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a Complicated Cosmetics Case (nearly) Completed

  • May 13, 2012
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Needless to say, my planned eight circular compartments morphed into ten odd-shaped compartments. Because too much is never enough, and evidently that includes toil and trouble! I cut them out a couple at a time, in an alternating pattern, doing the brushed glue routine as each one was completed so as to stabilise the one next to it for the next cutting. This was labor-intensive, and messy, and as an onlooker commented, “heartbreaking.” I have a slice on the ball of my thumb, and a very sore first joint on my first finger from pressing down so hard. If I…

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A Complicated Cosmetics Case Continued

  • May 13, 2012
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First, I needed to glue my pages together. This is so much easier than you’d think: I simply brushed some diluted glue along the edges.The percentage of dilute isn’t very crucial. You want something like 30% to 50% water. I just dipped my brush into the glue and swished it around in a few drops of water each time I needed to perfom this operation. I did a couple of things first; I separated three or four pages off the top, and I wrapped them and the cover and the bottom endpapers in cling wrap. The covers will get brutalised,…

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a complicated cosmetics case for clown cosplay

  • May 13, 2012
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I recently started thinking about playing a ferocious clown, and yes, I admit it– I was inspired by the lanky adolescent stoner juggalo troll from Homestuck. Gamzee Makara’s character is about as far away from mine as it’s possible to get, probably why I am so enamored of him! I picked up this inexpensive but gets-good-reviews makeup; Snazaroo. Gamzee only uses white and black, but the stuff can be found in inexpensive three-packs, and his other color is indigo purple. And red is always handy. I picked out a three pack of white, black, and purple, and another of white,…

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First mold for sculpted wing elements

  • January 17, 2012
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For some reason, I did these little wings in plastalina, which really isn’t the best choice for detailed items under two inches in size. I just wanted to have that oily texture under my fingertips and the nostalgic scent, I guess.  I got them as clean as I could, and cast them in plaster, as we see here. Plaster can take remarkable detail. Enlarge the image, and you will see threadlike areas which are simply rough clay that i couldn’t smooth (not without my fumbling fingers wrecking some other place) . Now I can do a little bit of finishing…

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I wanted a vanilla-and-tobacco scent

  • October 22, 2011
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something like the bottle of upscale shower soap (and why does an upscale shower soap have any tobacco notes I wonder?)  someone gave me. So, of course, Google is my friend. If you know of this little company, you won’t be surprised to hear that I ended up at ZOMG! Smells. And if you know Camille Martine at all, you won’t be surprised to hear that between us we picked out ten scents, which we’ve ordered in the teensy test sizes called “Squees.” Ten scents is a “squee party” and gets you almost-free shipping, not that the shipping is very…

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Early ’62 Fender Stratocaster Reproduction

  • June 3, 2011
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Built by Keith Longino, guitar fanatic and guitarist/songwriter for the nascent band RESIN Find out about this beautiful instrument at the new blog.

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Probablepossible’s ecommerce odyssey

  • March 30, 2011

As DragonMother magic Wand Works, I started selling my magic wands back in ummm… 1999 maybe? on ebay, and i purchased my first domain back when that was expensive… I hand built a store using hand-coded paypal buttons. It meant that when someone bought a wand, I had to jump on and delete the wand from my site, also by hand. Eventually, I figured out that computers ought to be able to do some of that for me. I downloaded OSCommerce, the Open Source cart– first time I had heard that term! and jumped right into php coding. Luckily for…

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March came in like a weasel and is leaving the same way…

  • March 27, 2011

Where are the  lions and lambs? I have nothing much to report. Here, have a picture of Keith, in an agricultural mood; The picture itself is in a Sepia mood.

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A gallery of wordpress themes

  • February 25, 2011
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I really like the wordpress CMS, and have watched it grow from a simplistic blogging system to the marvellously flexible multi-use publishing platform it is today. I’ve been designing themes for WP for quite a while now. Here are a few of my newest. They all seem to have an ornate, collaged feeling, don’t they?

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Book Binding for fun (not) profit

  • January 17, 2011
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I doubt I will make these to sell. But what fun to make for myself! A few hours of fighting with the printed pages to get the order correct (well…  that kind of took all day, really). A printer that can print both sides makes a HUGE difference. I got my idea from my sister, Kristi Smart, who designed her dream worksheet for her custom clothing orders and– get this– made it pretty. What a concept! And besides being easy to look upon, the different parts of the project are visually separated. I need something to take around with me…

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