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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 3d

What's great is I've made a good few of these Didymus' at this point so I have a small handful of little plush acorns I have no idea what to do with. Maybe one day one will take root and grow a little plush oak tree in my craft hoard.

(Also thank you for watching the video!)

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James Hance @jameshance.com · 3d

“Hoggle” (No politics, pls 🖤)

Inktober Day 11 - Original framed painting now up on jameshance.com ❤️✨🎨

I’m a bit late with this one - Playing catchup

31 days of favorite characters, neither Ink, nor Tober!

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 4d

I'm definitely biased but I think Didymus is a great project for folks who aren't super crafty, so I totally believe you can make one!

KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 4d

I make/edit videos at an absolute glacial pace, so it feels incredible to finally release this tutorial. Thanks (and apologies) to anyone who follows me for these tutorials, I wish I was faster at getting these out, but I hope the end result is at least worth the wait.

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 4d

I finally finished my next Youtube tutorial! This time it's a detailed guide on how to make your own Didymus Plush replica, just like the one from Sarah's Bedroom in Labyrinth!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfO5...

How to make Sarah's Sir Didymus Plush from Jim Henson's Labyrinth

YouTube video by KOMakesThings

www.youtube.com

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Cam Garrity @camgarrity.bsky.social · 10d

These cake pops aren’t suited for literature. #Muppets #ChristmasCarol #JimHenson #CakePops #Starbucks #Christmas #Dessert #Illustration #Adobe #AdobeFresco

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GenghisKait is spoooky - commissions open, dm for info @genghiskait.bsky.social · 14d

Reposting for visibility! Please share if you can! #aew #illustration #art #wrestling #artistforhire #commissions

GenghisKait is spoooky - commissions open, dm for info @genghiskait.bsky.social · Jul 14

Updated commission post, please share if you can!

I’m Kait, an illustrator and designer!
I currently have open slots for both illustration and design commissions, please DM me or email me at [email protected] to discuss work!

Illustration of The Outrunners wrestling tag team

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 16d

But also guess what Uncle Dan, some 30 years later it turns out you ARE a dink (And not in the dual-income-no-kids way).

KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 16d

Thinkin' about how as a kid I first heard the word "Dink" from Sharon, Lois & Bram, and I didn't know what it was also slang for so I called my Uncle a dink and got in trouble for it all while not knowing WHY I was getting in trouble (I kept trying to explain "It's just a funny word in a song!").

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 21d

Yeah, that'd be incredible wouldn't it? You've reminded me how apparently Jareth's mask in Labyrinth was won by a fan in a raffle. I wonder if that fan still has it tucked away in a box in their basement somewhere?

An article from Smash Hits from December 1986, page 70. The article details ways to enter a raffle to win Jareth's horned mask from the film Labyrinth.

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 21d

Happy Birthday!!

a birthday cake with candles and stuffed animals on top

ALT: a birthday cake with candles and stuffed animals on top

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 21d

I have to assume everything will be completely out of my price range, but I really hope that we get some really good reference photos of all these props. If fans can't own the actual prop, at least we can replicate them!

ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 21d

The Jim Henson Company will be auctioning off hundreds of items from their archives, including puppets and props, this fall.

www.toughpigs.com/henson-aucti...

Henson Company to Auction Off Over 400 Archival Pieces - ToughPigs

Items from the Muppets, The Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, and more will be auctioned off.

www.toughpigs.com

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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 21d

Jim Henson would've been 89 years old today. Commemorate his life and legacy by celebrating creativity, diversity, imagination, peace, and just plain silliness.

Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.

Right this way. /1

This is one of my very favorite images, as it features characters performed by Jim Henson throughout his life holding photos (or, in the case of Ernie, drawings) of him at about the period he was performing the character. Among the Muppets shown: Cantus, Dr. Teeth, the Swedish Chef, Sam, Link Hogthrob, Ernie, Kermit (two iterations), and Guy Smiley.

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 27d

Don't beat yourself up about it too bad, we've all gotten got by something like that before! You gave someone the benefit of the doubt and they proved you wrong, that's not on you but on them for being the type of person that your good faith was wasted on.

KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 27d

I can just picture the physical recoil you probably did when you found out

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 29d

(The little frame/shield thingy in the pic is made out of stacked pieces of poster paper glued together to build up depth, with a bit of red bondo body filler to smooth it out. Fiddly work, but pretty pleased it turned out as nice as it did!)

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 29d

It takes me so long to make prop replicas nowadays because I feel like I'm holding myself up to higher and higher standards of quality. Which always makes for a great end result, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss when I was managing to make a cool prop every month.

A photo of a hand holding a small framed shield, like the kind used on antique clocks. The shield is made out of thin sheets of paper stacked on top of each other, with red body filler to smooth out the shape. In the background is a replica of an antique clock, currently unfinished.

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 29d

I'm finding myself spending less and less time on social media in general, and feeling less and less FOMO for it. I'm sure "limit your time online" is not a new bit of advice to you, but I'd definitely recommend it (especially if that leads you to spending more time on a hobby that brings you joy)

KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 15

Totally relatable, it's frustrating how much of our lives we have to dedicate to the stuff that just keeps us going (as opposed to what truly gives us joy). I don't have any good advice for dealing with that frustration, other than to try and take solace in what time you do get with your passions.

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 14

The important thing is that you're happy/proud of what you produce, if that means we all gotta wait a bit longer for the next season then so be it! Your work is worth the wait. Plus, you don't wanna burn yourself out by forcing yourself to work on it in sub-optimal conditions.

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm totally willing to admit he's rad under the strict condition that he stays outside! But if he crosses that threshold he's gonna get demoted from radical to badical

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm "okay" with spiders generally, but that ends when they're so big that their footsteps can make sound loud enough for the human ear to perceive

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 8

There was an extra large-sized spider hanging outside my front door a few nights ago and now every time I open my door I do so slowly, afraid it's 1. Gonna be out there again and 2. Take me opening the door as an invitation to come in.

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · Sep 4

In the latest Prairie Dawn Companion podcast, we're talking about some of the forgotten female characters from the '70s like Roosevelt Franklin's mom and Granny Fanny Nesselrode. All the hits!

www.toughpigs.com/pdc-104/

A Prairie Dawn Companion – The Symbolic Annihilation of Granny Fanny Nesselrode and Friends - ToughPigs

Who is Granny Fanny Nesselrode, anyway, and what does she reflect about society? Join Becca for some deep silliness on A Prairie Dawn Companion!

www.toughpigs.com

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Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them.

Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!”

Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.”

Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face.

Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

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