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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
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 Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 8:27:38 PM
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Has anyone experimented making herbal inks like from pokeberries - and how about making a quill pen from a turkey feather? Sounds like fun. When I was a kid I used to put poke juice on my cheeks for blush.
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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prairielandherbs
True Blue Farmgirl
690 Posts
Maggie
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 06:46:29 AM
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| no, but it's a fascinating idea! |
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lovelady
True Blue Farmgirl
533 Posts
Toni
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 08:34:30 AM
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| That does sound cool. When I was little, I would make walnut "juice" and try to write with it. I just gathered up a bunch of black walnuts, put them in a bucket with some water, and beat the heck out of them. Then my friend and I would write notes with it, or just dip things in it to see what color they came out. We did similar stuff with pokeberries and any other stuff we could find in the woods. We loved making "stew", just walking around with a bucket and picking up whatever berries and leaves and mud we could find. I bet my mom loved doing my laundry as a kid! |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 2:30:30 PM
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I read where you can add gum arabic to thicken the ink. I can probably find more turkey feathers from wild turkeys, or I can try a craft store to mess around making a quill. I love quill pens - I would love to have a nice writing set and I know there is a catalog that sells pretty color scented inks, and I guess you could still make your own inks and scent them with essential oils...... sounds like I will research this more.
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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prairielandherbs
True Blue Farmgirl
690 Posts
Maggie
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 1:57:30 PM
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| my boyfriend made ink, years ago, using lampblack...not herbal, but if you're interested I can ask him the specifics of how he did it! |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 3:02:12 PM
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Sure Maggie! Did you get your author copies yet? Abbie said probably this week..... I am still researching something for us to write together it will be such fun! Did your article come out in Farm Home yet? I forget if I subscribed to it or not - I want the next issue wahhhhhhhhhhhhh
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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prairielandherbs
True Blue Farmgirl
690 Posts
Maggie
Iowa
USA
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2008 : 10:11:11 PM
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Maggie - What an amazing article - I would never have thought of it - that is the brains that gets you a column and more jobs girl - I am never out of rusty things here - bet it would look cool on a white man's shirt or even a faded blue jean shirt - how about a rusty horseshoe for a design???? Interesting :)
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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