#crafting stuff

[trojanteapot]

Infinity Train Boots!

Made these a while back as part of my Simon cosplay, must have been almost a month, but I didn't post the process!

(EDIT: hey I did some fixing up of my cosplay which you can see here in this post!)

Not actually sure if anybody would care because it's so niche, unlike my Spider-Gwen suit, but I did write about how I did the Infinity Train harpoon pack, so I'll discuss this too!

STEP 0: Acquire reference pictures:

Yep, pretty straightforward.

Note that Simon's boots have an extra bar/strap thingy, whereas Ryan and Min-Gi's do not.

I didn't include it because it kinda looks ugly and I didn't know how fragile the strap might be.

NEXT!

STEP 1: Acquire Boots!

I got these MIA boots from Journeys Canada. They only cost around 60 bucks which is a bit pricey for cosplay, but I'm not about to go thrift shopping when I'm in a time crunch and I can just order online and get free delivery within 2 days. (Also these days 60 bucks for boots from a retail store is considered cheap. Inflation is nasty.)

They came with these cardboard thingies inside to keep the structure of the boots. They have "left" and "right" written on them in Chinese which was helpful for me when I got a bit confused about which side was which.

Save those for later. You'll need them.

STEP 2: Paint the soles silver

Literally any acrylic silver paint works. May take several layers. Make sure to put masking tape around the top edge of the soles.

I didn't use a primer on the base but you probably should. Any white acrylic paint or Gesso would do and you wouldn't need like 8 coats of silver. Do as I say not as I do.

And make sure to seal everything with a varnish or mod podge!

Here are also the cut toe caps and some silver craft foam. The craft foam was kind of a mistake I'll get into it soon.

STEP 3: Make toe caps

Here's me making sure the placement is good.

I glued the craft foam onto the cardboard caps, and then I was thinking "well the little bit hanging over it isn't going to be a problem, nope! I'll just glue them down and it'll blend right in!"

HAHAHAHA. WRONG.

STEP 3.1: Fuck up the toe caps because you were winging this and you have no idea how crafting materials work you idiot

GROSS. DISGUSTING. VILE.

The hot glue melted the craft foam and now it's got this weird melty edge all around it that's all goopy and shit. Anyway you dont want your boots to look fucked up, you want them to look smooth like polished steel, or whatever they were made of in the show.

STEP 3.2: Fix toe caps

Everything can be fixed with Model Magic and acrylic paint! (and seal your paint with a sealant again!)

I just took some model magic (a type of lightweight air dry clay from Crayola, the cheapest you can get. Other more legit craft supply brands make similar materials as well), and squished it into the ugly bits, making a mostly seemless transition from craft foam to clay to sole.

TIP: to make model magic smooth before sanding, dab your fingers in some water to smooth it out! This also works for Paperclay as well if you decide to use a more higher end type of air dry clay.

STEP 4: Make the back metal thing that goes around the heel

So I did this kinda in tandem with the toe caps which is why the pics will look a little out of order but essentially, I took the parts of the cardboard that I cut off, and I cut them in half, put some other cardboard in between, and then sandwiched the thing in metallic craft foam.

This time it was a bit more successful because I was able to hide the weird gross melted edges on the inside. Also paint that shit silver!

Now you can glue the "heel caps(?)" directly to your boots, but I decided to use stick-on velcro instead so they're kinda removable, and may be easier to transport or clean or something? ehhh.

STEP 5: Make those handle things

So I also hit a bit of a snag with these. I ordered EVA foam dowels with a semi-circle cross-section as well as a triangular one, but I quickly realized they would be too flimsy sticking out like that unless I put something hard in between them.

So this isn't pictured, but I got some thin crafting wire from Dollarama and just bent them into L shapes, and glued the smaller dowels around them. I also shoved them into the bigger down and glued it down.

You can also see from these pictures that that leaves a weird gap in between the smaller dowels. Again I just used model magic to cover them up. There's probably a better solution but this was the one I went with.

I also lengthened the top "handle" part eventually because it looks better that way. (Please ignore the mess on my desk >_<)

Then I just paint them silver like everything else!

COMPLETE!

The nut and bolts are actual nuts and bolts. Since the base was just craft foam and cardboard, you can poke a hole in them easily and insert the bolt.

Hope you found this helpful! Or are just willing to indulge me and my notes on my silly crafting journey!

[tallangrycockatiel]

[rocketsagan-blog]

LE JOUR

Or, the cross stitch that has monopolized my crafting time for months.

This came from a free database of antique patterns, which I'll post the link to later, pinky promise.

[kaiserin-erzsebet]

Fellow Crocheters/Knitters:

[kinoumenthe]

I finished my crochet blanket, finally ! I had a hiatus because I was waiting for a second batch of yarn to arrive, but finally, IT'S DONE.

AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

*munches on blanket*

*pets blanket* Like, for real, look away, I'm petting my blanket right now

It ended up being slightly rectangular instead of square because I wanted to finish the yarn. Also ended up having a bit more colors than initially anticipated, but that's fine. I used 20 balls of Ilkadim Yarnart Harmony A1, plus the orange/red/blue parts of the same wool in A2 (I think that would be 16 balls, but only like half of the yarn) mostly. I added a few strands of yarn from the same brand in other orange/green here and there. This yarn is from Germany, as far as I can tell, so it might very well not be available easily outside of the EU.

The yarn is 60% wool 40% acrylic. The thread can vary wildly in size (but that's something I like in this case). It tends to stick and be a bit difficult when you have to undo stitches. Still, I love the colors. It's not super expensive, but I used a lot of it so it adds up I crocheted it with a 8mm hook.

Anyway. I love it. I can't believe I made this.

[soryualeksi]

And here he is. :D

I know, not the best quality Beauty Shots. Also I got rid of that little leftover thread on the leg...

Next step: coffee mug. And some shoes. And do the Grump and Angwy!! face plates. :'D

[rocketsagan-blog]

Looks at new cross stitch projects

oh nooooo

I could get over anything as long as I have something new to be obsessed with

[noirandchocolate]

Several weeks ago one of my coworkers called me over into her cubicle and gave me a very unexpected gift. Her mother passed away recently, and she'd been packing stuff up at her condo to give to relatives and sell, so the home could be sold. The mother was an avid knitter and crocheter, and when my coworker came upon her stash of equipment, she told me, she "immediately thought of me as someone who might get some use out of it."

So, I have inherited a varied collection of knitting needles and crochet hooks, cable needles, sewing needles, and, best of all, now-out-of-print pattern books, mostly for blankets, because that was what this lady loved to make most. Plus, I also have a bunch of gauge swatches she made, pinned to little bits of card covered in perfect schoolteacher handwriting setting out the patterns they were made to test.

And also...

My coworker brought another bag, full of yarn and...knitted blanket squares. Her mother's last started project, before she got too sick to continue. And she asked if there was anything I could do with it.

It turned out, there are twelve completed squares, and I quickly located the pattern book they are from amid those given to me. It's a book of 60 patterns, meant to be put together however the maker wishes into blankets of 20 squares. I figured out which of the numbered patterns were already made, and selected eight more that I thought might go well with them.

So now! I am working on completing! My coworker's mother's last knitting project!

And I really am feeling very good about doing it.

[lgbtlunaverse]

Nothing will dispell the "the curtains were just blue" myth faster than writing something yourself, because the amount of pretentious symbolism i am putting in my silly little fanfics is ridiculous. I mean SO much with these words, literally every single one of them. This fic has twenty five typos and zero correct uses of punctuation but if there's curtains you bet your ass I put thought into what colour they were.

[rocketsagan-blog]

so, I got a little inspired

Maybe would look cooler with the purple background, but I think as a cross stitch it ain't bad.

(Note - this is a gift, im not profiting on this at all, just bestowing a babygirl to a good girlfriend. Thank you tofupixel for the amazing art!)

little star

[777rare]

[rocketsagan-blog]

Merry cripmus eve. I made dis cross stitch. Possum time.

[arts-and-chaos]

Fun little paint night with my sister-in-law and some Dollar Tree wooden mushrooms!

The white also glows in the dark!

My sister-in-law’s mushroom

[kaiserin-erzsebet]

I have a weird aversion to crocheting scarves for someone who does actually wear scarves pretty regularly.

I think it is a complex about doing "easy" patterns as a more advanced crocheter.

[the-chaos-crows-victory]

Customising my stuff with trinkets and embroidery

[sutyii]

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