9.14 Scott Pilgrim WIP

As I predicted last week, I finished Kim Pine. I've moved all the way back to the right hand side and after I finish this tiny blue bird just a little bit below Nega Scott, I'll start work on Gideon Graves. So you've got that to look forward to next week!

Pouch!

A fancy new fleur de pouch for my boyfriend to wear at the Renaissance Faire

9.8 Scott Pilgrim WIP

Things I discovered this week: The actress that played Kim Pine in the Scott Pilgrim movie plays Maggie, the blonde junior producer on HBO's The Newsroom.

Did not see that coming.

As far as the project goes, I'm down to the bottom of Kim's left shoe and her lower right leg. So, this might be the last time you see Kim until the next full project shot. We'll see what happens...

Custom Pushpins

I wanted some owl pushpins for the cork-board in my office, but I didn't want to spend a ton of money, and all the owl pushpins I saw were way cutsier than what I had in mind.  So I came up with this quick fix, for about $5.00.

Supplies!

Supplies needed:

Flat pushpins
Buttons or other embellishments
Hot glue gun and hot glue
Wire-cutters or snips, if using buttons with shanks

Snip, snip!

Step one:  If using buttons with shanks, cut them off as close to the button as possible.  Your goal is to get the back of the button as flat as you can.

Gluing these is a bit of a pain.

Step two:  Put a dollop of hot glue on the back of your button, and press a push pin into it.  You may need to try a couple of times, as the "flat" pushpins actually have a bit of a dome to them.  Hold the pieces together until the glue cools.

AND DONE.

 Step three:  Put your pins in your cork board!


Please note that this was a quick-n-dirty project, hence the hot glue.  I'm guessing a few of these will pop off with use, and I will probably just hot-glue them back on.  You could easily use a different adhesive (maybe superglue?) for a more sturdy end product.

A Sticky Wicket

I lost my old tomato shaped on cushion, so I was keeping my pins in a little bowl. Which I always tipped over, and then I'd step on them, and everything sucked forever. So I made this:

8.31 Scott Pilgrim WIP

It's a day later than normal, and two days later than it was teased, but here's a new update on my project.

Work on Kim Pine's skirt is finished and I'm a couple of lines in on her legs. As you can see, Tamara Chen is starting to sneak back into the picture because of where Kim's legs are. Will we see more of Tamara next week? WHO CAN SAY?

Makin' horns...

The last week or so I have been making horns, getting ready for my Halloween rush.  Here are some progress shots!

All my horns start out as balls.

Then I shape them into horns.

Tray of horns, about to go into the oven.

Ditto.

Bowl of horns, cooling in ice water.

Want to learn how to make some horns yourself?  Check out my tutorial here!

Don't want to make your own?  These should all be available soon at my etsy shop.