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Cubimal Dangle Earrings

Wasn't sure if this was the right place to post this. Devs, please move this post to a more appropriate section of the forum if it isn't!

So I had this idea a long while ago, but schoolwork prevented me from going through with it. Now that I'm on vacation, I finally have the time to sit down and make these.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73331238@N08/sets/72157629491763589/

Edit 4 - Designs available:
Piggy
Musicblocks
The Rube
Firefly
Snocone Vendor
Squid
Uralia Street Spirit
Factory Defect Chick
Yeti
Chick
Emobear

Some of these are available by request once current stocks are exhausted.

I am doing these as a fundraiser for the International Red Cross. Please send me an in-game mail telling me which charm you would like and I will send you my email address. Each charm needs a $10 (or the equivalent in your local currency) donation to their website at http://www.ifrc.org/en/get-involved/donate/ . For earrings, the donation is $20 a pair. Send me a copy of your donation receipt and your mailing address, and I will get to work!

I will be unable to mail out any packages from 1 Dec to 10 Dec as I will be away, however I will be around from the 10th onwards.

Thank you so much everyone, devs and players alike, for making such an awesome game!

PS: Don't sue me Stoot! I'll remove the link if it's not kosher.

Posted 21 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Hehehe. Piggies. Not kosher. :P

    But seriously, they are super cute.
    Posted 21 days ago by karibean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • See what I did there? ^^
    Posted 21 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Aw it's SO cute!
    Posted 21 days ago by Biohazard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My friend (who makes and sells polymer clay accessories) took one look at your prototype and says that she will copy and improve on it... maybe even mass produce it.

    ...she's also yelling at me right now to tell you guys that she plans on making Heli Kitties first.
    Posted 21 days ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wanna do this! But instead of earrings I want to make a charm necklace or bracelet (maybe series one and two will have their own set :P)
    Posted 21 days ago by Sweetum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, I love that. I definitely would buy them as earrings or phone dangly thingies or as a charm for a cubimal bracelet...
    Posted 21 days ago by Ninetails Subscriber! | Permalink
  • oh yeah i'd collect them to make charm bracelet!  give us the deets where/when to place orders!
    Posted 21 days ago by crème Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Again be warned these designs are not in the public domain.  Stoot has indicated he will allow personal use, but commercial ("mass") production is probably out of the question. Be sure to get authorization first.
    Posted 20 days ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, warned my friend about that. :)
    Posted 20 days ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ooo.... a charm bracelet is a FANTASTIC idea.  A bracelet with all my favorite cubis :)
    Posted 20 days ago by ennuienta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Freakin' ADORABLE. Love them!

    And yeah, you pretty much can't do anything with Glitch stuff that will make you money, as that would violate their copyrights. 
    Posted 20 days ago by Liathea Subscriber! | Permalink
  • omg!  A charm bracelet with all the cubimals would be amazing!!!
    Posted 20 days ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Soooo cute. Love 'em!
    Posted 20 days ago by Georgia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • These are awesome!!
    Posted 20 days ago by Coke Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh gosh, that's adorable!  I'll have to try making some myself.
    Posted 20 days ago by Hirune Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOVE the charm necklace idea!
    Posted 20 days ago by chilirlw Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for the comments guys!

    I have a germ of an idea for these, but I can only do so many charms in a day and in the simpler designs (they're fiddly to make!). However I do like to challenge myself, so here it is:

    Send the International Red Cross a donation, and I will make and send you a cubi charm. I'm thinking maybe $10 per charm (or the same amount in your equivalent currency, double if you want a pair of earrings). To limit this to Glitchen only, send me an in game mail (because them deliveryfrogs are really cool guys) and I will send you my email address so I can see a copy of the receipt. I'll probably need to make a few more prototypes first, but what do you think guys?
    Posted 20 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Updated the link to point to whatever I've made so far. Musicblocks and the Rube!
    Posted 20 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sounds good.  Would you take requests?
    Posted 20 days ago by ennuienta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I will, but if the cubi is too complicated I might not be able to make it. Transparent ones like the firebog street spirit are also hard to make. What did you have in mind?
    Posted 20 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The firebog street spirit :P  LOL.  Yeah, I can see how that'd be really hard.  What about the crab, sno cone vendor, uralia street spirit, groddle street spirit, butler, firefly?  I imagine the butler would be hard, too... so stripe-y!   I can "buy" five.
    Posted 20 days ago by ennuienta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If something flatter would be acceptable, you could make the firebog street spirit out of shrink plastic.

    ETA - you could also try that clear resin? I keep seeing people make jewelry with things trapped inside out of it so that could be a viable option
    Posted 20 days ago by Fern Connelly Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Clear resin is the only alternative to making some cubis like Gwendolyn, the Phantom and firebog street spirits. Transcluscent, transparent and liquid polymer clays won't give the same effect.
    Posted 20 days ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ennuienta - the sno-cone vendor and firefly are definitely ok to make. I may have to experiment with the crab. the street spirit ones might be a bit fiddly but I'll see what I can do. The butler does look complicated, but not impossible with paint and a steady hand.

    @Fern - I must check that clear resin out! Transparent designs are the bane of crafters who work in polymer clay. Thanks!
    Posted 20 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You're welcome! I've not tried the clear resin myself but it looks like it'd work out pretty well. You could also look try sculpting them and then using mold-making compound to cast them (although I've not tried that method with resin so I don't know if you'd have release issues)
    Posted 20 days ago by Fern Connelly Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You are very clever, they look great!
    Posted 20 days ago by onelittlebird Subscriber! | Permalink
  • DOOMy, I would totally go for that! But no idea how to send in-game emails yet. :( I was planning on making cubimals for my soon-to-be-sewn Glitch doll to play with, but probably just out of cloth and cardboard, because I can sort of sew but that's the extent of my crafty skills... :) A cubi pendent like these for him would be much more cool.
    Posted 20 days ago by Lorian Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lorian, go to your butler... click on them and choose "mailbox."  You can send mail there.  Also at the top right of your screen, where it lists your credits, account, etc, there's a picture of an envelope.  You can send mail from there, too, without having to be in-game.
    Posted 20 days ago by ennuienta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ennuienta, thanks! :)
    Posted 20 days ago by Lorian Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Also, OMG, you made a weighted companion cube! I love you even more now. I'll email you in-game -- I must have me a piggy. 
    Posted 20 days ago by Ninetails Subscriber! | Permalink
  • (Do I have to have you as a contact before I can send you mail? I think I do.)
    Posted 20 days ago by Ninetails Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, you do :)
    Posted 19 days ago by ennuienta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • FYI, a couple of people who are sewing butler plushies did get Stoot's approval, so I'd write him if I were you. It sounds like he'll be cool with it just as long as you aren't selling it as official Glitch merchandise. That would make the process much easier, I think, and you'd at least be able to cover the cost of your materials. :D
    Posted 19 days ago by Liathea Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow, the music blocks look amazing!
    Posted 18 days ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This looks amazing! I would *love* to have a yeti charm made. Would you be able to do a Glitchmas yeti? If not, the cubimal would be great too.
    Posted 18 days ago by Yeti Spaghetti Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Those are awesome! Well done!
    Posted 18 days ago by Hen vla Ham Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Yeti - not sure if I can do the Glitchmas Yeti, but the yeti cubimal is a possibility.
    Posted 18 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • DOOMy, what about the factory defect chick cubimal?
    Posted 17 days ago by chilirlw Subscriber! | Permalink
  • DOOMy, just saw the firefly.... it's adorable. :)  I left a comment on that page, but will leave it here, too.. not sure if you are aware there are larger pictures of the cubis on the wiki!
    Posted 17 days ago by ennuienta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow! I love these :)
    Posted 17 days ago by Llewella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey, there are a couple of spots that have bigger fireflies you can see up close.  Here are a couple of snaps:
    Seela Latta in Kalavana has some in a jar: lem.to/p/imXh

    Maybe Marsh in Shimla Mirch has some wild ones that are larger: lem.to/p/xxPL

    -- Botia, aka The Glitch Naturalist :)
    Posted 17 days ago by MG Botia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How much do they cost?  I might just to have one! ^-^
    Posted 17 days ago by Fullmetal Geek Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @chilirlw - know where I can see a pic?

    @Botia and Fullmetal Geek - Post updated with details on how to get a charm ^^
    Posted 17 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • http://www.glitch.com/items/collectibles/npc-cubimal-factorydefect-chick/
    Posted 17 days ago by chilirlw Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Updated with a list of available designs!
    Posted 15 days ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *face-palm* My original in-game mail went astray and I've been away. I've sent you an in-game mail, but with your note that you'll be away, I'm not sure you'll see it before close. Please let me know if you receive it? I'll keep an eye on this thread.
    Posted 11 days ago by Kiachan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't know whether it's too late to ask for one of these now...
    Posted 19 hr ago by Existential Doubt Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was wondering the same thing, Existential. Knock, knock: are you there, DOOMy?
    Posted 12 hr ago by Lilycat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, I hope not! I just found these and I *have* to have the musicblock earrings! ;-;
    Posted 11 hr ago by Kestin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is a Uralia Street Spirit or Squid still available? T_T
    Posted 10 hr ago by Drakani Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Holy buckets these are adorable.

    I'll put a general post up on the forums to this effect as well, but for anyone creating Glitch-related items for sale or barter, please open a help case with an explanation of what you will be making (e.g. "earrings and necklaces with small charms based on the piggy, snocone vendor, and rube cubimals") and a picture or sketch of a prototype. This is not so that we can turn you down! None of the art or concepts have been released under any sort of Creative Commons license yet, so we do need to grant permission for now.

    DOOMy, please do this retroactively and we'll be all "yah that's cool" and then everything will be great for everyone forever!
    Posted 10 hr ago by Little Poundcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was given a pair of rook cubimal earrings for the PBMS gift exchange:) they are so cute!

    flic.kr/p/dApUd3
    Posted 6 hr ago by Saraphim Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yipes, Thanks everyone! ok.... one at a time:

    @ Existential Doubt, Lilycat and Kestin - yes, but quantities are limited (because they do take a while to make), Please check the Flickr page for quantities remaining. Where I've said that the charms are available by request, it means that I can make more. Which leads me to...

    @ Drakani - unfortunately I've had reports of the tentacly bits of the street spirit break off in transit, so I won't make any more of the street spirit or squid. The other cubis seem to have survived though.

    @ LP - I spoke to Kukubee about this and he said it was ok for me to go ahead. However, if there is a specific bit of legalese I need to add to my picture descriptions, or any other lawyery mumbo jumbo I need to include, please let me know! I'll be glad to oblige.

    Thanks y'all for your support!
    Posted 5 hr ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Would a butterfly be possible?
    Posted 3 hr ago by Minxy Rose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Minxy Rose - The butterfly cubimal could be possible, but fine details such as the proboscis and the antennae will be prone to breakage. Same goes with the actual butterfly. Another possibility is making the charm in 2D on those plastic sheets that shrink in the oven, but I have never tried that before. That would be a way to make the charm more robust, but at the expense of the look of the finished product.
    Posted 32 min ago by DOOMy Nutpuncher Subscriber! | Permalink