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Likely Jan Lukas Sep 26, 2025

Had a rare moment of suitably snappy comeback earlier today.

As I passed an older couple shopping in an aisle, the woman said "Oh, cute!" and then stammered a bit as she tried to get the man's attention from the shelves and towards me, as she continued with "That thing, I mean. That's cute."

Me: "Oh, that's okay, I'm cute, too." 😀

She looked slightly mortified and then relieved when I continued, "Seriously though, thanks. I just finished this design a few weeks ago and I'm rather happy with it."

🙂

The cute in question:

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#ElastomericMask
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#SlipCovers
#Bling
#MaskBling
#Autumn
#FallColours
#Cotoneaster
#diptych
#art
#WearableArt

More on #MaskHacking here:

https://mstdn.ca/@likelyjanlukas/112006112174878006

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Amelia Bellamy-Royds

Sep 26, 2025

@likelyjanlukas Oh, that is cute! A great way to make use of those blank canvases you're wearing on your face every day.

I often think about making a lace or crochet cover for my (N95) masks, but I've never got around to it. @IPEdmonton's mask art project had been an inspiration, but I don't think she ever went quite so 3D as yours!

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Likely Jan Lukas

@AmeliasBrain @IPEdmonton

Ahhh! Well, I have tried my hand with crochet with the intention to use on masks someday and I completely suck at it …

… but …

Secondand shops pretty consistently carry gorgeous crocheted items that others have found of no value, and usually aren't very expensive. 😢

And I am very good at modifying things and confident I can manage stitching bits of salvaged crochet to prevent unravelling and also help shape the new art it will become.

I am looking forward to incorporating these beautiful and unappreciated works into my own reimaginings (rather than them eventually being junked entirely). ❤️

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Likely Jan Lukas Sep 26, 2025

@AmeliasBrain @IPEdmonton

Also: my original idea wasn't quite so 3D but because I had to hand-cut the silk leaves from much larger leaves (variegated oak), I use a thin layer of clear nail polish to prevent fraying on the cotoneaster leaf edges.

While I left them after to cure/offgas for a couple of weeks, I realised adding them into the actual slipcover art using a manual button-stitching technique I learned years ago would ENSURE nothing nasty lingering on the leaves would be likely to come in through the filter media beneath the artwork.

Thank you for your compliments on this project! 🙂❤️

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