BornVolcano

So I'm trying to make my own basic pattern, I have a phrase I want to stitch onto either a rounded or square frame and I'm just looking for fonts and inspiration on making decorations to go around it that aren't just like flowers. Where do you guys go for inspiration on this sort of thing, and what are some good places to look for ideas?

I've been trying to hang out in the evening with friends, but also trying to cut back on drinking some days, and I'm finding at the moment that having alcohol served on the menu or displayed can make my willpower crumble faster than I care to admit.

Does anyone know any good places to go for dinner that don't prominently serve alcohol as a feature, or have notable non-alcoholic options that are more interesting than just juice or pop? I don't mind if they have an option for like a coors or Molson Canadian or something, but places that have a bar display or local beer taps are where it gets risky.

Bonus points if the place features something fun and interesting as a NA drink like agua fres

I recently painted a small, thin wood disk that I want to keep in my pocket as a reference piece for something, but I'm worried the paint will scratch off since it's in there with my keys and pocket knife and stuff.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive clear coating I could apply to it to protect the wood and paint from damage from getting handled and banged around a bit?

I don't need to be able to feel the wood texture after applying, and the paint I used was watered down acrylic.

Thanks!

I don't know if this is something others enjoy, but personally my least favourite part of any project is having to choose the colours. They look different on the skein than they do on the canvas, they relate to other colours differently on and off the canvas, they look different depending on how much of them I've stitched or how thick the stitches are, they can match the image on my phone perfectly but look totally off when on the canvas, and sometimes everything's good, I like the look in context and it matches references and I start stitching and they just have the wrong vibe and make the whole piece look off. Then I have to go back to the drawing board. I have so many colours but I never

For reference, I'm in Canada.

I've been trying to get my hands on some black and off-white Aida cloth, since I'm running out of the white stuff I got from an Amazon starter kit. I picked up some Loops and Threads brand 14 count from Michael's (a craft store), one of the only brands they carried, but when I opened it the cloth was really stiff and thin, and felt more like thin synthetic plastic fibres than cloth. It also had very large holes and very few threads between them, so all my stitches looked funny and didn't sit right, and it was hell to work with.

Where does everyone else get their cloth? I'm looking for something not too expensive, since I'm a beginner who works on a lot of sma

So for context, I'm Canadian, trans male, and passing (though early on T, so nothing substantial like facial hair or a deep voice) and I just got a new job. It's a small, family-run store, and the owner knows me by my preferred name and knows neither my deadname nor that I'm trans. I don't know his stance on trans people.

The problem is, I haven't legally changed my name yet, and the bank is unable to put any name on my account or direct deposit aside from my legal name.

I don't want to have to tell my new boss that I'm trans, both because I'm worried he'll treat me differently or even fire me and (much less importantly) because I generally don't like that information being known. But it l

So I'm a beginner violinist (not a UofC student) who's seeking some basic (paid) instruction and tutoring in violin from a music student at the UofC.

So for a bit of context, I've always loved music and I have a strong basis in music having played trumpet (starting in school) for about nine years and having taught myself a few other instruments in my spare time. I started learning violin in high school, but I wasn't able to get lessons for a few reasons, so everything I've learned has been self taught up to this point (which does mean I've probably picked up a few bad habits along the way).

I'm a young adult now, and I want to learn how to play properly, but I'm on a budget and not able to