I wasn't able to find enough time to make bigger and more elaborated pieces for quite a while, however I finally finished the latest chainmail top I was working on for some weeks (even months). Here is my full metal final product.
-My Virtual Diary based on chainmail jewelry and accessories designed and made by me a.k.a. XnPurPLe / along with many other stuff that has drawn my interest-
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Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
10.25.2016
2.07.2016
Dark Grey Chainmail Choker
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This is one of the most-liked chokers that I made. Here is a combination of bigger and smaller rings in dark grey color, weaved in European 6 in 1 and Japanese patterns.
10.26.2015
Where Is Chainmail In My Life? Everywhere Everyday :)
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I was trying to make a daily-life combination with a chainmail armour and some other pieces. This is a quickly done selection but I like it actually.
Will I wear it? Yes I will. (But I'd rather recommend it for spring or summer since it is ice-cold! :)
8.10.2015
Snails Hidden in the Backyard
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We come across these small creatures almost everyday, especially after rain, but unfortunately most of them are not so lucky to come across human beings since it means a giant foot on them. Therefore in rainy days I spend a good amount of time to pick snails on the road to prevent them from turning to jelly and dying in a dramatical way.
All in all, I like snails, I like their gentle, hesitant movements along with their curious faces. So what do I do as usual? Make some snails myself :) Here is my hand-painted version with clay and glass marbles:
All in all, I like snails, I like their gentle, hesitant movements along with their curious faces. So what do I do as usual? Make some snails myself :) Here is my hand-painted version with clay and glass marbles:
2.03.2014
Felt & Lace Together II
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I kind of like this felt and lace combination so it seems I will work a bit more on these wrist bands. Here is another one in black and white colors:
7.03.2013
More of My "Safir"
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In the begining, my aim was only to share my artworks, crafts and mostly the things I created but lately I have been writing more and sharing more of my life -mostly the animals:)- But afterall it is a curiosity cabinet so all things are welcome:) And I think it is also nice to share more of the writer's life because you can see what kinds of things inspire me in daily life. After a productive vacation period I hope to share my new works as well.
I keep this blog also as a virtual diary so this time it is to record Safir's first moulting period and the developments I noticed afterwards.
The picture above was taken right after the moulting period (15.06.2013), noticeable features are her bright and fresh skin, softer head & teeth. I learned that since her teeth are soft, it is better not to feed her for a few days. As a sign of the upcoming moulting, she lost her hair at the back of her body, stopped eating, moved less and had more tendency to create a web.
And 17 days after the moulting (02.07.2013), with a harder skin and a stronger head & teeth. I waited for a week and gave her 2 larvae. Although these animals are very resistent to hunger, she seemed like she was starving and ate both of them at once.
SpiderGirl climbing up the walls :) After an inert period before, during and after the moulting, she became very active again and started to walk across her terrarium, climb up the walls and dig in it.
I keep this blog also as a virtual diary so this time it is to record Safir's first moulting period and the developments I noticed afterwards.
5.04.2013
Chainmail Medallion
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This medallion is one part of a body accessory so I am working on the other pair. After adding chains in between, it will be completed (and displayed here:).
3.31.2013
Chainmail Bikini - Work in Progress..
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Soon Summer :)
I like trying new designs all the time rather than repeating the same things. This one is a bikini designed for a photo-shoot. Here the catch is to make the top part fit and to keep the bottom part properly in place. For the bra part I had the advantage of knowing how to knit so I could increase and decrease the number of rings because if you make it flat it doesn't fit properly and have spaces on both sides. Well, I still have doubts about keeping the bottom part on because it is quite heavy (at least more than a normal bikini) but my plan is to tie it from one side with a black elastic string or (and probably the better) sewing a black, elastic lining inside so it will be both tight and more comfortable to wear.
As they say form follows function so it is not of course for swimming :). I wouldn't also like anyone to drown because of this but I think it could be interesting to have a walk on the beach and hear some fun comments :).
3.28.2013
3.21.2013
Six Degrees of Seperation
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Few days ago a friend of mine and I were talking about how we got to know some people by chance and how we had unexpected mutual friends (of course most of the time we find that out through social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.). That conversation led us to the theory called "Six Degrees of Seperation". It simply means that WE ARE ONLY SIX OR LESS PEOPLE AWAY FROM EACHOTHER and here eachother refers to "anyone in the world".
By this way, a chain of "a friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. I learned that this idea was originally set out by Frigyes Karinthy and popularized by a play (Six Degrees of Seperation - 1990) written by John Guare. We all use the cliche "it is a small world" and this theory seems to underline it.
Here are some researches made to prove this:
In 2001, Duncan Watts, a professor at Columbia University, used an e-mail message as the "package" that needed to be delivered, with 48,000 senders and 19 targets (in 157 countries). He found that not maximum but the average number of intermediaries was around six.
For those who wonder, Facebook has a 'six degrees' application to test the theory through the connections of its users.
Also in 2007 Microsoft researchers Jure Leskovec and Eric Horvitz studied records of 30 billion electronic conversations among 180 million people in various countries. They found out that the average path length among Microsoft Messenger users is 6.6. Among these people, 78 per cent of the pairs could be connected in seven steps or fewer but some were separated by as many as 29 steps (Well, at least still there is a possible connection).
I find this theory interesting, exciting and inspiring in many ways.
P.S. It seems everything we write on this screen is kept somewhere. Either for such researches or "some other" purposes..
Here are some researches made to prove this:
In 2001, Duncan Watts, a professor at Columbia University, used an e-mail message as the "package" that needed to be delivered, with 48,000 senders and 19 targets (in 157 countries). He found that not maximum but the average number of intermediaries was around six.
For those who wonder, Facebook has a 'six degrees' application to test the theory through the connections of its users.
Also in 2007 Microsoft researchers Jure Leskovec and Eric Horvitz studied records of 30 billion electronic conversations among 180 million people in various countries. They found out that the average path length among Microsoft Messenger users is 6.6. Among these people, 78 per cent of the pairs could be connected in seven steps or fewer but some were separated by as many as 29 steps (Well, at least still there is a possible connection).I find this theory interesting, exciting and inspiring in many ways.
P.S. It seems everything we write on this screen is kept somewhere. Either for such researches or "some other" purposes..
3.20.2013
The Dream of Lemuria...
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Some of you may remember this headline from a song lyric of Therion, "Lemuria". I have been listening to this song everyday for the past week and after some time I decided to read more about the place in its lyrics. The more I searched the more I found about it. Therefore I made a brief summary to share the subject with you.
Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is also called "MU". Actually sunken continents do exist – for ex. Zealandia in the Pacific as well as Mauritia and the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean – however according to the sources there is no known geological formation under the Indian or Pacific Oceans that corresponds to the hypothetical Lemuria so it is actually considered to be imaginary. (For me it is very possible that imaginary things may exist though. It doesn't mean that some things do not exist just because we can't prove them with our (compared to the whole spectrum) very limited audio and visual perception.)
It also seems like Lemuria has been a big source of inspiration for the novels, movies, music etc. I listed some of the books about this continent if you are interested in. There are many science fiction novels also but I picked some of the scientific ones from a historical perspective:
- Lost Cities of Ancient: Lemuria and the Pacific by David Hatcher Childress
- Lemuria: The Lost Continent of the Pacific by Cerve
- The Lost Continent of MU by Colonel James Churchward
- The Lemurian Scrolls: Angelic Prophecies Revealing Human Origins by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
- The Sacred Symbols of MU by Col. James Churchward
- Mu and Lemuria Today: Marina Michaels
Whether it exists or not, I think it is worth thinking and reading about. By the way I highly recommend the Therion song "Lemuria" as well.
Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is also called "MU". Actually sunken continents do exist – for ex. Zealandia in the Pacific as well as Mauritia and the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean – however according to the sources there is no known geological formation under the Indian or Pacific Oceans that corresponds to the hypothetical Lemuria so it is actually considered to be imaginary. (For me it is very possible that imaginary things may exist though. It doesn't mean that some things do not exist just because we can't prove them with our (compared to the whole spectrum) very limited audio and visual perception.)
It also seems like Lemuria has been a big source of inspiration for the novels, movies, music etc. I listed some of the books about this continent if you are interested in. There are many science fiction novels also but I picked some of the scientific ones from a historical perspective:
- Lost Cities of Ancient: Lemuria and the Pacific by David Hatcher Childress
- Lemuria: The Lost Continent of the Pacific by Cerve
- The Lost Continent of MU by Colonel James Churchward
- The Lemurian Scrolls: Angelic Prophecies Revealing Human Origins by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
- The Sacred Symbols of MU by Col. James Churchward
- Mu and Lemuria Today: Marina Michaels
Whether it exists or not, I think it is worth thinking and reading about. By the way I highly recommend the Therion song "Lemuria" as well.
1.23.2013
Comments About My Posts: I Wonder...
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I have been writing this blog for almost three months. Written sections are less than the visual ones because I exhibit my handmade works more visually. I am not sure if it is the right version of using a blog effectively but I try to do both from time to time. Actually I write a lot. Mostly about my dreams, sometimes funny experiences and sometimes travel journals in a humorous way, but in this blog I somehow tried to keep it not so far from my works.
Anyway, the reason of my wondering is something else. From the start I have never seen any comments about my blog or the things in my blog seperately except from few friends of mine. I am wondering about people's thoughts about my works and my blog so I will really appreciate if you find time to write your sincere opinions. Thanks so much in advance! :)
Anyway, the reason of my wondering is something else. From the start I have never seen any comments about my blog or the things in my blog seperately except from few friends of mine. I am wondering about people's thoughts about my works and my blog so I will really appreciate if you find time to write your sincere opinions. Thanks so much in advance! :)
1.06.2013
11.17.2012
CURIOSITY CABINETS
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These were the encyclopedic collections in Renaissance
Europe of types of objects whose categorial boundaries were yet to be defined. Sometimes
rooms sometimes furnitures were used to house these collections but the meaning
of the term originally
describes a room rather than a piece of furniture. To
be called ‘curious’ in the Elizabethan era was a great compliment, meaning you
were well-travelled and well-informed about the exotic customs and effects that
were discovered by the earliest naval pioneers. In the pre-Enlightenment age, a
collector’s Cabinet of Curiosities would be filled with a jumble of of flora,
fauna and historical artefacts – you might find a stuffed alligator, a Roman
coin, a two-headed lamb, a piece of rare coral and an ostrich egg all jostling
for space on one shelf. Since I like to learn about different kinds of subjects
and create different types of objects I wanted to use that name as my blog title.
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