Chainmail Victorian Top: Work in Progress

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🛠 Work in Progress with my best friend Luxor:

I am currently working on a big chainmail top and it takes huge amount of time. Luckily, I love my job and also have a very sweet companion to work with.

Speaking about the top, I designed it as a Victorian piece in my mind, but I also improvise so I change some parts as I progress. Since there is no Ctrl+Z in chainmail, it takes quite much time to make those changes and arrangements. I am looking forward to seeing the final outcome and sharing it with you as well :)

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HAPPY CHAINY YEAR!

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A new year has come and as usual we never give up our hopes for better days. 

I wish you all healthy days, happy moments, peaceful lives, creative works, enjoyable hobbies and a lovely 2017 with all the beloved people around you.

Happy Chainy Year!

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Indispensable parts of me: Pliers

Pin It After almost 15 years, I can confess that I am addicted to my chainmail rings and pliers. I sincerely feel uncomfortable when I do not carry them with me so you can see me mailing in a cafe, on the ship or anywhere else. Sea shore is also one of those places :) -Yeah this is my style of resting-

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İŞİNİ SEV! / LOVE YOUR JOB!

Pin It A friend of mine (Bilge Can Gürer) became a partner with (Duygu Aynur) in a very interesting and in my opinion helpful organisation called "İşinisev". It means "love your job" and their motto is: Let your dream be your job. They basicly pick role-models for each occupation and make a video-interview followed by a photo-shooting.

So one day he kindly asked me to be one of their role-models as a chainmail armor and accessory designer. It was both flattering and an exciting experience for me because I am really bad at moving infront of the camera :)

I tried to describe my job, 'how to do's, the good sides, the difficult parts, some hints, shortly, any kind of information that might be helpful to the people who are thinking about choosing accessory designing as their jobs.

I have no idea what the final interview video will look like :) but my personal page is as follows:

https://www.isinisev.com/rol-modeller/ilksen-baysaling

The web site is in Turkish for now but for those who are interested, here is the link:

https://www.isinisev.com

Instagram: @isinisev

A shot from my interview

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And More Dragons...

Pin It      While Niche Surtur is getting bigger, I have another guest in my terrarium. My friend gave me his dragon before he went on a holiday so now I have two. The very first day was quite worrying because it was obvious that Surtur didn't want any company with him but at the end of the night the picture was as follows:))

 

      The one at the back is my guest. At first sight, you may think that she is hugging him but for the dragons it is important to be on the top so especially the males climb up the highest possible point in the terrarium to claim their property. This time I also prefer to suppose that she is hugging him :)) By the way they are both from the same family and -most probably- brother & sister. They eat in a different way, sleep in a different way and they are smaller than they look in the pictures:) All in all they are just few-months-old babies and a huge source of my happiness.

 

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More Of "Niche Surtur" :)

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We are most of the time hand to hand and I love this little creature very much. (And yes he is everywhere, even on my friend's sunglasses. :) It will grow up to 60 cm. I really wonder how long it will take him to reach that length.

 

 

 

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Very Small Sphynx Cat Made My Day...

Pin It       Yesterday a friend of mine showed me an update on Facebook. It was about 2 sphynx cats brought to a place nearby. I couldn't wait to see them so I ran there after I woke up this morning.
      My very sincere comment about this: The moment that I hold it really made my day and I realized that I have never felt this much happy for a long time. It belongs to someone else so I needed to leave it but it was very very difficult (sigh)...

:)

 

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An Egyptian Poem from 2000 B.C.

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Famous couple of ancient Egypt: Osiris (flanked by Horus on the left)
and Isis on the right  (22nd dynasty, Louvre, Paris)

       While I was going through my notes, I found an old poem that I recorded long time ago. Actually it is a love poem and I am not such a big fan of those but this one is almost the only one that I keep because it is short and I find it very sincere. Here it is:

                                     "My heart is in harmony  with thy heart

                                      And I can not tear myself away from thy beauty...

                                      Only thy sigh gives life to my heart,

                                      Now that I found thee,

                                      Let Aten make you mine in eternity."

 

Source: "Art and History of Egypt. 5000 Years of Civilisation". Bonechi. p. 20.

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My Favorite Cat :)

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Me and my favorite cat at work :)

 

Actually I was a dog person for long long years and was afraid of cats. I still love dogs (actually all animals) but somehow I started to like cats also. This is "Kirpik". I hope soon I will have my "Sphynx Cat" and "Bearded Dragon" as well.

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Sphynx Cats

Pin It        I am in love with a specific cat for a long long time. It is called the "Sphynx Cat". Most people find them ugly and weird but I am attracted to them somehow quite much. It is not a very common animal so it is very hard to find one and if you manage finding it, people ask thousands of dollars to sell. Actually I am against "buying" another creature -obviously without its will- so I can not ask a petshop to buy one. Therefore I am looking for a way to find a kitten from a Sphynx owner (hopes hopes...).

One of the most beautiful creatures I have ever seen.

      The Canadian Sphynx breed was started in 1966, in Toronto. Let me give some information about these cats first. Main characteristic of them is they do not have any fur. At least not enough to see like on a normal cat. The skin is the color their fur would be, and all the usual cat marking patterns may be found on Sphynx skin. These cats are known for their extroverted behavior. They display a high level of energy, intelligence, curiosity, and affection for their owners. (I want a company like that so much.)
      According to my sources, it is quite difficult to take care of these cats because since they have the lack of fur, they need close attention to be cleaned thoroughly. One bath a week is usually sufficient. Care should be taken to limit the Sphynx cat's exposure to sunlight also, because they can develop sunburn and skin damage similar to that of humans. All in all, all the part of their body, even the smallest piece of skin under the nail needs to be taken care of by the owner -as they have more wax on their body.
      (Am I ready for that challenge? YESSS.)

      P.S. Dear reader, if by chance you know anyone to help me about this issue I will appreciate it sooo much and be sooo glad (yes, she still hopes :).

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