*sighs eternally*

I was so nervous to do this but

Eye docs

I'm so wearing these when I go to Manchester for the protocol s2 thing

Okay yeah I think I could make this in a wall clock and it wouldn't be crazy. I need to talk to my grandpa--he does clockmaking and repair as a hobby--but I think that if you made the rotating light-blocking layer out of something lightweight (plastic or paper, maybe) you could probably rotate it using a high-torque clock movement, attaching the light-blocking layer where the second hand would go. If you used black paper for that layer, you'd have to perforate it a lot to let light through. A thin but sturdy plastic would probably be better; you could block light with black paint and also scatter some bits of alcohol ink so stars occasionally shine red, blue, or yellow.

The top layer you could just do as a print on heavy paper, using whatever star map you wanted, and then cut or puncture the stars out--leather punches would be easiest. Attach that to the glass face of the wall clock, covering everything inside. Then, the inside of the clock--where the face used to be--would need a reflective coating (spraypaint or aluminum tape, maybe) and LED strip lights around the edge so that there's light shining through the perforations..

You'd need power for the LED strips, but the clock movement would probably be battery powered.

So now I just have to keep an eye out for a good wall clock.

I wound up using foamcore and matboard, and a rotating display pedestal instead of a clock movement, given the scale, but that does make the whole thing powered by USB.

The Earthrise sweater, inspired by the art of Alexei Leonov depicting the first spacewalk.

2 and half months ago i got back into cross stitching. Today i finished the project I started back then! And then turned it into a pillow :3

this pattern is from owlforest and it was a DELIGHT to stitch

Me: I should write something

me : … or I could spent 78 hours straight making a miniature library with a working LED chandelier

@themiraculousec

Pics!

The lights are working now!

everyone look at my friend's tiny library she's so talented

I saw this at QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta today and wanted to share. I have so many more pictures and can’t share them all right now, but this peaceful scene felt like a good one to leave you with for now

Here’s another one of the quilts from QuiltCon that will really stay with me. I have never in my life made anything like this, the technical skills are truly incredible. The award was well-deserved.

14 Patterns Moss Rugs

please reblog! i want this to reach a larger audience than just my followers

beepboop my straysona / companionsona is coming along so cute!! her names sonnie and she’s from the slums and dreams of seeing the stars (real ones!!)

EDIT: theres a tutorial on my blog :D!!!

OK JUST REALIZED I NEVER SHARED the red-wing blackbird inspired Wing Shawl I crocheted over the summer 😌

It’s SO heavy and warm, it’s only just starting to get cold enough for me to wear it out.

I have a mighty need

to quote Reddit user Power Puff Lady,

“All Hail the Throw Cloud.”

@mazarinedrake

everyone stop what you're doing i made a little guy today

okay that's all

forgot to make an update earlier but: he survived the kiln and was glazed

i have honestly never spent this long on any art thing in my life