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Originally Posted by Huggles
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why not make your own? to bring up my own dad again he was big into wood-working in his spare time, one year when I was way y0ung he made me this elaborate dollhouse that was like 5 ft tall, complete with a balcony and elevator and everything. me and my friends staged so many suicides and homicides off that balcony with our Ken and Barbie dolls cuz that's what little g!rls do. good times
used it as a bookcase for years after, then passed it down to my niece
had a lot of fun learning wood working from him, ask me anything about lathes lol
a couple years back needed some help creating skateboard ramps for my tutoring group and a local furniture maker stepped up. got the k!ds involved in the process, ended up taking the group over to his shop as part of our 'experiencing trades' thing and two of the older in our group are now apprentices with him. there's some quite decent money in that, from weekend work they have paychecks coming in even being in school full time
getting your hands into stuff feels neat, and unlike the AI slop you post your work actually produces something. to either keep or sell. framework? easy peasy. just math, materials and tools. if you don't want to buy the tools (would suggest not for a one off project), rent some time at a local shop
the cushions? material for the various layers and a sewing machine, plus needle and thread for the cushion details. bet one of those older peeps you used to drive around before covid ruined your life has a machine they could rent or lend to you
so not a lot of dollaz in terms of upfront costs, and whatever there are I'm sure the woman supporting you would be thrilled to see you spending money on something other than booze
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Originally Posted by Huggles
Need to figure out my life and how to bring this joy into it!
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suggesting this could be a fun project. why not try it?