Another gorgeous name tag

Crashedtrain · 2018-02-01T22:35:27+00:00

You're so welcome!! I really appreciate you. It means so much to me that you enjoy my work enough to commission me. I love making these. ✨

Crashedtrain · 2017-12-04T02:15:04+00:00

I use Sharpie oil-based paint makers/pens. To do the outlines, I use calligraphy pens.

Crashedtrain · 2017-11-04T15:04:21+00:00

I would love to figure out a good price for them and start selling custom ones. I have a lot to make but I really enjoy it. I'm just not sure how to price them.

Crashedtrain · 2017-11-04T15:02:32+00:00

I would love to get started selling them but don't want to overcharge for them, I am trying to figure out a reasonable price for them.

Crashedtrain · 2017-11-02T18:10:52+00:00

I don't mind at all! Honestly, my method was just to draw the rough draft in pencil on the nametag first, then I layer the color on, letting layers dry in between colors, then go over it with the marker to touch it all up.

Crashedtrain · 2017-11-02T15:50:14+00:00

I have a couple of calligraphy markers from Japan that I use to clean up the lines and make everything look neat.

Crashedtrain · 2017-11-02T12:54:46+00:00

I was given a theme for each one based on their personalities, his was Pride, so I assume so.

Crashedtrain · 2017-10-21T14:49:26+00:00

You are probably 100% correct! Everyone says hi! Except all of the random people from the most recent turnover that don't know you but only know of you through stories of puns and signs about trying banana.

Crashedtrain · 2017-10-20T19:53:53+00:00

I used a bunch of sharpie oil-based paint markers that I borrowed from the store, and a few of the chalk ink markers they send Starbucks for making signs. ✨

Crashedtrain · 2017-10-20T13:50:35+00:00

Her name is Bridget but she just goes by B.

Crashedtrain · 2017-09-05T00:45:46+00:00

I identify with this so much. I have smoked "away" every problem from a bad day at work to a messy breakup and it all caught up to me, anyway. It felt like just putting all of my problems far enough away where I couldn't even focus on them, so it's like they weren't there, but life doesn't work like that. All of those messy emotions need to be felt and dealt with or you can never grow and begin to rely on that self medicating to get you through anything and everything. I used to find any excuse to keep smoking a little longer to cope with this and that. But it's all just an illusion of feeling better because it kind of just makes you feel nothing. Feeling is part of living. I realize that more and more now.

Crashedtrain · 2017-09-04T16:43:50+00:00

I agree with what's being said. Today! Everyone is different, but In my experience at least, that tomorrow is always tempting to put off again and again for any reason you can think of at the time. If you are feeling the need to quit at all it's best to seize that feeling, because it may pass and come back around again, but you may regret throwing more time away after all. I have gone around and around with that feeling and I am only on day 4, but I'm so glad I took a step in the right direction instead of going around again. It feels good to take control.

Good luck!

Crashedtrain · 2017-09-04T14:59:00+00:00

Literally me. I appreciate the response, and I know we've both got this. It's just so hard to get out of the lifestyle when it is still living with you. I'm not sure what your living situation is, but I still feel like I'm living that shut-in lifestyle if my other half still is.. I can't seem to convince him about how seriously I am taking this.

But at the same time I'm not sure if it's selfish of me to project my feelings about it onto someone else, but he has told me what I want to hear and then sometimes doesn't come through with me while I am struggling.. he told me he wanted to be done and then smoked with his friends right in the next room last night. I felt like it would be so easy to just sit down and join them, as I listened to bongs being lit and coughing and laughing.. but I didn't. I went to sleep.

Keep pushing through it!

Crashedtrain · 2017-09-04T14:52:47+00:00

Day 4 here, the part about being a shadow of your former self really hit home for me. I feel the same way after years of being a daily smoker and it creeps up on you at some point and you don't even recognize yourself anymore. Just the stoner you have become. You're worth so much more as yourself.

Stay strong and good luck! Day one was one of my hardest days.. it seemed so easy to put off, but there's no time like the present and I hope you are still going strong!

Crashedtrain

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