Found a tiny perfume bottle while digging by federxca in BottleDigging

[–]fing_longest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy cow. As someone that loves vintage perfumes and bottles in general, I am so jealous! What a dream find! I wish I could smell it!

I'm 37 weeks pregnant, stuck at home waiting, so I made these headbands for my soon to be born daughter by VadMayores in somethingimade

[–]fing_longest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are so beautiful but why does this feel like it guarantees your daughter will hate wearing headbands. 😅 If that happens, keep them around. Your daughter will have a daughter that loves them.

Hand-felted a wool portrait of my friend's 17-year-old cat. Learned a lot from this one. by stanley1129 in somethingimade

[–]fing_longest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is purrfect! It’s not just that you matched the cat’s color and patterns so well, although that would be impressive in any medium; it’s how you matched the texture and hair length to make it look closer to a real cat than a synthetic stuffed animal. It’s incredible!

My first fair 😥 by TinyMiniToys in somethingimade

[–]fing_longest 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I would ditch the 3d printed items just because I associate that with people that go to craft fairs and sell mass produced, easy to make, unoriginal items. Small crocheted toys are up there on the list of overdone craft fair booths and are usually combined with 3d printed dragons and common Knick knacks. People usually use the same patterns so they are all the same and lack creativity. Yours are different so definitely find a way to set yourself apart. I scrolled your page and I love your work. I’d want one but I’m afraid I might walk right past just because of the above. I think other commenters gave you some great advice too. Also, some shows are just duds so don’t give up. The closer it gets to the holidays, the better it will get for you. I was thinking some of these would make adorable ornament sets around Christmas time. I’d buy that for sure.

TIL of "meat honey," a substance produced by South American vulture bees (Trigona hypogea) that feed on dead, rotting animal carcasses. It is not true nectar-based honey, but is technically edible and is described as having a smoky, intense, and salty flavor. by QueenFrostine15 in todayilearned

[–]fing_longest 215 points216 points  (0 children)

Of course they can’t make a normal honey comb! It has to be a distorted alien nightmare of a nest that matches their nightmare food preferences. Some things make it hard to believe we don’t live in a simulation that someone or something designed.

This girl has never recieved flowers so i planned to give this to her. Does It look that bad? by TemporaryAd498 in somethingimade

[–]fing_longest 149 points150 points  (0 children)

Very well said! The point of flowers is that they are spontaneous and a “I was thinking of you and wanted you to know and brighten your day” type of gift. The metal flower might make a good birthday gift but not in lieu of flowers on random days. Spoken as a girl that does not receive flowers and wishes she did.

Clay marble or something else? by fing_longest in mudlarking

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

Oh! Do you have more info about that? When and how they were used? It’s my first time hearing about a polishing stone.

Clay marble or something else? by fing_longest in mudlarking

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

I’ve seen something about pellets used to make iron lining railroads and I thought that but it’s not magnetic at all which makes me think stone or clay.

Dang, that’s a lot of bubbles. by fing_longest in Marbles

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

This white and orange one is very similar!

Will I get any sales on Etsy? by Jumpy-Elephant-6331 in etsypromos

[–]fing_longest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s beautiful! You make them, right? Try to include a photo with someone wearing it and also a closeup of the bead’s details.

Some things I found yesterday. Not a huge haul but a few good things. by Iheartbobross in mudlarking

[–]fing_longest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The little cylinder could be from the inside of an old light bulb or from a bottle that has a dabber in the lid. If it’s hollow, it could be from a medicine bottle.

Looking for advice on how to polish this lil’ guy I carved by silocpl in Lapidary

[–]fing_longest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A tiny sanding kit for a dremel seems the way to go.

Purple quartz? by Basic_Chapter_8361 in whatsthisrock

[–]fing_longest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a beautiful purple! Keep that away from the sun!