Monthly Recap: May 2026

A snapshot of May and a look into June.

Published: June 1, 2026Last updated: June 2, 2026

In the Monthly Recap: April 2026 post, these were my plans for May:

In May, I am building better workflows and setting targets -- I'm aiming to publish models and creating content more consistently.
Twitch streaming: I'll have to rethink stream formats I'll want to try that will be simple enough to start and to be consistent.

Read on to see how May panned out and what's coming in June!

May Highlights

Recapped April 2026 in a blog post

Monthly Recap: April 2026

RMRRF 2026
Organization project
Designer collab
May plans

Started a Welcome Pack for $9.99+/mo members

I'm building out a Welcome Pack! The first bonus premium file is a Rubber Duck Business Card Holder and is available on Discord to the Print & Profit and YouTube Tutorials Supporter members -- people with those roles will have access to download Welcome Pack files in the ⁠#welcome-pack-for-vip channel.

For everyone else, this first Welcome Pack model is available for purchase on Printables.

Designed & published a free 3D model

Sidewalk Chalk Holder w/ Inserts

Print this sidewalk chalk holder to keep sticks of chalk organized and easily accessible!

The original box the chalk came in didn't have inserts and was too tightly packed to fit inserts, so I designed a box with inserts.

I've been wanting to design this for a while -- having a relevant contest on MakerWorld to submit this to helped prioritize this idea on my list.

Submitted a design concept for the D7 tread sole contest

Because why not leave a trail of ducks? 🤣

More renders available here

Thanks to Thangs and David Tobin for this fun themed contest!

Designed a Chicago-style Glizzy

This is a render of my newest Glizzy design taken in Nomad Sculpt.

I designed this Chicago-style hot dog lizard with a poppy seed bun, a pickle spear, tomato slices, mustard, diced onions, sport peppers, and pickle relish. I haven't decided how to represent the missing ingredient to a classic Chicago-style hot dog, celery salt.

I've printed a single-color prototype so far but also plan to try printing this in multi-color with Full Spectrum on the Snapmaker U1.

Restarted Twitch streaming

Now that I'm a full-time creative, I've decided to dust off my Twitch channel and start streaming again. No better time to start than on a fun stream celebrating Glizzy's 1st birthday!

I had a few streams focused on "reDUCKorating" the channel, adding a splash of duck to the channel's visual assets. Viewers will now be able to earn "Duck Coins" channel points and use a wider variety of duck-themed emotes on Twitch.

Creating these new duck-themed assets on stream was such a great experience -- being able to incorporate the community's feedback while rebuilding my channel and getting more comfortable with live streaming all at the same time! (You can check out the current emotes in the About tab of my profile -- you may even spot some on my Twitch banner!)

I'm excited about using my streams also for "analog art" and playing Dr. Mario -- both of which I enjoy doing but don't normally allow myself time to do. With the social aspect of Twitch streaming, I can justify (to myself) spending time on these activities! I also hope to connect with others on these shared interests, share what I know and learn from viewers!

I don't have a schedule for my Twitch streams yet, but follow me and turn on notifications to catch my impromptu streams!

Looking Ahead to June

✨In June, I am engaging more with the 3D printing community

MRRF 2026: Midwest Rep Rap Festival in Goshen, Indiana
Twitch streams: One of my Twitch goals for the month is to decide on a stream schedule for my core streams to be able to give viewers advanced notice.
Virtual Wine and Paint event: I'll be one of the guests at this free online event -- check it out and sign up if you'd like to join us!

Thank You

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