analog girl in a digital world
a blog by selina zawacki
I used my Eowyn cosplay as an excuse to finally invest in a pair of nice, leather costume boots. I wanted a pair that was generic enough to work for multiple cosplays (Tauriel from the Hobbit was top of mind), as well as any costume I might want to wear to the renaissance faire. At…
Here’s the shortest description possible for this project: I went through a lot of effort to mod my keyboard so that I wouldn’t have to see red switches showing through my resin keycaps. 🥴 And my takeaway is that, although I really enjoy the end result, I don’t think I’m going to make a hobby…
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve been trying to be more selective about the new projects I start. I have a lot of reasons for this – lack of space to store supplies for new hobbies/an insane wish to be slightly more minimal (I know that’s not really possible at this point haha), not enough time…
I took the day off work on wednesday as a mental health day, and gave myself the rule that I couldn’t work on any projects that are on my to-do list. I ended up making this colorful necklace because I keep seeing really cute ones all over instagram. ♡ I managed to only use supplies…
After seeing the pattern weights that Martha of Buried Diamond makes and uses, I haven’t been able to shake the idea of making some of my own. Hers are so colorful and gorgeous, and just looking at the photos I can tell that they’re objects of love and joy (does that sound cheesy?). They just…
This is the first adult cross stitch kit I’ve ever done, and also the last adult cross stitch kit I’ll ever do. I got this kit in February 2016, and probably started it not too long after that. And I only just completed it a couple weeks ago (so it took just about 8 years)….
For christmas I got Mike a bookshelf to go by his desk, and it soon became clear that he needed bookends to go with it. So for his birthday this month I made him some matching ones out of wood. I ordered some plain, sturdy metal bookends with the plan to lasercut a panel to…
Super excited to show off my first ever keyboard case!🎉I’ve been really intimidated by the idea of building a custom case, so I’m glad I found this open source scramble-case by dayofdoom to help me get familiar with the layers and hardware involved. Many thanks to Hugh for recommending the nullbits scramble as a great…
Marlin tends to get very awake at night after sleeping all day long. A few years ago we figured out that if we put a shirt on him at night, he’s less antsy, and since then we’ve built up a small collection of (mostly handmade) Marlin-sized shirts. 😂 I’ve included the file below if anyone…
In 2019 my friend Aimee hosted a creepy plant making party, and that’s when I made the mandrake pictured above. It was so fun, just crafting for the fun of it with friends. ♡ The next year (2020), I started the mimbulus mimbletonia as a fun Halloween project. I put off working on it again…