Super easy. I have never done anything like this before! I had a whole bunch of the large size mason jars and used those for all of my dipping. I used plain acrylic craft paint like you get at Michaels/Joann/Hobby Lobby. 2 parts water, 1 part paint - I think that was the recommended ratio from Oh You're Lovely. I dipped in glycerin first and let dry (that's what I was doing when I made this post). For the stems, I bought the premade flower stems in 18 gauge. I got some at Michael's, and then ordered a big pack from Sola Wood Flowers. The stems go on SUPER easy with hot glue. Then you'll need flower tape which is in the same section at the craft store. So the basics:
Acrylic craft paint
Glycerin (I bought https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019LWU2K/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o01\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Containers for dipping (I like the big mason jars because I can close them back up and reuse)
Stems (Sola Wood Flowers, Amazon, craft store)
Green artificial flower tape (Sola Wood Flowers, Amazon, craft store)
Hot Glue Gun
Greenery (the stuff in my draft bouquet is just from Michaels)
To get started I watched the Oh You're Lovely first couple of videos in her wedding bouquet series, where she shows breaking apart the greenery into smaller portions and gluing to stems as well (not just using the greenery as is).
Once you have everything stemmed you just start playing around with it! That part is fun because you really can't screw it up when you're just making a bouquet in your hand.
This is good advice. I’ve done it myself. Do you know where to get vegetable glycerin ?
So I have this issue too, especially on chrome. My skin is super dry but sometimes my palms are way too sweaty if I'm trying new stuff out or it's hot. If my palms are sweaty, I do tite grip 30 mind before and then dry hands during practice.
BUT, for my dry skin, I bought glycerin and cut it with 50% water at first - later I went to 75% water and found I liked that better.
You need to give it time to dry and get used to the pole burn again, but I can actually grip the pole now lol. I would highly recommend it 100%. I moisturize with corn huskers oil on pre-pole days.
Started at 10g, haven't tried any more or less. You should be fine with anything "food grade," though I use NOW because my grocery store sells it. It's sweet, too, tastes like sugar, so you can sweeten stuff with it.
Hi, would NOW Solutions Glycerine Vegetable be safe to use as VG in e-liquid?
The Wet 'N Wild is still available.
What do you want a toner to do? If you just want a light hydrating mist, then I would suggest you buy a bottle of rosewater for a few dollars, a bottle of glycerin likewise, and a 2-ounce spray bottle, and mix your own at a ratio of perhaps 30:1 — fill the bottle most of the way with rosewater, add a half-teaspoonful of glycerin, and shake well. It will work at least as well as the commercial brands, and it won't have any added fragrances or preservatives (which is why you need to mix it in small batches, not more than 2 ounces at a time).
I just use a washcloth but there may be better things out there. I used to find glycerin in the grocery store (might carry it in drug stores too?) but now I just get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Solutions-Vegetable-Glycerine-16-Ounce/dp/B0019LWU2K/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1538168604&sr=8-3&keywords=now+foods+glycerin
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You're welcome, hope it helps!
All natural vegetable glycerin. I use on my skin too. Just mix a bit in with my lotion in winter or the dry patches I get on my face. It does wonders.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019LWU2K/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_3R5WN5X4Y3TQKKR5BJHB
Claims 100% and says it's food grade, but not FDA approved. A lot of comments and testimonies claim its edible. So I think I'm ok.
This is the most inexpensive and easy route that offers some level of quality and durability. This is the method I use, but I also play around with the ratio of ingredients (usually the water) to get the consistency I desire. I've made a stiff, but still flexible 8-10" tongue with 12g wire inside using this method. The gelatin can be very sturdy if you make it right and are willing to experiment to get there. Bonus of using gelatin: if you mess up making your prosthetic, you can just melt it down and try again. You can find knox unflavored gelatin at the grocery store and glycerin at a pharmacy. This is the brand of glycerin I use, simply because it is inexpensive and works for me and if you decide to start using gelatin frequently you can buy a giant 1lb tub on Amazon to save money.
If you have the budget or already have some of these products, this video shows how they made a gelatin mask with higher grade products. There's a link in the description for part 1 where they make the gelatin.
https://www.amazon.com/Solutions-Vegetable-Versatile-Softening-Moisturizing/dp/B0019LWU2K
It doesn't really matter if it's all vegetable. Most pharmacies where I live (Europe) sell glycerine. It's not glycerine.
Alcohol is very good at extracting from herbs. You can just mix the glycerine with the tincture or you could evaporate some of the alcohol and get a denser tincture (just leave it out with the lid off), though it may not mix with the glycerine as readily then.
You could try adding the teeniest tiniest bit of glycerine to a sample of the ink (not the bottle, in case you use too much). A tiny amount on the tip of a toothpick is enough to start.
I bought this (just so you know what we're talking about): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019LWU2K/
Some people recommend liquid dish soap, but you'd want it to be clear, and the chemical makeup of those can vary, so I personally wouldn't use that, but you can try if you want.
I got the vegetable glycerin from amazon for ~$10 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019LWU2K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) the oil from amazon for ~$10 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001895GG0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
The recipe calls for "organic" blah blah blah but I'm not into that stuff so I didn't worry about it.
I used sailor jerry rum, which is ~$20 (and you can either use it to make another batch of aftershave or get drunk with the rest, up to you)
The witch hazel was something like $4?
This all adds up, but the oil and the glycerin are 1 time buys. Like, seriously I've made a few batches and I'm nowhere close to out of it. The glycerin only calls for 1 teaspoon. You probably don't even need it.
Other than that the ingredients are probably things in your kitchen or very cheap to pick up at the market. I just put the stuff in an old liquor bottle and set it in the closet to age for a while. Comes out great.
I've tried Hydromax and it was alright. Though everything I've read is that GMS and hydromax are just powdered glycerine. So I switched to taking 10g vegetable glycerine and really like it. Seems to help with pump and energy a little, it's sweet, and it's a lot cheaper
I've taken like 5-15g of vegetable glycerin, and the same in HydroMax. The liquid tastes good though.