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Since you won't be eating them you can afford to be wrong about the ID. I hear talk of toxic mushrooms being unsafe for dyes and while I wouldn't try it I doubt it could do real harm. You need like ten grams of the deadly destroying angel to kill you so dye residue should never be a problem.
It is just a jar, some amonia, time, and the right mushrooms (once dried and ground to dust). You could get most of those I used in a variety pack of dried wild mushrooms. I've seen lobsters and chanterelles at any rate.
There are facebook groups for making or trading for mushroom dyes for almost anything else so if you can knit people will probably trade you dye/yarn for some of the finished products.
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Since you won't be eating them you can afford to be wrong about the ID. I hear talk of toxic mushrooms being unsafe for dyes and while I wouldn't try it I doubt it could do real harm. You need like ten grams of the deadly destroying angel to kill you so dye residue should never be a problem.
It is just a jar, some amonia, time, and the right mushrooms (once dried and ground to dust). You could get most of those I used in a variety pack of dried wild mushrooms. I've seen lobsters and chanterelles at any rate.
There are facebook groups for making or trading for mushroom dyes for almost anything else so if you can knit people will probably trade you dye/yarn for some of the finished products.
Yes, a lot of people don't realize there's a big difference between "dead" and "wish you were dead"
I found some neat little Star Wars figurines and thought it would be fun to mess around with recasts. Some of them are a little dorky looking but the Leia figure was so adorable I had to make one for a pendant:
I still have the mold, so, probably not out of the question. I made it as sort of a fan art thing so I can't sell 'em or anything like that, it's basically just a recast, but I'm pretty sure I have an address label around here somewhere from a crate some Corellian scoundrel sent my way around the holidays
When my wife goes out to do something, if I don't hear from her for awhile I start getting antsy.
Started with my parents and now it's transferred to her.
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I can not knit (yet) but the project I envision with the mushroom dyes is a blanket with bands or scallops following the pattern of the turkey tail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor). Maybe like this (my photo).
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I don't know if this would end up being a good deal or not, but today only (3/5), Michael's is doing a 40% off all yarn sale with a coupon. I can't get the coupon itself to load to print and take in the store, but the online promo code is MARCHYARN15. It says it counts for the entire regular price purchase.
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the Turkey Tails are everywhere. they are medical so I wouldn't use them for arts and crafts if they were scarce. IUf I bringsome home I'lltry the tea, anti-cancer and anti-tumor sounds delicious.
scientifically accurate knitted mushrooms that show identifying features would be something I would buy or make if possible.
Do you prefer gold or silver? I've bought Hella Gemstone Supplies to get ready to make some jewelry, and will likely be buying way more sterling silver chain/beads/things than gold (gold-filled, technically)...since gold is crazy expensive. If you wear both, that's a good answer too!
I'm thinking, for now, about just making a few things in gold, and making the majority of my stuff in silver with the option for gold so I'm not making lots of things in gold initially.
Hello craft thread. I make things sometimes, though I usually forget to get photos, or any decent ones at least.
All are sterling silver (and some .999 silver) with various stones. I use mostly plain silver wire and silver sheet (and some bezel wire for settings). I believe the stones were: Petersite, malachite, none (silver ball in claw setting), peridot, amethyst. They are arranged in the order I made them, left to right.
This picture has a few pendants I made as well, the one with the black stone is onyx I believe, and the red stone in the copper is either agate or carnelian.
Close up of probably the most 'involved' metalsmithing project I have done. It was a gift for my mother, a very pretty faceted amethyst, the band took a lot of trial and error.
I really enjoy making these, and copper is cheap so I can experiment and not worry about failures (silver costs $$$). Heavy gauge copper wire bought at home depot, and some copper sheet for a few of the bails. I believe the one at the very top is half round brass wire actually.
Earrings for my boyfriend's mom for christmas, sterling silver and red agate in a bezel setting.
Earrings for my sister for christmas; I really liked these, but I do not think I got a photo of them with the stones set. Rainbow flourite in silver.
And some chain maille. Wire coiled around a steel mandrel and then cut int jump rings with snips/bolt cutters if it is stainless steel.
Stailess steel and a big copper ring. The little cubes are fun to make and play with.
A bracelet in 18ga stainless steel.
This turned into a 'handflower/slave bracelet', this is just the band mostly done, 20ga bright aluminum.
More under the cut, just saw how huge my picture spam here was.
Do you prefer gold or silver? I've bought Hella Gemstone Supplies to get ready to make some jewelry, and will likely be buying way more sterling silver chain/beads/things than gold (gold-filled, technically)...since gold is crazy expensive. If you wear both, that's a good answer too!
I'm thinking, for now, about just making a few things in gold, and making the majority of my stuff in silver with the option for gold so I'm not making lots of things in gold initially.
I like wearing silver best, but I know that gold is popular right now with the whole 'boho' look.
Do you prefer gold or silver? I've bought Hella Gemstone Supplies to get ready to make some jewelry, and will likely be buying way more sterling silver chain/beads/things than gold (gold-filled, technically)...since gold is crazy expensive. If you wear both, that's a good answer too!
I'm thinking, for now, about just making a few things in gold, and making the majority of my stuff in silver with the option for gold so I'm not making lots of things in gold initially.
I like wearing silver best, but I know that gold is popular right now with the whole 'boho' look.
Yeah, that's really the reason I'm considering offering it. Also, variety helps sell things. I mainly wear silver myself, though very recently I've gotten a few light gold rings (and some small rose-gold rings) and really like them.
Your post also comes at the PERFECT TIME since I'm in jewelry-makin' mode. I take it you solder? Is it hard to learn/get right? I don't think I want to get that involved with making jewelry just yet (going to stick with stringing/beading/wirewrapping, and I've just ordered a chasing hammer and block to start playing with), but maybe far down the line it might be fun.
Also @NightDragon if you are looking for suppliers, www.monsterslayer.com has some of the most affordable supplies on some things I have found. Might not be what you are looking for completely, though I do know they sell some beads and such too. (I use them mostly for wire/cabochons/metal sheet).
I haven't found a sterling silver chain by the foot supplier than I am in love with yet, sadly. I ordered some beautiful 3mm sterling silver rolo chain from.... some site I can't remember, and it was lovely though. The prices weren't terrible either. (my email history tells me it was http://www.siifindings.com/ )
Anyone know of a copper-like material with the same look as copper but doesn't stain the skin green?
Bronze or a good copper alloy. The reason cheap copper stains the skin is because of corrosion on the copper. Copper corrodes to Verde Gris (green tinge) which rubs off or is absorbed by the skin. Cheap copper does this because it isn't passivated metal or because the alloys is susceptible to corrosion.
Edit: Ugh, trying to look up a guide to telling the difference in copper alloy in jewelry has led me to many a site proclaiming either that copper jewelry is a magic cure-all or that the most basic materials used in the alloying process (chromium, arsenic, lead, zinc, nickel) are somehow going to kill you from wearing them. Neither of these is true. Don't smelt your jewelry without protection and you'll be fine.
Also @NightDragon if you are looking for suppliers, www.monsterslayer.com has some of the most affordable supplies on some things I have found. Might not be what you are looking for completely, though I do know they sell some beads and such too. (I use them mostly for wire/cabochons/metal sheet).
I haven't found a sterling silver chain by the foot supplier than I am in love with yet, sadly. I ordered some beautiful 3mm sterling silver rolo chain from.... some site I can't remember, and it was lovely though. The prices weren't terrible either. (my email history tells me it was http://www.siifindings.com/ )
Oh, awesome! Thank you!
I just ordered some things from firemountaingems.com (they were/are having a huge sale) and most of the stuff I got was really nice, but a few things were so bad I don't think I can use them in anything (which is fine - some of it was stupidly, stupidly cheap, like a dollar, so bad quality makes sense). Their pictures are awful though and I usually don't need a 50-bead strand of expensive stones, so I just ordered a handful of things off of people on Etsy. I was able to buy a lot of variety, with pictures of exactly what I'm getting, and sometimes in very small lots of beads. Worked really well!
I've gotten metal things from riogrande.com, which also has The Worst photos, but their prices are really good (from what I've found) and their size descriptions can be helpful.
Do you prefer gold or silver? I've bought Hella Gemstone Supplies to get ready to make some jewelry, and will likely be buying way more sterling silver chain/beads/things than gold (gold-filled, technically)...since gold is crazy expensive. If you wear both, that's a good answer too!
I'm thinking, for now, about just making a few things in gold, and making the majority of my stuff in silver with the option for gold so I'm not making lots of things in gold initially.
I like wearing silver best, but I know that gold is popular right now with the whole 'boho' look.
Yeah, that's really the reason I'm considering offering it. Also, variety helps sell things. I mainly wear silver myself, though very recently I've gotten a few light gold rings (and some small rose-gold rings) and really like them.
Your post also comes at the PERFECT TIME since I'm in jewelry-makin' mode. I take it you solder? Is it hard to learn/get right? I don't think I want to get that involved with making jewelry just yet (going to stick with stringing/beading/wirewrapping, and I've just ordered a chasing hammer and block to start playing with), but maybe far down the line it might be fun.
I do! 'brazing' technically I think, but I just call it soldering and so does nearly everyone else I think, hahah.
I am pretty new to it actually, having a lot of fun. I'm self-taught from youtube and internet research, so a lot of what I do is trial and error. (I usually practice on copper first)
I wouldn't call it -hard- but there's a definite buy-in involved, and the risk that you won't like it after investing (you're an artist, so you'll get this comparison: it reminds me a bit of when some people buy a really expensive wacom tablet before they really can hold a pencil, and then they realize that drawing digitally isn't their cup of tea after all and never touch the thing again).
It is time consuming though, and toxic if you aren't careful (the jewelry pickle that cleans pieces is basically a pot of acid at your elbow). My setup is pretty basic, I usually try to just make do with what I have, and slowly accumulate more pieces along the way. It is completely doable at home for anyone who is good with their hands. There's a lot of patience and heartbreak when you do something like melt the tiny claw setting you just spent an hour or more getting juuuust right.
I think it takes the kind of person who can be very deliberate and patient, it's a very step by step process. Cut wire, bend to shape, solder to one bit, pickle for ten minutes, solder to next piece, pickle, measure, curse because something isn't quite right, solder, clean, etc, then polishing for ages. It's not really the kind of hobby I can easily go do for an hour after work in the evenings, I have to usually clear out a good half-day on a weekend to play with metal and fire.
Now chain maille is lovely and I recommend everyone who is interested in it give it a try. It is like crocheting with wire! So fun!
Anyone know of a copper-like material with the same look as copper but doesn't stain the skin green?
What application are you looking for? Earrings/rings? There's niobium if you're looking for earwires (hypoallergenic material, too!). Rose gold is a nice bright copper-dolor, but might be expensive, unless you get plated.
Personally I'm not sure about other raw copper-looking metals that are safe from turning skin green, but perhaps Belruel can help.
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Also @NightDragon if you are looking for suppliers, www.monsterslayer.com has some of the most affordable supplies on some things I have found. Might not be what you are looking for completely, though I do know they sell some beads and such too. (I use them mostly for wire/cabochons/metal sheet).
I haven't found a sterling silver chain by the foot supplier than I am in love with yet, sadly. I ordered some beautiful 3mm sterling silver rolo chain from.... some site I can't remember, and it was lovely though. The prices weren't terrible either. (my email history tells me it was http://www.siifindings.com/ )
Oh, awesome! Thank you!
I just ordered some things from firemountaingems.com (they were/are having a huge sale) and most of the stuff I got was really nice, but a few things were so bad I don't think I can use them in anything (which is fine - some of it was stupidly, stupidly cheap, like a dollar, so bad quality makes sense). Their pictures are awful though and I usually don't need a 50-bead strand of expensive stones, so I just ordered a handful of things off of people on Etsy. I was able to buy a lot of variety, with pictures of exactly what I'm getting, and sometimes in very small lots of beads. Worked really well!
I've gotten metal things from riogrande.com, which also has The Worst photos, but their prices are really good (from what I've found) and their size descriptions can be helpful.
I loooove that 'I JUST ORDERED SUPPLIES!' feeling. I usually avoid firemountaingems and riogrande because I am way cheap, but they have some things that I don't think are found elsewhere easily, and you know the order will go through just fine since they are such a well-known name. Another good supplier that I have used in the past is http://www.metalliferous.com/ though their site is ghastly.
I ordered my faceted stones from an etsy seller though, a fun little packet that I am in love with. As a kid I always wanted like... a bag of gems, and now I literally have one.
@Xaquin There are also sealants that you can put on copper jewelry to keep it that shiny pretty color, and to keep it from turning you green. They can wear off with time, but they last a while and as far as I have heard are easy to reapply.
Anyone know of a copper-like material with the same look as copper but doesn't stain the skin green?
What application are you looking for? Earrings/rings? There's niobium if you're looking for earwires (hypoallergenic material, too!). Rose gold is a nice bright copper-dolor, but might be expensive, unless you get plated.
Personally I'm not sure about other raw copper-looking metals that are safe from turning skin green, but perhaps Belruel can help.
could you recommend a website to order a good copper chain from?
@Typhoid Manny might know more about that.
If I need copper chain (and if I do, I'm only buying it in small amounts for myself) I usually buy it at a hobby shop and apply an amount of turtle wax to it. In general you want to avoid plated chain unless you also want to do some maintenance on the jewelry regularly to prevent corrosion or the plating chipping. If you want something that looks sort of coppery but won't stain the skin, bronze is probably the better bet. However, I'm not a jewelry expert, just a metal-head.
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It is just a jar, some amonia, time, and the right mushrooms (once dried and ground to dust). You could get most of those I used in a variety pack of dried wild mushrooms. I've seen lobsters and chanterelles at any rate.
There are facebook groups for making or trading for mushroom dyes for almost anything else so if you can knit people will probably trade you dye/yarn for some of the finished products.
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scientifically accurate knitted mushrooms that show identifying features would be something I would buy or make if possible.
Do you prefer gold or silver? I've bought Hella Gemstone Supplies to get ready to make some jewelry, and will likely be buying way more sterling silver chain/beads/things than gold (gold-filled, technically)...since gold is crazy expensive. If you wear both, that's a good answer too!
I'm thinking, for now, about just making a few things in gold, and making the majority of my stuff in silver with the option for gold so I'm not making lots of things in gold initially.
All are sterling silver (and some .999 silver) with various stones. I use mostly plain silver wire and silver sheet (and some bezel wire for settings). I believe the stones were: Petersite, malachite, none (silver ball in claw setting), peridot, amethyst. They are arranged in the order I made them, left to right.
This picture has a few pendants I made as well, the one with the black stone is onyx I believe, and the red stone in the copper is either agate or carnelian.
Close up of probably the most 'involved' metalsmithing project I have done. It was a gift for my mother, a very pretty faceted amethyst, the band took a lot of trial and error.
I really enjoy making these, and copper is cheap so I can experiment and not worry about failures (silver costs $$$). Heavy gauge copper wire bought at home depot, and some copper sheet for a few of the bails. I believe the one at the very top is half round brass wire actually.
Earrings for my boyfriend's mom for christmas, sterling silver and red agate in a bezel setting.
Earrings for my sister for christmas; I really liked these, but I do not think I got a photo of them with the stones set. Rainbow flourite in silver.
And some chain maille. Wire coiled around a steel mandrel and then cut int jump rings with snips/bolt cutters if it is stainless steel.
Stailess steel and a big copper ring. The little cubes are fun to make and play with.
A bracelet in 18ga stainless steel.
This turned into a 'handflower/slave bracelet', this is just the band mostly done, 20ga bright aluminum.
More under the cut, just saw how huge my picture spam here was.
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I like wearing silver best, but I know that gold is popular right now with the whole 'boho' look.
I have one gold chain I was given years ago which I never wear.
Yeah, that's really the reason I'm considering offering it. Also, variety helps sell things.
Your post also comes at the PERFECT TIME since I'm in jewelry-makin' mode.
I haven't found a sterling silver chain by the foot supplier than I am in love with yet, sadly. I ordered some beautiful 3mm sterling silver rolo chain from.... some site I can't remember, and it was lovely though. The prices weren't terrible either. (my email history tells me it was http://www.siifindings.com/ )
Edit: Ugh, trying to look up a guide to telling the difference in copper alloy in jewelry has led me to many a site proclaiming either that copper jewelry is a magic cure-all or that the most basic materials used in the alloying process (chromium, arsenic, lead, zinc, nickel) are somehow going to kill you from wearing them. Neither of these is true. Don't smelt your jewelry without protection and you'll be fine.
Oh, awesome! Thank you!
I just ordered some things from firemountaingems.com (they were/are having a huge sale) and most of the stuff I got was really nice, but a few things were so bad I don't think I can use them in anything (which is fine - some of it was stupidly, stupidly cheap, like a dollar, so bad quality makes sense). Their pictures are awful though and I usually don't need a 50-bead strand of expensive stones, so I just ordered a handful of things off of people on Etsy. I was able to buy a lot of variety, with pictures of exactly what I'm getting, and sometimes in very small lots of beads. Worked really well!
I've gotten metal things from riogrande.com, which also has The Worst photos, but their prices are really good (from what I've found) and their size descriptions can be helpful.
could you recommend a website to order a good copper chain from?
I do! 'brazing' technically I think, but I just call it soldering and so does nearly everyone else I think, hahah.
I am pretty new to it actually, having a lot of fun. I'm self-taught from youtube and internet research, so a lot of what I do is trial and error. (I usually practice on copper first)
I wouldn't call it -hard- but there's a definite buy-in involved, and the risk that you won't like it after investing (you're an artist, so you'll get this comparison: it reminds me a bit of when some people buy a really expensive wacom tablet before they really can hold a pencil, and then they realize that drawing digitally isn't their cup of tea after all and never touch the thing again).
It is time consuming though, and toxic if you aren't careful (the jewelry pickle that cleans pieces is basically a pot of acid at your elbow). My setup is pretty basic, I usually try to just make do with what I have, and slowly accumulate more pieces along the way. It is completely doable at home for anyone who is good with their hands. There's a lot of patience and heartbreak when you do something like melt the tiny claw setting you just spent an hour or more getting juuuust right.
I think it takes the kind of person who can be very deliberate and patient, it's a very step by step process. Cut wire, bend to shape, solder to one bit, pickle for ten minutes, solder to next piece, pickle, measure, curse because something isn't quite right, solder, clean, etc, then polishing for ages. It's not really the kind of hobby I can easily go do for an hour after work in the evenings, I have to usually clear out a good half-day on a weekend to play with metal and fire.
Now chain maille is lovely and I recommend everyone who is interested in it give it a try. It is like crocheting with wire! So fun!
What application are you looking for? Earrings/rings? There's niobium if you're looking for earwires (hypoallergenic material, too!). Rose gold is a nice bright copper-dolor, but might be expensive, unless you get plated.
Personally I'm not sure about other raw copper-looking metals that are safe from turning skin green, but perhaps Belruel can help.
Also I am silver all the way, @NightDragon
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I loooove that 'I JUST ORDERED SUPPLIES!' feeling. I usually avoid firemountaingems and riogrande because I am way cheap, but they have some things that I don't think are found elsewhere easily, and you know the order will go through just fine since they are such a well-known name. Another good supplier that I have used in the past is http://www.metalliferous.com/ though their site is ghastly.
I ordered my faceted stones from an etsy seller though, a fun little packet that I am in love with. As a kid I always wanted like... a bag of gems, and now I literally have one.
necklace!
Some days I wear like 3 of them and feel like some greedy dwarven lord.
@Typhoid Manny might know more about that.
If I need copper chain (and if I do, I'm only buying it in small amounts for myself) I usually buy it at a hobby shop and apply an amount of turtle wax to it. In general you want to avoid plated chain unless you also want to do some maintenance on the jewelry regularly to prevent corrosion or the plating chipping. If you want something that looks sort of coppery but won't stain the skin, bronze is probably the better bet. However, I'm not a jewelry expert, just a metal-head.
I did find a nice overview of copper jewelry though, but I don't think it's helpful as a buyer's guide.
http://www.oakcitygallery.com/copper-jewelry-facts.html