#DIY Tutorial

[fordprefectsleftshoe]

Last winter I made this Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy phone case and I’ve been waiting for today to share it!

I started with this rough plan. I kinda based it off the one in the tv show but mainly pulled from my own imagination.

Best part! The interchangeable screen! Right now I have four screens from the tv show. Pinterest has a lot of high quality images of them. I have a few more saved that I’ll eventually size and print. My favorite is the babel fish.

You may also notice the bar on the right moves up and down. It doesn’t do so very elegantly but it was a last minute thought that I really like.

And here’s backstage! I have lots of layers for a more realistic effect. It was my first time doing a paper craft like this so maybe I’ll be able to make an even better one in the future!

Happy towel day!

[incisors-galore]

Easy Paper and Tape Stencil Tutorial

made one for reddit so I might as well post it here as well

Materials

writing utensil (pen, pencil, marker, etc)

paper (i usually use plain printer paper but most other scrap paper works fine as well, just be aware that thicker paper makes it harder to trace existing designs/logos)

clear packing tape

scissors and/or exacto knife (those little scissors you can get in cheap nail care kits work great

Optional Materials: Device w/ screen of your choice, printer

Step 1:

Draw out your design, trace from device, or print out design

(in example image I am tracing from a screen)

r/AnarchoStencilism (Deviantart link if you prefer) is great for free stencil designs

Step 2:

Cover both sides (front and back) of the design in packing tape

Step 3:

Cut it out

Step 4:

Use your exacto knife/scissors to cut out the design

Step 4:

Apply to whatever you want!

Happy DIYing!

[potentially-a-poser]

Look at this weird little bitch I made. He’s a crocheted rucksack named Jorgé and he exclusively eats horse meat.

Just thought y’all needed to see

[dark-comforts]

Source: Pinterest, TrashToCouture

(Sidenote: her blog also has some interesting tutorials for goth/alt-adjacent clothes, like this lace choker or a lace slip dress)

[spechblend]

DIY Punk Mods and Updates

I started beefing up my battle vest!

I cut off the hem for a more flattering look

Added pleather patchwork to the front and back

Added a decorative patch below the Doom patch

Added sashiko stitching so it matches my pants

Added grommets at the bottom for keychains

This was a big gamble for my pants, but I’m glad I went through with it. My pants were getting stiff from the amount of patchwork that went into it, so I cut the knees so I could actually bend my legs lol. The issue is that my legs will get cold, so I bought some elbow pads from the craft store, and converted them into knee pads. Using button snaps, I made them removable (last pic). I lined the pads with old t-shirt fabric so my knees won’t chafe, and secured it with fabric glue and a border stitch. The strips of fabric on the inside of the pants are there so that the cuts I made don’t fully expose my legs when it’s cold.

(The half-ass pattern I made at work)

This took me a total of two days, with the sewing, measuring, and all that.