Copper (II) Sulfate (Blue Vitriol) - Natural Dye Experiments (Update 9/30/17)

This is another one of those experiments where I wonder where the heck people keep getting their results from.

Recipes and ramblings under the break

Black Beans - Natural Dye Experiments

Black beans... black beans took multiple trials and a whole lot of errors. I'm still not thrilled with the results.

Recipes and ramblings under break

Avocados - Natural Dye Experiments

Ramblings and recipes under break

Rock Tripe - Natural Dye Experiments

Ramblings and recipes under break

Shellmet Completed

Pipes are added, and the shellmet is complete! 

The dials I made in Photoshop. They look fine from a distance, up close they're a bit more noticeable. 

Crackle paint and sand

I love the corroded, crusty texture of old metals and did my best to replicate it here. I read about mixing sand and glue together for it, which is so obvious I'm sort of embarrassed I didn't think of that myself. It's fun to squish it around, and I didn't have spend time trying to get neat seams between the pieces of foam.

The edges of the shell have a bit of crackle paint for more texture variance.

You can only see out of the first set of lenses.

Despite its size it is one of the lighter helmets I've made. The shell is cardboard, the pipes are craft foam. And the whole thing is covered in around 20 layers of paint (I was painting this thing forever).

It's a little goofy and clunky from the back but I love it anyway.

Air Plants!

 

I've always loved air plants and finally went ahead and got some. Made these holders out of beach finds - sea glass, drift wood, shells, and a bit of a lobster trap. First time trying to do wire wrapping, which is fun but gets messy easy. I hope these guys are happy in the window, I really don't know how to take care of them.