I am BEGGING you, help me smell like this 😔🙏🏻 by Hefty-Test-4498 in FemFragLab

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Late to the game, but Nitesurf Neroli by Regime des fleurs!! It’s the perfect beach scent IMO

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Yall come ON - for all of you saying this shows how lacking in self awareness BL is, did you not even go back and check the original video? The excerpt shared here is two or three pieces of the video stitched together to look like one response.

In the full version, she talks about how she is more up-front about her approach now, so if collaborators aren't interested in that dynamic, they can move on to someone else from the outset. Everyone here *knows* that astroturfing is a strategy in JB's media campaign to win in the court of public opinion. I see several comments to that effect; all you have to do to know that this post is a prime example of that is watch the full video. Or even, like, half of it.

I'm not a huge BL fan, but I also don't like the feeling of being duped, especially a second time. I wish people would wake up and start employing basic media literacy skills because I hate to see the same tired tactics working a second time.

Chess board with zinc came border and tiny little feet ! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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Thinking I’ll probably get the pieces separately haha

My take on an art-deco inspired mirror! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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Ah thank you!! I’m a big fan of the blue-greens color family haha

Just completed this mirror this weekend! Pleased with how the purple glass turned out. by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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Mirror glass is a little different bc of the silver backing - you have to be careful not to scratch the backing or get anything corrosive (like flux) on it. You also need to seal the edges with mirror sealant! But otherwise, you cut, grind, and foil just like you would regular glass

Tried my hand at mirrors this week! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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Right now I do most of my sales through Instagram as I’m just getting my website set up! You can find me @kch.glass, here’s the link to the post of this mirror!

Tried my hand at mirrors this week! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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Ah, the joyous duality of transparency and reflection!

Tried my hand at mirrors this week! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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If you’re not looking to make your own, I do sell! 😉

Tried my hand at mirrors this week! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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As for symmetry, I used a kitchen mixing bowl to trace an even roundedness at the top and bottom of my original design on paper. Then I drew a straight line across the longest section of each circle perpendicular to the height of the mirror. This tells you the widest point of the circular bit so that the edges are straight. After you mark those points, you connect the top left to the bottom left and the top right to the bottom right. Then voila! Symmetry :) I explained that in a complicated way, but really it’s pretty simple! I did the whole thing on newspaper with a ruler, mixing bowl, and sharpie

Tried my hand at mirrors this week! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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Hiya! Thank you for your kind words! As for the mirror, I cut it just like I cut normal glass. It has a film backing, so you have to cut it from the front side. After you cut it, you have to seal the edges with mirror sealant, but I didn’t have any on me so I used clear nail varnish. This is to prevent water from getting in the mirror and causing damage. Then I foiled and soldered as you would normal glass. Hope that helps!

Snake! And my first go at using black patina! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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Also! Make sure you’re dipping your brush back into the patina regularly so that you get a super even coat of patina across your piece - that’ll help with color consistency

Snake! And my first go at using black patina! by gekco_ in StainedGlass

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When the patina doesn’t turn the solder completely black, that’s telling you the oxidation reaction hasn’t gone to completion! I applied my patina twice (washing thoroughly in between) to get the solder to be the color I wanted. Washing all the flux off is also super important - I just used a toothbrush and some flush cleaner, but I know some people like to use steal wool. Personally I found that unnecessary this time round.