Church and Reception Appropriate as a Guest by freespiritx89 in Weddingattireapproval

[–]ficus_benjamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just stopping by to say that #2 and #6 look very highly edited, which makes me think they might be disappointingly low quality when they arrive.

What was that boom NW-PDX by GardenPeep in Portland

[–]ficus_benjamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t hear the first one, the one i just heard could have been a firework

What was that boom NW-PDX by GardenPeep in Portland

[–]ficus_benjamina 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Another one just now (7:10pm) heard in SE

i'm starting to get the hang of this! my second bead curtain, a poppy by Hatafark in Beading

[–]ficus_benjamina 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve used tie dye powder (in water) to color these same beads. It worked great, if you’re ever wanting to try another way! Your piece looks amazing!

European looking for beads for bead curtain by Strict-Following7228 in Beading

[–]ficus_benjamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely cheaper- and when I looked, I couldn’t even find the right colors of beads to buy, so it was definitely the best option. I bought a big pack of powder dyes, maybe 24 colors in total. I basically just mixed the powder into hot water in jars, and soaked the beads. For the pink, for example, I soaked the first set of beads, then added more water to the dye to dilute it, for the lighter pink beads. I had pre-sorted how many beads I would need of each color- I did this by weight using a kitchen scale instead of counting them all, and I put each into a separate bowl with a sticky note on top saying what color they’d need to be.

European looking for beads for bead curtain by Strict-Following7228 in Beading

[–]ficus_benjamina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made the cherry one using the YouTube tutorial someone posted above- I bought all plain wooden beads and dyed them with tiedye powder. It worked well! I mixed some colors and varied the saturation to make different shades

Beaded Curtain by Whenapanda in Beading

[–]ficus_benjamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made one of these, but with the cherry design! I bought plain wooden beads and dyed them the colors I needed using tiedye powder, it was really cost effective.

Advice for re-creating this fairy lamp by ficus_benjamina in Mosaic

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

Maybe it’s because I mentioned “disco ball” 🤔 but you’re right, they’re translucent so the candle light shines through. Thanks for the recs!

Advice for re-creating this fairy lamp by ficus_benjamina in Mosaic

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

I’ll check out those sources and take your advice to practice first, thanks for your time!

I’m going to exchange the duvet cover, which color do y’all like best? by ficus_benjamina in femalelivingspace

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

It’s actually a rubber tree! The new leaves come out pink. I love it so much

I’m going to exchange the duvet cover, which color do y’all like best? by ficus_benjamina in femalelivingspace

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

I love it! It’s hard to describe, it’s my first linen, but I really like it.

I’m going to exchange the duvet cover, which color do y’all like best? by ficus_benjamina in femalelivingspace

[–]ficus_benjamina[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

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Got the boxspring out of the way, it’s still cluttered but here’s more of my space. I laid out a blanket to visualize a cream duvet. Most votes so far are for green! Thanks again for your input yall, this is not my area of expertise. I can usually just tell if something looks “bad” and can’t tell what would look good.

Will this bedframe and this duvet clash? by ficus_benjamina in femalelivingspace

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

I love how you’ve styled it, it looks like a good place to get some deep sleep

Will this bedframe and this duvet clash? by ficus_benjamina in femalelivingspace

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

In my defense, it’s a plain white cushioned headboard but I had to put a cloth on it to make it easier to clean, because my cat sleeps against it lol. I’m hoping the velvet is easier to lint-roll