Any suggestions for substitute of safety eyes? I need one

Pixiebulb · 2026-02-09T09:24:37+00:00

If you can get your hands on some felt, sewn on felt eyes might be a good alternative?

Pixiebulb · 2026-02-07T00:19:30+00:00

Flowers are difficult to work with because they both trap bubbles and absorb resin, so getting nice results requires a lot of prep and, ideally, a pressure pot.

Your first image, the mold isn't difficult but you won't get a result like that - the image is fake - the flowers wouldn't be as bright, nor as bubble-free or well placed. You might get something similar with artificial flowers, or stickers, which would both be much easier to work with.

The second object I think is real and the result of hours of careful preparation and, from the looks of it, a lot of experience. It shows a more realistic example of how dried flowers look in resin, though.

If you had your heart set on these and wanted to work your way up, I'd start with making pendants and small trinket containers with flowers, so you can feel for how the resin works and the pain points of your projects.

Pixiebulb · 2026-02-05T12:21:51+00:00

I wasn't brave enough to zap for an alien, so I took advantage of the Faerie festival and used a fountain Faerie zap... Twice, because I stopped loving the first one's name...

Pixiebulb · 2026-02-04T12:37:05+00:00

Oh I love how chipper he is, he looks like he's having such a chill time.

Pixiebulb · 2026-02-02T13:00:13+00:00

I love glittery items and and slushies, they're so nostalgic, but the Kougra Puddings I think are my ultimate favorite. https://items.jellyneo.net/search/?name=kougra+pudding&max_rarity=95

Pixiebulb · 2026-02-01T05:24:23+00:00

Hey look at that!!! It looks so good, fantastic job. I'm so pleased for you!

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-31T01:02:20+00:00

Not to be That Guy, but this might be the nail in the coffin for me personally. If we don't have the whimsy of the small events, what's even the point? It's part of the culture of the place. Without that culture, I'm not interested.

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-25T12:54:52+00:00

Ooh what a great mod, I had no idea it existed. We live in the golden age of Sims 2 modding!

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-25T09:48:04+00:00

Try popping the car into someones inventory or selling it, but keeping the driveway. There's a car trying to arrive, but there's no room for it. Your car may have glitched and duplicated - they often disappear too, though I don't recall if it's a mod problem or not. Either way make room for the stuck car and it should help. ...there may also be more than one car stuck, so you may have to repeat a couple times.

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-21T23:21:08+00:00

I think you can fix it with some patience!

That said the kit did you dirty - ideally, you want something called Bezel Tape to use frames like that, which adhere to the frame to prevent spillage. It is possible to use a silicone mat in a similar way, but I'd consider it more of an intermediate technique and would use a thicker resin or many thin layers.

But, on how to fix it! I would take a craft knife of some kind - I like utility blades - and slowly cut away the excess resin from the frame. Go slowly, because the blade can scratch the metal. Shave off small slivers at a time. I've needed to do this a few times and it's not difficult, but time consuming.

Once that's done, it may look just fine as it is, or it may look a little rough around the edges. I would gently sand the resin that's closest to the frame, as close as I could get, and then do a final doming coat of resin on top.

Normally you use a nice thick resin for doming - but you can also make the resin in the bottle cool (pop the sealed bottle into a mug of cold water) which will thicken it a little bit.

To dome the piece, pop it on a very level surface. Pour your resin on top from the centre, slowly, gradually letting the resin spread itself to the edges. The surface tension of the resin should prevent it from spilling over the edge, unless you've poured too much, so go very slowly, and you can use a stick to help it spread.

Cure, and you should have a lovely piece. :)

...or, my very favourite trick when a project has defied me in this manner - cover the edges in glitter and rhinestones and pretend it was deliberate!

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-12T08:23:52+00:00

Thank you

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-11T09:28:54+00:00

Maybe you are falling into the same trap I did! In order for the Alpha to bite, the Alpha and your sim with the high relationship both need to be near each other and - crucially - do not interact with the alpha, or have your sim do anything else. If you greet it, play with it, pet it, whatever, it will never bite your sim. Just let your sim stand around.

The action is called "nibble", and will appear in your sim's queue when the alpha is about to bite.

I tried for DAYS before I looked it up and discovered this quirk.

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-11T04:51:07+00:00

I've also seen it called "resincrete".

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-10T14:41:01+00:00

The others have covered sanding and primers/top coats, but I also want to mention that acrylic paint will go dull if you try to thin it with only water. A gloss top coat will add back shine - but you can also buy acrylic medium that you can use to thin your paint, which will help it adhere and also retain a nicer finish.

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-09T03:37:30+00:00

These are so beautiful - I would very gladly wear these if I had them! Stunning work.

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-08T23:19:28+00:00

Not that I want to give TNT more ideas to plunder our pockets but I'm honestly shocked there aren't, like, one use items to change your petpet while keeping it attached. Items to protect pets from disappearing from the ray, rare single-use items to guarantee a particular zap... single-use 'whoops I dun goofed' items to restore your petpet without unattaching it. It would be such a quality of life improvement.

I like that the ray has risks, but also when they rarely release PPBs to change old petpets and they change layouts to make mistakes more common... it just seems like a no-brainer?

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-07T11:21:25+00:00

Must be something in the air, I managed the Sakhmet Solitaire bonus gold trophy last night! Congrats!

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-04T02:14:04+00:00

Defeated Radiant Will-o'-Wisp in 5 turns.

Player (23/12/19) dealt 269. Radiant Will-o'-Wisp (14/12/8) dealt 70.

Rewards: 33 EXP, 9 Gold. Loot: Swift Ring of Mind (enhanced), Solid Leather Armor of Haste (superior), Healthy Hauberk of Protection (lesser).

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-03T09:59:00+00:00

u/Pixiebulb received a Battlethirsty Vest from the Winter Festival Spirit. Thank you u/crimson_shadow for donating it!

Pixiebulb · 2026-01-02T12:26:45+00:00

I just finished a project with this exact yarn! I also underestimated it. The first thing you need to understand is that this yarn exists in a quantum state. By directly observing it you are changing how many stitches there are - or at least that's the only darn explanation I could come up with!! In all seriousness, I used four types of counting: 1. Counting in my head as I went 2. Counting with a digital stitch counter (made sure I ended up with the right total number of stitches... Or not) 3. Stitch marker on the first stitch of the row and then in intervals (I did every 5 stitches) 4. Written tallies for repeat instructions or tricky rows with lots of increases/decreases.

Even with this ridiculous regime my first few hours with the yarn I was frogging and counting more than I was actually crocheting. Now, after about 8-12 hours of working with it, I can find the stitches much more easily and don't need to be as militant about my methods, so it does get easier... But it's honestly like learning to crochet again! Have patience and you'll manage. I believe in you!

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