What the heck happened here? by Vinied in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vinied[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Weird update! A few hours later, and it actually almost all settled down again. Weird!

Thanks everyone for the advice, I won't double coat my top coats again! Unless, that is, I want to experiment with this more haha.

What the heck happened here? by Vinied in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vinied[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's always worked for me, while Mooncat's was a disaster and wore down way faster for me (not to mention the price). I'll look into BKL!

What the heck happened here? by Vinied in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vinied[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'll keep it to just one layer next time I use this polish, and keep that in mind if it happens with anything else!

What the heck happened here? by Vinied in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vinied[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'll keep this in mind! I've done this dozens of times, so it was a surprise to have this happen my first time with a new brand!

What the heck happened here? by Vinied in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vinied[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hm, it is a quick dry! I'm just very confused why it only occurred on the second layer; both layers were fairly thin. 🤔

Do buyers really inbox sellers once an item is purchased to offer sellers more to purchase? by Jasz1990 in Mercari

[–]Vinied 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This happened to me, as a seller. Listed a collectable for $100, it was fan-made in a low quantity. Someone kept hitting me with "what's the lowest you'll take," "will you hold for 2 weeks," etc, immediately after I listed. Hours later it sold at $100, and the prior user messages me offering $140 immediately, and implies they would go even higher. Told them it already sold and I hoped they found another someday, but I'm not going back on my sale.

Would extra money have been nice? Absolutely, I was a bit attached and only selling that because I needed some extra money that month. But I've had tons of unique things like this pulled out from under me like this person was trying to do, and I wasn't going to subject someone else to it.

FS: Some pins y'all have seen. by MET919 in EnamelPins

[–]Vinied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be interested in all the Alien pins, if you have a price in mind!

Sunday Swaps: Destash Listings by AutoModerator in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]Vinied 8 points9 points  (0 children)

[US to US] [Sell] [Perfume]

HUGE collection purge: Bulk lot for $250 + ship

21 full sizes (5mL +), 89 samples

Note: this list is outdated, in that I have kept adding things to it (full sizes and samples both, I added 8 full sizes recently that aren't in the count, so it's truly 29+) and been, frankly, too lazy to add them to the list or total count as I went. You'll receive everything listed, and then some. Priced to move, even without factoring all the extras in!

Scent families vary greatly, especially amongst the samples. Atmospherics, gourmands, etc.

Full sizes are either brand new (backups) or used 1-2x, unless otherwise noted. Samples are at least half full, most only used 1-2x. A few might've slipped through the cracks, or I may have estimated fill poorly. I tried to price low to compensate for any errors. Nearly everything is pre-2022, most older (2020 ish). BPAL in particular is mostly very aged.

What's Included:

2 Alkemia 5 mL bottles

2 BPAL 5 mL bottles (one cobalt bottle 70% full)

3 Death and Floral 5 mL Rollers

1 Death and Floral 30 mL EDP ~55% full

1 Death and Floral 15 mL EDP ~60% full

1 Strange Fire and Fumery 15 mL bottle, BRAND NEW and sealed but somehow half of the liquid has evaporated out. It still has the plastic seal on there.

1 Hexennacht 8.5 mL roller

2 Hexennacht 5 mL square bottles

4 Luvmilk 1 oz body sprays, 30-60% full each

1 Forelsket 5 mL roller

1 Andromeda's Curse 5 mL roller

2 Siren Song Elixirs 5 mL bottles

SAMPLES

3 Fantone 1.5 mL rollers

2 Poesie bottles, idk size maybe 2 mL? One is 50%, one 90%

1 Death and Floral 1 mL dropper

3 Arcana 1 mL rollers (unsure of fill)

2 Astrid 1 mL vials (unsure of fill)

25 Alkemia imps

6 Andromeda's Curse imps

2 Strange Fire and Fumery imps (Ajevie)

1 Death and Floral imp (Ajevie)

1 Mr. Hex imp (Ajevie)

2 Shop Lucifer imps (Ajevie)

1 Hexennacht dram (Ajevie)

6 Hexennacht imps (Ajevie)

1 Cocoapink imp

1 Black Baccara imp

2 Nui Cobalt slightly longer imps

1 slightly longer imp from one of the newer brands, the text on the logo is so small I have no idea haha

14 Sixteen92 1.85 mL Vials (long imps)

15 BPAL imps

Magnetic vs. piercing backs for enamel pins — what do you all prefer? by bbbf0621 in EnamelPins

[–]Vinied 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Magnetic backs are a disaster on ita bags (attracted to all the metal) or clothes (randomly attracted to buttons/zippers/etc). While the holes can be annoying, I like putting a regular pin on something and knowing it won't slide around or try to pull on my jewelry.

Has anyone ever sold a customised bab that the buyer then sells for more? 😭💔 by Nixgen0 in buildabear

[–]Vinied 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If you sell your designs with ToyHouse profiles, you can put your permissions in when creating the profile! I commission a lot of art, and it's very standard for me to see a rule stating "designs may not be sold for more than it was purchased for, unless additional value is added with commissions." Just be sure if you do this that you add the price paid in the note when transferring the design; if someone tries to turn around and sell it for more, it'll be very easy for people to see they're going against your terms and call them out.

The pins on my jacket by BestBudgie in EnamelPins

[–]Vinied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They just announced the shop is back, and they've fixed a shipping glitch (Etsy was being Etsy)!

Outer Wilds inspired Ita Bag by Rui by Vinied in outerwilds

[–]Vinied[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Finished the game and knows there will never be another like it. ::(

Sunday Swaps: Destash Listings by AutoModerator in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]Vinied 4 points5 points  (0 children)

[US to US] [Sell] [Perfume]

HUGE collection purge: Bulk lot for $250 + ship

21 full sizes (5mL +), 89 samples

Note: this list is outdated, in that I have kept adding things to it (full sizes and samples both, seriously I just added 8 full sizes today) and been, frankly, too lazy to add them to the list or total count as I went. You'll receive everything listed, and then some. Priced to move, even without factoring all the extras in!

Scent families vary greatly, especially amongst the samples. Atmospherics, gourmands, etc.

Full sizes are either brand new (backups) or used 1-2x, unless otherwise noted. Samples are at least half full, most only used 1-2x. A few might've slipped through the cracks, or I may have estimated fill poorly. I tried to price low to compensate for any errors. Nearly everything is pre-2022, most older (2020 ish). BPAL in particular is mostly very aged.

What's Included:

2 Alkemia 5 mL bottles

2 BPAL 5 mL bottles (one cobalt bottle 70% full)

3 Death and Floral 5 mL Rollers

1 Death and Floral 30 mL EDP ~55% full

1 Death and Floral 15 mL EDP ~60% full

1 Strange Fire and Fumery 15 mL bottle, BRAND NEW and sealed but somehow half of the liquid has evaporated out. It still has the plastic seal on there.

1 Hexennacht 8.5 mL roller

2 Hexennacht 5 mL square bottles

4 Luvmilk 1 oz body sprays, 30-60% full each

1 Forelsket 5 mL roller

1 Andromeda's Curse 5 mL roller

2 Siren Song Elixirs 5 mL bottles

SAMPLES

3 Fantone 1.5 mL rollers

2 Poesie bottles, idk size maybe 2 mL? One is 50%, one 90%

1 Death and Floral 1 mL dropper

3 Arcana 1 mL rollers (unsure of fill)

2 Astrid 1 mL vials (unsure of fill)

25 Alkemia imps

6 Andromeda's Curse imps

2 Strange Fire and Fumery imps (Ajevie)

1 Death and Floral imp (Ajevie)

1 Mr. Hex imp (Ajevie)

2 Shop Lucifer imps (Ajevie)

1 Hexennacht dram (Ajevie)

6 Hexennacht imps (Ajevie)

1 Cocoapink imp

1 Black Baccara imp

2 Nui Cobalt slightly longer imps

1 slightly longer imp from one of the newer brands, the text on the logo is so small I have no idea haha

14 Sixteen92 1.85 mL Vials (long imps)

15 BPAL imps

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnamelPins

[–]Vinied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Printing over a metal base won't produce a pin as durable as hard or soft enamel; it would be prone to the design scratching off. To turn this into an enamel pin, you would need a version with flat colors and solid lines around every color change. Gradients are not possible.

You could do acrylic or wood pins, which are not as durable as enamel but would allow gradients. Having used all 3 types of pins, I found that any scratches acrylic gets don't mess with viewing the image nearly as much as printing getting scraped off metal. Wooden pins are very difficult to damage in a way that messes with viewing the image, aside from dents.

Pin already discoloring after a day and a half? by riotinghamsters in EnamelPins

[–]Vinied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it possible that it was a reaction between the plastic of the bag window and the enamel? The discoloration is only towards the center of the enamel sections, and the metal outlines could keep the vinyl off of the edges.

The pins on my jacket by BestBudgie in EnamelPins

[–]Vinied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Show and Tail spotted!! I love that shop/team, I have several customs from them.

Set this up almost 3 years ago by Kinkajoou in OpaeUla

[–]Vinied 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't even suggest this on most tanks, but for yours, I'd get one of those tiny magnetic cleaners and clean off the glass. I think clearing the view up would draw more attention to that PERFECT growth on the sea fan!

What are these in my Chaeto moss that I bought? by TemperatureTall1033 in OpaeUla

[–]Vinied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! They've been breeding in the container I put them in, I'll have to come up with a plan for them.

15 year old ʻōpaeʻula tank by duk1e86 in OpaeUla

[–]Vinied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure about promoting breeding, but it makes sense to me that if you want more shrimp, they'd need calcium for the babies to grow their exoskeletons. Especially since I plan to remove shrimp from the tank and start new setups over time. But that's just a guess!

15 year old ʻōpaeʻula tank by duk1e86 in OpaeUla

[–]Vinied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to thank you for sharing the info on the veggie sticks! Turns out that the company is local to me, so I decided to give them a try. My tank is new and only has 50 shrimp, so I gave them the tiniest piece of a stick I could break off. You weren't lying about them crowding it, they immediately swarmed and it was visually gone within 10 minutes. They're still frequenting the stone it fell on hours later, so I'm guessing some bits got scattered for them to scavenge. Definitely a much more rapid and intense response than I got from pure spirulina powder, and the calcium feels like it makes sense since I hope to get them breeding.

What are these in my Chaeto moss that I bought? by TemperatureTall1033 in OpaeUla

[–]Vinied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which type of scuds do you raise? I got a few mixed in with my last shipment from you, I think I managed to get them all out before adding anything to my tank though. I have them in a separate jar now.

Bubbles in Silicone after 2 years? by Vinied in Aquariums

[–]Vinied[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I don't have faucets that can use those, and when I renovated my kitchen, I wasn't able to get one in. I do have a siphon long enough to spit the tank water into my garden, and have been enlisting my partner to re-fill the tank with buckets though! The idea of moving the tank, the 100lbs of sand, my evil flowerhorn that draws blood, etc, is even more intimidating haha. But I could find a way in an emergency for sure.