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November 23, 2023admin

Leafy Vine Key Holder (ongoing)

I am constantly forgetting and misplacing my keys. I had one of those extender key hooks for a while and it was so well-loved I managed to wear through the metal cable of the extension roll. As an alternative to replacing it I decided to have a bit of fun with leftover yarn and paracord I had. I’m starting with a base of paracord for strength and crocheting a leafy vine pattern onto it. I plan to finish off by making interchangeable covers for the keys (e.g. a poinsettia for the Christmas season, a Piranha plant head, a Dahlia, etc.)

November 5, 2023admin

Crocheted Dolls

As an early holiday gift, I crocheted a couple of dolls based on my two friend’s favorite Dragon Ball Z character and favorite mushroom. The Jack O’Lantern mushrooms have glow-in-the-dark gills so the little mushroom witch’s hair is made from glow-in-the-dark yarn.

October 30, 2023admin

Witch’s Hat with Dahlia Flower

For Halloween this year I made myself a witch’s hat!

December 24, 2022admin

Buster Sword Picture Frame with Materia lights

For Christmas I made my partner a Final Fantasy VII themed picture frame to hold all of the signed postcards, pictures, and posters he got from from Pax East earlier in the year. The edges mimic the style of the guard of the buster sword from the game. The top lights are LED arrays I wired myself from multicolor LEDs and a cannibalized phone charger. The light is diffused by large glass half beads given texture with Mod Podge to match the in-game appearance of Materia.

December 23, 2022admin No Comments

Wood Burned Phone Dock

For Christmas I made my family woodburned phone docks, unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of them all together! Here you see the one I made my partner with Cloud’s Fenrir emblem from FFVII.

March 1, 2022admin No Comments

Lantern Emblem with Antlers

While learning to use the tabletop CNC mill in the Squishlab at Haverford College I did a fun practice project. This is inspired by a villain from the DnD campaign I have been a player in since 2016. This is step one in a plan to replace a well-loved tabletop game called “Don’t Mess with Chthulu” with my own version called “Don’t Mess with the Devil in the Woods.” All that remains is to make some custom cards based on more lore from the campaign.

November 1, 2019admin

Satin Skirt with Bow

I made myself a floor-length high-low circle skirt to wear to the wedding of two close friends. I modified a couple of patterns I found online to suit the style and fit I prefer.

May 1, 2016admin

Powerlifting Platform with Decal

I have been growing my home gym set-up since the winter of 2014 and I was finally in a position to be able to invest in making my own olympic platform in 2016. I used layered plywood and horse mat in 3 pieces so the platform would hug my lifting cage frame and be a bit more portable in the event of a move (there have been MANY). I also included a quote and emblem from my favorite Overwatch character who is actually canonically an olympic lifter.

July 1, 2014admin

The Master Sword

This is a project I did during an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program hosted by the University of Chicago. I was working with the Biron Lab to make an amplifier circuit and needed to learn to use CorelDraw to design laser-cut projects. Everything is made of acrylic and assembled by welding using a solution of glacial acetic acid and acetone.