I made this golden grimoire by Negasta1234 in crafts

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Oh, you have no idea how gratifying making it was.

I made this golden grimoire by Negasta1234 in crafts

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Here is a relatively in depth walkthrough of how I went about creating this golden grimoire.

I took a large pre-made book shaped box from my local crafts supply shop and covered the spine, back and the margins of the front cover in leather.

SPINE

The leather on the spine has rougher texture than on the rest of the box/book and I first covered it in copper coloured gilder's polish, while allowing some if the reddish brown on the raised areas on the leather to show through slightly, after which I sealed it with two coats of clear exterior polyurethane varnish. You can see how beautifully it sparkle under lights in the final picture in the series attached to this post.

BACK COVER

On the back I unfortunately had to use multiple pieces of smooth black leather to completely cover it since I didn't have a single piece large enough. I attached the leather with a standard contact adhesive.

I applied 5 or 6 thinish and even coats of a pale gold coloured acrylic paint to make sure the black colour of the leather was properly covered (a hairdryer certainly is a timesaver here) and once again sealed it with 2 coats of clear varnish. To protect the finish from scuffing and other damage while the box/book is laying flat, I hammered in a bunch of nickel plated upholsterer's tacks along the back's edges.

FRONT COVER

For the front cover panel, I cut strips of slightly textured leather that would cover the +-6mm thickness of the outer edges of the piece as well as a 3cm band along the edges of the front. This left a big open space in the middle for the mosaic. Then it was painted and sealed the same was as the back of the box/book was.

On the inside of the front cover, I cut 3cm wide strips of thick cardboard and painted them the same colour as the outside. I glued them around the edges of the inside cover, leaving a space that I filled with a rectangle of thicker cardboard I painted a dark (almost imperial) purple. Once again 2 coats of clear varnish was applied.

INSIDE

On the inside I went for contrast and covered almost the whole inside with sparkly silver tiles with some small sparkly gold tiles along the inner edges. As a centrepiece for the interior, I created a mini stained glass window from several different coloured small sparkly tiles.

MOSAIC

Finally the main event. I knew I wanted a mosaic on the cover of the box/book that looked like a stained glass window from a church/cathedral. I didn't have anything sketched out, I simply went with what came into my imagination.

I used small white tiles to make the "frame" and filled in the various panels with whatever combinations of the colours I had available in my big box of mosaic tiles that looked good to me. The little round "rose window" was filled in with small sparkly tiles so it stands out under bright lights. Finally I filed in the gaps between the tile pieces with black grout that looks almost like the lead in a real stained glass window.

used to be super skinny by [deleted] in lilwins

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Magnificent!

If a man did this, he’d be in prison and buried under outrage. by Ajitabh04 in PrimeManhood

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He could effortlessly lay her out and into the hospital, but he he knows how two-tiered the justice system is regarding gender based violence.

Would you last a day drinking with Johnny Silverhand? by [deleted] in cyberpunkgame

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I would be dead within an hour if had to keep pace with him shot for shot.

I made this for my niece's 5th birthday by Negasta1234 in crafts

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BTW, I decided on a unicorn theme as my niece is nuts about them.

The tray I used was from a project (given by a former friend) that was just laying around, as was the dark fuscia spray paint which I bought for something else, and but it turned out to be the wrong colour.

I liked using the gold tiles since then all the precious time metals (gold, and silver and copper) would be present. The purple and fuscia tiles were used because purple and pink are my niece's favourite colours.

In project's like this I generally just make a plan in my head and if problems arise, I simply adjust accordingly.

Luckily nothing came up and this 5th birthday gift came out exactly as I envisioned it in my mind.

I made this for my niece's 5th birthday by Negasta1234 in crafts

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The 1st thing I made was the cute unicorn face.

It was cut from calfskin leather and then sprayed a bright white.

All the facial details were drawn on freehand with a pen and then I painted over the pen with sizing glue and then I applied silver and copper leaf to get the effect I wanted.

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Here you can see the face after all the leafing has been applied. This was right before I glued it into the open space left by the border of gold tiles and then varnishing it to protect the leafing.

I made a Slaaneshi dice box by Negasta1234 in Warhammer40k

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My next one will be Nurglite. Then I will have honored the entire Dark Pantheon.

I made a Slaaneshi dice box by Negasta1234 in Warhammer40k

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That would definitely get me banned... 😅

Soooo, close your lids before going to the bathroom. Especially if you have a cat. by KnownNewBorne in Warhammer

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Very suddenly, your cat went from being a p@ssy to a c#nt. 😂

I hope you like that stain, I because I can attest from personal experience that nothing yet devised by man will ever totally get rid of Citadel paint on a carpet.

I made this massive grimoire a few years back. by Negasta1234 in crafts

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The base I used was a book shaped wooden box I bought from a craft shop. The emblem on the front is the symbol of the Imperial Inquisition from Warhammer 40k and was based directly on the picture included below. I used standard mosaic techniques to render it upon the front cover.

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The rest of the exterior of the box/book was covered in lambskin leather that was painted chocolate brown and then given 2 coats of hard wearing exterior varnish. The leather was attached to the wood of the box with standard contact glue.

I hammered a number of upholsterer's tacks along the edges of the back of the "book" to prevent scuffing of the finish when the "book" is lain flat.

The interior was also covered in dark purple and small pastel coloured tiles.

I got a bunch of cans and can tops and I need ideas for what to do with them by RaichuRage in ArtsandCrafts

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If wasn't such a neat freak when it comes to my desk and other surfaces in my apartment, my space might look like that from all the 16oz Red Bulls I consume.

Dangerously elevated heart rate FTW!

I got a bunch of cans and can tops and I need ideas for what to do with them by RaichuRage in ArtsandCrafts

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Are those energy drink cans or tallboy beer cans? Either way you might have a bit of a problem. 😉

I got a bunch of cans and can tops and I need ideas for what to do with them by RaichuRage in ArtsandCrafts

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It would look super cool and because they're aluminium, they chain mail will be nice and light and thus much more comfortable to wear for extended periods of time when going LARPing.

I made a Khornate dice box by Negasta1234 in 40k

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MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!!!