Originally posted by Joel B Did you record the process? This could turn into a DIY article. Show others the possibilities!
Heck no. There's enough You Tube videos on the subject out there to nauseate anybody. Nobody needs mine.
It's actually pretty boring the whole process of doing the bling thing. You're just sitting there forever putting on glue and sticking on tiny crystals. It's not exactly rocket science. After you watch someone do it about 20X you're yawning pretty quick. It's pretty tedious work. There is a tool called The Crystal Katana that makes it a bit easier and faster but it's like $25 and I just didn't think it was worth that.
Not for this project. If I was going to do more than just these cameras I would get one. It would probably keep me from going stark raving nuts in the end. The lesser priced tools they all pretty much suck from what I can tell. I bought one but it turned out to be pretty much the same thing I'd made at home after watching several of those how to videos and it was equally worthless. It was just a gob of wax on a stick and actually it didn't even work as well as my homemade one.
Those videos were helpful in that they did help me to pick the right glue but that's about it. I like to do crafts and I sometimes will watch other people's tutorials if I am doing something new that I need tips on but I'm not much for doing them myself. I don't like seeing myself on camera. I never have. That's why when I was playing at acting I used to do more community theater stage work than anything else. I never wanted to see myself at the cinema. Seeing myself on video really creeps me out. The doll boards I am on people do box opening videos, how to tutorials all the time.
They're always putting their faces online. Not me. I enjoy seeing other doll people's joy in opening new dolls but I don't do them myself. The most I ever do is post a pic or two when I get my dolls the way I want them. I get razzed for that a lot. My BFF and BMF's they both kid me about my only wanting to take pics. I've got dozens of shots of them but they don't have one of me. I'm a professional photographer who absolutely hates being photographed or videgraphed.
Speaking of Loki, mine actually is in exile, in the bathroom that is. He got jailed for picking on my pretty girl for the umpteenth time today. She finally had enough and was about to do some serious damage to his sassy little face so I picked him up and threw him in there with some wet food. NEVER was a cat more aptly named than my Loki. He is all pranks and mischief, has far more balls than common sense, this cat. He is totally taking his cues from his namesake, sigh. He needs to watch out though. My little black angel may look sweet but she's named Lilith for a reason. She's not the submissive type, and she can be EVIL when pissed, lol...
Last edited by magkelly; 09-29-2014 at 07:50 PM.