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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
organic jewelry pickle
After much searching, I've finally found a recipe for pickle that's non-toxic, and actually works! For those of you non-silversmiths out there, in the silversmithing world pickle is used to remove the coating from silver (and other metals, I'm sure) after they're heated with a torch. It's a necessary part of the process. But for obvious reasons, I've never really been fond of having sulferic acid in my house.
I've tried other non-toxic pickle recipes, and they all seem to work veeeery slooooowly. This one, though, this one is fabulous. You take vinegar (just regular vinegar), heat it up in your pickle pot, and add table salt until the solution is saturated. That's it! As far as I can tell, it works just as fast as the standard pickle from Rio Grande. The only problem I've had so far is that it's a bit cloudy, so you kind of have to fish around for your pieces. I may have put too much salt in, though. We'll see if it clears up with use.
Now if only I can find an organic recipe for etching acid......
UPDATE 1: I've tried it heated up in the pickle pot now, and it's fantastic! It's actually faster than the standard pickle. I can see my pieces turning white as I'm setting them down. And it's not cloudy anymore, either. Fabulous!
A lovely silversmith named Kimberley Grasing tells me that the perfect ratio is 1 Tbsp salt for every 1 cup of vinegar. Thanks Kimberley!
This pickle works brilliantly on sterling silver, 14K white gold, and 14K rose gold, but I have to leave 14K yellow gold in for a long time before the firescale comes off. If I'm in a hurry, I end up hand-polishing my yellow gold pieces to remove the firescale.
UPDATE 2: After this pickle ate through the stainless steel exterior of my pickle pot, I started storing it in a covered glass container and heating it up in the microwave when I need it (2 minutes in my microwave, your mileage may vary). The microwave method works brilliantly, and as a bonus saves me about $10/month on my electricity bill.
Be sure to check out my posts on oxidizing jewelry with eggs and polishing silver the organic way, too!
91 comments:
- Kerri Norman said...
Thankyou! I'll try this today. I'm so glad there are people like you out there experimenting.
- May 24, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
I'm so glad you found it! The more people using non-toxic pickle the better. :)
- May 26, 2009 at 9:12 AM
I'm going to try it. I'm tired of buying so much from Rio Grand and paying shippingW!!! Vinegar and salt. Good!!!!
- May 27, 2009 at 8:38 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Ah, you guys are just making me so happy :) I actually have a nearly full container of Rio Grande pickle here that I have no intentions of using. I wonder if I can find someone local to take it...
- May 27, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- Beth Cyr said...
I had heard about this and tried it... and it turned my silver black. It was very strangle. I use vinegar to clean off my castings (great for eating off the investment) and when I leave it in there long enough it does 'pickle' the metal to a nice white. I had heard that adding salt would make it better - I left my pieces in for about a day or so and they turned black! eep! Have you had any experience with this? I thought it was the strangest thing - I even tried it again with just some sheet silver and the same thing happened.
- May 28, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
No, my pieces go lovely and white. I'm wondering if maybe there's some additive in the salt you're using that's reacting with the silver? Or with the container or your copper tongs? I just use plain old table salt in mine.
- May 28, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Hi there, came across this post via the metalsmiths in action blog- im curious about the ratio if salt to vinegar. is it just white vinegar? and could the other commenter have used iodised salt as opposed to plain table salt? final question is how does it last? ive been using ph decrease for spa pools as a pickle which has a reasonable life so long as it is used warm.
thanks. frances.
- May 28, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
I'm using plain white vinegar (Albertson's store brand) and Morton's iodized salt. So it's not the iodization that's causing a problem. This pickle definitely works much better when hot. And it lasts quite well for me. I don't solder every day, and I've not really tracked how many days I get out of it, but I probably change it out every couple of months. It does tend to evaporate, and the salt crystallizes in fantastic structures around the edge of the pot. But I just top it off with vinegar and salt when I heat it and it toddles along nicely. I'd be interested to hear if anyone does have any thoughts on how it lasts compared to other pickles.
- May 28, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- Kristin said...
I've been considering switching to a different type of pickle lately, and I was looking into citric acid.
Have you tried citric acid and if so, how did it compare to the vinegar solution?
- June 14, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Kristin - I haven't tried citric acid myself, although I've read a bit about it and chatted with other silversmiths who have tried it. Apparently it works, but rather slowly. That's why I decided to go with this salt and vinegar pickle, which works very quickly. You should be able to find information about citric acid pickle on the web, though, or you can try chatting with other silversmiths who have tried it. Good luck!
- June 14, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- Lilia N Designs said...
Kristin - I've tried using citric acid. It is good, works well on silver and gold, however it is much slower than normal pickle (mine is from Rio) and doesn't work at all if used cold. Also, I found it much more expensive (I live in England and get it in my local pharmacy store) than Rio's pickle (that's with shipping and customs).
Does the vinegar and salt solution work on gold?
- June 16, 2009 at 11:04 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
It works fairly well on gold, although more slowly than on silver. Sometimes I've had to sand off some parts - I think mostly the glassy stuff that forms when the flux is heated. I'd be really interested in hearing other peoples' experiences and suggestions with gold.
- June 17, 2009 at 5:35 AM
- Helenes Dreams said...
I am just a newbie in metal smithing, but I stumbled along this post and I am so glad you shared this. Would you happen to know how much vinegar to salt you are using? Its funny, I love dipping foods in vinegar and salt and eating it..yah I know wierd huh! Also do you just use a simple small crockpot at low or high heat? I appreciate your time..thanks so much!
- June 22, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
I use a simple small crockpot (I think it's designed for dips) on whatever heat it has. I don't think it has more than one. I got mine from Rio Grande. If I had to guess I'd say I use 2-3 cups of vinegar and 3 or 4 tablespoons of salt. But really I just heat up the vinegar and then pour salt in, stir, and repeat until it stops absorbing salt.
I'll add vinegar and salt whenever it evaporates too much (when you cool the solution down you'll get these crazy salt crystalline structures around the edge of the pot). I only change the solution when it gets dirty, and then I neutralize it with baking soda before I dispose of it.
Oh, and leave the lid askew when you cool the solution, or the salt crystals will seal it on. It's a huge pain to get loose again!
- June 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- A. Heron said...
oh wow this is such an awesome idea! I'm so paranoid about having anything toxic around. I will definitely have to try this out.
What's a safe way to dispose of the pickle that I have now?
- July 19, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Oh, I'm not sure on that, since I don't use the sulferic acid type. You definitely need to neutralize it (baking soda works well). Just keep adding baking soda a bit at a time until it no longer foams. And I know you're not supposed to put it down the drain. But I'm not sure how you can dispose of it. Sorry!
- July 19, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- kee wilde-ramsing said...
You're awesome! I have navigated the whole style of my work away from soldering just because I don't want to deal with chemicals. You have opened up a whole new world for me, and I thank you.
- July 27, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
You're welcome. My goal is to help as many silversmiths go organic as I can. There's no point in hoarding those secrets - I'd rather have as big of an impact as possible on the environment. :)
- July 27, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Swati said...
I too had this weird blackening thing happen when I used vinegar and salt...I wish someone knew why it happens :-(. I would love to use this rather than toxic acids. Recently I used pickle I bought from Monster Slayer...that too turned my silver black. I wonder what it is I'm doing wrong...
- October 12, 2009 at 10:47 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
We've been having a conversation about pieces turning dark grey in the pickle in my metalsmiths group. The consensus seems to be that pieces turn grey either when the pickle is too strong or when they're left in the pickle too long. (This is true with all pickles, not just organic pickle.) I forgot a chain in the pickle for two days and it turned a deep, dull grey.
I'd guess that Beth left her piece in the pickle for much too long. For silver, I would guess an hour or so should be plenty long enough. Swati - how long did you leave your piece in the pickle? You can also try using less salt to make the pickle less strong.
Hope that helps!
- October 13, 2009 at 5:24 AM
- Hightower Botanicals said...
I finally tried this orgainic pickle. I LOVE it !!! It works really well!
Thank you for sharing!
- November 8, 2009 at 5:44 AM
- bhs said...
art teacher here. Love this about the vinegar. Trying today. How about for brass and nickle? Any reason this might not work with these since the commercial pickles have sulfuric and nitric acid???
- January 28, 2010 at 8:09 AM
- bhs said...
Any one tried this will nickle or brass?
- January 28, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Sorry, I've never tried nickle or brass in pickle, although I know straight vinegar takes tarnish off of brass. Maybe someone else knows?
- January 28, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Thomasin Durgin said...
Hello, Jo! I made a ring tonight and had forgotten that my pickle pot was turned off, I use citric acid and it doesn't work cold. I didn't want to heat up used pickle in my microwave since it has copper ions in it. I remembered a conversation we'd had about salt and looked up this post. All I have in the house is apple cider vinegar and it worked fine. The ring is both silver and copper, for those interested in knowing if it works on base metal. Thanks so much for sharing the info!
- February 5, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Thanks for letting me know, Tomi. :) I pickle gold in it all the time, too. It works best on the rose gold, not as well on the yellow and white gold.
I've started heating up the pickle, dropping my pieces in, and taking an hour-long tea break. Leaving the pieces in there for an hour or so seems to be plenty of time for the pickle to work.
- February 5, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
BTW, I just checked with my in-house expert and he says it's perfectly safe to microwave used pickle. The blue is copper sulfate (copper salts), not copper the metal. It's nothing like putting a spoon in the microwave. Copper sulfate won't reflect the microwaves, and therefore it shouldn't cause any issues.
- February 5, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Sandy Simpson [Punky Jane] said...
I'm so glad I found your blog! I'm trying this today!! :~)
- February 11, 2010 at 8:18 AM
- Jes said...
Oh My Goodness! I love tinkering but hate chemicals! You are heaven sent!!!
Love, love, LOVE your jewelry. Just stunning! Do you have any advice for someone who wants to learn more about simple jewelry making? (wishbone style earings, bangles...we're talking beginner simple with no tools except my husbands ;) )... Our local community college offers a class but I'm not quite sure where to start.
I'm so glad I stumbled across your blog. It's a treasure! :)
- March 22, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Thanks so much Jes! You can learn a bit of basic jewelry making on the internet these days. Just take a look around and you'll find YouTube videos and written tutorials galore to get you started beading and making earwires. If you want to make bangles, though, you'll need to learn how to use a torch. I'd recommend taking a class for that. You really don't want to set your house on fire! :)
- March 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- CarolynArtist said...
thank you so much for this! My friend Sal (Sally - TheBearAffair) turned me onto this recipe from my FB page! I'm trying it today! :-)
- April 11, 2010 at 6:48 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Excellent! Let me know how it goes. :)
- April 11, 2010 at 6:51 AM
- Cristina said...
Tried this and it worked GREAT!!! Thank you!! I am going all green, so having a chemical-free pickle was essential. I also posted about it on my blog: http://cristinasjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/05/organic-jewelry-pickle-from-i-dream-i.html I hope that's okay with you!
- May 26, 2010 at 11:31 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Oh, I'm so glad! The more green metalsmiths there are, the happier I am. :)
- May 27, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- saramosa said...
yay! you have solved one of my looming problems with at home jewelry making.does the vinegar need to be neutralised before disposal? or does it just evaporate so there's no issue?and thankyouthankyou thankyou for this post.
- May 30, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
You still need to neutralize it like any pickle - I use baking soda. And remember that while the pickle itself is organic, it will have copper in it when it's all used up, so you shouldn't put it down the drain.
- May 30, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- saramosa said...
i have a feeling this question is a no brainer but asking anyway....if i use steel tongs will it contaminate this pickle? i'm more of a coppersmith so it would be awesome if i could intentionally plate with "green" pickle.
- May 30, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Hmm, I've definitely not tried that! But it behaves in all other ways like any other pickle, so I suspect it would work. Let me know how it turns out. :)
- May 30, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Anyes said...
I just found this blog today looking for pickle options. My grandmother used warm vinegar and salt to clean her brass and copper pots when I was a little girl. Works like a charm. For really tarnished brass, she would actually put it on the stove in the vinegar mix. I am glad to know this works as a pickle for silver. Thanks!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:33 AM
- cory - falling star lane said...
I just tried the salt and vinegar today - after i tried the lemon and water - which i didn't think was working, and saw it was as i poured it out - oh well, looks like a good thing, either way!! i am so grateful for this post still being around - being self taught, i am experimenting and learning as i go - thanks for the info - much appreciated!
- July 16, 2010 at 1:22 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Oh, I'm not familiar with lemon and water pickle. What's the recipe? I know people use citric acid, so I always thought lemon should work, although I'm thinking the lemons might get a bit expensive...
- July 16, 2010 at 7:47 AM
- plcpeggy said...
Beautiful jewelry and great handmade jewelry tip! I will definitely try this at home. As for citric acid, I have a pot warming right now with a concentrated lemon Kool-aid (just lemon, and it's for the citric acid!) and water mix that I am using as pickle. Seems to be working, but as others have said, is kind of slow.
Thanks again!
- July 19, 2010 at 10:04 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
The salt and vinegar pickle is really fast. When it's fresh and strong, you can drop a piece in and watch it turn white as it settles to the bottom. IMO it's even faster than the commercial pickles. I guess that's why I've not been too tempted to try the citric acid pickle. It's nice to have options, though. :)
- July 19, 2010 at 10:08 PM
- Gwenn said...
Dearest Silversmith! I've just completed my first silversmith course and onto the next level, following my Great Grandfather's profession (originally from Birmingham - came to the US in 1880). I simply wanted to know if you could reheat pickle, found your blog and have been thoroughly delighted! I've just begun setting up my workshop at home and wanting to follow my instructor who uses an organic pickle for our class. I'm excited to discuss your findings in my next class. Bless you! Best always, Gwenn from West Hartford, Connecticut
- November 13, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- ccn said...
Brillant! I'm a new metal smith just setting up in my home. I'm really against any kind of toxins in my living environment, so I was dreading the whole pickle issue. Thanks so much for sharing! Now I can play with a clear conscience!
- December 6, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
No worries. :) I'm just making up a fresh batch for myself this morning. I love this stuff!
- December 6, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Amy said...
Hi there! I was so excited to come across your recipe for organic pickle. I'm setting up a home studio, and was nervous about having toxic chemicals in my home. I do have one silly question. Just how bad does the vinegar/salt heated solution smell? Occasionally, my husband will use vinegar around the house, and it smells horrible. So I can't imagine how bad it would smell heated up, and in the same room with you working/solding.... Any thoughts? Is it not bad to smell the vinegar fumes?
- December 27, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- glassbead, isinglass design said...
So,here's a crazy thing. I just read about cleaning glass rods with metal pickle, and had also just gotten a library book saying that you could make your own pickle. So here I am! I'll be trying this soon, and will also suggest other glass workers try it rather than adding some nasty chemicals into our studios. I'll let you know how it goes. And thanks!
- January 3, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
@Amy - It definitely smells like vinegar, and if you don't have it in a vented space, it will make your whole studio smell like vinegar. I don't mind the smell, but if you hate the smell of vinegar, this may not be the pickle for you. Also, do remember this is an acid. You definitely don't want to be breathing the fumes, or getting it on your skin or in your eyes. Handle this like any other pickle - with care, in a well-ventilated place.
- January 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
@glassbead - Sweet! Please do let me know how it works out for you. I love finding new applications for an organic solution. :)
- January 4, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- glassbead, isinglass design said...
Yes! You Rock! It worked. My blog will be ready tomorrow with pics and a link to this info. I'm always happy to find a non-toxic solution that works so well. I would never have even tried the toxic solution.
- January 13, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Sweet! Organic solutions rock. :)
- January 13, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- glassbead, isinglass design said...
Here you go- your blog on my blog!
- January 14, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- Shirlee Grund said...
if you're still looking for an non toxic etching set up, check this out. http://privatestockjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/02/green-etching-for-jewelry-without-acid.html
i've not trued it yet but it looks interesting.
- February 8, 2011 at 3:27 AM
- Shirlee Grund said...
if you're still looking for an non toxic etching set up, check this out. http://privatestockjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/02/green-etching-for-jewelry-without-acid.html
i've not trued it yet but it looks interesting.
- February 8, 2011 at 3:28 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Ah yes, I've seen that sort of thing before. To my knowledge it works best with copper, though, and I'd really like to etch silver...
- February 8, 2011 at 7:24 AM
- Debbie said...
you could always etch German Silver (Nickel Silver) as it is copper bearing....
- March 2, 2011 at 12:33 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Hmm, I'm not a big fan of nickel silver. But it's nice to know that's an option. :)
- March 2, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Rebecca said...
I can't wait to try this and get my "poison" pickle out of my studio! Thank you so much!
- March 28, 2011 at 4:59 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Yay! The more the merrier. :)
- March 28, 2011 at 5:14 PM
- Tiff said...
Works wonders on copper and brass wire twists! Thanks!
- October 6, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Any time. :)
- October 11, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- Seaglass Reinvented said...
This is really great! I'm a newbie when it comes to metalsmithing, but I also make sea glass jewelry. Thanks so much for posting! I can't wait to try it.
- March 25, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- Esmae Mooney said...
Hi I used your organic pickle recipe with great suscess, it was the first time I had ever pickled, I've written about it in my blog here http://www.handmadebyesmae.blogspot.co.uk/
I thought using pickle would be dangerous, complicated and expensive so thankyou very much for making it not.
- April 1, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
So glad you guys like it! I love not having to have toxic chemicals in my home studio. :)
- April 1, 2012 at 5:10 PM
- Connie said...
curious, if you arent suppose to pour it down the drain then where does it go?
- May 8, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
You'll want to check with your local city or town to find out the correct way to dispose of toxic materials. Our local dump has a process for handling these materials. Basically it's generally the same way you get rid of old cans of paint.
- May 8, 2012 at 9:39 AM
- ANNETTE HUSBAND said...
I too was looking for an laternative to acid pickle so gave this a try tonight with brass and it worked a dream within 10 minutes. I live were it is hot and humid so only microwaved it for one minute. So glad I found you :o)
Annette In Oz
- July 9, 2012 at 2:50 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Oooh, interesting! I hadn't thought to try it with brass.
- July 9, 2012 at 6:42 AM
- Beth Wicker said...
Thanks so much for this! Ran out of pickle today, and this worked a charm!
- October 28, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
Any time! It works amazing well, and as a bonus it's *so* cheap. :)
- October 28, 2012 at 4:58 PM
- Knuckle Kiss said...
Hi, Jo! This is an awesome tip and has worked really well for me. Thank you so much! I blog about my results here:
- November 13, 2012 at 6:21 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
So glad it works for you! I find it works well on rose gold as well, if a bit slowly on yellow and white gold. Looks like Emily has a nice list of alternative pickles I'm not familiar with, too. Must try KoolAid one day. :)
- November 13, 2012 at 6:34 PM
- because said...
so excited to have found this, especially since i don't intend to do much soldering (jump rings, really) and find it so unnecessary to buy large amounts of anything when i have the ingredients i need already at home. i do have one question though, when you say you have it stored in a covered glass container now since it ate through your crock pot, may i ask how you have it covered or what kind of "jar" you use? i was debating on getting a little dipper to use, but maybe not so much anymore if it ate through your steel one! thanks.
- November 16, 2012 at 2:32 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
I use a glass storage container with a glass lid like these from the Container Store:
I actually use a 4 cup one, which they no longer seem to sell, so I have room to pickle larger pieces like bangles. But if you're just pickling jump rings the smaller one should do.
When you're ready to use the pickle, you can just throw the whole container - lid and all - into the microwave to heat. When not in use, mine sits on my kitchen counter. If the level drops too far over time from evaporation (which can happen if you don't use it often), you can top it up with more vinegar. You'll want to change the pickle out when it starts turning blue and/or when it stops working very well.
- November 16, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- StephanieMay...xo said...
My god, I read this not five minutes ago - having just soldered a ring. I put maybe about a cup of white vinegar into a saucepan, added two teaspoons of salt until they dissolved (ring in the solution the whole time, and just as it began to boil, I suddenly had a white ring. Brought the fine silver to the top so nicely! I'm ecstatic! Never using anything else. Ever. Thank you! xoxo
- March 28, 2013 at 5:01 AM
- idreamicanfly said...
Isn't it amazing stuff? I've never tried it in a saucepan. Good to know that works! I always heat mine in the microwave.
- March 28, 2013 at 2:33 PM
- milomade said...
Thanks for this - I've been looking for something like this as I'm trying to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals in the house now that I have a one year old on the verge of running around - will pin this.
- May 11, 2013 at 8:13 AM
- milomade said...
Just tried this cold - very slow. Heated it up in the microwave as suggested - super fast. My studio smells like a chip shop though!
- May 16, 2013 at 10:26 AM
- Patricia said...
i am just venturing into the metalsmith world and trying to figure out what supplies i will need. this is a wonderful post and i am so thrilled to find something organic!
i see this works with gold...does it work with gold filled pieces? i plan on using sterling silver and gold filled components and want to make sure this would work for both.
also, any recommendations for the other parts of the process such as flux?
- June 25, 2013 at 8:54 AM
- Design 2 said...
So If I you heat up the solution in a glass container in the microwave you don't need to put it in a pickle pot? You can just use the container? And you put the jewelry in the microwave? Sorry for all the questions this is brilliant!
- October 18, 2013 at 11:44 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
I wouldn't recommend putting the jewelry in the microwave. Supposedly it's safe if it's submerged in liquid but yeah - I wouldn't try it. I heat the pickle up first, pull it out and put it on the counter, and then add the jewelry. Of course the pickle cools down over time, so you'll have to keep reheating it if you're pickling a series of things, but for a single set of pieces, it works really well. :)
- October 22, 2013 at 8:10 PM
- Karen Pridemore said...
Does this also work on copper? I just bought a little crock pot at the Goodwill today and would like to try this vinegar/salt solution.
- October 24, 2013 at 2:42 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
It should, since it's the copper content in sterling silver and rose gold that it works on. Let us know how it goes. :)
- October 26, 2013 at 6:50 AM
- Chelsea Shannon said...
SO happy to have found your blog today - excellent recipe, works like a charm.
- January 4, 2014 at 1:24 PM
- Sandra said...
Hi from Oz,
Would this solution work on stainless steel? I make spoon rings and i want avoid any toxins in my methods.
- March 30, 2014 at 10:12 PM
- Melinda Young said...
Magnificent result! Thank you SO much for sharing. Changed my jewelling life for the better : )
I also clean my kitchen/bathroom etc with white vinegar!
- May 7, 2014 at 3:00 AM
- Dickson Family said...
It works great...thank you so much for posting this!!!
- May 8, 2014 at 3:41 PM
- PatWex said...
I've been successfully and happily using vinegar and salt pickle for about a year now. It resides in a glass jar with plastic lid, on a mug warmer right on the work table.
Just don't know why the silver turns white, and how to make it silver again. Any ideas??
- June 25, 2014 at 12:08 PM
- idreamicanfly said...
The white is the pure silver coming to the surface, which is the result of using any type of pickle. If it looks way too white to you, try pulling it out of the pickle a bit sooner. If you leave a piece in the pickle for too long it can get damaged, eventually being eaten away entirely!
- June 26, 2014 at 7:59 PM
- Anthony Hernandez said...
New to jewelry making here! I recently ordered metal claw settings from a chinese wholesale retailer. I just found out they are listed as metal and are "silver colored" but the metal material is copper.
When I'm welding them together (mini torch, solder, and flux) I find by the end the surface has burn marks that I can't get rid of. Pickling didn't work. Is there possibly another way to get rid of these burn marks so it looks clean again?
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Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer's Future
Jane Friedman on Feb 19 2010 | Filed under: Business
I recently read this advice telling fiction writers not to worry (initially) about online presence or platform.
I run across this advice frequently—and I used to offer up some version of it, e.g., focus on perfecting your work first before you jump into submitting.
While I still believe that to some extent, this view can set up writers for disappointment and failure if/when they do get published. So let's dispel some myths.
Myth: In fiction, craft is the most important thing.
Why this view is problematic: Most writers aspire to sell their work to a traditional publisher. While it's important in fiction to have a wonderful and exceptional manuscript, sadly that doesn't make your work salable or marketable.
(Writers, don't you complain all the time about the crap that gets published by New York houses?)
Mediocre writers with sales & marketing savvy are more likely to succeed in commercial publishing than talented writers without sales & marketing skill.
Myth: Fiction writers need to focus on writing (or completing their first manuscript).
Why this view is problematic: Few writers—even the established ones—have the luxury of just writing, and frankly, it's better not to set up an unrealistic idea that your valuable time should be spent only writing (while pushing off the undesirable online or marketing activities to a publisher).
Even while producing your first manuscript, you need to find ways to meaningfully interact with others online, consider how your stories can reach readers in new or dynamic ways, and develop some skill at soft marketing and promotion (or branding yourself), before those skills are called upon to ensure the success of your published work.
But perhaps most importantly, online interaction leads to deep developments in how you write, who you write for, and how many you write for. Every writer should be invested in audience development.
What is audience development?
Are you passionate about sharing your story with others? Do you want to find more readers to share your work with?
That's audience development, and it's NEVER too soon to start cultivating and growing your audience.
How does one develop an audience? Aside from writing and publishing your work, or being active in your community, you develop a following by:
• Interacting with friends and other writers on Facebook (or your preferred social network)
• Developing relationships with writers and potential readers on Twitter
• Participating in forums that tie into your work's genre, topic, or subject matter
• Commenting on blogs of interest to you, and offering thoughtful feedback and questions
• Having a site or blog that serves as a homebase and gives people a way to be notified when something new happens with you (via e-mail or RSS)
Social media is not just about socializing. It is NOT wasting your time. It's part of your critical mission of spreading the word about what you do, building audience, and developing relationships that benefit you over a lifetime.
Audience development activities are so important that they should be integrated into your daily life and—lucky you!—you're living in an age when the tools to reach your audience are free, easy to use, and pose no barriers to entry.
You want to wait to try Facebook or Twitter or blogging until a few months before your book is out?
That's too late for most books.
You want to wait to establish your online presence until you have a book deal?
You're likely to feel confused and unsure of yourself, and it's going to be like summiting a 10,000-foot mountain in an hour.
Don't tell me you're leaving audience building to your publisher. Because I'm here to tell you: They rarely put in the investment that's required.
If you think your publisher will deliver your book to your most desirable or target audience, you deeply misunderstand the capabilities and function of most traditional trade publishing houses. And you're focusing too much on the publication of one book—which is only one format, one experience, one small piece of what you might potentially offer a readership.
Here's the Big Secret
You want to have an audience connected to YOU over the lifespan of your writing career—far beyond the publication of a single title.
Repeat to yourself:
Getting a book published does NOT equate to readership.
You must cultivate a readership every day of your life, and you start TODAY. Your readers will not be interested in reading just one book; they will be interested in everything and anything you do—and that includes interacting with you online.
Audience development doesn't happen overnight (or even in 6 months or a year)—and it's a process that continues for as long as you want to have a readership.
It shouldn't be delayed, postponed, or discounted for one minute.
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About Jane Friedman
Jane Friedman is the co-founder and publisher of Scratch, a quarterly magazine focused on the intersection of writing and money. She teaches digital publishing and media at the University of Virginia and is a full-time publishing consultant. Find out more at her website.
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[...] a recent blog post, Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer's Future, Jane Friedman of Writer's Digest said: Getting a book published does NOT equate to [...]
[...] In fact, a number of articles emphasize the point further by saying that we cannot even wait until we finish writing the book before we start building our following. (The latest article, which you might find of interest, is "Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer's Future," by Jan Friedman, Editor-in-Chief of Writer's Digest: http://writerunboxed.com/2010/02/19/audience-development-critical-to-every-writers-future/.) [...]
Great insight into myths and such. I've been learning this over the last few years and am glad I figured this out now and not later.
Thanks for the topic.
.-= Jean Ann Williams´s last blog ..Jan/Feb 2010 SCBWI Bulletin and "The Truth About Writer Friends" =-.
Thanks for the advice. Now I need more time, when will I have 48-hour days? ;-)
[...] a recent blog post, Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer's Future, Jane Friedman of Writer's Digest said: Getting a book published does NOT equate to readership. [...]
You are right on about building that audience and your platform. Excellent post.
.-= Kimber´s last blog ..Popped Comments =-.
This is a great post, Jane. Thanks.
I started my blog a year and a half ago for exactly this reason. I was getting ready to query my first novel in a few months, and I wanted to start to build a web presence. But my blog has become so much more for me.
I found it difficult at first to come up with topics, and I did worry that it took too much time away from my writing time, which was so little as it was. But when I started writing my second novel, I put word counts on my blog posts, and I found that to be a great incentive in my writing. It was like the blog was keeping me accountable for writing every day. I think my blog helped me a lot in being able to write the first draft in three months.
I've made friends through my blog, with other bloggers that I follow and them following me. It makes me feel less alone in my writing, which is wonderful.
I highly recommend writers try it, even if they're not worrying about traffic at first, just get a feel for it and have fun. It can be a great tool to keep us on track.
.-= Samantha Clark´s last blog ..Guest post: Memoir author Linda Joy Myers =-.
Jane, I really enjoyed this post, and I'm sure you've had a million questions about the "how-to" aspect of social networking for writers. My problem is that, over the past year of trying to participate in such networks, I get the feeling that Facebook, for one, is strictly for family and friend connections and, for a writer, we can only promote ourselves to our families/friends for just so long before we become persona nongrata. By only connecting with those we accept as friends, we limit our exposure to other potential readers.
Last year, I developed a "page" on FaceBook for the purpose of bringing readers and writers together to discuss likes and dislikes, trends, etc. Ninety people signed up to become fans of this page, and I dutifully posted a new question every other day. At the end of the first four months, we had fewer than twenty responses! When I asked why everyone was so quiet, someone commented, "we're all busy reading!" Clever, but it appeared that supposed readers and writers just weren't interested in talking about the craft.
It is easy to consider these sites as time-gobblers and discouraging to spend energy and optimism with so little return. Any insights into how a writer can make this work?
@Toni - Really appreciate your comment; gives me an opportunity to elaborate on Facebook, which I think is an underestimated platform.
I reach thousands more people on Twitter, but the interactions I have on Facebook tend to be more in-depth and more meaningful.
But more key:
As people spend more and more time on Facebook, and rely on Facebook for news, then writers ought to be increasing their interactions there.
Note: I have nothing to hide (in terms of what I post on Facebook) from even a stranger. I know that, in this approach, I am somewhat different than others. I blogged about my approach here:
If you can find a way to be comfortable on Facebook even with people you don't know well, here are the benefits:
* You can have conversations on your blog posts that just never get sparked on the blog itself. (This happens to me constantly.)
* You can post links to information/topics that you find interesting/relevant (without going to the time/trouble of a blog post) - yet another avenue for good conversation.
* You can make a more lasting and personal connection with people who see you as an authentic human being (depending on what you're willing to share).
All of these conversations serve as test marketing, audience building, and community development for yourself and your ideas. Even if people don't participate by commenting, you'll realize later that they're reading closely, and sometimes it's easier to get people's attention on Facebook than anywhere else.
That said, a lack of engagement may be related to the facelessness of a fan page (people are on Facebook to interact with real people) -- or you're just not posting anything quite interesting enough!
Jane – Thank you for a well-thought-out response to my confusion. I've read the post three times in order to frame my comments.
* I am not uncomfortable interacting with people I don't know; however, my understanding (or perhaps misunderstanding) was/is that social media etiquette demands that one only befriend people we know. I was under the impression that to send friend requests to strangers on FB was not acceptable. As I look through my own short list of friends, I see many people on their lists that I would like to approach, but why would they want to accept? Case in point: when I receive a request from someone I don't know that isn't a friend of someone I know, I tend to ignore the request. Perhaps I'm going about this wrong?
* I joined several writer-related groups on FB with the idea that I would be able to connect with the members of those groups; however, the only communications I've received have been a barrage of promotional commercial posts from the owners behind the pages. There seems to be little interaction and discussion between the members.
* My profiles and professional information are all over the Internet, so the issue of anything to hide doesn't apply.
* I read your blog about Facebook strategy. You mentioned feeding your blog posts directly to FB. I don't see a way to do that on either FB or Blogger. Could you elaborate? (If you prefer to e-mail me privately, that's fine.)
* Perhaps the fan page was the wrong approach; my questions were generic (i.e., [for readers] how important is a cover in your decision to examine a book? [for writers] does a particular time of year inspire you or crush your creativity?) My intent was to get interesting dialog going between readers and writers.
* I follow you on Twitter because you provide the kinds of motivational material that keep me pumped up. I'm a long-time member of WritersMarket and fan of the magazine. I am not a novice writer, but this social media thing sure has me stumped!
@Toni / @Therese
Agree with Therese! I friend people I don't know personally as long as I can draw some kind of connection. I create friend lists in Facebook too, to help me should I have a privacy concern in the future. (Friend lists allow you to segment and customize access.)
It could be weird to solicit friendships from strangers, but only if you have no friends in common. Always include a message with your request and explain why you're approaching them. Most people will be flattered at the interest.
I'm sorry to hear that some FB writing groups have gone commercial in nature. Those people are probably turning off far more people than they attract.
Regarding FB blog feeds: You can use either the Networked Blogs application, or you can use the RSS functionality on the "Notes" application that's built into everyone's profile.
For the fan page - you might have better luck if you share links/articles/sites that you find interesting and helpful, rather than a prompt. People like discovering little gems like that from people they trust on Facebook.
You ask really wonderful questions -- it's rare to find a writer who knows the right questions to ask. :)
I hope these answers help.
.-= Jane Friedman´s last blog ..The Story of Your Life IS Your Life =-.
Thank you Jane, I'm determined that one CAN teach an old dog new tricks! ;-)
Thanks too Therese--it is encouraging to know that I won't be put in Facebook Jail if I try to communicate with someone who sounds interesting. Mostly, I don't want to be one of those people (we all know at least one) who is so in your face and "me, me, me" that you want to slap 'em.
Okay, now off to try to connect my blog. (I confess, I've never looked at the "Note" function.)
[...] only is this an excellent opportunity for exposure—vital to building your audience—but it is particularly interesting to me for its potential to chronicle a writer's [...]
I wonder how much credibility someone trying to build an author platform without any actual evidence of authorship (ie a book in print, or at least a publishing contract) is going to have? If I came across (yet another) person going on about how they are a wonderful writer and writing a wonderful book, it's just not finished or sold yet, I would have very little time for their publicity engine
and would not be inclined to follow them, waiting with bated breath for their breakthrough book to be finished, sold and published. I would be interested to hear how many people are successful doing this. I do know of one or two who have made it work - but surely, as with published writers, the good ones will rise to the surface and the rest will sink without trace, with unfollowed blogs and a handful of facebook friends who might possibly buy their book if it is every finished/published.
Many (most?) aspiring writers are never successful - how long before people tire of following 'promise' and finding it never realised? It's a strategy that might work for a short time, but there is going to be aspirant-writer-fatigue setting in pretty soon, I'd think.
.-= Stroppy Author´s last blog ..Stranger danger and car-jacking fire engines =-.
@Stroppy Author -
Writers who are more in the "aspirational" phase shouldn't be writing and blogging about their writing (meta-writing). It's boring. And I agree it's not going to attract much of a readership except other aspirational writers - which is good if you're looking for a community of support/encouragement.
When writers build platform, they should do things they are passionate about aside from the writing itself, whatever distinguishes them, sets them apart. This might be an interest in a nonfiction subject area (like gardening, photography, history, boxing), or it might be related to tackling problems of a certain demographic (addressing care for the elderly, dealing with cancer, etc). Christina Katz covers this extremely well (with practical tips) in GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK DEAL.
The key is offering/giving something -- this is NOT about publicity, but about building connections with other people. It's also about being INTERESTING and having something worthwhile or unusual to say.
If you'd like examples of two "aspirational" people doing this successfully:
- Jeanne V. Bowerman: http://jeanneveillettebowerman.blogspot.com/
- Darrelyn Saloom (who doesn't have a site, but guest blogs for me):
Yes, it's true that most aspiring writers are not successful in getting published. But we're not here to discourage and say the odds are against everyone. The truth is that it's not talent that separates the successful writer from the failure. It's something else - a mix of persistence, luck, timing, and ability. You can read more about my take on this issue here:
.-= Jane Friedman´s last blog ..Reading Notebook #12: Existential Angst at Work =-.
[...] on from there to another article, this one from a blog called Writer Unboxed, called "Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer's Future." The abstract of that one is the same as the Writer's Digest article I shared in the [...]
Good morning,
I am very interested in developing a blog to develop a following so I will have a base for the writing project(s) I have in mind and I want to connect with others interested in writing. Actually, I find the prospect of connecting with others encouraging, actually exciting. But, I do not know how to do this. Forgive me if I have missed something here but I have no idea how to get started on developing that blog you talked about that was free and took only 5 minutes. I would appreciate some real basic down to earth instructions and/or sites to get such from - I love to just butcher a sentence every now and then. I don't know what that says about me but I sure feel better after I let one or two of them rip right off my fingers!
Seriously though, help?
Thanks for writing about this. There's a lot associated with strong tech info on the internet. You've got lots that info right on your own web. I'm impressed -- We try to keep the few blogs fairly reside, but it's a struggle occasionally. You've done the solid job along this one. How do you do it?
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Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour has taken her to South Africa, where she's been Instagramming highlights of her visit from her personal account. From cuddling baby lions to feeding a giraffe and twerking on stage, RiRi is sharing this incredible journey with us. But do you think she is sharing a little too much?
Rihanna Exposes Her Right Breast
The close-up selfie of Rihanna, 25, finds her in a pale pink-and-yellow Chanel bikini and giant pink sunglasses, with the caption, "Shark diving?? Yes please!!!" However, upon closer inspection — and who doesn't closely inspect Queen RiRi? — it looks like her triangle bikini top only has one side! Her left boob is fully covered, but her right one seems to be completely bare, so the sharks are in for a treat!
Showing Skin Is Not New For RiRi
As shocking as this might be, Rihanna is obviously proud of her body and has no problem showing it off. Just think back to her recent "Pour It Up" video, which showcases her in a thong and pasties schooling her audience on the ins and outs of serious twerking, taking the popular dance move to a whole new level by twerking on a throne, in water, upside down and even on a stripper pole.
If there's one thing that's certain, this isn't the last we'll be seeing of Rihanna's boob.
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text: HomeTVCBSJulia Pace Mitchell Bumped to Recurring at Young and Restless Jillian Bowe September 13, 2012 CBS, News, Soap Opera, The Young and The Restless 34 Comments Have Jill Farren Phelps and Josh Griffith started to quietly clean house at The Young and the Restless? CBS Soaps In Depth is reporting Julia Pace Mitchell (Sofia) has been placed on recurring. It seems as though Mitchell's change in status was first revealed during the sudser's credits. Mitchell confirmed the details to the magazine stating: I'm so happy to be here. Every time I come to work, I'm excited to see Jeanne [Cooper, Katherine] and Stephen [Nichols, Tucker] work. This show has changed my whole life. It's really cool. These are some of the hardest working actors in show business. So far Y&R has yet to comment on this latest development. Photo by PR Photos 34 Responses harlee490 September 13, 2012 Clean house Jill & Josh…thank you sweet Jesus. She will be gone in 3 months!!!!!! Log in to Reply Bartman202 September 13, 2012 HOORAY!!! There are quite a few more un-necessary "Y & R" characters that needs to be WAY backburned or dropped – sweep away!! Log in to Reply SoapArmageddon September 13, 2012 She's not long for Genoa City. Log in to Reply Yoryla September 13, 2012 I was the one who tweeted her on and asked why she wasn't listed with the contract cast in the opening credits on August 8! She answered me: "gasp!! But I'm still working" Could it be that moi was the first one to inform her??? Log in to Reply soapjunkie88 September 13, 2012 She'll be not seen or much heard of in a matter of months. Clean the house, Jill. As of now I'm behind all of it. Log in to Reply Divatude58 September 13, 2012 When JPM found out that DM was coming on the show, I am sure that she knew then that her time was limited. Her entire purpose was to have a bio baby for Neil because after taking Lily from him, they were going to also "take" Devon by connecting him biologically to another family. I just hope that Y&R sends Sofia out in a blaze of glory Isabella Brana style. Because I don't want her to leave with Moses. Let Neil raise one of his kids from birth. Let me also be frank. In JFPs interview with Micheal Logan, she said KSJ would really do well in a HOT romance. She was not talking about Debbi Morgan's Harmony either. I would be willing to bet a pint of blood that she is talking about someone totally new. I think that DM might stick around for a minute being that she does have some chemistry with SN/Tucker and IMO Tucker is needed as a rival for Neil. There is no room for him in that war with Jack and Victor. He looks out of place in it. And Neil needs a rival in business like yersterday. Log in to Reply Divatude58 September 13, 2012 [quote=Yoryla]I was the one who tweeted her on and asked why she wasn't listed with the contract cast in the opening credits on August 8! She answered me: "gasp!! But I'm still working" Could it be that moi was the first one to inform her???[/quote] She may have just been joking… Log in to Reply Divatude58 September 13, 2012 double post Log in to Reply david46208 September 13, 2012 Let the house cleaning begin. Log in to Reply snizzle September 13, 2012 As soon as JFP was hired I assumed the character of Sofia would be one of the first let go. Log in to Reply Ryan-Scott September 13, 2012 I'm not surprised this was done. Log in to Reply soapjunkie88 September 13, 2012 Genie Francis is out too. More to follow according to SID.^^ Log in to Reply Smitty September 13, 2012 LOOK AT GAWD!!!!!!!!!! Log in to Reply Jon September 13, 2012 No need for that heifer in the first place! Log in to Reply Ryan-Scott September 13, 2012 Ron and Frank – bring Genie back to GH. Now is your chance! Laura would have NEVER stayed away this long. Never bought what Guza and JFP were trying to push with that. Log in to Reply SavePortChuck September 13, 2012 Well DUH! Jill Farren Phelps doesn't do fat and she doesn't do black. Just wait til she starts knocking off all the legacy characters for being too old! Log in to Reply stefanstavros September 13, 2012 GENIE FRANCIS is OUT! YAAAYYYY We want you back at GH! Log in to Reply Jillian Bowe September 13, 2012 @SavePortChuck now i know JFP's a lot of things but I have to give her props for what she did over at GL with minorities. Hamp/Gilly/Kat and co reigned supreme in Springfield when JFP ran that sucker. Log in to Reply soapjunkie88 September 13, 2012 [quote=Jillian Bowe]@SavePortChuck now i know JFP's a lot of things but I have to give her props for what she did over at GL with minorities. Hamp/Gilly/Kat and co reigned supreme in Springfield when JFP ran that sucker.[/quote] While JFP did a lot of damage to GH, people can't blame her for everything. Brian Frons and Bob Guza played their parts in the destruction very well. Log in to Reply soapjunkie88 September 13, 2012 First double post … sorry. Log in to Reply angrierblackerman September 13, 2012 I actually love JPM…but wasn't crazy about Sophia. I wish her the best in her future projects! Log in to Reply Jillian Bowe September 13, 2012 @Soapjunkie so true. Guza/Frons are to blame as well but JFP isn't absolved of her crimes either. Log in to Reply Restless Fan September 13, 2012 A throw away character. Bye Bye!! Log in to Reply RockiDreams September 13, 2012 Thank God! She was far from believable as a love interest for Neil. I did not buy that for one nano second. Log in to Reply CarlyCfan September 13, 2012 I'm already liking this new regime. Log in to Reply jetty September 13, 2012 She needs to leave yesterday. She's a dreadful actress. She certainly didn't inherit any of her parents's (actors Judy Pace and Don Mitchell) talent and screen charisma. Log in to Reply NathanHastingsSr. September 14, 2012 Bye… Log in to Reply Cyberologist September 14, 2012 I liked the character; Jill abhors full sized women and black characters so I'm not a bit surprised; afterall she's no Carl Webber Oh well … so much for diversity. Log in to Reply pferrando September 14, 2012 May I suggest Tucker and Sophia exit at the same time? Please God, let's next write out Sarge and Harmony, and get Dru back. I want my Winters back. Everyone seems thrilled at these latest developments, however, let's hold our breath that JFP doesn't "take out" your fav vet. Log in to Reply Soap_Stud September 14, 2012 Sophia is not a character that I enjoyed. The actress was limited, IMO, and didn't have the range needed to play a role in daytime. So far, the cast cuts are making sense to me. Log in to Reply alstonboy4315 September 14, 2012 I hate to see anyone out of a job in this economy who truly wants to work, but Julie Pace Mitchell has been in need of an enema since…..um, day one. They need to recast Sofia almost as bad as they need to recast Lily "Valley Girl" Winters. Make it happen, Phelps!!! Log in to Reply ChrisGa September 14, 2012 Not surprised and frankly should've happened a long time ago. Stiff, awkward and charisma-free, not to mention lacking any real chemistry with any of her castmates(though I did kinda like the Sofia/Tucker relationship). Log in to Reply scrumptious September 14, 2012 Jillian, this is OLD NEWS. She's been recurring for 2 months already. Check the Y&R credits. It's been that way for a while now. Julia Pace Mitchell's contract expired in July and she was dropped to recurring. She confirmed it on Twitter a long time ago. Why is this being reported now? This was done under MAB. Log in to Reply Radicaldelusion October 8, 2012 Being put on "recurring" status is not necessarily a kiss of death. The best example is Tracey E. Bregman, whom I think has been "recurring" for the past 12 years. She has just as much screentime and storylines as any of the other supporting "on-contract" cast members. Not to mention she has been nominated several times over the past several years for Best Supporting Actress, which is very rare for someone not under contract. I suppose she is a unique example, and I would equate it to a ballplayer having "free agent" status. I have a feeling that Ms. Phelps and the new writers aren't quite sure yet what to do with Sofia's character, so they are keeping her on and perhaps will sign her again if she fits into their new story ideas… Does anyone know if Melody Thomas Scott has been taken off contract? And what about poor Jess Walton? She really got the shaft! 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Congratulations Kak Emi! Can't wait to read more stories on this adventure.
Going to Bologna with KLM!
Every year around the month of March, Bologna will be having the International Children's Bookfair festival. This year, like any other year, Malaysia is participating this by bringing a lot of children's books for rights licensing deal. My books will be there too and I don't want to miss the act and give whatever support I can to help my books to be licensed internationally.
One problem that I always have is that I am not financially stable. Being an illustrator who works from home does not promise me a monthly fixed salary, it only depends on how many paintings or books that I can draw and sell. Since I am busy with book illustrations, I can only get at least one painting and few books (book stock as royalty payment from Oyez!Books) sold each month for few hundreds Ringgit. And out of the total amount, I have to set aside some hundred Ringgit for my son's education fund. All the monthly bills are paid by my husband and I spend my money to buy grocery and what not. Book royalty will come in like once a year (from PTS) and that won't happen until August for me to get the payout. And royalty is not much as well; it will be around RM500 if spread according to month for a year.
And so to ensure that I go to Bologna, I set Plan A; which is to seek sponsorship for my flight ticket. Plan B would be – try to get some book royalty advance and sell more paintings and books to get the amount for flight tickets. And I have to make it fast also as flight tickets will cost higher when the fly date is nearer. As for accomodation, I 'kautim-ed' that already as I got some early advance royalty for a recent book deal with Karangkraf, enough for me to pay my share for a room in Bologna with my illustrator friend, Evi.
Plan A started with me sending my proposal to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines early last month. They replied and asked me to send my blog's traffic details for them to deliberate and after 3 weeks, I got a favourable answer; KLM agree to sponsor me! Yippee! And today morning, I went to meet KLM team to discuss their requirements and details. Alhamdulillah, it went smooth.
I am already excited to go. Remember that 2010 dream that I would one day return to Bologna's Children Book Fair and stick my illustration and stuff on the Illustrators Wall? It will come true! And furthermore, this time it will be a journey of inspiration as I plan to do some research on my new books at the book fair as well as visit art places not to forget to do the thing I love; sketching.
And all thanks to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for making it happen for me. I will leave for Bologna on 21st March 2014.
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K. Em, tahniah!! I still remember the Illustrator's Wall! Boleh saya kirim sesuatu utk. Dilekatkan juga?
congrats sis!!!
Congratulations Emila!
wah.. kak Lya dah mula komen artikel lama..
Teknik apakah ini? Jaja n lya?
Ni strategi bg byk komen…huahuahua
today i found out that bologna is the largest city of Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy. there goes your name kak emi. hahah.
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my story and percocet My first back trouble started one morning when I swung my legs out of bed. I hit the floor in terrible terrible pain. My wife was ill and in no condition to help at that stage. My father and one of my brothers would have to carry me to the bathroom, help me get my pants down and if I had to sit " or squat as the case may be " more often than not I couldn't get the job done because of the pain.
My doc, as it was harder to get narcotics that were at the correct level for you pain, would only give me small doses of codeine mixtures. When the sciatica would kick in I, as a grown man would lay there and cry like a baby for hours. Many times I took enough med to make me sick and got at least a little relief. This happened 4 times. Each time I would be out of work for 3 or 4 weeks. In that time I had 2 mri"s, after I could walk. Both results were the same, DDD.
One doc told me if I didn't have surgery I wouldn't be able to walk by the time I hit 50. I was scared and thought if it happened again I would do it. After the last episode I found a doctor that gave me hydrocodone and my life became much easier. No side affects at all and lots of pain relief. Where was that doc and hydrcocone when I REALLY needed it?
Well I just turned 50. I never had surgery and never had another episode and I'm still walking. Sure I still have varying degrees of pain. Sometimes I need no med, sometimes 4 advil will do it and if it gets so bad that it interferes with my "normal" life 1 or 2 7.5/325 works just fine.
I've been very lucky. I told the whole story so that you would know that I've been there and I feel percocet is a wonderful med. Best wishes and good luck to all of you suffering from this terrible ailment.