Boyo, here's an oldie but a goodie. My totally radical brother bought me a "Build Your Own Ukulele Kit" for my birthday last July (or was it Christmas of '08?), and here's what came out. Unexpectedly, the equally radical Matt Howard got me a pre-assembled ukulele for the same occasion, which let me go a little wild with this one. Alright, a lot wild.
I started by covering the pre-carved, circular hole. Needs more flavor.
Flavor achieved. A felt back for grip and additional flavor:
A little paint job.
And with some final accoutrements (like a mustache, obviously), we've got the finished product. I can totally rock on this thing.
I started by covering the pre-carved, circular hole. Needs more flavor.
Flavor achieved. A felt back for grip and additional flavor:
A little paint job.
And with some final accoutrements (like a mustache, obviously), we've got the finished product. I can totally rock on this thing.
A foggy day at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Eerily monochrome.
July 2009
July 2009
Lighthouse, Bullards Beach, Oregon
July 2009
Highway through Grand Teton National ParkJuly 2009
One day, I decided to make a stuffed animal for a friend because I'm just a sweet guy like that (you wanna make something of it, punk?). Stuck deciding between her two favorite animals, frogs and monkeys, I made a decision: I would make both. One side of the stuffed animal would be a frog, with big bulging eyes and a long tongue catching a fly, and the other side would be a monkey, with a banana in her pocket and a bow tied around her tail.Confused? Look at the image above. The frogs bulging eyes share a silhouette with the monkey's ears, and the frog's tongue matches up with the monkey's tail. The fly on the tongue corresponds to the monkey's bow. Hold the toy one way, and you've got a monkey. Flip it over and you've got a frog.
Construction begins with a problem. How am I going to make a huge pink tongue look natural coming out of that tiny red mouth?
Problem solved.
The bodies begin to take form.
Each side finished, and ready to be joined together, filled with lentils and tissue paper, and given to an eagerly awaiting buddy of mine. The final product can be seen at the top of this post.Materials: Felt, thread, lentils, tissue paper.
[NOTE: Apologies for the unusually poor quality of photos on this post; I had never intended on sharing them with the world, and just took 'em with my cell phone.]
One day my good friend Zac offhandedly expressed his interest in having a pair of his signature New Balance 574s modified to have a "Z" on the side instead of the standard "N." I had to make it happen.
Thus began the challenge. Those N's are stitched on there tight.
Finally got them off. That pile of stitching is from just one of the four Zs.
Cleaning off the dirt surrounding the letters with a gummy eraser.
Reglueing the letters.
Excess glue. Cutting this off was the final step, and a real pain. The results were worth it though (see above). Zac loved 'em.
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