I made two miniature Foreigner Belts in bracelet and pin form! I have zero experience making bracelets, so like a good little crafter, I began by overwhelming myself with online tutorials and detailed instructions to become the best beginner bracelet-maker/leather-cutter/clay-gluer/Aqua Teen Hunger Force disciple in the galaxy. But ultimately, I decided against that. As an angry fat man once said, “I don’t need no instructions to know how to rock!”
Made this last year as a “gift” to my inner creative whack-job. It took an insanely long time to splice together, everyone who saw it questioned my sanity, and now I can’t listen to this song without picturing an adorable stop-motion Rudolph spit out the line: “Store-bought attitude and spit!! // A sugar-coated piece of shit!!”. . .
It was a good gift.
Honoring the Great Creeper himself, Sneak King! Made this guy with an $8 Walmart nutcracker, polymer clay, printed copy paper, canvas sheets, sparkly ribbons, some teeny tiny Swarovski crystals that I kept super-glueing to my hands, aluminium foil, craft acrylics, and tons and tons and tons of sealer. I am pleased to report that his nutcracker jaw is still functional—an essential detail for His Flame-Broiled Highness.
Treating myself to a little Lamb of God fan art! I made this pendant from polymer clay, some good old-fashioned copy paper, and a generous slathering of glue. I’m going to be a lamb for Halloween (a very metal lamb, indeed) so this should pair nicely. Plus, it’s LAMB OF GOD, so until those guys release a jewelry line, I may have to wear this all the time. I’m not above wearing paper.
I see your Labubu and raise you a Banana.
This is one of my original resin Bananas that I painted, sealed, drilled a hole in his back with an absurdly thin drill bit that immediatly snapped inside him, made a bigger hole with a more reasonably sized bit, jammed an eyehook in the new hole whilst trying to avoid the broken shards of that first bit that are now stuck in there forever, glued the stupid hook, filled the stupid hole, said “that’s the most effort I’m willing to put into this”, crossed my fingers, and took this photo in front of some wood.
Last year I couldn’t believe how much BANANA stuff was on the boat—I’ve found my people! So I promised myself that this year, I would make some fun, metal/banana themed swag to pass out to my fellow Headbangers. For the design, I took inspiration from Headbangers Boat’s dark nautical imagery, combined with traditional metal-style lettering, and of course, included this Scholarly, potassium-rich fellow.
This was a bucket list concert I never thought I’d see! Ben and I couldn’t believe that The Squirrel Nut Zippers were 1. still touring; 2. performing at a Community College only 20 minutes away from our obscure town; and 3. were so incredibly good live! Perennial Favorites has been one of my favorite albums since the 90’s, so I was a bit hesitant to see them (I didn’t want to diminish my appreciation for their album tracks if they weren’t as good in concert). But no—-I think I love their music even more now! We learned that only one of the members (the guy in the glasses) was from the original group, and that most of the musicians have been cycled in and out of the group for years. As a longtime fan, I never would’ve guessed. And even though there were five singers, they all sounded identical to the originals. And bonus—they were hilarious, so fun to watch, and it felt like we were at a 1940s concert/comedy show with the most joyful, flamboyant, and talented jazz musicians we’ve ever seen.