#clarawords

Hey there! I’m glad you think so, that’s very sweet of you!

Here are the steps to my process:

A) Making the mold

i) Making a clay sculpt of a Zygarde cell

ii) Using the sculpt to create a series of molds with Silicone Plastique, a food grade silicone

The sculpt lost its little pupil after a while so not all of my molds have it. These molds are reusable, so I don’t have to make them again each time.

B) Making the gummies

i) I created my gummy mixture based on this recipe. When I needed a scoop, I reheated the mixture just a bit so it would melt back down, either on the stovetop or for a few seconds in the microwave. It’s important not to leave the mixture in the heat for very long as this will cause the gelatin to denature, which prevents the gummies from turning solid.

ii) I spooned the mixture into my molds and put them in the fridge for about 20 minutes to help them set faster and come out of the mold more easily. Repeat this step as necessary.

iii) For the cores, I created a separate gummy mixture made of unflavored gelatin, light corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (to make it opaque), lemon juice, and either red or blue food coloring. I then used a small spoon and a toothpick to fill in the « nucleus » on their back with this mixture.

iv) After my gummies were dried to the consistency I wanted, which took about a day, I used a little food-safe brush to brush a mixture of corn starch and powdered sugar onto each gummy. This prevents them from sticking to things and to each other.

After that, I kept them in the fridge until I was ready to package them!

Please don’t reblog! Posting this For Reference

If you’re here for this... good luck bc I barely know how to draw my own character and all of these are rough sketches lmao but here’s some info/pointers!

Regarding the design:

- This doesn’t really show in all of the drawings but my INTENTION is for them they have a slightly longer/wider muzzle than U//mbreon’ official design. Rather than being in the middle, the yellow rings on the ears and tail are closer to the extremities

- Casual, sporty clothing

- Toxic sweat: ALWAYS wears dark gloves to avoid getting it on objects and others. During “regular” hours, they wear clothes that fully cover their body for the same reason. Sometimes they go out very early in the morning when nobody’s out so they can jog wearing short sleeves and shorts, if the weather permits.

- Sweat has a purple tinge

More in-depth character stuff:

- Juno is a nonbinary undergrad U//mbreon. I haven’t decided what they study but they’re good at math

- They experienced a traumatic childhood incident where they accidentally poisoned their friend shortly after they evolved. Scared of direct physical contact ever since. In addition to their long clothing and gloves, they always have a handy bag nearby with a dozen antidotes as a precaution

- Introverted. They don’t speak much, but when they do, they don’t sugar coat things. They tend to be blunt but sincere

- Play instruments, mainly the piano

- Can often be found watching casual Fighting P//okémon 1v1 matches at the university stadium when their crush Cherry the M//achoke is participating

- Like hot chocolate

A sampling of staples of my youtube experience:

- liking a video, watching an entire ad play before it, then clicking off the video as soon as it’s begun & never coming back to it again

- rewinding around the same ~1 minute interval in a video over ten times in a row bc my attention drifts within seconds and i keep missing the same exact bit of information every time (but hear & retain what comes before and after it perfectly)

Hymenopterans on the same ivy plant (same as the flies from the previous post as well)

1) Bumblebee species

2) Western honeybee

3) Western honeybee

4) Ivy bee

5) Ground yellowjacket species

6) European paper wasp

Like on the one hand most of it is stuff i’d have wanted to do anyway but didn’t bc i didn’t feel it was my call to make, and some of it are things i hadn’t looked into bc i didn’t have a need to do so before

On the other hand, big scarey...

I do feel like... if I make these changes, I’ll feel a lot more free than ever before. I’ll be taking control. I think I can do that now.

I’ve made several appointments with people who can help me and after those I’ll want to meet with the studies councellor to talk about my next sign ups. I’ll also look into new housing options.