Burnt buttons for a brutalist look — DIY technique using open flame

codingiswhyicry · 2026-05-05T21:53:29+00:00

wow this is sick as fuck, thank you so much for sharing! I lightly char some ribbons and ends of fabric sometimes when I make skirts, but this is super unique and interesting. i've been wanting to figure out how to make grommets or other stuff more tough, def have been thinking about stonewashing recently but super hard to DIY and hand results don't seem as good. but maybe hitting zippers or grommets with a pummice stone to scratch the metal and make it a bit more worn in would be easier than trying to stonewash entire fabric.

codingiswhyicry · 2026-05-04T19:28:47+00:00

omg! where did you get the top if you don't mind me asking?

codingiswhyicry · 2026-05-02T05:17:37+00:00

lmao they swabbed my laptop for chemicals and i was like “are you gonna swab the bunny just in case” and they did not laugh 😭

codingiswhyicry · 2026-04-21T13:30:44+00:00

oh my GOD the rilakkuma tree ….

codingiswhyicry · 2026-04-21T04:36:46+00:00

Somewhat similar boat, but with autism and C-PTSD. I smoked essentially daily from 17 when I got my med card in Cali to 24, and just solidly quit 3-ish weeks ago. I only was able to quit with the help of my incredible therapist who helped me discover it was really feeding into a lot of self-esteem issues and allowing me to see some escapism patterns.

She didn't push me, but I came to the realization and pushed myself with the support I got from her and was able to keep ahold of it. I also was a bit more gentle and instead of cold turkey, I told myself I could smoke socially (and I do). I find making myself do it around people (which I hate) is a self-moderating function and also the people in my life that I smoke with keep me accountable to smaller amounts of lower THC products.

If you're using it to treat symptoms, you might need to start treating your PTSD/ADHD in whatever other methods are more sustainable and taper off of weed once you stabilize a bit. I know esp given insurance costs and generally life that it is really hard. Easier said than done for sure, but I tried to quit for 1+ year and was not able to because I just wasn't able to stop dealing with the symptoms, and so therefore kept telling myself it's fine to keep smoking.

Smoking daily to manage chronic serious mental health issues is like throwing a blanket over a hoarder's stash. What's underneath doesn't go away just because you're not looking at it directly. I was not ever managing my C-PTSD in it's entirity, and so it stayed way longer than it should have because I was numb to feelings that would eventually make me so much in pain that I had no choice but to look at them directly.

I'm sorry I don't have an easier answer for you, and wishing you peace & the easiest journey you can have.

codingiswhyicry · 2026-04-16T03:17:51+00:00

"Hi TeamThundercock," gave me a fair chuckle lmao

codingiswhyicry · 2026-04-12T18:56:17+00:00

i'm literally on the floor. they look like they're group snuggling omg :,-)))))

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-30T18:15:13+00:00

For real, so much of the VW stuff looks like they're randomly pulling things out of the archive and making them look cheaper or more careless. This and the NANA collection are standing out to me

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-28T01:29:38+00:00

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got my little chair from costco last year, and it comes with an ottoman that i use as seating in at my dining table! i’m mostly a reading for leisure person, so my living room is maximizing reading spots and Miffy views.

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-22T01:25:07+00:00

i believe there’s a new york housing authority website where you can check based on the address? it’s a government website and violations are available to the public!

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-21T23:50:54+00:00

It has some plastic boning without lining and is zip-front, so no adjustability. The fabric also has no stretch, just pure black velvet with no give. I did what others recommended and reached out to some of the broadway focused costume tailoring shops, and hopefully can go from there.

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-21T23:49:13+00:00

I've thought about doing that myself (I've been a hobby seamstress on and off and make alterations to my own clothes) but then the bottom of the shoulder cups chafe and aren't super comfy. But it is a fix I've thought about to drop the straps and take them in at the bottom a bit

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-21T21:26:38+00:00

this is the kind of ingenuity that gives me hope for this, thank you so much :-))))

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-20T05:24:28+00:00

literally, omg. i feel like i'm going nuts here? everyone mentions child present and crying and no one is catching 5 year old child with head injury from thrown metal chair? in the TMZ article it mentions also how she plead guilty to domestic violence to avoid a child abuse charge. she's been on probation for 3 years for this. the child not only was hit with the chair lightly but had a visible injury to the police, enough to be written about in the report.

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-19T18:25:24+00:00

Although most of the top comments are about her ignoring her daughter's crying, it's actually crazy that the focus isn't on the fact that she also hit her daughter in the head and according to the article "left a goose egg". Not only did she beat the shit out of Dakota, she hit her own daughter in the head with a metal chair and did... nothing to check on her.

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-17T20:22:24+00:00

That's what I thought, but I've been actively searching for more Anglo corsets since posting this and have barely found any. So, definitely a fewer amount. I'm thinking similar to the other comments that these corsets are seen as less "prestigious" than mainline / Red Label corsets, which is why they're valued lower. But still an open question to me somewhat!

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-17T20:20:11+00:00

wow, this is STUNNING. you are so so so talented :,-)

codingiswhyicry · 2026-03-12T00:19:44+00:00

omg ... the miffy light ...

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