been envious of folks who were talented with woodworking. The bench is gorgeous!
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I have a Polymer Clay business online where I sell things like jewelry, Christmas ornaments, or just table top pieces. These are some of my favorites:
Earrings:
A Tiny Christmas Bear:
A new creation this year... a Dragonling:
Star Trek Christmas Ornament:
and finally a Nursery Decoration (Jungle Themed):
Earrings:
A Tiny Christmas Bear:
A new creation this year... a Dragonling:
Star Trek Christmas Ornament:
and finally a Nursery Decoration (Jungle Themed):
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Awesome, neve!
...but have you done any river otters?
...but have you done any river otters?
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*LOL* Hmmm no. I've done ladybugs though... does that count? haha
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+Nyx, this is the ones I was talking about. These were last year's. hehe I had four more orders but couldn't bring myself to make more then so I held them off until this year.
This is another custom made ornament.
This is another custom made ornament.
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OMG in the picture, are those the hands of an angel??? lol
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