Well, I got back from the store with just enough time to write out a better blog. They had adhesive vinyl on sale so I got a roll in all the colors i thought I would likely have general use for with my various projects. That amounted to red, green, canary yellow, black, white, and sky blue. The green was perfunctory since it’s not a shade that is typical for general use, but I felt like if I didn’t get some I would end up kicking myself when I needed some green. The sky blue is specifically for animated style glass. General purpose blue is almost always too dark, although it does come up in hues that are pretty close a lot. I’ll probably regret not getting a roll later but I was already pushing the limits of my wallet with what I had and I had specific uses in mind for most of it. If it becomes an issue later I’ll be able to get some regular priced blue. I also got a cheap cutting mat since I’m sick of trying to find a chunk of wood, or plastic, to use every time I want to cut shapes. Mom said she might have grandma’s old one but she wasn’t sure, plus it’s in the shed of no return if she does. Most of that stuff went to crafting cousins so it would get used though, so it probably isn’t there. For now it’s Schrodinger’s cutting mat and I have no use for a may or may not be mat.

You may well wonder what I use this vinyl for. It adheres to pretty much anything so you can customize or correct a lot of things if you have a mind to. I like to cover unpaintable plastic with it if the color is incorrect. One of the things Hasbro loves to do is release figures with transparent windows, or black windows, instead of making them the animated sky blue from the animated shows. I don’t mind them giving people options, but you never know in advance if they are going to do it, so sometimes you get stuck with a black window when you want blue. Painting them to suit you is much more difficult than just cutting a vinyl shape and sticking it to the paint. Plus you can take it off if you change your mind or sell the offending figure. I also like to stick glow in the dark vinyl behind clear windows to simulate a life force inside the character. These basic colors will get me through many characters since the basic colors are so often used.
I also have paint if there’s just no other way, but I tend to use it as a last resort since most of the time there’s no going back.

Anyway, that’s more than enough from me for a Wednesday. I hope you are having a good week. I’ll see you again on Friday. Until then, remember to floss.