Moin
LightNews LightNews
madebymoin.bsky.social
Moin
@madebymoin.bsky.social
110 followers 31 following 93 posts
Queer & Neurodivergent Artist in Vancouver WA 💙🌈

I post about:
Polymer Clay • Board/Video games • Fan Art
Commissions • Original Creations

Shop: https://madebymoin.mayhem.my or: madebymoin.etsy.com
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
madebymoin.bsky.social
Moin @madebymoin.bsky.social · Mar 13
One of my big hobby-related goals is to make high quality hand-sculpted upgrades for all of the boring board game pieces in my collection:

This is what I made for the six Forbidden Island characters.

#forbiddenisland #boardgame #polymerclay #hobby #sculpting #oc #miniature #art
My handcrafted upgrades for the adventurers in the Forbidden Island board game, sculpted completely from scratch with polymer clay, acrylic paint, and satin polyethylene sealer. The game has non-descript titles for each of these characters with no reference images, and I hated the generic player tokens, so I made up these original characters for my game. Left to right: Pilot, Diver, Messenger, Navigator, Explorer, Engineer. My Forbidden Island characters shown on the game tiles. I love that the vibrant colors do not look at all out of place — they truly feel like they belong with this game!
madebymoin.bsky.social
WIP Wednesday: still need to add some ears to this pile of handmade Catan sheep

Do you think the perky-eared sheep or the droopy-eared sheep are more charming? My vote is on perky because they look so inquisitive. The slight head tilt adds to the vibe, I think.

#boardgame
A cork bowl filled with tiny white curly-bodied sheep. Their faces are a light peach color with small black eyes. They currently have no ears. Two tiny sheep tokens after ears are attached. One has perky rounded ears, and the other has droopy ears.
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
madebymoin.bsky.social
This was such a fun commission! I was asked to make game upgrades for Sheep & Thief. I already make white sheep for Catan, so the black sheep were easy. The foxes however were new!

Although this set won’t be listed in my shop, I am happy to make it again upon request.

madebymoin.etsy.com
58 handmade game tokens: 50 white sheep, 4 black sheep, and 4 foxes. The sheep have curly bodies and either rounded or long droopy ears. The foxes have vibrant orange bodies with an white chest, inner ear, and muzzle. The foxes also have a tiny black nose. The cover of a board game box: Sheep & Thief. In a cartoon woodland scene, a smug fox is escaping with two sheep, one under each arm, while a sheepdog blows a whistle and chases them. Handmade game token upgrades: 4 foxes pictures alongside a black sheep and white sheep outside in natural lighting. The sheep have curly bodies and either rounded or long droopy ears. The white sheep have white bodies and a light peach colored face. The black sheep have black bodies and a dark gray face. The foxes have vibrant orange bodies with an white chest, inner ear, and muzzle. The foxes also have a tiny black nose and a defined smiling mouth.
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
These have been on my to-do list for so long that I’m thrilled to finally have the full set (8 birds of each color) finished! I still haven’t quite decided if I like the solid color birds better or the painted ones.

#art #birds #wingspan #boardgame #polymerclay
Solid color polymer clay birds to be used as replacements for Wingspan’s cube-shaped action tokens. These derpy little birds are made in vibrant colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple, with varying colors of beaks. If they’re a must-have for your collection, be sure to check out my Etsy listing: https://madebymoin.etsy.com/listing/4390961151 Painted and sealed polymer clay birds to be used as replacements for Wingspan’s cube-shaped action tokens. These derpy little birds are made in vibrant colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple, with varying colors of beaks. They are then painted with acrylic paint and brushed with a slightly shiny polyurethane sealer to protect the paint from wear. If they’re a must-have for your collection, be sure to check out my Etsy listing: https://madebymoin.etsy.com/listing/4390961151
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
WIP Wednesday: action tokens for Wingspan. These derpy little birds probably won’t be fully finished until next week but I’m already in love!

I just can’t help but admire how nice they look with my other Wingspan upgrades, and how nicely they bring the theme together. Can’t wait to play again!
Adding red wings to a miniature cardinal. Blobs of clay and an assortment of other partially completed birds are pictured in the background. #art #wingspan #boardgame #polymerclay #sculpting #bird The original action cubes alongside the bird upgrades I’m working on. (Purple and yellow still need beaks and wings) All of my Wingspan upgrades so far: birds, berries, fish, mice, worms, nectar, sunflower seeds. Everything available in my etsy shop (except the birds, which will be added next week)
October 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
These are my upgrades for Wingspan: Oceania’s nectar tokens.

Next up: I am working on upgrades for the Wingspan action cubes. Maybe tomorrow I’ll even share a WIP ;)

#wingspan #handmade #art #boardgame
Miniature handmade flowers in assorted shades of pink, featuring yellow stamen/pistil and a green stem end. Some flowers are flecked with bright pink paint, while others are a solid color.
October 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
WIP Wednesday: These harvest baskets took quite a bit more sculpting time than I expected but I think the results were so worth it! These colorful little handmade upgrades will replace the eight “food x5” tokens in my copy of Agricola

#wip #art #miniature #polymerclay #boardgame #agricola
Eight miniature dark brown harvest baskets filled with assorted handmade polymer clay bread, fruits, and veggies. The assortment includes: white bread loaves, corn on the cob, leeks, red & gold potatoes, pumpkins, leafy greens, carrots, tomatoes, spicy red peppers, sweet potatoes, yellow apples with red flecks, and red beets. The generic Agricola “food x5” tokens alongside my colorful little harvest baskets: Eight miniature dark brown harvest baskets filled with assorted handmade polymer clay bread, fruits, and veggies. The assortment includes: white bread loaves, corn on the cob, leeks, red & gold potatoes, pumpkins, leafy greens, carrots, tomatoes, spicy red peppers, sweet potatoes, yellow apples with red flecks, and red beets.
August 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
This harvest basket turned out so cute that I can’t even wait to make the others before posting! I think this is one of my favorite upgrades yet.

This is for Agricola’s “5 food” token and there will be a total of 8. I’ll make each slightly different

#boardgame #agricola #art #wip #miniature #food
A tiny harvest basket filled with corn, a pumpkin, leeks, gold and red potatoes, and leafy greens A tiny harvest basket alongside the board game token it is intended to upgrade/replace: Agricola’s cardboard “5 food” token (which is an empty plate that doesn’t actually have any food on it, oddly enough) WIP for the other 7 baskets: leeks, apples, sweet potatoes, leafy greens, and gold and red potatoes (next to a US dime for scale). Not pictured but currently in the oven: Miniature pumpkins, spicy peppers, tomatoes, carrots, and corn #polymerclay #handmade #veggies
August 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Finally finished up these tiny empty bowls to serve as a cutesy replacement for Agricola’s beggar tokens. Next up: I am making upgrades for the “5x food” Agricola tokens.

#boardgame #agricola #miniature #polymerclay
Colorful miniature hand painted bowls and spoon upgrades for the board game Agricola, shown alongside the original “beggar” token that the game comes with. This set of 10 bowls is painted with blue and green patterns, although in the future I may make a set that matches the player token colors. Colorful blue and green miniature plates and spoons, handmade with polymer clay and painted in alternating patterns.
August 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
WIP Wednesday: 36 little bread tokens to replace Agricola’s generic “food” token (which interestingly enough has no food depicted on it 🤔)

#boardgame #agricola #art #wip #miniature
Miniature rolls/loaves of white and brown bread, with assorted scoring patterns and hand-painted shading. Made with polymer clay. This photo also shows the original food token from the Agricola board game for comparison. A WIP view of my workspace, showing the tiny loaves of bread before they were baked (but after coloring was added)
August 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
A recently completed fully custom commission. When starting this project I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to pull off making a Tonka dumptruck this small.... but I'm so pleased that I tried, because look at how wonderfully adorable it turned out! 😍

#art
The front view of a colorful handmade polymer clay miniature sculpture of a brown-haired boy in a yellow jacket and striped pants. The boy is smiling while he holds an incredibly detailed yet tiny yellow Tonka dumptruck. The boy stands on a dark blue base. The customer was kind enough to leave me a 5-star review with this feedback: "Wow, Moin did a FANTASTIC job creating a custom robber piece for my catan set. It was so detailed, and she worked with me at each stage to make sure the product was coming together to my satisfaction. Super satisfied and would definitely recommend working with Moin!" The side view of a colorful handmade polymer clay miniature sculpture of a brown-haired boy in a yellow jacket and striped pants. This angle shows off the jacket's hood and pockets, as well as a front view of the Tonka truck. This angle also shows that the boys hair is shorter in the back than in the front. The side view of an impossibly tiny Tonka dumptruck that I made from scratch by layering polymer clay. My thumbnail is in the photo to show scale (the truck is no larger than my trimmed thumbnail). #tonka #dumptruck #polymerclay The front view of an impossibly tiny Tonka dumptruck that I made from scratch by layering polymer clay.
August 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Necromancy and Time runes have now been added to the RS3 (and Both) sets on this listing: www.etsy.com/listing/7549...

Updates to other relevant listings are delayed:
- Life Sized Runes: need to purchase more purple clay
- Triple Rune Vial: need to test for optimal rune size
seravail.bsky.social seravail.bsky.social @seravail.bsky.social · Jun 18
Will you be adding this option to your store? It looks very nice, and I'd like to get a set!
June 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Had a special request to add newer RS3 runes (the 4 necromancy runes + time rune) to my rune bottle and was happy to oblige! I had to mix some new colors for the necromancy runes but I think they turned out to be a close match 😄
#runescape #fanart
Holding my tiny handmade (and hand-painted) RuneScape runes and a small glass bottle with cork. This customer wanted a dark gray RS3 set that included all of the newer runes, so I added the four purple necromancy runes and the time rune to complete the set. When added to the bottle, there is enough space for the runes to tumble around, effectively making this a calming and nostalgic fidget toy for neurospicy RuneScapers
June 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Just a little throwback to one of my favorite personal projects: Subeta minis.

I hope to eventually revisit other Subeta characters and add more of these little sculptures to my collection, but in the meantime, here’s my version of Pete, Sarah, and The Wizard:
Three miniatures representing Subeta characters, sculpted by hand with polymer clay and acrylic paint: Pete, standing on a gray base, wearing a gray t-shirt, black pants, and an apron that says “kiss the cook”. His brown hair is short and balding. Sarah, standing on a yellow base, wearing a yellow dress with light blue waist ribbon. The texture of the dress gives the impression of a flowy, comfortable material. Her dark brown hair is long and tied off on the left side with a light blue ribbon. She has freckles on her face and a white daisy in her hair. The Wizard, standing on a blue base, wearing a blue wizard robe, round glasses (with real lenses!) and hat with light yellow trim and a white moon-shaped symbol on the front. He holds a wooden staff that curls slightly at the top, and wears bright pink bunny slippers on his feet. His full white beard and mustache give him an aura of wisdom. Each miniature is no taller than 1.5 inches. #subeta #miniature #fanart #polymerclay #sculpture
April 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Finished up a small batch of these tiny RuneScape rares today
Tiny handcrafted items made to resemble the tradeable rares in RuneScape: partyhats, Halloween masks, a Santa hat, Christmas cracker, Easter egg, and pumpkin spill out of a small glass bottle. The assortment of items are made by hand with vibrantly colored polymer clay and painted with acrylic paint. #runescape #osrs #miniature
April 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
madebymoin.bsky.social
I wasn’t a fan of Agricola’s beggar tokens, so I made these empty bowls to replace them. While taking these photos I realized there are supposed to be 10 instead of 4 🤦🏻‍♀️
Four tiny hand-painted bowls with miniature spoons made from polymer clay alongside the original cardboard “beggar” token from Agricola #agricola #boardgame #polymerclay #handcrafted #miniature On the back I painted the -3 point loss that these tokens grant so that I won’t have to reference during scoring. Imperfect handmade mini bowls containing nothing but a tiny spoon
March 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
One of my big hobby-related goals is to make high quality hand-sculpted upgrades for all of the boring board game pieces in my collection:

This is what I made for the six Forbidden Island characters.

#forbiddenisland #boardgame #polymerclay #hobby #sculpting #oc #miniature #art
My handcrafted upgrades for the adventurers in the Forbidden Island board game, sculpted completely from scratch with polymer clay, acrylic paint, and satin polyethylene sealer. The game has non-descript titles for each of these characters with no reference images, and I hated the generic player tokens, so I made up these original characters for my game. Left to right: Pilot, Diver, Messenger, Navigator, Explorer, Engineer. My Forbidden Island characters shown on the game tiles. I love that the vibrant colors do not look at all out of place — they truly feel like they belong with this game!
March 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Today I finished getting these two RuneScape-themed orders ready for shipment.

After 3 weeks with zero orders, I can’t emphasize enough how much I appreciated some structured work time lol
Two complete sets of chonky life-sized runes, hand crafted with polymer clay, acrylic paint, and satin polyurethane finish. Hand-painted and sealed on both sides, the faces of each rune are approximately the diameter of a US dime. This order was made for someone who plays both OSRS and RS3, so the exclusive runes from each game (Armadyl, Wrath, and Sunfire) were included along with all of the runes that both games have in common. A miniature RuneScape max coin stack on an oval black base, and a small bottle keychain filled with 2 home teleport spell casts. Prior to shipment, the runes were placed back in the bottle and the cork glued into place to keep these incredibly tiny runes safe and secure. Both the keychain and the miniature max stack are pictured next to a US dime to show their incredibly small scale.
March 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Prioritized an Etsy order today and made a ton of progress on these life-sized runes. Hoping the sealer will dry fast enough to ship tomorrow 🤞

#runescape #osrs #wip
Painting a RuneScape body rune, made with polymer clay and then hand-painted and sealed on both sides. In the background, a full set of runes from both RS3 and OSRS are visible. They’re roughly the diameter of a US dime and have a nice weight to them. They are pretty labor-intensive but I imagine them to feel more authentic than 3D printed versions. I’m proud to have finally nailed down my process for making these a consistent size and thickness.
March 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
madebymoin.bsky.social
It’s Friday, which meant putting the finishing touches on a project, so today I finished up this adorable little Pilot character for Forbidden Island. The other characters
are still in progress and will be finished next week

#forbiddenisland #oc #art #boardgame #polymerclay #miniature
My handcrafted Pilot character for Forbidden Island. The character cards in this game are super non-descript and allow for a lot of creative freedom when designing the characters. This character token is made entirely from scratch with polymer clay and stands about 1.5 inches tall. A smiling character with shoulder length blonde hair, light brown pants, a blue jacket with gold buttons, and blue aviator hat with gold-rimmed goggles. She is one of my six characters for Forbidden Island. Back view
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
One of my big hobby-related goals is to make high quality hand-sculpted upgrades for all of the boring board game pieces in my collection.

This is what I made for the six Forbidden Sky characters.

#forbiddensky #boardgame #polymerclay #hobby #sculpting #oc #miniature #art
The game’s original wooden game pieces alongside my hand-sculpted upgrades. The characters are: Electrician (white), Climber (black), Knotsmith (navy blue), Medic (orange), Navigator (yellow), and Surveyor (green). The character cards in the game are pretty non-descript. They provide a character title but no official reference images for the character itself, so these are completely original characters that I made up myself. The game’s original rocket ship and other parts shown next to my Knotsmith, Surveyor, and Electrician.
March 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
madebymoin.bsky.social
It’s WIP Wednesday again and this week I’m taking a break from larger projects to focus on making tiny RuneScape runes (standard size lime skittle pictured for scale!).

I then make keychains, desk fidgets, or mini sculptures out of them.

#runescape #osrs #art #keychain #fidget #adhd
My work area: in the top right is a labeled piece of cardstock with the name of each rune. I use to ensure I never skip a rune while making these. Next to that is several different creations I make with these runes: home teleport keychain, one of each rune keychain, one of each rune flat bottomed desk fidget, and mini sculptures (featuring a max coin stack, partyhat, and a spell cast). A standard sized Skittle next to an incredibly tiny nature rune. I shape the runes from scratch with polymer clay and then hand-paint them on each side.
March 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
madebymoin.bsky.social
My most recent set of Ticket To Ride characters has now been added to this listing. I have 3 unique sets available (mix & match if you like), but I can also make customized sets based on your refs!

#boardgames #TicketToRide #originalart #shopsmall #commissions

madebymoin.etsy.com/listing/7113...
A set of my original Ticket To Ride ticket conductor score tokens alongside the boring original tokens. My cute little character meeples are made 100% from scratch with polymer clay and acrylic paint and closely match the original score token colors. They look great on the game board with the original trains, like they were always meant to be part of the game. One huge unexpected benefit of these is that they are about 1.5 inches tall (roughly 3x taller than the original tokens), making them more visible on the board. More visibility means that I'm a lot more likely to remember to move my score marker. They're also a great conversation starter and gaming groups always love them.
March 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
It’s Friday again, so it’s time to put finishing touches on a project that I worked on this week: Ticket To Ride score token upgrades. I love these because they’re so noticeable on the board that they actually help remind me to move the score tokens

#art #wip #boardgames #tickettoride #handmade
February 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
madebymoin.bsky.social
Throwback to my largest order to date (from 2020).
I vividly remember feeling awful about the length of time it took me to complete the 3 sets of Ticket to Ride score tokens so that I could ship this stuff.

I hope that this person is still enjoying these game pieces :)

#art #boardgames
The order was 3 sets of Ticket To Ride conductor score tokens, a Wise Old Man token, and a huge assortment of potions. When I asked about what they were going to do with so many different potions, they replied that they were going to use them for the board game "Barrage", which I had never even heard of. I frequently wish that they had sent me a photo of those potions during gameplay. I bet they looked amazing with the game!
February 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM