This is a joke of course, I actually love walking with my kid. Even if his lack of self-preservation instincts does make it harder than your average escort quest.
#escortquest #npcs #5yearolds #walking
A poster for Creatures of the Night Market Day Two, designed to look like a purple Tarot card with three golden goblets, golden borders, and a gold Roman numeral XVII at the top. Besides the name, other information on the card includes: Cosmo Seniors Centre, 614 11th St E, 1pm-7pm; Over 30 Unique Vendors, Tarot & Oracle Readers, Mediums, Psychics, Mystics and More; Door Prizes in support of Sask Mask Bloc.
A poster for Creatures of the Night Market, designed to look like a purple Tarot card with three golden goblets, and golden borders. Besides the name, the text reads “I’m a Witchy: Weird: and Wonderful Vendor”.
A selection of chainmail key chains woven from the European 6-in-1 weave in a diamond shape. They are made from anodized aluminum in the colours of various Pride flags, lying together on a neutral fabric background. At the top is a rainbow flag. The second row, starting on the left, has gay, bisexual, pansexual, and lesbian flags. The third row, starting on the left, has trans, genderfluid and non-binary flags. The bottom row, starting on the left, has ace and aroace flags.
My arm modelling seven chainmail bracelets against a neutral fabric background. In order from closest to the hand out, they are: Persian 4-in-1, 18g 1/4 rings in purple, blue and red; Half-Persian 3-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in shades of purple, blue, and silver; Half-Persian 3-in-1, 16g 5/16 square wire rings in red, blue, and black; Full Persian 6-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in pale purple, pink, and pale green; Persian 4-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in black and gold; Persian 4-in-1, 18g 1/4 rings in silver and red; and Half-Persian 3-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in shades of green and silver. All bracelets made from anodized aluminum rings.
Time for Day 2 of Creatures of the night Market! 1-7pm at Cosmo Senior Centre, 614 11th St East! Come check out all the cool stuff!
#creaturesofthenightmarket #craftshow #witchy #altculture #nerdmarket
Come check out Creatures of the Night Market! Today 1-9 and Sunday 1-7 at the Cosmo Senior Center just off Broadway! #creaturesofthenightmarket #craftmarket #weirdandwitchy #altculture #handmade
Hopefully next week when the anniversary passes I’ll be back to normal.
#mentalhealth #selfcare #lossawareness #furtherapist
A grey short-haired tabby cat laying on a patchwork denim quilt. Her yellow eyes reflect the camera light, glowing with green pupils, and a pink and black chainmail necklace is double wrapped loosely around her neck like a fancy collar.
Sorry for the posting drought, my mental health has been feeling pretty off lately, and I finally realized it’s because I have a difficult anniversary coming up. Take care of yourselves, look after your mental health, and enjoy this picture of my therapist modelling some of my wares.
A poster for Creatures of the Night Market in April, designed to look like a purple Tarot card with three golden goblets, golden borders, and a gold Roman numeral III at the top. Besides the name, other information on the card includes: April 11 1pm-9pm, April 12 1pm-7pm, Cosmo Seniors Centre, 614 11th St E, Treaty VI Territory; Over 30 Unique Vendors, Tarot & Oracle Readers, Mediums, Psychics, Mystics and More; Door Prizes in support of Sask Mask Bloc.
A poster for Creatures of the Night Market, designed to look like a purple Tarot card with three golden goblets, and golden borders. Besides the name, the text reads “I’m a Witchy: Weird: and Wonderful Vendor”.
A chainmail keychain made from the Persian 6-in-1 weave. Made from anodized aluminum, the keychain is coloured in a gradient going pink, red, orange, gold, and yellow. Lying on a neutral fabric background.
A diamond-shaped chainmail keychain in the European 6-in-1 weave. Made from anodized aluminum in three colours forming a sort of gradient; blue, purple, and finally black. Lying on a neutral fabric background.
Thanks for the great time Nerdvana! My next show will be Creatures of the Night Market in two weeks. This event has a fantastic vibe, and I’m so excited to be back! See you there! (Keychains for attention!)
#creaturesofthenightmarket #craftshow #witchy #altculture #nerdmarket
My vendor table covered in my wares at the event.
Come see us at the first ever Nerdvana Comic and Toy Show, hosted by Cosmic Comics! Today only, 10am-5pm at the Western Development Museum!
#nerdvana #cosmiccomics #nerdmarket #popculturemarket #chainmail
A diamond shaped chainmail keychain in the European 6-in-1 weave, made from anodized aluminum in the colours of the Aroace Pride flag, lying on a neutral fabric background.
A selection of chainmail key chains woven from the European 6-in-1 weave in a diamond shape. They are made from anodized aluminum in the colours of various Pride flags, lying together on a neutral fabric background. At the top is a rainbow flag. The second row, starting on the left, has gay, bisexual, pansexual, and lesbian flags. The third row, starting on the left, has trans, genderfluid and non-binary flags. The bottom row, starting on the left, has ace and aroace flags.
As a warmup on stream the other night, I added a new pride flag to my repertoire: the Aroace Flag! It’s one I wasn’t super familiar with until recently, but inspired by a friend I decided to make sure it ended up joining the rest of my pride flag keychains!
#chainmail #keychain #pride🏳️🌈 #aroace
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet laid out on a neutral fabric background. The dragon is on their side, curled around in a spiral shape.
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet laid out on a neutral fabric background. The dragon is laid out on their back to show off the lighter colours of their belly, with their tail curled up near their head.
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet laid out on a neutral fabric background. The dragon is laid on their side, curled up in a circle and clasping their own tail, like they would on your wrist.
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet laid out on a neutral fabric background. This picture is a close-up of the dragon’s head, showing off the details of their eyes and “frill” scales.
A few more pictures of this guy.
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet laid out on a neutral fabric background. The dragon is laid out straight to show off their full length and all their scales.
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet, modelled on my wrist. The dragon is angled to mostly show off the scales along its back, with the head curling around the inside of my wrist.
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet, modelled on my wrist. The bracelet is twisted around with the clasp on top, showing off the dragon’s head, with the clasp in their jaws holding onto their tail, with the scales on the tail splayed out on display.
A rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet laid out on a neutral fabric background. The dragon is curled around with their tail close to their head.
Last night on stream I made a rainbow chainmail dragon bracelet! This was a challenge figuring out how to make the colours work all together, but I’m really happy with how it turned out!
#chainmail #jewelry #bracelet #dragon #rainbow
A poster advertising Nerdvana Comic & Toy Show. The text is in a comic book title style, and the poster is primarily in bright red and blue. The information included in the text includes: March 28th 10am-5pm; The WDM 2610 Lorne Ave; $5 Entry, Kids 12 & Under Free; Proudly Presented by Cosmic Comics (cosmiccomics.ca); Modern & Vintage Comic Books, Anime & Pokémon, Action Figures & Collectibles. There is also a QR code that says “Scan for Updates”.
My arm modelling seven chainmail bracelets against a neutral fabric background. In order from closest to the hand out, they are: Persian 4-in-1, 18g 1/4 rings in purple, blue and red; Half-Persian 3-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in shades of purple, blue, and silver; Half-Persian 3-in-1, 16g 5/16 square wire rings in red, blue, and black; Full Persian 6-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in pale purple, pink, and pale green; Persian 4-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in black and gold; Persian 4-in-1, 18g 1/4 rings in silver and red; and Half-Persian 3-in-1, 16g 5/16 rings in shades of green and silver. All bracelets made from anodized aluminum rings.
Reminder that this Saturday I’ll be at Nerdvana Comic and Toy Show, hosted by Cosmic Comics! I’ve been working on new stock, as evidenced by my arm full of bracelets! Come check it all out!
#nerdvana #cosmiccomics #nerdmarket #popculturemarket #chainmail
A chainmail shamrock sitting on a wooden table. The shamrock is woven using the Persian 6-in-1 weave, out of anodized aluminum rings in a random assortment of green, gold and silver.
Last night for St Paddy’s Day, I made a chainmail shamrock on stream! I didn’t have enough of the right sized rings in green, so it’s a bit of a mix of green, gold and silver. It was also more of a pain in the butt to make than I expected. Pattern by Ring Lord.
#chainmail #stpatricksday #shamrock
Three key chains in the style I call “Dragon Tails”, consisting of a small split ring, a short section of Byzantine weave, and three small scales arranged to splay out on the end. The scales and rings are all made from anodized aluminum. These three are all in different colour schemes: the left is purple and pink, the middle is blue and green, and the right is pink and red. They are laid flat on a neutral fabric background.
A key chain in the style I call “Dragon Tail”, consisting of a small split ring, a short section of Byzantine weave, and three small scales arranged to splay out on the end. The scales and rings are all made from anodized aluminum. This keychain is in a blue and green colour scheme, with the rings primarily in blue with green accents, and two blue scales on the end with a green scale in the middle. The keychain is laid flat on a neutral fabric background.
A key chain in the style I call “Dragon Tail”, consisting of a small split ring, a short section of Byzantine weave, and three small scales arranged to splay out on the end. The scales and rings are all made from anodized aluminum. This keychain is in a pink and red colour scheme, with the rings divided between red and two shades of pink, and two pink scales on the end with a red scale in the middle. The keychain is laid flat on a neutral fabric background.
A key chain in the style I call “Dragon Tail”, consisting of a small split ring, a short section of Byzantine weave, and three small scales arranged to splay out on the end. The scales and rings are all made from anodized aluminum. This keychain is in a purple and pink colour scheme, with the rings split between pink and two shades of purple, and two purple scales on the end with a pink scale in the middle. The keychain is laid flat on a neutral fabric background.
While building up stock for upcoming shows, I decided to let my 5 year old, known as Hobbit Jr, help me pick colours for some Dragon Tail keychains. I think he did a great job! He based them on his, mommy’s, and grandma’s favourite colours.
#chainmail #keychain #dragontails #kidhelper
A poster advertising Nerdvana Comic & Toy Show. The text is in a comic book title style, and the poster is primarily in bright red and blue. The information included in the text includes: March 28th 10am-5pm; The WDM 2610 Lorne Ave; $5 Entry, Kids 12 & Under Free; Proudly Presented by Cosmic Comics (cosmiccomics.ca); Modern & Vintage Comic Books, Anime & Pokémon, Action Figures & Collectibles. There is also a QR code that says “Scan for Updates”.
In two weeks I get to be part of a brand new event! Come and experience the first ever Nerdvana, a market for all things nerdy and pop culture! It’s being hosted by @cosmiccomicscanada.bsky.social, and it’s gonna be a fun time! See you there!
#Nerdvana #nerdmarket #craftshow #popculture #market
A pair of scale mail earrings. Made from three scales in increasing size, laid on top of one another, all made from anodized aluminum. These are silver small scales on the top, gold medium scales in the middle, and pink large scales on the bottom, linked by gold and pink rings and mounted on gold coloured earring hooks. Mounted from a cardboard earring display card labelled with “Bearded Hobbit Creations” and a runic logo, which is hanging on a plastic rod in front of a neutral fabric background.
A pair of scale mail earrings. Made from three scales in increasing size, laid on top of one another, all made from anodized aluminum. These are gold small scales on the top, silver medium scales in the middle, and black large scales on the bottom, linked by gold rings and mounted on gold coloured earring hooks. Mounted from a cardboard earring display card labelled with “Bearded Hobbit Creations” and a runic logo, which is hanging on a plastic rod in front of a neutral fabric background.
A pair of scale mail earrings. Made from three scales in increasing size, laid on top of one another, all made from anodized aluminum. These are black small scales on the top, silver medium scales in the middle, and orange large scales on the bottom, linked by black and silver and mounted on silver coloured earring hooks. Mounted from a cardboard earring display card labelled with “Bearded Hobbit Creations” and a runic logo, which is hanging on a plastic rod in front of a neutral fabric background.
A pair of scale mail earrings. Made from three scales in increasing size, laid on top of one another, all made from anodized aluminum. These are orange small scales on the top, black medium scales in the middle, and silver large scales on the bottom, linked by pale blue and black rings and mounted on silver coloured earring hooks. Mounted from a cardboard earring display card labelled with “Bearded Hobbit Creations” and a runic logo, which is hanging on a plastic rod in front of a neutral fabric background.
They are all going to be normal stock for sale, except the last set; those were made specifically in the colours of a friend’s character, and will be sent to him as soon as I figure out the least expensive way to ship them to Australia! :P
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#chainmail #scalemail #jewelry #earrings
A pair of scale mail earrings. Made from three small scales apiece, overlapping vertically, all made from anodized aluminum. These are red on the top, orange in the middle, and gold on the bottom, linked by rings in matching colours and mounted on gold coloured earring hooks. Mounted from a cardboard earring display card labelled with “Bearded Hobbit Creations” and a runic logo, which is hanging on a plastic rod in front of a neutral fabric background.
A pair of scale mail earrings. Made from three small scales apiece, overlapping vertically, all made from anodized aluminum. These are blue on the top, gold in the middle, and green on the bottom, linked by gold rings and mounted on gold coloured earring hooks. Mounted from a cardboard earring display card labelled with “Bearded Hobbit Creations” and a runic logo, which is hanging on a plastic rod in front of a neutral fabric background.
A pair of scale mail earrings. Made from three small scales apiece, overlapping vertically, all made from anodized aluminum. These are black on the top, silver in the middle, and black on the bottom, linked by rings in matching colours and mounted on silver coloured earring hooks. Mounted from a cardboard earring display card labelled with “Bearded Hobbit Creations” and a runic logo, which is hanging on a plastic rod in front of a neutral fabric background.
I made these earrings on stream a while ago, and figured it was time I finally shared some better photos of them. It was fun letting the folks in chat help me pick colours for them!
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#chainmail #scalemail #jewelry #earrings
Giving strong Tia Dalma vibes in the best way. Great character design! Beautiful work! ❤️❤️❤️
A photo showing the ridiculous set-up I have for streaming Nintendo games. A wooden corner TV stand with several shelves and the TV on top, attached to one of the shelves (which contains my Xbox and various games and dvds) is an adjustable ring-light and phone stand clamped in place, holding my phone out in front where it can see the tv screen. The phone is plugged into a battery pack resting on the shelf. The TV is displaying the starting screen for Super Mario Party Jamboree, while the phone screen has a “Starting soon” logo currently streaming.
Last night I wanted to stream some Mario Party for Mario Day, but I don’t actually have a proper computer or capture card to stream straight off the Switch, so… I had to improvise. It’s super janky, but it worked!
#streamsetup #marioday #improvised #oldschool
Happy Mario Day! I’ve owned several ocarinas for years, I figure I should learn how to use them. Music content will never be a regular thing on my channel, but sometimes I’ll document my progress. One-Up ocarina is from STL Ocarina.
#marioday #mar10 #ocarina #oneup #stilllearning
This short video shows the difference that 1/32 of an inch can make. The pink Celtic Stars was made with the “wrong” size in the centre, while the blue was made with the smaller “correct” size. I like both for different purposes.
#chainmail #jewelry #celticstar #comparison
A chainmail ornament in the Celtic Star pattern, made from anodized aluminum rings in shades of pink and silver, lying on a neutral fabric background.
A chainmail ornament in the Celtic Star pattern, made from anodized aluminum rings in shades of blue and silver, lying on a neutral fabric background.
…and is much more rigid, like I expected them to be. But if I hadn’t used the wrong size, I may never have thought to use them in this design, and I’m really happy with these! Bob Ross was right: no mistakes, just happy little accidents!
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The Celtic star hand-flower bracelet from the previous photo, lying by itself on a neutral cloth background to show the construction. Unclasped, the bracelet lies flat, showing the chains connecting the Celtic star to the bracelet, and also the full two finger loops at the top.
Two chainmail ornaments in the Celtic Star pattern, made from anodized aluminum rings. The top one is in shades of pink and silver, while the bottom one is in shades of blue and silver. They are lying together on a neutral fabric background.
Funny enough, one size of ring that I’ve been using for the Celtic Stars turned out to be a slightly bigger size than I thought they were, and that’s why they were turning out much looser than I expected. The blue was done in the “correct” sizes,…
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A Celtic star hand-flower bracelet, made from anodized aluminum rings in shades of green and silver, lying on a neutral cloth background to show the construction. Unclasped, the bracelet lies flat, showing the chains connecting the Celtic star to the bracelet, and also the full two finger loops at the top. Two more Celtic Stars, one in shades of pink and silver, the other in shades of blue and silver, lie on either side of the hand flower.
A chainmail hand-flower bracelet, made from anodized aluminum rings in various shades of green and silver. A five point Celtic star is the centrepiece, laying with a point straight back towards the wrist. That and the two adjacent points are connected by fine chains to a wide bracelet in the European 4-in-1 style, while the final two points have matching chains forming loops that go around the index and ring fingers. Modelled by myself against a neutral cloth background.
The fruits of last night’s stream! I made three Celtic Stars, and then turned one into a hand flower bracelet! The pink one will also become a hand flower, but the blue will probably become a pendant.
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#chainmail #jewelry #celticstar #handflower #bracelet
A close-up of the newly repaired and improved collar closure section and leaf shaped clasp on my Elven cloak costume piece. The cloak is made from a neutral grey-green fabric. The clasp is a metal and green enamel pin made in the image of the Lothlorien leaf clasps from The Lord of the Rings. The corners of the closure section have been overlapped and sewn together, with the pin permanently fixed in place overtop of the seams.
A close-up of the newly repaired and improved collar closure section and leaf shaped clasp on my Elven cloak costume piece, modelled on myself. The cloak is made from a neutral grey-green fabric. The clasp is a metal and green enamel pin made in the image of the Lothlorien leaf clasps from The Lord of the Rings. The corners of the closure section have been overlapped and sewn together, with the pin permanently fixed in place overtop of the seams. My neck and chin are visible with the cloak around my shoulders and chest.
…the cloak itself, it never needs to come off again. If the handy-man’s secret weapon is duct tape, then the cosplayer’s secret weapon is hot glue! As long as it isn’t visible, then it’s no problem!
Now I have a much more secure and permanent cloak closure, and I think it looks better too!
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A close-up view of my hand holding the clasp of my Elven cloak costume piece. The cloak is made from a neutral grey-green fabric. The clasp is a metal and green enamel pin made in the image of the Lothlorien leaf clasps from The Lord of the Rings, though only visible edge-on in this picture. Now affixed in place over the sewn together closure of the cloak, the metal pin has been hot-glued shut to secure it. A large blob of glue covers the end of the pin and the mechanism to hold it shut. The white cardboard background is my hot-gluing surface.
A close-up view of my hand holding the clasp of my Elven cloak costume piece. The cloak is made from a neutral grey-green fabric. The clasp is a metal and green enamel pin made in the image of the Lothlorien leaf clasps from The Lord of the Rings, though only visible from the back in this picture. Now affixed in place over the sewn together closure of the cloak, the metal pin has been hot-glued shut to secure it. A large blob of glue covers the end of the pin and the mechanism to hold it shut. The white cardboard background is my hot-gluing surface.
…lifted over the head and never unpinned anyways, so it’s perfectly reasonable to just fasten them permanently. This also hid the hole worn by the leaf pin back when it was inappropriately load-bearing. Then I positioned the leaf broach over top, and hot-glued it shut, as likewise to…
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The collar closure section of my Elven cloak costume piece, now sewn together securely with two lines of grey thread, running along and just under the seam where the hood is attached to the body of the cloak. The cloak is made from a neutral grey-green fabric, and is sitting on a wooden floor.
An inner view of the collar closure section of my Elven cloak costume piece, now sewn together securely with two lines of grey thread, running along and just under the seam where the hood is attached to the body of the cloak. The new stitching is hard to see on this side, as the inner hems are still somewhat messy, though not nearly as bad as before. The hole worn by the clasp is still visible on this side, but is in the overlapping section of fabric, so as to not be visible on the outside. The cloak is made from a neutral grey-green fabric, and is sitting on a wooden floor.
…what I was doing as a tailor; as opposed to now, when I have improved to barely any idea what I’m doing. 😂
To fix all this, I removed the fasteners completely, (and trimmed up the frayed threads) and simply sewed the corners of the collar section together. Historically, many cloaks were simply…
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