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Foam to Leather (Tutorial)

Things you’ll need:

Brown craft foam

Aluminum foil

Clothes iron

Ironing board

Black paint

Brown paint (lighter than your foam)

Paint brush

Paper towel

Grab some aluminum foil and crumble it into a ball. Not too tight of a ball though! The next step is almost impossible if you do. 

Next, un-crumple the ball. Flatten it out into one layer. It’s fine if there are a few holes.

Place it on top of your foam.

Take your iron and firmly press it on the foam and aluminum. My iron was set to 3 (polyester) but the correct temperature may be different for other irons. Just remember not to use steam! Before doing this on a large piece, be sure to experiment and figure out what the best temperature and what the best pressure is. On larger pieces, you’ll have to move the aluminum around a lot. It’s not a quick process.

Now you’ve got this crinkly affect on the foam. Next is painting!

Grab you’re brush, black paint, and a dish with some water. The idea is to dilute the black paint enough so that when you apply it the paint will seep into the divets the aluminum created. 

Once the watery paint is applied, wipe it off with a paper towel. Continue to do this for your whole piece of foam.

Now here’s an optional step (of which I haven’t done myself but I’ve known others who have):

Grab the light brown paint and, without diluting it, paint it on. It’s best to use a coarse brush in this case and to try to keep it out of the divets. Wipe some of the paint off. 

Remember, imperfections are always good! Uneven paint isn’t necessarily bad so just experiment with it. 

Here’s an example of a bracer I did with this method. The first two pictures are an example of the foam I began with and the rest show the end result. I hope this helps you guys out!

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‪GOD I found another article about why ADHD kids say “I don’t know” so much. my entire childhood was getting yelled at for doing some ADHD shit and me not being able to offer an explanation when asked why I did something. ‬

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Reblog and you might save someone’s life, especially with all our Black Girls going missing #ProtectBlackGirls #SaveLife

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New Friends Ch. 1

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Ch. 2

(So this is the first chapter to the fanfiction I’ve been talking about. I don’t know how consistent the fic will be as whole, but I’ll try lol)

Marinette cowered underneath the class’ judgemental looks, but those weren’t nearly as bad as the looks Alya and Nino were giving her. They were conflicted, wavering, proving to her dismay that they actually believed Lila.

“I’m telling you, I didn’t do it!” Marinette insisted with pleading eyes.

Alya frowned. “Why would Lila lie?”  

Anger bubbled up in Marinette’s chest at the question. 

“Because she lies all the time!” She snapped back, making her friends jump. “She lied about her wrist and her ear, she lied about being friends with ladybug and traveling abroad, and now she’s been lying about me!” 

Lila dramatically gasped at the accusation. 

“Marinette, please, I know you’ve never liked me, but you’re not even making sense anymore.” The brunette said with feigned concern. 

This only made the class turn on Marinette even more. 

“Why do you hate Lila so much?” Mylene frowned.

“What did she ever do to you?”  Kim added defiantly. 

What hasn’t she done to me? Marinette thought in response, though she didn’t say it out loud. She was already in a bad enough situation as it is.

“It’s really not a big deal that you broke my phone, honest. Can we please just be friends?” Lila then requested. 

Marinette groaned in frustration. 

“I already told you I didn’t break the phone.” She repeated, massaging her temples to help the headache that was coming on. 

Alya sighed, placing a hand on Marinette’s shoulder. “Come on, girl, Lila already said it was okay, just fess up and move on.”

The ravenette flinched away from her touch, wearing the most Heart broken expression. “You too, Alya?” 

It was at that point, Marinette looked to the only other person that might be able to help her. Adrien. He was the sensible one. He knew that Lila’s been lying this whole time just as she did. 

Unfortunately, he only looked more conflicted than the others, but it wasn’t because he didn’t believe Marinette. He was trying to decide if he should expose Lila or not. They had agreed to just let her do whatever as long as they knew about it. Since then, however, it seemed as if Lila was targeting Marinette specifically, and rumors about her flooded the school within the first few weeks of Lila’s arrival. They started out small. Marinette said this, Marinette said that. Then they got worse. Marinette did this, Marinette did that. None of it was true, of course, but the lies were so small and believable that soon, everyone was actually believing the bigger lies too. Such as the broken phone. 

Marinette let out a small gasp of disbelief when the blonde looked away from her. Even Adrien wasn’t going to stand up for her now. 

Tears welled up in Mari’s eyes. No one else believed her, not even her best friend. When did everything go so wrong?

Before anyone could say anything else, Marinette hurried out of the room, hot tears streaming down her cheeks. 

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Marinette flung open the bathroom door, quick to hide in one of the stalls. 

“It’s going to be okay, Marinette.” Tikki, her adorable red kwami, attempted to soothe. 

“I just don’t see how, Tikki. No one believes me.” Marinette sobbed, curling into herself. 

“They’re your friends, I’m sure they’ll come around. We just-” A light knock echoed through the bathroom, and Tikki stopped. 

Marinette sucked in a breath as the kwami hid in her purse, both waiting for the intruder to reveal themselves in some way.

“Marinette?” A soft voice called from the other side of the door. 

Her whole body sagged in relief towards the call. She’d recognize Luka’s gentle tone anywhere. drying her tears the best she could, Marinette got up and cracked open the bathroom door.

“Yes?”

“Hey, I saw you run in here. Are you okay?” He asked with concern, gently pushing on the door to get a better look at her. 

Marinette hesitated, but let it open, standing dejectedly in the doorway.

“Marinette, your eyes are all puffy. What happened?” Luka cupped her cheeks as he looked her up and down. He was being so gentle and kind that Marinette couldn’t help bursting into tears once again. 

This only distressed Luka further, and he pulled her into a hug. 

“Hey, hey, everything’s gonna be okay. Don’t worry.” He cooed, holding her close and slowly rocking back and forth. 

“I-I don’t know wh-what to do.” Marinette choked, burying her face in his chest. 

Luka frowned, not understanding what she meant. 

“Is there anything I can do? Do you- do you wanna go for a walk or something? It’s lunch period for you, too, right?“ He suggested, leaning back from her to wipe away some of her tears.

Mari paused to think about it. She didn’t feel like going to the cafeteria since her classmates would be there. If she stayed at the school, though, Adrien might try to find her. So, she nodded her head, not really having the energy to talk.

Luka nodded as well, carefully grabbing her arm and giving her a small tug to lead her towards the school exit.

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Once the two got outside and started walking, Marinette started to feel better, especially since Luka graciously lent her an ear for her recent problems with Lila. 

“I was wondering how all of those rumors started..” Luka mumbled with furrowed eyebrows. “She seemed nice when Juleka talked about her.” 

“She has the whole class wrapped around her finger.” Marinette sighed, brushing her bangs to the side. 

“Except you.” Luka pointed out with a smirk. 

“And Adrien.” She corrected. 

“Adrien knows?” Luka asked with raised eyebrows. He would’ve thought Adrien would stand up for Marinette. 

The girl only nodded, heaving another sigh. Adrien was.. another.. problem to deal with. So, instead of dwelling on that, she pulled a smile. 

“Anyway, where are we going?” She suddenly asked, glancing around the street. They had been walking for a while now, and Marinette noticed they hadn’t circled around yet. 

Luka gave a sheepish smile. 

“I meant to mention it sooner, but you were really down.” He started apologetically. “I’m actually meeting my friends for lunch- i-if you wanna go back to the school that’s fine. I’ll even walk you back.” Luka quickly added, but Marinette scoffed. 

“No thanks. I could use the break. Who are your friends?” 

Luka smiled brightly, gesturing towards a restaurant they had just walked up to. “You’ll see. They’re waiting for us in the back.”

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When Luka and Marinette entered the back of the restaurant, they were greeted by a table of four, three of them cheerfully waving them down.

“Oh, that’s..!” Marinette trailed off as they approached the table. 

It was Kagami, Aurore, Wayhem, and someone she didn’t recognize.

“You’re late, Luka.” Kagami spoke up as the two sat down. 

“And you brought Marinette with you!” Aurore added excitedly, pulling Mari into a hug. 

“I didn’t know you guys hung out together?” Marinette smiled, hugging Aurore back. 

“We take the same classes together.” Luka said vaguely, handing her a menu. 

“Why are you here?” Kagami questioned, coming off a little rude. Marinette brushed her tone to the side, though, knowing she was just curious. 

She explained the story once again to the others, though not as detailed for sake of time. They listened intently, each frowning by the end. 

“I had heard a few rumors, but I didn’t know Lila was the one starting them.” Aurore admitted thoughtfully. 

“I haven’t heard anything, but I’ve overheard Lila talking sometimes.” Wayhem spoke up. 

“I just have a hard time believing Adrien would condone such behavior.” Kagami frowned, crossing her arms with a troubled expression. 

“Well.. I wouldn’t say condone it, he just.. Doesn’t want Lila to be akumatized.” Marinette attempted to defend. After all, Adrien was just trying to do the right thing, wasn’t he? 

“Sounds like you need new friends.” Someone suddenly suggested.

The group glanced up at the boy sitting across from Marinette.  

“I’m sorry, who are you?” Marinette inquired with furrowed eyebrows.

Kagami was quick to jump in. “Apologies, I was supposed to introduce him earlier. Marinette, this is Felix. Felix, this is Marinette.” 

Marinette hummed, giving him a curious look, while Felix simply took another sip of his tea. 

“I don’t know if she needs new friends..” Aurore said, returning to Felix’s comment. The action felt a bit harsh in her opinion. 

“From what Dupain-cheng says, Rossi’s been spreading lies about her, and instead of helping or defending her, her friends have taken Rossi’s side. Sounds like she needs new friends to me.” Felix stated flatly. 

Marinette’s chest ached at those words. Most likely because she knew deep down, he might just be right. 

“Lila blinded them with her lies, it’s not their fault. Besides, Adrien knows she is a liar so he always has my back.” Nevertheless, Marinette continued to defend her friends. 

“If he knows and Isn’t helping you that makes him a horrible person.” Felix countered, taking another sip of his tea. 

The friends each gave some mutters of agreement. What Felix was saying made sense. 

Neither Marinette nor Kagami seemed to like the direction this conversation was headed, though. 

“Adrien’s too nice to..” 

“Ahh, too nice. People that are ‘too nice’ are the ones that let Nazi’s take over France.” Felix’s comment was cutting. 

The exchange fell silent after that, since no one could argue against Felix’s words. After a while, someone changed the subject, but Marinette couldn’t erase it from her mind. 

Even as they all walked back to class, Marinette pondered on the subject. 

Felix was right. She knew that much. 

What she should do about it? Marinette had no idea. 

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if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it. 

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The New Lady of Gotham Ch10

Summary:

Marinette is Ladybug and Ladybug is a hero. She is selfless, kind, confident, and strong. None of those things change when she gives up her miraculous and leaves for Gotham.

Because Ladybug is Marinette.

Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight, Chapter Nine

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i will never be over the fact that during first contact a human offered their hand to a vulcan and the vulcan was just like “wow humans are fucking wild” and took it

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I can’t believe they oblitered straight men like that

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How to make a heated chair

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okay but seriously

when i want a hug what i really want is a Ghibli hug.

because i mean-

Ghibli

Hugs

Look

Like

The 

Greatest

Hugs

in the WORld

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pick your fighter

the ‘$1000 to go to Hawaii’ bride, the ‘I bought a $99 polygraph on amazon’ lady, or the ‘why was $200 so huge’ birthday girl

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23 Emotions people feel, but can’t explain

Sonder: The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.

Opia: The ambiguous intensity of Looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.

Monachopsis: The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.

Énouement: The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.

Vellichor: The strange wistfulness of used bookshops.

Rubatosis: The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.

Kenopsia: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.

Mauerbauertraurigkeit: The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like.

Jouska: A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.

Chrysalism: The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.

Vemödalen: The frustration of photographic something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist.

Anecdoche: A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening

Ellipsism: A sadness that you’ll never be able to know how history will turn out.

Kuebiko: A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence.

Lachesism: The desire to be struck by disaster – to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire.

Exulansis: The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it.

Adronitis: Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone.

Rückkehrunruhe: The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness.

Nodus Tollens: The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.

Onism: The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time.

Liberosis: The desire to care less about things.

Altschmerz: Weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had – the same boring flaws and anxieties that you’ve been gnawing on for years.

Occhiolism: The awareness of the smallness of your perspective.

Source article. Where words came from.

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I’ll never forget that one time I was talking to this boy and I rejected him (mind you I almost gave him my address because we were supposed to go out) and he stalked and harassed me for an entire month and put my number on Craigslist (I was getting hundreds of calls and texts every day to the point my phone stopped working).

Men are crazy.

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Temples are built for gods. Knowing this a farmer builds a small temple to see what kind of god turns up.

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if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it. 

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Just like Slughorn, Albus Dumbledore collects people. Only, instead of focusing on those with influence, he looks to the outcasts.

The expelled half-giant. The young werewolf. The repentant Death Eater.

He protects them and gives them a second chance. All he asks in return is their loyalty.

And, if on occasion he requests that they undertake a certain task, invoking their debt of gratitude - well, that is no more than he is owed.

He once thought to add a certain disowned Black to his collection, but quickly realised his mistake.

Sirius is not an outcast, but a rebel. He knowingly chose his path, and chooses what price he is willing to pay for it. He refuses to be used.

So Albus Dumbledore abandons him.