I love owls. I love coffee. I love this image by NaBHan on Deviantart.
***edit 12/12/2012: Image removed and asking permission from the artist to share. I just learned that by posting without the artist’s permission this is actually ‘stealing’ and unacceptable under copyright law. Sincere apologies for my error.
Sometimes I draw things. Its an itch that doesn’t allow my hands to stay still for very long.
They appear in the margins of paper, done in pen or highlighter, or crayon. Anything available and within reach. They show up on lined paper, sticky notes, the back of scrap paper. I don’t know where they come from, what they want, or why the push themselves into existence. Here is one that I did last week of a girl on the moon. (I love images of the moon!)
I’ll pass on Mr. Tall, Dark, Handsome, Strong, and Dangerous. (Who always manages to swoop in just in time to save the girl.) Thank you Prince Charming, please take your outdated sensibilities elsewhere. Sleeping Beauty is not here waiting to be rescued, go chase her out the window she just jumped out of and help her fight the dragon.
Sometimes I want to be rescued, but more often than not I will be the one doing the rescuing. I’m my own hero. Buzz off and find your own story wooden romantic interest and stay out of mine!
Finally found a great steampunk DIY Christmas ornament from Bits and Bobbles here. Inspired by this pure awesomeness, I made some of my own.
I’m not sure if someone out there already has a tutorial on how to make these, but I didn’t see one so I thought I would share with you how I did it.
Use a round object like a glass (or in my case a glue bottle) to trace three circles the size you want your hat brim to be.
Draw a smaller circle inside one of your larger ones. This will be the size of the top portion of your hat.
Cut a rectangle stip long enough to go around the edge of your small circle.
Once cut, your pieces will look like this.
Glue two of your large circles together to form the hat brim
Trim any excess white areas around the edge
Take the large circle with the small circle drawn in the center. Cut tabs around the edge, careful not to cut into the center circle. Fold tabs down. This will form the top of the hat and provide something to glue onto in later steps.
Take the long rectangle of cut paper. Fold it into a tube shape and glue.
Slip the small circle with folded tabs inside the round tube.
Hot glue together from the inside
Trace a thin line of hot glue around the open edge.
Flip over and attach to your hat brim. Add trim, beads, or ribbon as you desire. Make sure to add a hook to hang on the tree. This one is made from beads although my others used wire carefully poked into the paper.
Definition: A serious and debilitating allergy that can be brought on seemingly without cause or trigger. Causes the afflicted to avoid writing at all costs.
Symptoms:
Cure: Perhaps taking a short break from writing isn’t a bad thing. A two to three day spell to recharge cramped finger muscles, creative ideas, and enthusiasm for your story. The ultimate cure is to sit down and write. No matter the distractions.
via someecards
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Me: “Doctor. I am really sick.”
Dr.: “How so? You look fine at a first glance. Your complexion is normal, and you look relatively healthy. Although I’m curious about your hair falling out. Do you have any premature balding in your family?”
Me: “No Doctor. I’m a writer.”
Dr.: *Blank stare*
Me: “Ok. I lied. I don’t have anything published yet. I’m trying to be a writer.”
Dr.: “Go on…”
Me: “I’ve been pulling my hair out trying to figure out where to take my story next. My hero is hanging out with someone who was originally just a side character. My bad guy isn’t as bad as she should be. My sidekick ran away. There are sunglasses security guard elves trying to attack the hero. Now they are trying to attack back with …magic. Toss in the Sandman, a couple of murderous elves, one very confused hero who is really more of an anti hero, and I just don’t know what to do. Can you help me doctor?”
Dr.: “It appears that you have caught a very serious case of Writer’s Allergy. I am prescribing eye drops, a healthy dose of caffeine, and instruct you to get some rest when the screen goes blurry.”
Dreampunk is freedom of expression, alternate realities, futures, and histories that never were. Unlikely combinations of technology, logic, and magic.
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