I’ve been to his store. He’s figured out how to crochet soft metals. Given the volume of items utilizing this skill, I don’t think he’s figured out how to STOP.
“It creates the most elaborate eye definition . . .” Thanks, I’ll stick with drugstore eye makeup for that. Or do they mean “(elaborate) definition of EYE -
1: a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight; especially : the nearly spherical usually paired hollow organ of sight in vertebrates that is filled with a jellylike material, is lined with a photosensitive retina, and is lodged in a bony orbit in the skull?
@ginntonique-Thankfully I wasn’t drinking anything when I read your comment because it made me laugh hysterically. I suppose the Poison Elves got them hooked on it?
The only thing more disturbing than what would possess someone to MAKE something like that is what would possess someone to BUY it…..all it needs is a cupcake dangle and EVERYONE at Etsy Corp will be wearing one!
Sadly for Captain New Age, he discovered that a wire mask, hemp trousers and a patchouli cloud weren’t quite of the same chick-magnet caliber as the Batmobile.
@ Billsbayou –
BWA-HAHAHAHAAAAA! on the Brooklyn comment
On the piece as a whole, I am personally terrified someone is going to show up at my Ren booth sporting these pretending to be a steampunk Robin Hood and I will not be able to keep a straight face.
As a maskmaker myself, I almost like this…. almost. There’s a LOT of room for improvement. For one, ANY color but this horrible brillo-pad copper. For two, ANY other fastener than the giant rubber bands. For three, what’s with the abc-gum “flair” at the ends?
I have a ren faire friend who makes masks and such. And I thought of him and his absolutely amazing masks compared to this. And I laughed heartily. I’m still debating on showing this to him.
Am I the only person to look at those and wince at the idea of sharp metal ends anywhere NEAR my eyes? Even if it’s only got two ends, that’s two too many.
frankly, after you buy this copper discoloration is probably the last thing you need to worry about.
it’s the only chain mail accessory in the world that can guarantee you’ll be injured while wearing it
some right thinking citizen is bound to beat the crap out of you!
just because no one’s done it before doesn’t mean you should…
We should introduce him to the “this is my handjob” lady
ZOMG…I just had a flashback to the cheesegrater scene in “The Throwback” by Tom Sharpe – one funniest & squickest things I’ve ever read. Tom Sharpes would be appreciated by most here, I think
Ooo! Could this fellow make a FULL BODY SUIT of this crocheted wire, in his artistic ability? Something with a zip up the back and a zip over the mouth, please.
What? Philistines! This is the infamous Scottish highwayman Scrubbie McPotts. Aye, there was a dashing and daring man who could keep his cookware clean.
she made it for her husband. and from the photos you can tell he just LOVES wearing it. personally, I think what goes on between 2 consenting adults should stay a private and beautiful thing.
@BillsBayou I’m not planning to move to Brooklyn but if I did I wouldn’t drop the “u” from “colour” (or neighbour) Would that make me a pretentious fuck?
*Shakes my head* you just don’t know how hard it is to crochet wire. Actually, it can’t be that hard, since they seem to have managed it…
Anyway, speaking as someone both American and English,(who’s lived both places), let’s not get started on spelling and language… Some things aren’t worth getting into ^_^. Live and let live. (Or live and let die if you prefer *evil grin*)
It’s not hard to crochet wire. I’ve made many items from sterling and from colored wire, some of which were even on Etsy for a time and some of which even sold for cold hard cash.
However, as Halloween comes but once a year, and I have no sideline interests in robbing banks? It never occurred to me to crochet a wire mask.
I talked to my sister about it (she is a crocheting fool) and she mentioned to me she has tried crocheting metal herself…the big problem she finds is that it is hard to maintain tension, and the end product never looks quite right. Extremely light chain mail might be better for this application.
@61 Trousers Rolled, if you visit here, spell it how your teachers taught you. If you move here, spell it how it’s spelled here. To answer your question, YES! When in Rome, and all that.
If I were to move to my Da’s place of birth and insisted on spelling it “color”, I’d be a pretentious fuck (or git, or whatever you please because you’d be right to point out my arrogance).
#57 TooManyCookbooks: I’m very intrigued/pleased at the idea of a knitted representation of the Higgs boson. Can i buy one for my husband for Christmas? He’d love it.
November 10, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Great! A Faraday cage for my eyes to go with my tin-foil hat.
November 10, 2010 at 2:06 pm
“Hyperalergenic”? So I’ll be REALLY allergic to it?
November 10, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Something that’ll give you both an interesting tan and scorching sear mark RIGHT SMACK DAB OVER YOUR EYES.
November 10, 2010 at 2:09 pm
I am too distracted by giant nostrils and the five o’clock shadow to see anything else.
November 10, 2010 at 2:12 pm
And now I am singing “Staaand and deliver!” by Adam Ant thanks to someone back on the three-paintings post.
November 10, 2010 at 2:12 pm
@4, Bumblepuppy, that’s kind of harsh. She’s sensitive to any mention of her facial hair.
November 10, 2010 at 2:18 pm
I’m surprised they didn’t go into more detail on the heavy-duty rubber band ear clasps.
November 10, 2010 at 2:21 pm
I’ve been to his store. He’s figured out how to crochet soft metals. Given the volume of items utilizing this skill, I don’t think he’s figured out how to STOP.
November 10, 2010 at 2:23 pm
he is…. CHOREBOY! with his side kicks Brillo and SOS-lad. They will tackle grime and wipe out sticky messes (in your kitchen sink)
November 10, 2010 at 2:26 pm
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November 10, 2010 at 2:26 pm
“It creates the most elaborate eye definition . . .” Thanks, I’ll stick with drugstore eye makeup for that. Or do they mean “(elaborate) definition of EYE -
1: a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight; especially : the nearly spherical usually paired hollow organ of sight in vertebrates that is filled with a jellylike material, is lined with a photosensitive retina, and is lodged in a bony orbit in the skull?
Hope that wasn’t TOO elaborate.
(hypo hypo hypo hypo hypo)
November 10, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Am I the only one who sees a gold, stretched out brillo pad?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41lN5kvMiyL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
November 10, 2010 at 2:26 pm
The Elves of Lothlorien went downhill after discovering Meth.
November 10, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Great! I was looking for a cooling rack for my irregularly shaped cookies.
November 10, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Made in fucking Brooklyn, what a surprise!
More ridiculous looking than an owl wearing a cowl.
November 10, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I am also horrified by the “hyper-allergenic” nature of this item… omg
November 10, 2010 at 2:32 pm
I should buy this mask and create a comic book alter-ego. Clearly I will call myself Superconductor.
November 10, 2010 at 2:33 pm
He’s in Brooklyn and spells “color” as “colour”.
The pretentious fuck.
November 10, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Lets just hope Superbrillo Man doesn’t show up with the Masterbeater in hand, hoping to save the day.
November 10, 2010 at 2:35 pm
there are only one or 2 places I can think of to wear this item that would me more uncomfortable than what’s shown in the photo
November 10, 2010 at 2:35 pm
be more uncomfortable. BE. not “me”
November 10, 2010 at 2:35 pm
@ginntonique-Thankfully I wasn’t drinking anything when I read your comment because it made me laugh hysterically. I suppose the Poison Elves got them hooked on it?
November 10, 2010 at 1:37 pm
I’m amazed it’s not tagged Steampunk
November 10, 2010 at 1:40 pm
All this tin foil warrior needs is a mustache on a stick & he’ll be all set.
November 10, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Kinda’ makes you wonder where the OTHER electrode goes.
November 10, 2010 at 1:43 pm
I could easily have made this. Thank you for saving me from myself.
November 10, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Elves gone wild! Grab your vintage whimsical steampunk eye fuckery while they last!
November 10, 2010 at 1:48 pm
“Hunter, you’re required to wear a hairnet around the Fry-o-later, not just for your eyebrows.”
November 10, 2010 at 1:49 pm
If you are planning on a life as a superhero and using this mask to conceal your secret identity… DUDE! I can totally tell who you are.
Did Batman shop on Esty?
November 10, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Hi, Ms. Killer, welcome to Standard Daylight Time
November 10, 2010 at 1:56 pm
The only thing more disturbing than what would possess someone to MAKE something like that is what would possess someone to BUY it…..all it needs is a cupcake dangle and EVERYONE at Etsy Corp will be wearing one!
November 10, 2010 at 1:58 pm
#23: I agree… It’s copper, so it should be automatically steampunk. More so after BillsBayou’s Faraday cage reference…
I’m s
November 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm
definitely what everyone else said- it looks like one of those copper scrubby pad things
also- looks like a fisherman’s net.
if that’s the case, i would like to throw this one back…
November 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm
I’m surprised there wasn’t a matching crocheted metal loincloth with it.
November 10, 2010 at 2:08 pm
History would have been much better if Lenin turned his attention to crafts instead of revolution.
“I have seen the future and it is full of yarn for the Supreme Soviet crafters!”
“Craftards of the world, Unite!!!!”
November 10, 2010 at 2:11 pm
**#34 unseeliepixie :
I’m surprised there wasn’t a matching crocheted metal loincloth with it.**
SHUT THE HELL UP!
You’ll give them IDEAS!
November 10, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Sadly, Sting’s latest album “The Mask” did not sell very well, indeed.
November 10, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Also helps with your arthritic eyes so you can keep rolling them hour after hour.
November 10, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Oh Lordy! I need this!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/27588625/glam-rock-pirate?ref=v1_other_1
I have to check my daytimer for my next steam-punk, pirate themed masquerade, hopefully I have time to order! *crosses fingers*
November 10, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Sadly for Captain New Age, he discovered that a wire mask, hemp trousers and a patchouli cloud weren’t quite of the same chick-magnet caliber as the Batmobile.
November 10, 2010 at 2:32 pm
@ Billsbayou –
BWA-HAHAHAHAAAAA! on the Brooklyn comment
On the piece as a whole, I am personally terrified someone is going to show up at my Ren booth sporting these pretending to be a steampunk Robin Hood and I will not be able to keep a straight face.
November 10, 2010 at 2:33 pm
As a maskmaker myself, I almost like this…. almost. There’s a LOT of room for improvement. For one, ANY color but this horrible brillo-pad copper. For two, ANY other fastener than the giant rubber bands. For three, what’s with the abc-gum “flair” at the ends?
November 10, 2010 at 2:44 pm
#39 TheSheep-
I have a ren faire friend who makes masks and such. And I thought of him and his absolutely amazing masks compared to this. And I laughed heartily. I’m still debating on showing this to him.
Unless you ARE him… are you?
November 10, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Am I the only person to look at those and wince at the idea of sharp metal ends anywhere NEAR my eyes? Even if it’s only got two ends, that’s two too many.
November 10, 2010 at 3:05 pm
frankly, after you buy this copper discoloration is probably the last thing you need to worry about.
it’s the only chain mail accessory in the world that can guarantee you’ll be injured while wearing it
some right thinking citizen is bound to beat the crap out of you!
just because no one’s done it before doesn’t mean you should…
November 10, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Lord Gaga’s first video was panned heavily by the critics for being derivative and poorly made.
no one has high hopes for the single
November 10, 2010 at 3:21 pm
you’ll never catch me, copper!
November 10, 2010 at 3:27 pm
If this guy is going to stand in my kitchen deliver sparkling clean pots and pans, then I am ALL for it. Send him by.
November 10, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Call me crazy,but the face of the first porcelain woman with fan/slit throat and this masked bozo bear an uncanny resemblance.
November 10, 2010 at 4:07 pm
We should introduce him to the “this is my handjob” lady
ZOMG…I just had a flashback to the cheesegrater scene in “The Throwback” by Tom Sharpe – one funniest & squickest things I’ve ever read. Tom Sharpes would be appreciated by most here, I think
November 10, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Ooo! Could this fellow make a FULL BODY SUIT of this crocheted wire, in his artistic ability? Something with a zip up the back and a zip over the mouth, please.
November 10, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Copper Wire-so they made it from an unfolded Brillo pad?
November 10, 2010 at 5:10 pm
What? Philistines! This is the infamous Scottish highwayman Scrubbie McPotts. Aye, there was a dashing and daring man who could keep his cookware clean.
November 10, 2010 at 5:11 pm
do they realize that copper will turn green ? when it does they should sell it as a mask for their green lantern costume
November 10, 2010 at 5:12 pm
also as a reminder do not wear this near anything electrical or a heat source….. or you may never get it off..
November 10, 2010 at 5:16 pm
this store is great, but I think even better than the masks is this
http://www.etsy.com/listing/16336001/the-hyperbolic-martian?ref=v1_other_1
she made it for her husband. and from the photos you can tell he just LOVES wearing it. personally, I think what goes on between 2 consenting adults should stay a private and beautiful thing.
November 10, 2010 at 5:38 pm
#56 — Sweet Technicolour Jesus! I’m so glad my husband keeps his knitting to socks and theoretical representations of the Higgs Boson.
November 10, 2010 at 5:54 pm
But is he any good at scrubbing grout? Or rust stains on concrete?
November 10, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Super David Cassidy!
November 10, 2010 at 6:22 pm
That’s the worst disguise ever.
November 10, 2010 at 8:29 pm
@BillsBayou I’m not planning to move to Brooklyn but if I did I wouldn’t drop the “u” from “colour” (or neighbour) Would that make me a pretentious fuck?
November 10, 2010 at 8:44 pm
trousers rolled, in the good ol’ U.S. of A., there is no ‘u’ in neighbor.
“GET OFF MY LAWN, PUNK”.
November 10, 2010 at 9:09 pm
I’m going to convo the seller about a balaclava.
Don’t be jealous that I thought of it first. Haters gonna hate….
November 10, 2010 at 11:55 pm
“In the wake of recent economic cutbacks, the Legion of Lesser Known Superheros have had to make some sacrifices…”
November 11, 2010 at 2:45 am
*Shakes my head* you just don’t know how hard it is to crochet wire. Actually, it can’t be that hard, since they seem to have managed it…
Anyway, speaking as someone both American and English,(who’s lived both places), let’s not get started on spelling and language… Some things aren’t worth getting into ^_^. Live and let live. (Or live and let die if you prefer *evil grin*)
November 11, 2010 at 5:25 am
It’s not hard to crochet wire. I’ve made many items from sterling and from colored wire, some of which were even on Etsy for a time and some of which even sold for cold hard cash.
However, as Halloween comes but once a year, and I have no sideline interests in robbing banks? It never occurred to me to crochet a wire mask.
November 11, 2010 at 5:38 am
When smoking crack you never have to worry about being short on Chore Boy. It serves at least that purpose.
November 11, 2010 at 6:52 am
I talked to my sister about it (she is a crocheting fool) and she mentioned to me she has tried crocheting metal herself…the big problem she finds is that it is hard to maintain tension, and the end product never looks quite right. Extremely light chain mail might be better for this application.
November 11, 2010 at 7:24 am
I was just gonna comment on the interesting tan lines one would get from that.
November 11, 2010 at 7:37 am
#34 unseeliepixie – I would DEFINITELY by this if it came with a crocheted metal loincloth. Who in their right mind wouldn’t?
My only concern is could I wear them in the rain?
November 11, 2010 at 9:10 am
@61 Trousers Rolled, if you visit here, spell it how your teachers taught you. If you move here, spell it how it’s spelled here. To answer your question, YES! When in Rome, and all that.
If I were to move to my Da’s place of birth and insisted on spelling it “color”, I’d be a pretentious fuck (or git, or whatever you please because you’d be right to point out my arrogance).
November 11, 2010 at 9:12 am
#57 TooManyCookbooks: I’m very intrigued/pleased at the idea of a knitted representation of the Higgs boson. Can i buy one for my husband for Christmas? He’d love it.
November 11, 2010 at 11:47 am
@BillsBayou You can pry that “u’ out of my cold, dead hands.
November 12, 2010 at 7:51 am
He’s wearing a unitard I just know it.
November 15, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Oh you people, you make a mockery of everything! I could totally do that one.
November 17, 2010 at 4:02 am
The Itchy and Scratchy Show?