Afternoon Lovelies!
Well, morning technically, but who really pays attention to these things? Things have been chaotic for the last couple of months or so. Summer is the super busy season where I work, so between that and hunting for/finding a new place and moving, I've had little to no time to do any crafting. In fact, my crafting desk is in the new place, but the items that belong in the desk are still in a box. I'm hoping to get to that this weekend, we'll see. My Munny project for Sidereus has been put on hold temporarily, as life got a little bit overwhelming, like I said. I'll be getting back to those shortly.
I had a post all planned out for how to do Gundre makeup, but it was involved and complicated and would literally take me over an hour just to paint some stones. Thankfully, the official Gundre-face has been updated since I mapped out the post, and should take less time than originally thought. I'll be heading to my parents' house to pick up my dress form after work tonight, so I'll be able to finally get some decent photographs of the jacket I mentioned in June.
Good news, folks! The fall weather has finally arrived! This will bring a big upswing in productivity, as our apartment (in what I like to lovingly refer to as "The Bucket") is horrifically humid most of the time. See you all soon!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Been busy!
Yikes, it's been more than 2 months since my last post. The good news is that I have a lot of things planned (and mapped out) for this blog. The not-so-good news is that I'm not sure when I'll be able to update; things may be sporadic here for awhile.
Some things have happened fairly recently that have consumed a lot of my time; namely, I got engaged and I got a new job. The new job I've only been at for about a week, but the hiring process/interviews/etc. took about a month. The engagement (:D) happened shortly after my last post. I hope to have more project photos up for everyone soon.
I've got two custom Munnys in the works that were commissioned as part of a prize package for the LARP I'm involved in (Sidereus), and a couple of sewing projects planned for the not-so-distant horizon. There's a Victorian costume I'd like to try, and a couple of outfits for some alt characters I've got in mind. Early this week as well, I should be picking up a delivery from Canada at my Game Director's house. A few months ago I commissioned a custom weapon from the company Ateliers Nemesis for my character Bryndis; it's scheduled to arrive on Monday.
A group of my good friends get together on Thursdays at a local Panera Bread to have dinner, draw, and shoot the sh*t with one another. I've decided to start attending these sketch club evenings in an effort to give myself a jumpstart in the creative department, as well as to get back in the habit of drawing more often.
I apologize for the lack of updates, I promise to have something put together for you soon. I hope. My fiance & I are looking at a house on Wednesday, so we may be moving soon too; that would be an even bigger delay. So we'll see. But the Emporium isn't dead! Keep an eye out for new posts :)
Some things have happened fairly recently that have consumed a lot of my time; namely, I got engaged and I got a new job. The new job I've only been at for about a week, but the hiring process/interviews/etc. took about a month. The engagement (:D) happened shortly after my last post. I hope to have more project photos up for everyone soon.
I've got two custom Munnys in the works that were commissioned as part of a prize package for the LARP I'm involved in (Sidereus), and a couple of sewing projects planned for the not-so-distant horizon. There's a Victorian costume I'd like to try, and a couple of outfits for some alt characters I've got in mind. Early this week as well, I should be picking up a delivery from Canada at my Game Director's house. A few months ago I commissioned a custom weapon from the company Ateliers Nemesis for my character Bryndis; it's scheduled to arrive on Monday.
A group of my good friends get together on Thursdays at a local Panera Bread to have dinner, draw, and shoot the sh*t with one another. I've decided to start attending these sketch club evenings in an effort to give myself a jumpstart in the creative department, as well as to get back in the habit of drawing more often.
I apologize for the lack of updates, I promise to have something put together for you soon. I hope. My fiance & I are looking at a house on Wednesday, so we may be moving soon too; that would be an even bigger delay. So we'll see. But the Emporium isn't dead! Keep an eye out for new posts :)
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Past Projects
In my last post I mentioned collecting images from past projects; I've got a few for you. When I manage to track down others, I'll tack them on to the bottom of this entry rather than make a new post every time; I'd rather interest people in what I'm working on, as opposed to completed projects.
The first three images are labels I designed for a fictional energy drink company for gamers. I named the company LVL+ and created labels for 3 flavors: Boss Fight Blueberry, God Mode Cherry, and Grindfest Grape.
This is one of my older illustrations but it's still one of my favorites. Her name is Alice and I would like to draw her again some day, but it's likely that'll only happen after I manage to make a functioning time machine.
Last for today, an example of my customized vinyl work. I work mostly with Munnys by Kidrobot -- this is a Deadpool I made for a guy I was dating at the time. His ammo belts are hand-sewn; that was a pain to do, I'm not ashamed to admit. The shoulder pieces are belt leather, while the piece that wraps around his chest is seam binding folded double for stability. The bullets are toothpick ends I painted gold and then glued/sewed onto the shoulder pieces. Not pictured is the pair of katanas I made from Sculpy and attached to the back of his ammo belt.
Next time: A look at my latest sewing project, as well as some ideas I'd like to tackle. I'll be adding on to this entry periodically, so be sure to check back every now and then!
The first three images are labels I designed for a fictional energy drink company for gamers. I named the company LVL+ and created labels for 3 flavors: Boss Fight Blueberry, God Mode Cherry, and Grindfest Grape.
This is one of my older illustrations but it's still one of my favorites. Her name is Alice and I would like to draw her again some day, but it's likely that'll only happen after I manage to make a functioning time machine.
Last for today, an example of my customized vinyl work. I work mostly with Munnys by Kidrobot -- this is a Deadpool I made for a guy I was dating at the time. His ammo belts are hand-sewn; that was a pain to do, I'm not ashamed to admit. The shoulder pieces are belt leather, while the piece that wraps around his chest is seam binding folded double for stability. The bullets are toothpick ends I painted gold and then glued/sewed onto the shoulder pieces. Not pictured is the pair of katanas I made from Sculpy and attached to the back of his ammo belt.
Next time: A look at my latest sewing project, as well as some ideas I'd like to tackle. I'll be adding on to this entry periodically, so be sure to check back every now and then!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Please Excuse Our Appearance While We Remodel
An odd title for an introductory post, I know. Welcome to the Hammerstrike Crafting Emporium! (I may or may not turn this into an actual business enterprise, we'll see).
Pardon the lack of visible projects at present; I'm working on gathering any and all evidence from prior projects as well as current ones. For those who don't know me, I am a nerd. A HUGE nerd, all vertical challenges aside. A little over a year ago, I became a LARPer. Live Action Role Playing, for you uninitiated folks out there. I also love comic books, Batman, reading in general, and Nutella. I'm an amateur artist, writer, seamstress, and handywoman. If you could see my parents' garage, you'd understand how it'd be impossible to grow up here without learning your way around a power tool or two (or ten). My parents are big believers in "If you can't find something to fit your needs in the store, make it." and "If it's cheaper to make it, do so." These tenets have been a large factor in my Do-It-Yourself tendencies.
I've made prints, posters, bookshelves, restored a steamer trunk, refurbished a desk, sewn several costuming items for my LARP character, built a deck, redecorated a living room from top to bottom, customized several vinyl toys (Munnys), and a myriad of other things. I'm always looking for a new project to try - currently I'm in the midst of altering a modern jacket pattern into something more medieval for my character Bryndis.
I recently purchased a dress form to hang my in-progress projects on, and it's made a world of difference in sizing items and being able to see how it will look when it's finished. I'm a big visual thinker, so this is a very helpful tool for me to have.
As introductory posts go, this is pretty short; it wouldn't be any fun if you learned all there was to know about me in the very first entry, don't you agree?
Pardon the lack of visible projects at present; I'm working on gathering any and all evidence from prior projects as well as current ones. For those who don't know me, I am a nerd. A HUGE nerd, all vertical challenges aside. A little over a year ago, I became a LARPer. Live Action Role Playing, for you uninitiated folks out there. I also love comic books, Batman, reading in general, and Nutella. I'm an amateur artist, writer, seamstress, and handywoman. If you could see my parents' garage, you'd understand how it'd be impossible to grow up here without learning your way around a power tool or two (or ten). My parents are big believers in "If you can't find something to fit your needs in the store, make it." and "If it's cheaper to make it, do so." These tenets have been a large factor in my Do-It-Yourself tendencies.
I've made prints, posters, bookshelves, restored a steamer trunk, refurbished a desk, sewn several costuming items for my LARP character, built a deck, redecorated a living room from top to bottom, customized several vinyl toys (Munnys), and a myriad of other things. I'm always looking for a new project to try - currently I'm in the midst of altering a modern jacket pattern into something more medieval for my character Bryndis.
I recently purchased a dress form to hang my in-progress projects on, and it's made a world of difference in sizing items and being able to see how it will look when it's finished. I'm a big visual thinker, so this is a very helpful tool for me to have.
As introductory posts go, this is pretty short; it wouldn't be any fun if you learned all there was to know about me in the very first entry, don't you agree?
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