As always in late October I plan to partake in the insanity that is NaNoWriMo. I’m not sure how this year will go, as I am busier than usual with the horses but I will give it a go anyway. Some new words are better than none. Last year I actually had a (vague) plan,… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Prep
Every year my local fair hosts a King Arthur Flour baking contest along with their usual baking competitions. Some years are very specific about what you make, even giving a recipe to use. This year though was a cake free-for-all, the only stipulation was that you use King Arthur brand flour. This year I made,… Continue reading King Arthur Flour Baking Contest
Still working on that pile of unfinished crafts, DIY and random ideas, I got back to business on some fair exhibits. The family goal is still 200 entries for the 200th anniversary of the fair, to do that means I needs to pull the brunt of those numbers. Now I love crafting, but thats still… Continue reading No Bones About It
It’s been awhile. So much has sat on the ‘to be finished pile’ both figuratively and literally. The figurative pile just got a little smaller. After more revision and some tough cuts I got this one to where it needed to be. Still a bit beyond the short story length I had originally hoped for,… Continue reading Finally Finishing
With my brother moving out he decided not to take all his furniture. In high school he did carpentry and made a really nice dresser, fast forward five years of it living in a boys room and it needed some work. But I also needed a new dresser, so I adopted it. First, and easiest,… Continue reading Dresser Redo
Despite below freezing temps and a jerk of a Lyft driver who bailed on us we had a great time. Speedwalking the streets of Boston in our costumes was a bit bracing but you gotta do what you gotta do! The convention center was warm and as we all caught our breaths we jumped in… Continue reading PAX East Wrap Up
Ok, tomorrow is the day! Everything is packed up and ready to make a safe trip there. Last year we got dressed at home to get some pics in the morning, but there’s WAY too much to wear this year. Just base items at home then getting all the gear on the the parking garage.… Continue reading Cosplay Week – Day Five
Almost there! PAX starts tomorrow and I’ll be there Saturday! Todays cosplay item is my characters fancy belt. This was the part that I knew would be most difficult. What to make it out of, how to make it realistic, how to make it fit perfectly? So many questions. I knew that I just had… Continue reading Cosplay Week – Day Four
Countdown continues to PAX East and todays cosplay piece is something else that was new for me; jewelry making. I’ve beaded before, even made my own round fimo beads. This one called for something much more complicated. I needed two very specific pendants, so I grabbed some sculpey and found as many references as possible… Continue reading Cosplay Week – Day Three
PAX East countdown continues and more cosplay parts are coming. This one was quite a step up from what I’ve done previously with much more sewing and manufacturing, but I think it turned out pretty damn cool. I wont say what character it is yet though, lets see how far into the week we can… Continue reading Cosplay Week – Day Two
Erica Made A Thing 