I'm such a NERD!

Keychain I made for Brian Posehn

Keychain in Tin

Me and my second favorite Brian

One of my favorite podcasts is Nerd Poker, hosted by one of my favorite comedians, Brian Posehn. In addition to being in a few of my all-time favorite shows, Mission Hill, The Sarah Silverman Show, and bunches of movies, he also writes comics.
I bought a couple Dead Pool issues that he and fellow Nerd Pokerian, Gerry Duggan wrote on, to have him sign.
But, I am such a Nerd that I had to make a Dangle just for him, thanks for all the laughs.

Next

Stamp kit found at the thrift store for under $3!

In thinking about what kind of a business card I might want, I knew it would need to be something different, a little weird, memorable, something to represent me, my ideas, my art, my photographs. Something that the card itself will remind you of me.
One of my favorite ideas was to use something upcycled as the card itself, and collecting old board game bits led to the idea of using board game money.
Eventually, I will have a customized rubber stamp made to look like a business card, with my blog address, and store(s), stamp it on the back of old board game money, and cute, unique business card.
But until I actually have all the addresses, and get all my stuff figured out, I'm not going to NOT hand out cards, right?
I found this rubber stamp kit at one of my favorite thrift stores for $2.98! It seems to have come from a set, everything goes together, though there was no box or instructions, and it appears to be almost complete. There are two trays with lids with two font sets, one all caps; two rounded and two rectangular stamps to put the letters in; a stamp pad and a plastic tweezers thing.
Until I get the letters sorted out and the stamp made, I've hand written a few business cards. So...
NEXT is sorting out a bunch of tiny, tiny letters. Good thing I have a good light!

Museum Pieces

Mother & Child

Family vacation in the summer of 2012 took us to the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was awesome!
Too much to see, pennies to smash, cousins to keep up with, I only had time for a few photos. Most were of this wonderful artwork.

The sign says:

Junk Art Figure of Mother & Child

Created by renowned "junk" artist Leo Sewell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Believe It or Not!, these people are made from common kitchen utensils, plumbing supplies, auto parts, toys and rubbish.

Spoiler: I believe it.

  

"Child" has a Fisher Price mom in his face

Show & Tell @ Work Day

Evidently it is. Happy Friday.

Pipe Cleaner Chalice

Middle Drawer

Supplies Drawer

Let's see...

Back row:

Coke tin full of embroidery supplies with embroidery hoop and roll of magnet tape on top.

Clear duck tape, regular transparent tape,

Purple plastic flip organizing thingy, with washers and hook eyes, and some plastic cord,

Paper hole/gromet set (in silver box) cheap-o set of craft knives (in black plastic box), stick on googly eyes, two 'healing' mats.

Front row:

Various supplies in zippy bags; super glues, WD-40, tool sets, nail polish remover,
Various tools, pliers, hole punches, matt and craft knives, small scissors, small clamp, glue,
Pencil sharpener, round stacked container with different sizes and colors of googly eyes,
Plastic container made from bottom of juice bottle with:
Cotton balls, cotton swabs, alcohol swabs, rubber bands, screws, hooks, paper clips, fishing weights, and any other small random stuff.
Behind the back row are a few empty zippy bags in various sizes, rolled up.

Pipe Cleaner Dude Needs a Chalice

Pipe Cleaner Dude holding Chalice

Pipe Cleaner and Melt Bead Chalice instructions HERE

Pinned it and Did it! Pipe Cleaner Dude

Pipe Cleaner Dude

Original Instructions found Here.

I've been researching little things, I'm thinking about small diorama/shadow box kind of things.
Wanting to make or find tiny doll.
It's a little too big for what I was thinking about, five inches if he's all standing up.
But easy and cute and would be fun to teach kids.
Also researching puppety kinds of things. This little guy could also be turned into a kind of puppet, or could be a prop for a puppet.
Lots of ideas.

Devil Catcher

Devil Catcher for True Detective finale