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msquebanh, to Bloomscrolling
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It's and I'm so grateful for all the nice comments/shares my (and cats!) have received so far on Mastodon!

It's given me motivation to start again this summer.

While fun to make, they're time-consuming/get no views on Etsy.

But TWO sold this week! Might be coincidence but I'll happily take it.. So thanks everyone for kicking me out of the depression-hole.

(This is an old project I liked that sold)

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mythologyandhistory, to queen
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Did you know that the first man-made dye was meant to cure #malaria?

William Perkin's teacher theorised that quinine, a treatment for malaria, could be synthesized.

Inspire, the 15-year-old set out to do so. His home #experiment produced an odd #purple sludge.

He tried to dye some #silk with it & found it beautiful & lasting!

He got a #patent, raised capital & soon, #Queen #Victoria was wearing his invention. He got #rich with #cheap mauve.

BONUS MYSTERY! https://researchoutreach.org/articles/mystery-victorian-purple-dye/

#history

This is a photo of a small piece of silk fabric dyed with mauveine supplied to Queen Victoria for a dress about 1860. It shows a wooden mid-brown frame which holds a coarse homespun fabric, on which a square piece of bright mauve silk is secured. Underneath the square swatch is a coiled silk rope, also in a vivid mauve colour.

msquebanh, to nature
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msquebanh,
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#DeadNettles are blooming everywhere now. Some folks call them, #purple #archangels.

Learn how to harvest & use this #plant that many folks see as just a weed:
https://www.ruralsprout.com/purple-dead-nettle

#NativePlants #bloomscrolling #Spring #botanical #flowers #LookAndLearn #nature #Saanich #VancouverIsland #VictoriaBC #PNW

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You can't tell me this isn't the best color combination you've ever seen!

LisaSBaker, to Cat
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The clouds were broody but not seriously so. They had considered an evening storm, but upon reflection, broke up to allow the last light of the day to shine through.

And it was dramatic, and emotive, and peaceful -- a quiet and contemplative way to enter into the night.

On the Horizon canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/on-the-horizon-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#nature #sunset #oregon #travel #twilight #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #coast #ocean #sea #seascape #purple #peace #calm #reflection #artist

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UnseenCrafts, to art
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Freehand burned onto the wood, hand painted. 10cm art piece.
£25 including uk p&p.

msquebanh, (edited ) to Bloomscrolling
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msquebanh,
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Potted #pansies are blooming again. Several of them & several snapdragon plants - kept blooming through Winter.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PNW #YYJ #VictoriaBC #nature #purple #flowers

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RickGaehl, to photography
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Here's a nice, quiet picture of the dawn for you on this #silentsunday

I'm not one of nature's early risers, so I don't often get to see the dawn...

#Landscape #Photography #DailyPhoto #Dawn #Orange #Purple #Trees

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JamesAkers, to art
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I remade this YIPPEE #CCCFL (Cold Cathode Compact Fluorescent) bulb after it sold on Artsy, but then when I told the gallery it had broken #Artsy backed out of the sale. Hey they bought a different one in the end. Now I have a #YIPPEE bulb again.

The #purple phosphor is as evil as they come. Sooooo crackative, and with the chunky, tight font, basically every bend has to be perfect or it will break. Today an last night, I made about 10 of them to get this pumpable one.

#art #sculpture #brooklyn

Zoom out of the YIPPEE CCCFL, bike and packing peanuts in the background and the another YIPPEE beside it. One day, I will clean.
Two cracked "P"s. two hours after this photo was taken there were about 7 more "P"s in the pile. They must be perfect or they WILL crack at the double seal (the purple does not like splash heat if the bend or weld isn't perfect, or is super heated).

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