Making
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A Wapuu!
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I made this Wapuu (mascot of the WordPress community)from Siyana Raykovska’s pattern because WordCamp Asia is this week and I am having serious FOMO. It’s clever; the idea is that you put one of the little 1” WordPress buttons you get at a WordCamp on the ball to put the W logo in the right…
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A dumpster fire
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I made this amigurumi dumpster fire for Tom for his office. Most of the amigurumi I make are worked in the round for the main body and then embellishments are added. This one, on the other hand, is crocheted as a series of flat pieces and then whipstitched and crocheted together. There are the six…
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A festive birthday Murloc!
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I made this baby murloc (a creature from the Warcraft games) for a friend. Since it was a birthday gift, I added a jaunty party hat. Pattern by NawtJustKnots on Etsy
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“What Day Even Is It?” Five, holiday break edition
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One: Apple Watch with Family Setup This year, the big Christmas gift for our son Charlie was his own Apple Watch, which we’re able to set up to work without a phone via Apple’s Family Setup feature. Charlie is approaching the age when he can and should be given some more independence, like taking the…
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Sometimes, you CAN blame your tools.
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I got caught up in an Instagram/YouTube rabbit hole the other day (YouTube rabbit holes: for more than just Nazi recruitment!) and ended up on this video about cheap vs. quality water color paper: I’d been hearing forever that “Arches is the best! Just use Arches!” but a. that stuff is expensive, and b. they…
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A space of one’s own
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Because my company is completely distributed, my primary workspace is at home. When I needed to select a permanent workspace in our home, for various reasons, the most sensible location was a corner of the front room of our house. I have our old dining room table (bought on consignment for the tiny dining area…
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Sunday afternoon art time
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…while the husband and some play Mario Party in the other room. 😍 This is a kit from Let’s Make Art. They send you instructions, a reference image, watercolor paper, paints, an outline (where appropriate) and provide a YouTube tutorial so you can paint along. There are things I’d like to be different about this…
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Painted a thing
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I have a couple of FineTec palettes and rarely remember to use them, but they’re just the thing for painting Christmas tree ornaments. I also used some metallic and white pens to augment- some Uniball Signos and a Gelly Roll.
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Just paint something
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Sometimes I just spend the Hour of Tiff puttering, or catching up on a show. But I’m trying to spend it on a creative hobby at least a few times per week. Today, I did a quick watercolor of some koi. Just to paint something.