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fungifairiie · 2 years

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𝙵𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 ❀

#natures beauty #mother nature #art #crafts #nature crafts #flower pressing #nature art #autistic artist #simple art #cottagecore #flowercore #flowers #purple #yellow

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theabandonedcottage · 2 years

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🍃Just Fairy Things🍃

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florjus · 1 year

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Alexandria 33 shop

#wreaths #holiday wreaths #berries #minimal holiday decorations #nature crafts

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bitletsanddrabbles · 2 years

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So, What Am I Up To?

Since I keep talking about my latest series of rabbit holes, I figured I might as well fill everyone in because, well, it’s fun! And I am a fan of these things, so it can totally go on my fan blog, even if it’s not writing fan stuff. So there!

This past Christmas, my parents gave me the gift of a promised dinner at the brand new, not-then-yet-opened magic themed pub The Splintered Wand. Located in Ballard, Washington (a.k.a. Little Norway, a district of Seattle but don’t remind them of that), they have good food, fun decor, and, perhaps most importantly, are home to Balch & Balch Wands.

I did not know about the wand shop when I received my Christmas gift. I did not learn about it until months later when my parents and I fetched up on the same block as the Historical Building that houses it, having just missed the Norwegian Constitution Day parade. (We didn’t know about that either, or we’d have probably tried to be earlier.) Once I found out about it, though, one thing was immediately clear:

I needed a new wand.

Now, in order to really understand that statement, you have to understand that I already have three wands from Alivan’s wands and one mini from a book release party I went to once. If I actually liked the resin movie reproductions, I’m sure I’d have at least one of those. I am a costume hound and a collector of Shiny Trinkets and if you had asked me if I actually needed another wand that morning, I’d have said ‘naw, I’m good, really’, because Restraint.

As soon as I walked up to the second level of The Splintered Wand and listened to the gents behind the counter doing their spiel, Restraint went right out the window. You see, getting a wand from Balch & Balch wands isn’t just a purchase, it’s an interactive event worthy of any big name theme park you care to mention. In fact, it’s even more so because, by necessity, every wand sale involves the customer interacting one on one with at least one - possibly both - of the clerks.

End result? $60 later ($50 wand, plus $10 which was honestly probably low, but I was impulse buying), I have this beauty:

Mahogany omphalos with an ashray skin alabastron*. Hands down the most Cancerian wand you could begin to imagine.

Oh, and before I forget to mention it - bring someone else with you when you do this. I’m not going to tell you why, but it is rather important.

Of course, if you’re a wood worker and a snob, you’re probably going “Ugh, I could make that for less. I mean, it looks like it’s not even finished.” I know this because a) I’ve met So Many craft snobs and b) my cousin, the non-snobbish woodworker, informed me that if I ever needed something similar, he had the tools and know how.

So here’s why you should plunk down the money, even if you do happen to be a woodworking snob:

When I say this is an event, I do mean it’s an event. You don’t simply point at the wand and say ‘I like that one’. After explaining the magic system they’ve created to you (for free, because this isn’t community college), the friendly clerk picks a wand for you based on your Date of Return (birthday). If you want the exact details on omphalos woods and alabastron materials, see the above link. If there are one or two wands that they like, and there is time, you may even be asked to choose between them.

The next step is choosing the alabastron. I’m not going to tell you how this is done, since it works better if things are a bit spontaneous, but suffice to say it’s not quite random. It’s also not simply imagination. Inside that handle is a little vial containing a bit of stuff and capped off with the Very Scientifically Named Knobby-Bit-At-The-End. What is the stuff in real world, non-magic terms? Search me. I know one of the feathers is actually ostrich plume, but the ash ray skin? Wet looking stuff kept in water. They write the specifics of your wand down on a card so you can remember them and look them up on the above linked website and then.

AND THEN!

THEY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CUSTOMIZE IT!

Yup, the reason there’s no sealers on that wood is because you are encouraged to make it 100% your own. The only catch is that you must customize it with materials that are at least organic, preferably organic and cellular. So commercial paints, Elmer’s glue, and polyurethane varnishes are out. Beyond that? Carve it! Burn it! Wrap bits of non-alloy metal (silver/copper) around it! Make a leather wrap for the handle! Oil it up with natural stains!

GO HOG WILD!

Needless to say, little dye/stain fiend that I am, my brain went immediately to what stains I could use. The next thing it came up with is setting a polished stone in the Very Scientifically Named Knobby-Bit-At-The-End, because that is waaaaaay beyond my skill set and requires learning to make glue from scratch** and my brain has no sense of proportion.

But, one rabbit hole at a time, I am slowly starting to make progress. So far we have:

Stage one: Very simple. I just put a couple layers of soy sauce on the omphalos to punch up the natural mahogany colour and added a ring on the handle to incorporate the colour a bit better.

Stage two: Added a ring of copper/vinegar/hydrogen peroxide stain. This was being finicky, so after searching with absolutely no luck for info on how to make your own gel stains, I tried heating it and adding a bit of unflavored gelatin to it. Worked beautifully! I decided to try it with the soy sauce to even out the other ring a bit, which didn’t work as well, either because chemistry or simply because I wasn’t being very scientific with measuring my proportions, I was just kinda shaking in some Knoxx. *shrug* Of course, it wasn’t quite dry when I took this picture, so it’s shinier here than it is in reality.

Currently waiting for my raw linseed oil to bleach (for stain making), my powdered butterfly pea flower to get here (for stain/paint experimentation***), and for the walnuts to start producing so I can get walnut hulls (yes, I can buy them, but I have a Free Source).

*please forgive the typo in the photograph

**this is actually stupidly easy, as it turns out, but I’m still debating which type of glue would be best

***not planning on using actual paints on my wand, but my little once-removeds, ages 9 and 10, are going there as a birthday present from my parents, and I know they’re going to want paint, so I’m looking into that. The Science Princess in particular will probably like the idea of making her own...much to her mother’s despair!

#diy woodcraft #diy stain #the splintered wand #balch & balch wands #balch & balch #wand customization #nature crafts #super fun experience #good food too #magic pub

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maevefinnartist · 2 years

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a little dried juniper berry bracelet I made for my son for his birthday in 5 days

#nature crafts #he likes jewelry and shiny things so I've been making him some

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sixteenseveredhands · 1 year

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2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia (c.400-300 BCE): crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact

This artifact was sealed within the frozen barrows of Pazyryk, Siberia, for more than two millennia, where a unique microclimate enabled it to be preserved. The permafrost ice lense formation that runs below the barrows provided an insulating layer, preventing the soil from heating during the summer and allowing it to quickly freeze during the winter; these conditions produced a separate microclimate within the stone walls of the barrows themselves, thereby aiding in the preservation of the artifacts inside.

This is just one of the many well-preserved artifacts that have been found at Pazyryk. These artifacts are attributed to the Scythian/Altaic cultures.

Currently housed at the Hermitage Museum.

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beausbugbiome · 1 year

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Guys look at this GIANT millipede!! Free pattern from Projectarian! 🐛✨

Definitely want to make one myself!

#millipede #millipedes #crochet #crochet critters #myriapod #myriapoda #myriapods #insects #entomology #bugs #insect #bug #nature #bugblr #projectarian #needle crafts #yarn

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snailygoon · 1 year

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“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.” -Max Ehrmann

#my art #pyrography #woodburning #illustration #craft #nature

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theabandonedcottage · 2 years

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✨🧚🏼Do you believe in magic?✨🌿

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tompuschautz · 5 months

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Quantum Entanglement. Trimmed and glued Needle Punch.

#needle punch #fibre arts #textile art #trippy #grunge #abstract art #illustration #artists on tumblr #yarn crafts #quantum mechanics #physics #metaphysics #nature #contemporary art #flora fauna #space and time #mixed media

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florjus · 1 year

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#holiday wrapping ideas #eco friendly packaging #nature crafts #holiday gift wrapping #herbal academy #support small business #small business

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escaronarts · 5 months

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Final set of photos of the lady Soul Dancer before she dissapear again, to continue her task, the purpose of her existence; to find and give shelter to lost and broken souls, healing them so that they can reincarnate once more.

#handmade #art #ooak #sculpture #original #fantasy #originalart #artdoll #posable #artist #creaturedesign #craft #nature #magic #creature #souldancer #traditional art #surreal #spirit

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