[Damies]

Horrible Hobby Hangout

A hangout for people with many (or few) hobbies to chat about said hobbies.

Why is it horrible? Because hobbies are awful. They take your time, money and sanity.

Join me?

Craft-A-Long Info post 4! [On hold until further notice]
(Hosted by Kaderin Triste)

[Damies]

The Happy Hobby Happenings
PM me a picture or gallery of your finished projects you are most proud of and they will be added here!


Damies' Desk
So in 2016 I installed an L shaped wall desk and painted it white with plans to get formica to top it... that never happened. Fast forward to 2019 and I finally got around to painting it black and doing the fronts of the drawers is fluid acrylics!
Here is my Imgur post about it. ;D

[Damies]

Hobby Hall
Got a video that inspires you to do something hobby related or a video of you doing something hobby related? PM me a link and a brief description and it'll be added here!


-DIY Octopus plush! Super cute and she makes it look easy!

[Kaderin Triste]

Craft-A-Long

With the flowers in bloom, so does love blossom....and is is the season for families to put their differences aside, predator and prey, carnivore and herbivore all gather to celebrate the joy and beauty as two become one. Be the first to witness the beautiful Jurassic Bride and Groom. And wish them all the best! Just make sure that you bring a gift or they might eat you...

June theme: bridal dinosaurs! (Interpret however you wish.)

Alternately, Derpy is demanding birthday presents this month...but that's your choice to make...

*Please PM all finished craft images to me for easier updating of craft showcase.*

Finished Projects


PreviousThemes
Piggy (June 2017)
Mermaid (July 2017)
Fox (August 2017)
Zombie (September 2017)
Horror and Pumpkin Carving (October 2017)
Aprons (November 2017)
No theme for December 2017
Trisphee-Related (January 2018)
Love-Me, Love-Me-Not (February 2018)
Turtles (March 2018)
Ape-ril (April 2018)
Flowers (May 2018)

Operation Derpy Clothes

Due to a number of requests for Derpy's measurements, here are as many as I could think to do. Ask if there are any I may have left out!

Head Circumference: 7 inches/17.78 centimeters
Neck Circumference: 7 inches/17.78 centimeters
Torso Length (neck to approximate waist): 2 inches/5.08 centimeters
Waist Circumference: 9.5 inches/24.13 centimeters
Leg Length (approximate waist to tops of feet): 2.25 inches/5.72 centimeters
Leg Circumference: 4 inches/10.16 centimeters
Arm Length: 2.5 inches/6.35 centimeters
Arm Circumference: 3.75 inches/9.53 centimeters
Wing Slit Start Point: .25 inches/.64 centimeters from neck
Wing Slit Length: 1.75 inches/4.45 centimeters

*Note that they are all fairly approximate.

[Tohopekaliga]

Speaking of expensive hobbies, I just spent the weekend at a con with cosplays. That stuff gets pricey.

[Moonshadow]

I love making jewelry, but I use expensive semi-precious stone beads. I kinda tend to over-buy then it takes me years to make the earrings and pendants I want. I paid $14 for one 1 inch lapis lazuli bead but it was amazing, I made a pendant out of it.

[Kaderin Triste]

Oohhh...that sounds like it would be pretty, Moon!
I love gemstone jewlery as long as it's very simplistic. (I'm not a fan of large, bulky, elaborate jewelry but simple pendants are nice.)

[littl3chocobo]

shooo, i can spend as much as toho and not even get half the fun XD not only am i a diorama-maker but i go for realism and in a 1/16th scale which is super hard to buy for and expensive to make yourself XD

i can spend 30-110usd on a kit plus 10-30usd on glues paints and fabric plus anywhere from 5-50usd on things like fine grains(for gravel and soil), small precut crafting sticks/dowels, metal beadcaps(for fixtures vases and other fun accoutrements) and rando stuff that is only good for a single project

a single 4-day project can take up to two months just because it takes forever to raise the funds to buy the materials

[Damies]

I just spent 252 dollars on fabric for curtains....

[littl3chocobo]

X''D i totally feel for you (though i just bought curtain fabric too and only spent 6usd X''D to be fair i only needed about 10cm of each for mine, hahahaha)

[Den]

Originally Posted by Tohopekaliga

Speaking of expensive hobbies, I just spent the weekend at a con with cosplays. That stuff gets pricey.

And how. it gets worse if you do armor.

Anyhoo, my hobbies, in addition to cosplay, are knitting, drawing, writing, reading, seamstressry, collecting Transformers, painting Dungeons & Dragons miniatures, customizing dolls, cooking, collecting recipes, and learning new fiber things.

[Damies]

Originally Posted by littl3chocobo

X''D i totally feel for you (though i just bought curtain fabric too and only spent 6usd X''D to be fair i only needed about 10cm of each for mine, hahahaha)

I had to get 7 yards at $30 per yard for the inner stuff then 9 yards of the decorative outer parts at $10 per yard... Thankgodforcoupons

[littl3chocobo]

golly, that is pretty pricy per-yardage, what sort of material was it?

[SparX]

Mmmm hobbies
I have more then enough of them
Crafty things: Ooak monster high dolls, Rave/Dance wear, sewing tiny stuffed animals, drawing and painting in multiple mediums, baking and cake decorating, basic wood working and house remodeling
Future wishes: I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT TO MAKE MY OWN BALL JOINTED DOLLS. Also, I would love to get into pottery and poly-clay things too.

Speaking of yardage, since I only need literally one CUP of a bra of fabric, I find it ridiculous they force me to buy an entire yard..... but I have tons of fabric for future projects.

[littl3chocobo]

who makes you buy a full yard? also, oWo how small?

[Damies]

Originally Posted by littl3chocobo

golly, that is pretty pricy per-yardage, what sort of material was it?

It's a multi-layer insulation material. I have one whole curtain done yaaaay. ; n;