Just Create Weekend, July 27

[silvercat17]

I am back from doing things and a big thank you to Kyleri for doing the post last week! Now I need to do all the things before I start my new job in a week or two.

How are y'all doing? What have you gotten done and what are you working on?

Comments

[alexseanchai]

IT'S A NOVEL. WHY IS IT A NOVEL.

(the answer is I was never going to be able to cover several weeks in any depth in under 30K given I spent 7K on the first few hours)

(but)

[silvercat17]

Nooooo!!!

[silvercat17]

I'm doing laundry, working on cleaning out my email, and then finally getting started on my art commission!

[alexseanchai]

*\o/*

[alexseanchai]

and there was much rejoicing in the fannish Discord

(the sarcasm is mine; they were all sincere)

[urbanspaceman]

I'm on a chain mail kick right now. I've been opening rings to finish my coif, which is down to my shoulders, and only needs two more inches of Euro 4-in-1 plus the bishop's mantle before it's done!

[silvercat17]

Nice! Looking good. I've always been interested in mail, but I have too many hobbies as it is.

[urbanspaceman]

Thanks! It's a lot of fun and is very satisfying, but can be a bit of an investment; good jewelry pliers aren't cheap compared to the short-handled crappy ones that kill your hands or the workmen's rough ones with no springs (which are aggravating because you have to manually open them every time you go to pick up a ring), and the supplies can be pretty costly, especially if you like your metals anodized, use stainless steel, use precious metals, etc.

I've been making mail and maille jewelry for a long time, and it seems the price of rings goes up on a monthly basis these days. :P

[kellan_the_tabby]

... oops?

[kellan_the_tabby]

Ooh, shiny!

Ever played with riveted mail? I know I don't have the patience, it takes forEVer, but it looks SO COOL.

[seerofrage]

Good luck with all the things! :D

[seerofrage]

Omg! Best of luck finishing this thing up! :D

[urbanspaceman]

No, I just do mail with butted rings; I don't ever make my own rings, as I dislike the uneven look of pinch-cut rings in jewelry applications. ;-)

Also, I don't make welded rings-- the whole welding thing is just a bit too much for me to want to try. ;-)

I mostly make jewelry instead of armor. This amor piece is intended to be for renaissance festival type wear (decorative) only, not functional.

[seerofrage]

Was having a rough go of it last night working on an art thing, scrapped it and started again this morning and it was going a lot better! So hopefully after we're home and dinner is done and things are cleaned up and taken care of, I'll be able to sit down and finish it! C':

[kellan_the_tabby]

I think I'd be more likely to play with riveted mail than with making my own rings, which makes NO sense, but I don't think I'd get very far with either. I lurve chain mail jewelry, though I've only made, like, one bracelet. I'll stick to banging on copper & leave the links to someone else.

[urbanspaceman]

Yeah, I know what you mean. :-) I think I'd like to try alcohol dyes and resin sealing to make some custom-colored chainmail accent pieces using non-anodized aluminum scales, but right now I don't have the money to invest in any new craft supplies!

[silvercat17]

Good luck!

[kellan_the_tabby]

Ohhh those look FUN.

[althea_valara]

Two of my knitting patterns are being tested right now!

I've got three projects to finish by the 31st. Two are in the works already, which is good. But I have approximately four hours left on one and TEN hours left on the other, and I haven't even started the third project yet. I'm trying my hardest to get it all done, but I might need to change plans and make some more ducks just so I have something to turn in. The ducks only take an hour to make.

[silvercat17]

I'd say you can do it, but maybe you should take it easy

[alexseanchai]

WHAT IS PACING EVEN

[alexseanchai]

🍀 thanks!

[juzo_kun]

...so cool!!!

[juzo_kun]

Working... I had a interesting job commission but deadlines are quite strict!

[urbanspaceman]

Thank you! :D

[lonespark]

I keep forgetting this is on Saturday but I also keep being busy on Saturday.

I have an interview next Tuesday! Nervouscited!

Mostly just trying to concentrate on family health & issues w/ fandom friends. I had to delete twitter off my phone to stop being so stressed & distracted.

I am hoping to maybe finish updates to a fic so I can post it. I also have a few other fics I'd like to post when the art commissions are finished. The whole follow-through, closing-the-deal part is really hard for in the best of times.

[silvercat17]

Deadlines are a blessing and a curse

[silvercat17]

No worries! That's why I make it Just Create *Weekend*

Good luck on your interview!

[lonespark]

Thanks!

[lonespark]

Today I cleaned the parakeets' cage. Tasks that lead to clear physical improvements are a blessing, tho ones that have to be done over and over a bit less so...

[silvercat17]

You said it, but at least the birds will be happier

[ruinousrapture]

Welcome back! Good luck at the new job and congratulations!

This weekend was filled with moving and getting things set up at the new place. Once we get into the new place, I will be a lot more active in the Just Create community, and on DW in general. Moving is butts!

But yeah, that is what I have been working on. MoOoOoOving! >.

[ruinousrapture]

Nicely done! I have a fried who makes chain mail jewelry and well... Chain mail crafting ain't for the weak! Your work is looking great!

[urbanspaceman]

Thank you! :D Frequently people marvel at how much patience it must take to make mail. I don't know if I'd say it tries my patience quite so much as it tries my persistence. X-D I'm usually quite calm and serene making it and am content to work on it for much longer at a stretch than is strictly healthy for my joints-- I just have to keep at it until the piece is done!

(The only weave that's ever destroyed my patience is Moorish Rose, which I simply cannot for the life of me learn to do-- I need a teacher to help me with the tricky two steps of that one and tell me if I've got it right yet or not).

Thank you! :-)

[silvercat17]

Moving is SO butts!

[ruinousrapture]

It is SUPER butts! But like, not the good kind of super butts. The butty kind of super butts!