#shire crafts

[shirecorn]

My skrunkle skrinkled...

[coopsgirl]

@lordoftheelves and I were talking about hobbies and making stuff so here are my LOTR book nooks. I've posted them before but it was a while back so I just took some new pics.

I made them both using slip cases from Tolkien book sets, Lego figures, decorative paper, and other little things mostly from Hobby Lobby or that I already had.

For this one, I used an Alan Lee illustration of the company from The Hobbit traveling through Mirkwood. I swiped the sword from Gandalf so Thranduil could dual wield. 😊

The aisle with stuff for train sets is a good place to find things like little trees and the moss I used.

@lordoftheelves

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I’ve been working on a little embroidered hobbit hole as a slow physical medium creative project. It has been so cozy and joyful to work on something that I created as I went.

Bonus pictures of Dottie who insists on having her photo taken like she is the author of the lord of the rings. “I did this”-Dottie 🧙🏻🌿

[thecraftus]

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Made some little pinecone earrings

Pinecones are real I found outside

Put some modge podge on them so they won’t crumble

[theblehthatbloos]

*Taking notes*

Mars tongue negates Mercury taste

[bigvolcano]

THREADS OF TIME

'Threads of Time' is a solo exhibition by Lisa Robertson (funky Bunny Designs) hosted by ArtPost Uki, held in the gallery space in the historic Uki Post Office. From Friday 8th December 2023 to Wednesday 17th January 2024

Funky Bunny Designs presents Fri 8th December – Wed 17th January 2024, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Post – Uki, Kyogle Road, Uki NSW ‘Threads of Time’ is a solo exhibition by Lisa Robertson (funky Bunny Designs) hosted by ArtPost Uki, held in the gallery space in the historic Uki Post Office. This exhibition connects us through delicate links to the past, exploring the relationship of trash and…

[shirecorn]

I made a shrinky dink today :D

[elodieunderglass]

Bear (7) was attempting to craft a paper crown but broke down in tears because it wasn’t going the way they’d envisioned it. They haven’t done that for a long time. Trained to express their emotions from an early age, they could only choke out: “I don’t know what emotion this is!”

Bug, 4, said with an air of 😎: ha! I know that emotion! I feel like THAT all the time.

Bear: I’m so unhappy and I don’t know WHY!

Bug, to me: it’s true. But I don’t cry about it. 💅

Me: (speechless)

Me: well bear. Would you like a marshmallow

Bear: marshmallow can’t fix this

Me: ok what will

Bear, weeping: playing Lego The Hobbit and feeling THOSE feelings instead!!!!

Me: …………

Me: well we all feel that way sometimes

Bear: but I’ve had too much TV today

Me: um…..

Bear: but the only cure for my feelings would be BEING IN THE SHIRE

Me, helpless in the face of such articulations: okay but your siblings have to play too

Bug: I have to play too 😈

Bear, weeping: Bug is so bad at it and always kills me (and I lose all the gold)

Bug: it’s true 😈 I like being thorin and killing you with SWORDS (and stealing gold)

Me: bug please don’t kill your sibling so much????

Bug: no 😎

Me: oh my god bug 😱

Me: also mouse HAS to play with the dummy controller and you have to pretend they are actually playing okay

Bear, weeping inconsolably, but as if a light has broken through their grief: ok

All three of them (play Lego The Hobbit)

[norhuu]

Rebloging this to add a very important photo with with my cat Richard Gansey III. Sorry I forgot to include the first time.

✨A woven yarn tapestry of the Shire✨

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hi! i found your blog yesterday and i’m obsessed! i was wondering if you could do one where in Y/N’s culture give someone a hand-crafted object (like a wood carving), it’s a way of confessing without actually saying that they like that person, but only Gandolf and Aragorn know since they have traveled all around Middle Earth! Thanks so much for your time!

Thank you, I’m glad you like this blog! I hope you’ll enjoy your post!

･ﾟ✧ Aragorn.

Indeed, Aragorn knows exactly what you mean when you gift him the wooden amulet you crafted over the past few days. He smiles fondly, aware of what this means for you. He’d take it the exact same way as he would a verbal love confession, takes your hands in his and gives you a kiss ♡ He'd also ask you about the exact cultural implications of the symbols you used etc.!

･ﾟ✧ Arwen.

Arwen has been kind to you ever since you started your work as a blacksmith in Rivendell. She is very impressed with your work and you soon start to fall for her. When her favourite bracelet breaks one day, you see your chance to use your newly-learned skills of Elven craftmanship to make her a new one. Though part of you wished she understood your gift’s meaning, Arwen’s unknowing reaction makes you just as happy: she’s beaming with joy and giving you a tight hug!

･ﾟ✧ Boromir.

Boromir spends days wracking his brains about the hand-crafted sheath you made for him. Every time he turns it in his hands, he can feel the energy and affection you poured into his gift. Still, its true meaning stays a mystery to him… until one day, he’d not-so-casually ask you, “It doesn’t carry a deeper meaning, does it?”

･ﾟ✧ Elrond.

The day Elrond finds the artful bookmark you crafted for him on his table, wrapped in a gorgeous leaf, he starts researching your culture. He faintly remembers hearing of love customs from your home region but thinks this couldn’t be possibly true! After a whole day of reading, he’d ask you for a conversation and talks about it to you, always respecting your culture’s habit of not outright stating your feelings. He’d be very understanding.

･ﾟ✧ Éomer.

Éomer is convinced that the little horse figurine you carved out of the most gorgeous walnut wood is a present you gave him out of fascination and respect for Rohirrim culture. While he is happy about the kind gesture, he is entirely oblivious to its meaning. So one day, when you absolutely couldn’t take it anymore, you’d had to take him aside and break your culture’s customs – because otherwise, this man wouldn’t get it!

･ﾟ✧ Éowyn.

While Éowyn may be unaware of your culture’s custom, she does recognise how much gifting her handcrafted objects means to you. So, she soon starts making something for you in return – albeit clumsily – but still you can’t help but swoon! You start to develop a playful gift exchange that Éowyn partakes in so lovingly that in the end, it doesn’t really matter that she didn’t know of your specific custom. Since you get together anyway, you can just tell her afterwards!

･ﾟ✧ Faramir.

Whatever you craft for Faramir, be it a bookmark, a tool, or a piece of jewellery – he’d treasure it religiously. Maybe he’d even build a shrine around it, hidden away in his quarters, where he’d sit down and think of you. Imagine his shock when he learns (possibly through Gandalf) of your gift’s true meaning – the poor man would blush like a sunrise, unable to speak to you for the next few days. He is ashamed of his perceived ignorance toward you and overwhelms you with the most romantic love confession in return!

･ﾟ✧ Frodo.

Frodo would be very casual about the notebook you crafted for him. He uses it as his journal, for flower pressing, and recipes. Everybody keeps asking about the gorgeous binding and covers, and he always redirects everyone to you with great pride. He is glad that your crafting skills finally find recognition in the Shire. However, since you only craft for those you love, you always have to send the other Hobbits away, until one day you admit to Frodo the truth behind your gift, which he takes with great joy.

･ﾟ✧ Galadriel.

Galadriel is convinced that the ring you made for her carries a deeper meaning, she just can’t quite put her finger on it, with you being so mysterious. It intrigues her, since usually everyone is an open book to her. When she asks you anew about your gift, you can’t help but give in to her warm telepathic voice, and confess your feelings to her. She’d light up with joy – “What a wonderful gift! The most precious anyone has to give!”

･ﾟ✧ Gandalf.

For Gandalf, you’d craft a new staff or wand. You don’t expect much when you gift it to him, so his sudden attention comes as a surprise to you: “You said you’ve made this yourself? It is an artful present…” His soft, loving glance would instantly tell you he understood. You share a blissful laugh, before he would deny any knowledge about your culture.

･ﾟ✧ Gimli.

You’d gift Gimli a precious stone or gem you found in the mines, having perfected it into a shape that’s perfect for his collection. When you gift it to him, his reaction puzzles you though: “No gem in this world is more precious than your presence in my life…” He wanted to confess to you too – what impeccable timing!

･ﾟ✧ Haldir.

Haldir is the worst person to make gifts for – while he trains his face not to show it, his confusion is still very much readable to you, now that you know him. The archery gloves you made for him are stored away deep in his travel bag, never to be seen again. It’s not until Aragorn secretly informs him of your region’s customs that Haldir finally understands your gesture – which leaves him even more irritated...! He is considerate enough to say “thank you” at least, with a timid kiss ♡

･ﾟ✧ Legolas.

Legolas would be thrilled that you made him an arrow, not meant for battle but prestigious decoration. The affection and care you poured into your hand-crafted gift do not escape his sharp attention, whenever he touches the glistening arrow and turns it in his hands. Intrigued by these feelings, he starts ‘investigating’ – meaning he teases you about a possible crush. He’d only stop when he sees how important this topic is too you, which is when he finally understands.

･ﾟ✧ Merry.

For Merry, you’d craft a new pipe. He is excited about your gift but oblivious to the deeper meaning behind it. That said, his sharp attention does catch your slight blush when you give it to him. It makes him think – and after days and days of pondering, he starts a courting offensive on his own, until the day you finally get together!

･ﾟ✧ Pippin.

The wood carving you’d gift Pippin is originally meant for decoration, but he carries it around his neck as an amulet. He proudly tells everyone who made it – and knowing how close the two of you are, it doesn’t take a genius to understand your gift’s true meaning. The situation would eventually solve by Pippin telling you, completely confused: “I thought we already were an item?! Of course I love you too!”

･ﾟ✧ Sam.

Out of all the Middle-Earth characters, Sam probably appreciates handcrafting and artisanship the most, being a craftsman himself. His reaction to your wood carving of a sunflower is appropriately flustered: “This must’ve taken quite some time to make, I’d say. Turned out so beautiful, too. Not that I expected anythin’ else from you! You are very skilled in many areas, after all…” His beautiful little speech charms you so much that you end up confessing your love unconventionally! Be it verbally or with a surprise kiss ♡

[pistachiozombie]

The thing I can't get over about Lord of the Rings and the perfection it presents, is that it all feels... dreamy, but genuine? You feel like you were there. The props, scenery, decoration, clothing, animals, are 99 percent real... crafted with creative hands. Directed with passion. They were careful not to use the green screen and CGI effects too much, which has been greatly praised for since the Hobbit came out, and it definitely aged well. However, this is different - you feel the emotions that everyone has. You feel the cool breeze at the top of Rohan's peak. You can feel the anguish Gandalf has when Faramir is sent to his death. You feel the exhaustion Sam and Frodo have on Mount Doom. You feel the love the characters have for one another. Then when it's all over, and Sam closes his door followed by that final note from the Shire flute, you feel complete emptiness as you have to go back into reality.

It's bittersweet, but it's why I love LotR so much. You don't get many movies like that anymore.

[sillylotrpolls]

For the first few days, the Shire had a bigger lead then it eventually ended up with but most of the notes were promoting Rivendell. Presumably those of you inclined to live with the Elves are also more inclined to talk about it. :D

(Also, despite only giving two choices there were no complaints that I noticed about having left out a preferred location, so gonna claim poll-creator victory there.)

I have noticed A Trend.

Assume there was a big bracket tournament called "where do you want to live in Middle Earth?" or "who has the coziest beds?" or "best hospitality?" or something like that and I have considerately skipped all the rounds to the obvious final two contenders.

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