#The Crafting System

[archerdepartures116]

i haven't rendered anything in a while so these three are my victims

[chesters-kiddo-corner]

Welcome to Wii Sports Resort!

2000s boy regression art 🐠📀🚗🎮 ft. a little boy with a taped chest; b/c binding does not make you less little !

Please do not s3xualize me or my art -- art & banner by me, pngs f2u -- REJA is my signature !!

P.S. - chest tape is an awesome supplement to traditional binders or sports bras when done safely! Look for 4-inch cotton, silicone-free kinesthesiology tape if you can't afford trans tape. I have been binding for three years, highly recommended :)

[wombywoo]

sick bby 🤧

[red-pearl-white-flower]

I got a sneak peek into the sequel for The love song of white water-lilies, singing to the moon by @stiltonbasket and I simply had to draw this! The Bingqiu is just too good!

[ratbastarddotfuck]

looking for your silliest simplest plushie patterns to make as chrissie gifts for my family. preferably free or cheap patterns.

I'm doing that ridiculous cat that's going around

the classic tumblr frog pattern

possibly a couple cube critters?

what else have y'all got? I know there's some weird shit on the internet. I'm after somethin that'll get a good laugh when they open it up & ain't too hard to put together with scrap fabric

[nyanbinary-81]

@vulpixisananimal

[Soothing Restful Song]

[You hear a bell. Chiming, tolling, calling your name.]

[shamebats]

Saint Snap System lore ✨

[lunian]

when someone says something like "at least, Veilguard is more fun to play than Inquisition" I'm like, the most sane (no) Inquisition connoisseur:

yesterday I spent at least one hour just to solely craft the most perfect armour for my lovely hot mage companions which they will wear for like 5-7 hrs before we all level up and I'm gonna craft something new again

then +3 hrs for looting any crap my sensor catches bc its actually one of the most relaxing thing for my tired brain

meanwhile Veilguard stole even my POISONS, BOMBS AND ELIXIRS WHICH I USED AND CRAFTED FOR ALL MY ROGUES AND WARRIORS SINCE ORIGINS

WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA🔪

[non-plutonian-druid]

[ID: a tua comic.

Panel 1: Viktor says "Why are you in my apartment."

Panel 2: Five, who is in Viktor's apartment, says "We're going to a pottery class on Thursday."

Panel 3: Viktor, perturbed: "Wait, what? ...I'm busy" Five, offscreen: "You're not, I checked."

Panel 4-5: Viktor, from offscreen, says "wait-" while Five says "The flyer said to wear clothes you don't like" and disappears.

Panels 6-9: Viktor, looking bewildered, asks "Does he do this to you guys too?" Luther replies "We made candles. They... look like shit. But they smell nice!" Allison replies "We made keychains." Klaus replies "I... guess he drives me to my knitting club? I think he just does it to flirt with the old ladies."

Panel 10-11: Viktor prompts, "Diego?", who looks embarrassed.

Panel 12: Diego tilts his nose in the air and says "needle felting." Allison replies "of course."

Panel 13: Diego opens one eye and says "I'm gonna make Lila a wolf." Luther replies "of course." End ID.]

Needle felting is the stabbiest craft.

also i have though long and hard about what five should do with himself now that the apocalypse is gone, and i have decided that one of the answers is "drags his siblings to community crafting classes against their will"

(takes place not in season 4, but in the equivalent time period (ie 2024) in one of those classic "after season 2 the sparrows are quickly taken care of and they get back to their own timeline" aus, becuase season 4 was mostly ok but i don't want to play in its space.)

[chesters-kiddo-corner]

Caregiver Miss Honey Board (Matilda)

💝🌻🌼🍯🐇

"You were born into a family that doesn't always appreciate you, but one day things are going to be very different." -Jennifer Honey

I love her very much.. definitely a fictional mama of mine if I had to pick one :) Miss Honey likes pink,, despite what it may seem from her name! PS - apologies for low quality ;-;

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[sableeira]

there is something about magic systems that borrow from a specific craft that makes them so special. Maybe it’s because they feel more tangible and it’s very easy to get swept away by the passion for the craft that is clearly written on every page.

Whether it’s the art based magic system in Witch Hat Atelier. Or the translation based magic system in Babel. Or the alchemy/chemistry based magic system in Fullmetal Alchemist.

The relation to a specific craft makes the characters passion for their magic feel so personal and relatable. Because there is magic in art, in translation, in chemistry and any other craft that people partake in. The magic system becomes a love letter towards creation and everyone who creates and there is nothing world building wise that could be more charming.

[tortillakitten]

i love inhuman siffrin aus so I made my own

AU where people from the island are instead fallen angels

I'll probably post more about this when I have ideas more fully formed (I came up with this about 4 hours ago at 3:00 am) but for now here's a few little details: 1: Angels hail from a place called Celestia. Their powers are heavily connected to space and the Universe.

2: Fallen angels are typically angels that were banished to the mortal realm for one reason or another

Siffrin was not banished, and instead fell in a freak accident as a child

3: The number of wings and halos an angel has increases as they age and grow in power. The average adult angel has two halos and 6 wings.

Siffrin has only one halo and four wings because he fell as a child

The king has three halos and ten wings because he is strong as hell

I love worldbuilding (especially around magic systems) and I will post more about this au when I have more concrete ideas about how everything works.

[generalluxun]

Marinette and Clumsiness

So I reblogged the snarky 'clumsy in fiction' post and tagged it ML, but I don't think I've ever posted about it before and I want to, because my take isn't just skin deep on this. It goes all the way to the S5 finale.

Marinette *should* have been Clumsy in ML, not 'fiction clumsy' where she drops things and the laugh track plays, but actually bad at agility. Give her dexterity. The girl sews and crafts relentlessly. Give her nimble fingers, but terrible feet.

Why?

Well the obvious is 'Then it's a real trait and not your 'get out of Mary Sue free' card, but it goes into more than that.

Adrien is agile. He's a top tier fencer. If she is not it is a way they can complete each other. Allow Adrien to be not the best at dexterity based things. Marinette beats him at video games. The last time he tried to thread a needle, Nathalie had to cut his hands free.

Romcom gold, and narrative elements that are useful- because they can carry over to superhero mode.

Sure the Miraculous can compensate to a degree, but have this divide matter because the degree of precision needed is also more. There are tasks they need each other for, let this stand out. Notably- Ladybug should never be much of a fighter.(good vs humans/thugs/wacky monsters but not in a straight up fight) She's the thinker! She plans things, punching is a big part of Cat Noir's role.

The show kind of falls into these roles, but it also subverts them whenever push comes to shove. Reflektdol was a perfect opportunity for Lady Noire to actually struggle defending Mr. Bug as much as he had to struggle planning. Instead she just does everything better. 😩

So I mentioned the S5 finalé and why is this relevant? Because if we let this clumsiness/weakness stand it can reframe the finale fight into something actually much more sympathetic to Marinette/Ladybug.

The decision was already made not to have a clean 'happy ending', so we could skip the girlbossing and up the dramatic tension. Marinette isn't going in with a plan. She's responding to a chance encounter she really can't escape. She may have more power but she doesn't have her partner -Her shield.

The battle with Monarch could have been a struggle-in-retreat for Bugganoire. Every exchange Monarch throwing overwhelming power at her and Bugganoire using her wits and lucky charms to narrowly escape only for Monarch to throw something new at her.

Have taking the fight down to the lair be Monarch's doing. Have it symbolize in the moment how his own carelessness opens up the ones he loves to hurt.

When Bugganoire drops an elevator on Emilie this time, we've established she's overwhelmed, cornered, and desperate. She's at her wits end (and considering all she's been put through, zero people can blame her)

Begging Gabe to stop(he still has half the Miraculous) and trying to reach out to him can be framed a trying to normalize a world that has just gone insane from her point of view. Marinette ~~before the end of season 5~~ believes in people. Clinging to that in a desperate hour makes sense. Letting her guard down makes sense because she *has to* in order for the world to still make sense to her.

And so when she's betrayed and all else happens... her cavalcade of poor choices ALSO make more sense. She's making them not as a top-of-her-game girlboss but as a hero who just faced insanity and hasn't had time to pick up the pieces because the world(and her loved ones) need her.

All this- from just letting Marinette be clumsy.

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[granulesofsand]

What if… I process all my emotions… through fiber arts?

There are a multitude of dimensions that make various mediums ideal for therapy.

They tend to be low-demand for attention while requiring movement and repetition, so you can think and track how present you are by your speed and progress.

Needlework like embroidery and sewing require focus to avoid pricks, which can also be grounding if you can work with pain in a controlled manner.

Plus embroidery can be done on most mass-produced clothing, so you can do it with the clothes on your back with some floss (embroidery floss) or thread and a needle— we embroider our sleeves and tuck the needle diagonally into our ring when we’re not using it.

Some yarns can be crocheted or knit into fabric with just your fingers. Crochet hooks are similar in size to a pencil, and you can pause by closing the last loop you worked on and starting a new strand next loop.

Beadwork is so nice to touch. Embroidery, weaving, knotwork and jewelry. It’s not so easily portable, but it’s easy to make pretty without much technique.

Have you ever made your own rope or yarn? That’s gratifying, starting from plants and animals and ending up with netting and blankets.

And it is the fondness of making, turning one thing into another into another. Create and tailor your clothes, never have to figure out recycling fabrics, save money patching and reusing.