#makershour

3 days ago

Q4: @MakersHour #makersHour
What is the oldest thing you've reused (or used) in a make and what did you make?

A 100-year old screw, reused from an old upright piano to make a table for an electronic keyboard

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1 week ago

Art and writing, and maybe acting, seem to attract the most insane level of criticism from people who have big opinions on what writing/art/acting "should be", and how it must be done or not done.

One of the first things I suggest to aspirant writers is to decide who they are writing for, and […]

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1 week ago

@flamekebab.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy

Q5: Many of us have stories about how we got into making, often evolving someone who mentored or supported us. How do you try and pay it forward and help people new to making? #MakersHour

As a writer, this is really a big deal. The way to help new writers is to bring them into welcoming […]

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Flamekebab

2 weeks ago

Original post on toot.wales

Q1: Are there things in your creative space that you wish you could clear out, maybe to other makers?

As with most wargaming scratchbuilders, I have far more in my bitz box than I could ever use. However a friend of mine works with me and we swap bitz boxes occasionally so that we can feel […]

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3 weeks ago

Q2 Any tips for saving energy. (fuel, or personal!)

I avoid the news, keep the house at a comfortable temperature for the Husky, and wear two sweaters, because dang, that guy likes it cool.
I write most of my stories on the tablet, because I can do that from the couch and under a blanket, and […]

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3 weeks ago

Tell us who you are, and what you’ve been doing this week. #MakersHour

I'm a writer, and this week I started resurrecting a technical manual I published in 2013, and revising it for a new edition that includes AI and other topics.
I also sent out ARCs to beta-readers of my latest collection of […]

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3 weeks ago

An airbrush painting of a Jolly Roger with skull and crossbones over a treasure map background. The flag is still just black.

The finished painting. With some hand highlights added to the flag to simulate depth and movement in the wind.

Gold Roger: „My treasure? It's yours if you want it. Find it! I left all the world has there!“ - A little bit of improvised #airbrush work. Finished it up with trying to give it more depth. #MastoArt #FediArt #Nerdlings #MakersHour

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@twoowls73.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

An airbrushed painting of a pirate flag with a crossbones skull on it. The background is made to look like a weathered treasure map. With a compass rose on the bottom right and a red X on the bottom left. It‘s still missing some of the map details.

Some work in progress. I got a few stencils a while back and now I am playing around with them. This piece is mostly improvised as I did not have a clear vision for it. Now I‘m just winging it. #airbrush #wip #Nerdlings #FediArt #MastoArt #MakersHour

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Twoowls Elt 🦉 🦉

1 month ago

A close-up view of a mechanical component featuring a green gear and a pink 3D-printed lever, positioned on a wooden body. The background is slightly blurred, hinting at an indoor setting with some scattered items.

#makers #makershour #3dprinting #loom #ratchet #pawl #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle the pawl I modelled and printed for a local craftsperson works: I received a note of thanks and a handwoven scarf as a thank you today. #happy

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Sue Archer

@suearcher.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

Original post on toot.wales

Q5: Is your favourite a special long term passion, or just the latest in a long line of favourite projects, soon to be superseded? What might a future favourite be in either case?
#MakersHour

I have plans for more dolls houses, but I don't know if any of them will supersede Tŷ Llygoden as […]

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1 month ago

Q5: Finally, is your making time and space blocked off and limited to a defined ‘work space’, or does it spill out onto shelves and cupboards, and end up with the cats on your lap in the evening?
#MakersHour

I'm a writer, so everywhere is a workspace, and whether I have a cat or a husky (!) on […]

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1 month ago

Q4: #MakersHour : Have you foraged any wonderful things for your home or creative work?

I foraged bird feathers for my walking stick, but that doesn't really have anything to do with my creativity - which is writing. I forage ideas, scenes, visualizations for my stories. I will see something […]

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1 month ago

Q2: #makershour On a scale of 1 to ‘Ooh, sparkly thing!’, how focused are you? How do you maintain your focus?

I used to be able to tune out everything and everyone, but around when I turned 45, stuff started getting through and break my concentration. The first time I noticed was trying to […]

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1 month ago

@suearcher.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy

Q1 #MakersHour How have you been this week, and what’s new on your creative front?

Good enough
I started putting a New Year's Resolution into practice. I made a rather bad press release about my newly published book, and sent it out to about twenty newspapers and magazines., and maybe ten […]

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Sue Archer

1 month ago

Q2: My headphones died, and it severely affected my focus and anxiety. On a scale of 1 to ‘Ooh, sparkly thing!’, how focused are you? How do you maintain your focus?
#MakersHour

I can be pretty focussed, once I get going. Once I'm into something, I don't need to work at staying focussed, much.

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Ted

@tschundler.leds.social.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

Original post on leds.social

Last week's #makershour had questions related to media we're watching. I just finished "My Dress Up Darling" (#kisekoi) - which relates directly to what used to be my primary forms of making.

This season focused a lot an the groups/community that form around the hobby. And really that is the […]

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Quixoticgeek

@quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy

2 months ago

[Cetacean Needed] - A Kerfed Project

After working on it for almost 9 months. I recently finished my hardest build yet. I've written a blog post about it. (Warning, long). Grab a cuppa and have a read.

#Making #MakersHour #Machining #WoodWork #3DPrinting #OpenSCAD

https://cetaceanneeded.com/a-kerfed-project.html

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@quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy

2 months ago

A 3d printed big Lego Santa Clause in front of a Lego Christmas candle holding his bag of presents.

I wish you all happy holidays, if you celebrate a merry Christmas. I hope that in these trying times you will find some rest and peace of mind. Be happy about all the little things and enjoy moments of human made happiness. #makersHour #Nerdlings #3DPrinting #Cosplay #mastoArt

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Quixoticgeek

2 months ago

After entirely failing to understand the cultural reference to Dickens in the last 3 #MakersHour questions. I have finally sat down to watch the classic of cinema that is "A Muppet Christmas Carol".

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2 months ago

underpainting, lime green base and darker green inks for shading. Like the result in the end. I hope it worked in the concert. 😁 #3dPrinting #airbrush #Grinch #cosplay #makersHour

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3 months ago

#makershour: Q2: Thinking of the present, share a creative, or making, memory from something you have been working on recently, or currently.

Just finished the writing part of a novel about an interesting and deadly girl. But now comes the bits at which I suck and do not enjoy - getting cover […]

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3 months ago