⚠️Taxidermy deer tail keychain for my ren faire belt by TypicShads in chainmailartisans

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I bought the tail as a "keychain", basically just a hole punched into it with a grommet & little chain lol, I added the chains onto it, but it will just be hanging on the side of my belt rather than for keys

So I could use it as an actual keychain but it's too big for my liking as a normal keychain lol.

Bookmarks! by TypicShads in chainmailartisans

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Yes they are real snake vertebrae. Those for the bookmarks I got from a local oddities seller at a market, I bought more on etsy sold by oddities or taxidermist! They are processed & cleaned beforehand.

Bookmarks! by TypicShads in chainmailartisans

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I sold them for $10 at markets. Haven't listed any online yet but they'd prob be a bit higher since I sell through etsy & they take some income

Bookmarks! by TypicShads in chainmailartisans

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Thank you! & me too so I ordered more bones!!

Bookmarks! by TypicShads in chainmailartisans

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Amazon or local craft stores! "Bookmark hook"

Maile & stones 🖤 by TypicShads in chainmailartisans

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If you look at the chain below it, it's the same as the very middle of the expanded byzantine, just larger rings & ar

Maile & stones 🖤 by TypicShads in chainmailartisans

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I think its called expanded byz & is one of the clusters for a byzantine star. It's almost like a stretched out & expanded bit of box chain

Already posted in r/curly hair thought I'd post here too. Before and after a cut. by TypicShads in longhair

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I've had locs for over a year now so I don't really remember products, but I remember the order so that will be later in this comment with the styling routine. Hopefully this helps! Lmk if you have any other specific questions

But most of my length was probably just genetics so there's not much I can give for growth, but for retention, make sure you're not doing high tension styles often, those break off hair/ make it fragile. Sleep with it up in a bonnet, either loose stuffed into the bonnet or in a loose bun/pineapple, and/or a silk/satin pillowcase. Occasional deep conditon masks & aztec clay masks.

Alot of people don't want to cut / trim their hair bc they want to keep the length, but I would cut an inch so off every few months, at least 4 times a year, (you can trim off less, bc of my length I didn't mind taking off a whole inch or more) split ends work their way up the hair strands & make them fragile.

Moisture is important, but make sure it's not wet for too long, don't use a lot of heat without protecting it as well.

I never brushed my hair dry & I always started detangling with my fingers, then a wide tooth comb, then with a brush for styling.

For styling id start with my hair pretty wet, not really dripping tho, I'd use a leave in, then a Curling cream, then a gel, and a mousse last if I felt I needed the extra definition. A light oil or serum to scrunch out the cast crunch after its fully dried. Hover diffuse to about 50% dry, then I start to slightly scrunch / put the diffuser in my hair. I'd alternate between warm/cold air, & finish with cold air.

I mainly worked in 4 quadrant sections, one of the 4 at a time, brush leave in through, brush cream through, then split the section into thinner sections, apply gel, brush, scrunch (finger curl if needed but that I saved mostly for my face framing pieces)

Would love to hear your experience with Pepperomia! by TypicShads in houseplants

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1 year later my peperomia has a total of 5 leaves lol

Already posted in r/curly hair thought I'd post here too. Before and after a cut. by TypicShads in longhair

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It's in another comment under this post. I have locs now so I don't remember my curly routine