Tripping the Craft Fantastic

I want!!! To!!! Smush her!!!!!!!!!!!

look…………….. write as much shitty fic as you want. nobody can stop you. you’re learning constantly and it’s better to write hackneyed implausible ridiculousness than it is to not write at all out of fear of fucking up. you’re good

AMEN this goes for anything too!!! drawing, painting, sewing, knitting you name it. Its so much better to just do the thing your working on, shitty or not it takes less of a toll on you to just finish a thing than to worry about fucking it up first time.

EVERYBODY MAKE YOUR POTS!

I used a thick gaged copper wire for one of my projects and it worked really well.  You can get it online somewhere.  My mom gave me some so I don’t know specifically where, but I would try Etsy, Ebay, or some jewelry websites to see where you can get it the cheapest.

I use normal thin wire I can get at the hardware store. I pick up a spool of it and it lasts me a long while. As long as it’s thin enough to pose but thick enough to hold it up any wire will do.

This is so helpful! 

Up until this point, I’ve avoided using wire in my work because I’m worried about it poking people. How do you guys deal with the ends? I’d love to try some possible plushies!

@mostlyharmlessdesigns Normally you would fold the end of the wire over to make a small loop. Then twist so the wire wraps around its self. Last you tape the twist with electrical tape. This means the tip of the wire (say for the hand) is actually a loop and not pointy or pokey. The end of the wire is more on the limb and all twisted so that it won’t push out when you bend the area. The tape just helps to make sure it doesn’t poke out. I believe that a wire would still not be advisable as part of a toy for young children. I am posting on my mobile right now but if you would like pictures of the above let me know and I will post some once I am on a desktop.

Reblogging this again for @reckless-stitches comments - yup, this is exactly what I do! If you’re using super thick wire but for a small point, you can also just wrap the end carefully multiple times with electrical tape. The bend is better, but not always possible for the size of the plush, and the electrical tape will prevent any painful poking!

A seasonal self rebagel!

My daughter and and I are great Miazaki fans! I LOVE your Ami!

Thank you so much! You totally made my day!

This makes me so happy

There’s a very good, clear message here that is surprisingly hard to articulate. You go, dragon. You go.

Yet another reason why I adore Mr. Elliot at will5nevercome.

I used a thick gaged copper wire for one of my projects and it worked really well.  You can get it online somewhere.  My mom gave me some so I don’t know specifically where, but I would try Etsy, Ebay, or some jewelry websites to see where you can get it the cheapest.

I use normal thin wire I can get at the hardware store. I pick up a spool of it and it lasts me a long while. As long as it’s thin enough to pose but thick enough to hold it up any wire will do.

YAY! Thank you so much for letting me know and sending me a picture!