A few weeks ago I was asked to build a fashion house in Minecraft. I'm not sure if that is the actual technical term but basically it would be a place where people could get together to have skin (Minecraft avatar) competitions. In essence, fashion shows. I've never been to a fashion show myself and have only seen a few snippets on TV but this sounded like fun. I immediately googled "fashion shows" to get some inspiration. Well....the inside of the building was no problem but there aren't many pictures of the exteriors of these places. It was up to me and my own imagination. To me fashion is the epitome of posh. So I decided to use the most expensive and classy materials possible: quartz, gold, glass... I wasn't really thinking how difficult it could be while designing it but then I had to gather all these things. Oh boy. I spent hours upon hours in my least favorite place: the nether. If you don't play Minecraft then I can tell you it is as awful as it sounds. No water, hellish rock, zombie pig people, various fire breathing monsters, skeletons that specialize in withering your life away and of course endless oceans of lava. For some reason.....quartz can be mined in such a place and I needed loads of it. It was all worth it though. Once I finished my work I was rather impressed with myself. My server's community now had a beautiful building to lounge and socialize in and I had the satisfaction of saying I built that thing! Here's a picture of the exterior. If you were participating in the show here would be your view while on the runway. If you were a judge you would have a clear view of not only the runway, but the VIP seating, the dressing rooms, and the intricate glass ceiling. I think the ceiling is my favorite part. If you're not a contestant, a judge or a VIP you would ascend these stairs to get to the general seating. And here it is! The whole second floor is for general viewing. The view from up here is pretty good too! One of the best seats in the house! And here is the exit in case you were wondering. Haha! Hope you enjoyed the tour!
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Hey all! This month has been insane!! Sylvia has been going to special classes once a week to earn her WRAP credentials so I've been taking her once a week to the train station where she goes down to the city. And guess what? She graduated! If you want to know more of what Sylvia has been up to you can follow her here: Anyways, when I went on the train with her on her last day for the graduation I happened to notice some greenhouses out the window. I thought about how nice it would be to have some of my own. But of course living in an apartment you don't get much chance to grow a lot of plants. So instead I decided to build some virtually in Minecraft. I've got potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, melons, beets, sugarcane, and cocoa beans ready for the harvest. I also have wheat too but that's growing in separate field all by itself. Then of course I needed a chicken coop to go with.... You can see the chickens roaming in the outside pen. Here is the inside of the chicken coop. I gave them special beds made of hay and a nice clean water trough. They also have a little door that they can use to come in and out freely. You can actually see them using it. I always enjoy a bit of farming. It's rather relaxing. Now all I have to do is finish my house. Haha! Also, in other news Jackielantern came over this month and we've had a whole buttload of shenanigans! I've also been working on another crochet tutorial! Here is a sneak peak of what you will be crocheting with me: As always stay tuned!
So as you all know, not only do I have a love of crochet, but I love many other forms of art as well. Any way I can get creative and express myself is music to my ears. But you might be surprised about some of the mediums I use to get creative. I mean....there's yarn, there's paint, there's film and then there's....Minecraft?! Yep! Recently my mom got a stamp set that basically could depict a picnic scene. It had hamburgers, it had ketchup and mustard, it had grass, and little ants! I thought this was so adorable that I was inspired to build a scene of my own. At first it started with just the picnic table and food. A plate of hot dogs, salad and chips, hot dog buns and of course ketchup and mustard. But then I thought....this scene needs a grill! I even made sure it had that charcoal and fire burning underneath. You can't have under cooked hot dogs!! I then proceeded to add in the groundwork, i.e. the dirt, grass and some rocks and clover. Then of course I decided to go overboard and build a giant tree. xD But what is a picnic without some shade and greenery? I'm not entirely sure the total time it took me to do this, but I will say that I placed each and every item one at a time by hand. It was basically like building a virtual sculpture with building blocks. I am still adding things to the scene whenever any new ideas strike me. But this is a perfect example of how art is art. You can take anything and make it beautiful and amazing! If you want to see what originally inspired me you can go here to my mom's blog. She creates some fantastically cute and adorable things! You can find her here: Though another reason I take my Minecraft building so seriously is not simply because I find it very enjoyable but because I am now a part of a Minecraft build team! I really admire all the people I work with and they are an extremely talented bunch of people. It is amazing to be able to work together with those that share the same love of creation. You can find their webpage here: And you should also check out their Youtube channel here: Even if you are not a Minecrafter I still encourage you to check them out. I believe it is more than just a game, but an opportunity to get together with friends and let our imagination's soar! Not only do we have the ability to create other worlds with immersive story lines, but some of us create some absolutely amazing architecture. No kidding!
Hey everyone! I'm still alive. Haha!
The job hunt is still on and in looking for one I've started to again develop a lot of the anxiety issues I had the last time I had one. Which is not comforting but has helped me to remember why I started this website in the first place. Yes, I wanted to live my life and enjoy it and I wanted to help others to do that too. But I was so focused on the idea that I could do it only because I was no longer working. Living life and enjoying it is not completely reliant on what you do to make money. Your income doesn't have to determine your happiness. Sure it makes it easier, but being happy is a lifestyle choice. In the past month I've been having to rediscover my priorities once again. I thought that if I had to work again I wouldn't have time to be happy because I'd most likely be stuck working somewhere that I didn't like. Again! It is true that I probably won't like my job, but it's not true that I can't be happy. For one thing I can choose to stay positive. For another, while I haven't been working I've discovered that I have hobbies and interests and that they are what will keep me going in life when times are tough. When I worked I used to be so focused on my job thinking that I had to devote all time and energy to it. No wonder I got exhausted! I didn't know how to explore and enjoy things. I was just doing what I was told, exactly how I was told to do it. Not only that, but I was afraid to truly be myself for fear of rejection. So with that I have a confession to make. Not only am I am an artist, crocheter, and nature lover.... I am a gamer too. I always hesitate to reveal this because of the image the word "gamer" usually brings up. Probably a violent person sitting in a dark room and shooting things is my guess of what most people visualize. Which is not true at all. Not all gamers are alike as not all painters are alike. For me, it was an escape when life became so overwhelming that my mind felt that it would either explode or shut down. Recently it has also become an important social outlet. I have found a group of people that I can connect with. I am sharing all this for a couple of reasons. First, because in this difficult period of time for me when my anxiety threatens to return I have people that are supportive of me, share my interests, and don't question my quirky sense of creativity. I believe that it is important to find a true supportive circle no matter what it is. People who care about you and enjoy you for who you are. Not what they want you to be. Second, in order to find those people you have to embrace yourself and do what you love even if others say it is a waste of time. Nothing is a waste of time. We can learn from everything and anything you enjoy that brings you happiness is not a waste. So in saying all this I know it is time for me to let go and truly be myself and I'd like to thank all of my Minecraft friends for teaching me that it is okay not to always do everything exactly "right", that life is there to be silly and make others laugh, and that working together is more fun and much better than working alone. |
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