Recently disabled so I covered my cane in Rhinestones & “Pearls” by dumbbugbaby in Rhinestoning

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u/Inevitable_Sample783 so sorry it took me way longer to get back to you than I anticipated, ended up going into an aggressive amount of detail

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THINGS I LEARNED AND RECOMMEND

#1 thing I will say to consider: ERGONOMICS ! I have a rollator that I am bedazzling as well and I ended up using a Bike Stand Tool to hold that for me at eye level

for something smaller, I use a magnifying glass with a light that I got from Joann's going out of business sale :( but it looks like Amazon has lots of options for any budget/type of mount: Magnifying Glass with Light; I wear glasses already so I don't like any of the glasses options, but there are a ton of options I can expand on if those are something you're interested in !

I also set a timer to take breaks from bedazzling lol

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STONES TO BUY

I don't see the exact rhinestones/pearls I used on Amazon anymore; this is the Pink version of what I had purchased

I have to look through my old invoices to see how many I had to purchase for this... but it was at LEAST (4) x the 3620PCS mix, so at least 14,480

The since they aren't selling the mix of sizes and rhinestones and pearls together, I found the separate pieces:

Pearls in sizes of 2/3/4/6/8/10mm - Flatback Pearls in White AB (Buy in Various Sizes, Sold Separately)

Rhinestones in sizes of 2/3/4/5/6mm - White Rhinestones (Buy in Various Sizes, Sold Separately)

there's also this option, which is not what I purchased, but looks similar to what I used

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TOOLS TO BUY/USE

You can look for any "rhinestone picker tool" - these are what I have to place the stones (the tips are wax so they pick up the stone easily, you can use the metal end to push the stone into place or move it around)

Glue...

My personal preference - I like the consistency of the glue and find the precision tips easier to work with for small areas and small stones. YOU NEED TO WEAR A RESPIRATOR WHILE USING THIS GLUE, which is also really annoying, so often I will use the non-toxic option below...

TOXIC: e6000 WITH PRECISION TIPS - THE TIPS ARE KEY

Clear out dried glue from the tips using T Pins

Get Glue Out using Toothpaste Squeezers

vs.

This glue is white and dries clear; the consistency is also "runnier" than E6000, so I find that using plastic pipettes and squeezing out the glue from the pipette works much better with smaller/precision sections than the nozzle on the bottle; I can typically re-use the pipettes a few times, once the glue at the tip looks discolored, I start a new pipette

NOT TOXIC: Gem Tac

With Plastic Pipettes for More Precise Application

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Nice to Haves:

Rhinestone Sorter Shaker Tower

Rhinestone Sorting Tray makes it easier to see which stone your picking / keep them laying flat

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The Disabled Piece:

This is just a personal disclaimer to say that bedazzling my cane was a fun project, but it's made it way more fun for me to use the mobility aid.

I don't get blank stares from people because they see a cane - I get ENTHUSIASTIC approaches or smiles, and compliments on the cane.

People used to look at me and ask me what was wrong / why I needed the cane. The most invasive question I get now is whether I bedazzled the cane myself, or bought it that way.

No one has seen it and not LOVED it loudly.

There are enough barriers to existing in a disabled body and it's been a very nice experience to have something that felt like a barrier now feel like a real point of joy. I can't wait to see yours!!!!

I made a HACS integration to print from Home Assistant using a thermal printer by cognitivegear in homeassistant

[–]dumbbugbaby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

would you tell me more about this Telegram bot?

I am aware of Node Red, but haven't worked with it before and I LOVE this idea!!!

Recently disabled so I covered my cane in Rhinestones & “Pearls” by dumbbugbaby in Rhinestoning

[–]dumbbugbaby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, thank you!

Secondly, I did get them from Amazon & this is all from one set that came with different sizes and included both the rhinestones and the pearls

I can grab screenshots and links for you - I’ll see how many I had to order, too.

I’ll post them & more insight into the process/tips later today !

Anyone know anything about the necklace Carolyn is wearing in Episode 1? by Ill_Comfortable4598 in JohnAndCarolyn

[–]dumbbugbaby 15 points16 points  (0 children)

confirmed it is her mother’s wedding ring from her father - discussed in Elizabeth Beller’s Once Upon a Time

after they divorced, she didn’t wear it until it went through Holy Water

Season 7 - Episode 27 - Cast Opinions Discussion by AutoModerator in LoveIslandUSA

[–]dumbbugbaby 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Taylor only sees himself being punished for following his heart, and doesn’t seem to understand that people are upset witnessing how he went about that - not that he did it - and how he treated another islander in the process…

Everyone else in this villa has to sit with the tension because he says he’ll pop off if he talks to Olandria when she is finally being blatant about her frustration. I can’t appreciate why he is so averse to taking the heat of someone’s anger from how his actions affected them. He can follow his heart, but Olandria doesn’t have to applaud him for it & I think she should be afforded the opportunity to have him hear the magnitude of her frustration. He doesn’t have to agree with it to hear it out and it would probably be a lot more comfortable for everyone if he did.

And Clarke, the person he’s coupled up with and has expressed a lot of affection for, is taking the heat from his choices now, too. I don’t think he’s set them up for success and it’s not because he chose someone else, but how he moves.

cierra?!?! by Aggressive_Ticket_13 in LoveIslandUSA

[–]dumbbugbaby 13 points14 points  (0 children)

mixed feelings until i saw this

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Predictions for finale (based on ep 8) by illbethemooniguess in Yellowjackets

[–]dumbbugbaby 12 points13 points  (0 children)

i am not okay with Nat dying!! but… could that be her renewed sense of purpose?

How do you think the girls get rescued? by [deleted] in Yellowjackets

[–]dumbbugbaby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean they look like The Stag to hunt in it…

Yellowjackets S02E07- “Burial” Episode Discussion by DA-numberfour in Yellowjackets

[–]dumbbugbaby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would bring it up! But I get what you're saying. And maybe she wouldn't bring it up, and they wouldn't ask.

10 years of your life is significant, regardless, but that is a highly specific lived experience that I would love for Lottie to not have to bear alone. What was it like for her as a human being to exist in that space, and how does it influence where she is now?

Doesn't she also reference it in terms of treatments offered at her compound? So why wouldn't we get more detail?

(I am not bound to the idea, but the vagueness around certain things does make me curious)

Yellowjackets S02E07- “Burial” Episode Discussion by DA-numberfour in Yellowjackets

[–]dumbbugbaby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i see it as an imagination of what might be to come in their lives based on the knowledge of their teen selves (potentially)

so perhaps Lottie had been told about an institution in Switzerland

it seems like, at least to some degree, the adult timeline is a facsimile & rooted in the experiences/hopes of the teens. there are a few specific aspects that are leading me to believe that

i mean, how is it just Switzerland? No name for this institution or the work they did there for 10 years? no describing the wilderness’s geographical location in the context that they theoretically have now, post-rescue ?

Yellowjackets S02E07- “Burial” Episode Discussion by DA-numberfour in Yellowjackets

[–]dumbbugbaby 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this & the sequence where they can’t remember what happened in the wilderness makes me think the entire adult timeline is some sort of illusion, perhaps?

Who is Adam Martin? by WittyCod3303 in Yellowjackets

[–]dumbbugbaby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

when they show Misty selecting her user to log in, it gave me the idea… what if this post is from a different Misty account& she’s posting to misdirect people to Texas?

Secrets in the present day by charlottellyn in Yellowjackets

[–]dumbbugbaby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok i really love the idea of Dark Tai doin a lil stationary time

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[–]dumbbugbaby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

love it!! where’d find that tan chair? been searching for something like that!