What have you made/created today?

Turned this one for my daughter-in-law.

 

got together with another youtuber who does speed drawing videos and we are doing a #crosscollab where he is gonna make a cooking video that i upload on my channel and i recorded more or less all of this (minus adding some contrast and stuff in a photo editor)

 

So I purchased a Silhouette Cameo 4 a few weeks ago. I've been wanting one, but my wife showed interest lately, so I jumped on it. (Not with the Cameo ) But i built an additional shelf for it's current home. It doesn't match, but it's the only laminate I had.


This was a project my wife was working on. Pallet wood flag. I talked her into letting me do the "Pledge" on it. I also did the stars. Both with the Cameo 4 in vinyl. This is a task I regret. The font she chose was a PITA!!! Definitely a learning stage. You are literally looking at 10-12 hours, after design and the f$cking application!!! (I did advise her the stripes were wrong, she shrugged)



And finally, I did this for my wife's cousin. Learning the software, and hardware. This didn't take too long. 2 layer vinyl decal. The nice thing is, once you design it, shouldn't take long to cut and install. Except thin, tiny, aggravating cursive font!!!

 

I want a vinyl cutting machine so bad, but I can't decide on one. Supposedly the Cricut maker can cut through pretty thick stuff, but it seems like you might have to purchase more accessories, while the silhouette seems more straight forward. Either way, they're a bit expensive for me; someday, haha. I've been waiting to find a used one that people aren't asking near retail for.

 

you seen this movie?

 

No sir, I haven’t.

 

Currently Silhouette has a great deal on a bundle https://www.silhouetteamerica.com/mothersday I can't tell you which is better, as I only own this one. There are pros and cons to Silhouette and Cricut, based on all my pre-purchase research. I paid $209 for mine, but have since spent quite a bit on materials, tools and accessories. I am not HALF the artist you are, but if you can find a way, I'm sure you could make your money back quickly.

 

Oh jeez, there is a good deal on it right now. Ahhh. I've heard better things about Cricut vs the Cameo online but I feel like everything I've read is biased. It would probably be more worth it for me to purchase one of these if I had a working printer.

 

Part of a friend's tattoo sleeve I'm making.

 

Worked on a new pen that I delivered to the purchaser today. Had to do a little digging to get this one. . .

 

The price point on the Cameo is better, so that is a pro. But sometimes, you get what you pay for. Time will tell if that's the case. For what you do, a printer might come in handy. A lot of my drive was decals, and t-shirts. I made another decal today from a jpg off the internet. I was going to work on designing another tonight, but my mom called. My wife's motivation was t-shirts, crafts and scrap booking. Although she has yet to teach herself, watch tutorials, or even attempt to use it

 

I wan't to produce some art stickers for more affordable merch, but I don't really sell many prints, and I have them listed so cheap I only make a few bucks off of them, so I don't even think pursuing stickers would really be worth it. I would like to do that for people who commission me though, throw in some stickers. But once again, a rarity, and there's actually a few sticker places that produce stickers really affordably. I'm just in a period with my work where it's not worth it to buy anything but it would be really helpful if I did, haha. I would definitely like to make myself tee shirts and decals, but that's more of a luxury. Couldn't sell it; I already sell so many different styles of art it's near impossible to market and confuses people so, that would be relatively unwise, haha.
I think learning how to work the machine is why a lot of people sell them for so much. Most people either use them all the time or pull it out once and get discouraged. Most people selling them online say they've only used it once. I get that though, new software can be a bit intimidating if that's not your thing.

 

My current work-in-progress is a stowable shower system to use when camping. Also useful for private pooping.

When it is done, it will all fold up into a plastic case hanging on the side of the roof rack.

Here's a teaser of the folding frame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zKEQWOSVhk

 

I’ve been making these in my spare time

 

been thinking of building one like this myself... Really like the design, and the aussie version is way to much money as expected

 

previous project.

wanted to try building a"trench lighter" so I took a couple pieces of spent brass, .50 BMG and a 5.56 along with sacrificial bic lighter for the flint, striker and spring and some Zippo wick and cotton batting. and this was created.

 

Yeah, this one was inspired by the QuickPitch En-Suite shower. I found a YouTube vid of a guy who made one and I took my inspiration from that. He sells plans to make the shower and I ordered a set but they weren't very good. It looked like he made the prototype then created plans from that; not the other way around.

Plus, he had a machine shop at his disposal; I did mine in my basement using a Saber Saw and a Drill Press. It's ain't pretty but it works.

 

new portrait; something different

 

That looks like me when I’m mad

 

Made a new chute for a mower vacuum. New plastic one is $80. No thanks.