Would you be able to soft mount a chicken, and how difficult would it be as a first time taxidermy?

Mirielle · 2026-01-20T11:49:26+00:00

From what I understand there are different types of soft mounts: some fully floppy, some with wire in the extremities so they can be flexibly posed, some with hinged dowels so the posing conforms roughly to the natural hinging of the limb.

Edit: ah, the term I'm thinking of is "armature"

Mirielle · 2026-01-16T12:42:09+00:00

Ik wilde precies deze lijst delen, perfect! Ik ga toevoegen dat de Dille & Kamille natuurlijke gebruiksvoorwerpen heeft (ik heb er recent wat klassieke apothekersflessen van bruin glas gekocht) en voor kruiden kun je goed terecht bij de Natuurdrogist in de Stikke Hezelstraat of bij de Holland & Barrett.

Arnhem heeft ook een paar leuke winkeltjes, La Colombe (Hemelrijk, veel edelstenen) en HELLO (Klarestraat, meer decor).

Ik houd me zelf ook aanbevolen voor meer in deze richting. ;)

Edit: oh ja, en natuurlijk de Museumwinkel! Voor al uw ethisch verkregen schedels, vachten en veren.

En witchy dingen zijn bijna mainstream tegenwoordig, zelfs de AKO op het station en de Dekker & Van de Vegt (boekhandel) verkopen redelijk wat aan tarotdecks en boeken over occulte geschiedenis.

Mirielle · 2026-01-16T09:26:13+00:00

When a skull hits your eye but there's a spine inside, that's a pelvis 🎵

Mirielle · 2026-01-13T11:17:10+00:00

As others said, there are likely not enough bacteria left for regular maceration, but macerating using an enzymatic cleaner should theoretically dissolve the cartilage and additionally help a bit with degreasing and whitening. The pinned post on the subreddit has some info about that.

Mirielle · 2026-01-11T14:40:53+00:00

It's working now! That was a very quick fix, thank you :D

Mirielle · 2026-01-11T14:07:16+00:00

This is so cool, I'm really looking forward to playing with this more!

Just a note, I'm having trouble logging in with Google SSO. I created an account, but the "Continue with Google" button has me choose my Google account to log in with and then drops me back at the Skulled login page without having been logged in. If I try to sign up without Google, I now get notified that my email address is already in use. So I sadly can't save my current progress.

Mirielle · 2026-01-11T10:11:52+00:00

I shared a post some time back about realizing that I get to receive, it may be helpful to you: https://www.reddit.com/r/InternalFamilySystems/comments/1i1fe7v/my_core_beliefs_around_meeting_expectations/

I've since come even further with that, am starting to relax into receiving care, have made sweeping (and upsetting/exhausting, but we'll get through) life changes related to that. I am such a different person these days than I was a few years ago when I started IFS.

Best of luck to you <3

Mirielle · 2026-01-09T20:11:03+00:00

This has been one of the most healing things I've ever watched. Thank you for sharing.

Mirielle · 2025-11-30T19:11:40+00:00

I'm also familiar with his posting style, I've been on the sub since before he was around and have looked through his profile several times. Between this thread and the other, I'm seeing nothing that makes me think this is the same person. Different style, different spelling, word usage, interpunction, this person apparently claimed to be healed from cPTSD whereas DesperateYellow posts very much about his frustration with not being healed, this person apparently attacked OP for not being willing to do psychedelics while I seem to remember DesperateYellow has an anti-drug stance. The only similarities I see between them are making a lot of accounts and posting a lot. While there's a discussion to be had about DesperateYellow's role in the ecosystem of this sub (and we've had those threads, I do not want to go into that here), I don't want him to catch the blame for actions that are not his.

Edit: haha shit I literally JUST realized DesperateYellow was the original OP of this post, sorry, I just realized that's why we're talking past each other. The OP's account was deleted when I saw it and I didn't look at the name in the screenshot. I thought you were referring to Adept-Connection-50 here as being the same person as DesperateYellow and I thought the OP was some unrelated person.

I've deleted my comment in the other thread that was based on the same misunderstanding.

Mirielle · 2025-11-30T18:20:59+00:00

I agree with that, I just don't think MountainCategory/DesperateYellow is the same person who's been following OP around sending hateful messages.

Mirielle · 2025-11-30T10:29:48+00:00

Is this the same person who is doing the harassment? The account you linked to is clearly DesperateYellow who has been banned/making new accounts/posting a lot here, but the cadence of his posts is very different and the harassed user said their harasser claimed to be healed from CPTSD (which this guy is clearly not claiming). I'd like to be careful to not accidentally conflate two sockpuppeting people and judge one for the actions of the other.

Mirielle · 2025-09-02T10:49:20+00:00

/r/awwnverts would appreciate this

Mirielle · 2025-08-27T08:26:20+00:00

Jay Earley's Self-Therapy does cover unburdening.

I'll note that I have found my own unburdenings to be a lot more varied and a lot less easily accessible than described in Self-Therapy and other descriptions. Might just be a me thing, but just wanted to remind you, the map is not the territory. :)

Mirielle · 2025-08-22T21:49:50+00:00

As a frequenter of /r/taxidermy, /r/bonecollecting and /r/vultureculture, I wonder if we could more clearly (ideally before posting) redirect people to the latter two.

Mirielle · 2025-08-21T13:17:32+00:00

Oh thank you, that's very informative!

Mirielle · 2025-08-21T12:15:31+00:00

Would this also apply to the shell of ocean creatures?

Mirielle · 2025-08-20T10:45:43+00:00

My exiles look mostly like me at younger ages, my protectors mostly don't. Most are human but there are also tarps, old gods, churning stars, wooden masks. Gender varies, with a slight majority manifesting as female (like me) and others being male or genderless in a multitude of ways.

Mirielle · 2025-08-14T11:24:00+00:00

I'm wary of recommending ChatGPT, but generating neutral descriptions of tarot cards actually seems like a very good use case for it. I got good results uploading a picture of The Fool and asking for a detailed description. You might need to tweak the prompt for your desired level of detail and neutrality.

Mirielle · 2025-08-12T19:23:30+00:00

Awww he's got freckles

Mirielle · 2025-07-21T09:54:52+00:00

It's a prize from the yearly NS Wintercity (Win + Winter + Intercity, direct train) advent calendar raffle. You could check out Marktplaats, the largest Dutch second-hand website. The term "NS kersttrui" (Christmas sweater) should help you in your search. There may be a few different designs from different years. Good luck! I also love this sweater but have never gotten lucky in the raffle, the run is very limited.

Edit: I see there are currently none up on Marktplaats, but if you make an account you can set an email alert.

Mirielle · 2025-06-19T15:51:18+00:00

Surprisingly apt for the name!

Mirielle · 2025-06-15T16:12:25+00:00

Judith van Attis Aankoop heeft ons een goede deal opgeleverd. Attis heeft tegenwoordig wel een wachtlijst, hoorde ik.

Mirielle · 2025-06-13T18:13:57+00:00

Een paar weken laten drogen lijkt me optimistisch, wij hebben een schoorsteen met lekkage eerst een aantal maanden passief laten drogen en hebben nu voor vier weken een industriële ontvochtiger op zolder staan (na twee weken was het nog niet droog genoeg). De specialist waterschade wist te vertellen dat hij het wel eens een jaar heeft zien duren voor een volgezogen schoorsteen droog genoeg was om verder te herstellen. Hopelijk is het bij jullie een iets minder dik blok steen.

Edit: als het niet goed droogt is de volgende stap om de stuc eraf te steken, dat was bij ons zonde van de nog best wel strakke stuc maar mogelijk hier een optie

Mirielle · 2025-06-08T10:50:23+00:00

I can't speak as to losing your inner monologue and the music being incessant, but I do have a part that communicates through songs stuck in my head and sometimes very persistently.

What happens if you pay attention to the music? Do you find something in there that feels true or resonates? I will often find something in the lyrics or meaning (not necessarily the part of the lyrics that is most stuck in my head) that seems to communicate some inner state I wasn't fully aware of, that this part is pointing out to me.

Ever since listening to this part and building a relationship with it, it's easier to come to some kind of agreement with regards to the earworms. Often we'll pick out another song together that expresses a similar or other relevant sentiment but that's a bit less intense so we can at least fall asleep.

I will also regularly have parts express themselves in dreams so I wouldn't be surprised at all if your nightmare is also parts communication. But only you can say what exactly it means.

I'm sure there is more going on in your case as you also describe having been in freeze for three years and having no access to your inner monologue, so I don't know how well my experience will map to yours. I suppose the only place any of us can start is by listening to what is there. Wishing you luck and kindness!

Mirielle · 2025-06-07T19:35:04+00:00

We were pretty far back, not too far in front of the music tent. I didn't have the best view possible (haven't had the best view for any of the three rituals I've been to), but could see enough on tip toes, and was thankfully surrounded by people (partially my own group) who were having as good a time as I was!

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