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See my full disclosure policy here.
The ribbon and flower clip supplies were provided for free so I could write the tutorial. The pattern for the bodysuit was free for helping to test it.
This was a guest post for The Ribbon Retreat last year, but I never got around to publishing it on my blog. I think it was about this time last year my baby came down with RSV and was having lots of trouble sleeping, so that's my excuse. Also, wow, she was tiny!
It features one of the Ribbon Retreat's gorgeous flowers and some satin ribbon and a few other supplies. It's easily adaptable for other holidays. Just pick some different colored ribbon and you're good to go!
I have a cutting machine that I used to do some freezer paper stenciling on the top with gold paint mixed with a fabric paint medium. If you don't have a machine to cut out the letters for you, you could adapt it to something simpler, like a heart.
For this project, you will need:
white onesie (I made mine; you could also go with store-bought)
Cut your ribbon to about 1.5 to 2 times the width of your bodysuit and run a gathering stitch along the top of each ribbon strip.
Note: Satin is kind of a finicky fabric. Use a small ball point needle for this project. Also, since satin isn't the best fabric to wash, you probably should hand wash this project.
Starting with your bottom color, attach your ribbon to the back side of your bodysuit. Line the layers up close together. Since I made my bodysuit, I attached the ribbon before sewing it up and so left the ends of the ribbon raw. If you are using a store bought bodysuit, you might want to heat seal the ends and sew them down as well.
Keep adding ribbon rows until you have as many as you like.
Mine extended past the edges so that I could enclose them in the seam allowance. Again, if you're using a store bought bodysuit, you'll need to finish these ends.
When I sewed up the side seam, I made sure the ribbon was going in the same direction so it would lay flat.
Then I trimmed the excess ribbon and finished sewing the bodysuit.
For the flower hair accessory, you need the flower, a rhinestone, and a clip.
Open up the center of the flower.
Glue the rhinestone in the center.
Glue the double pronged clip to the back and attach it to your headband and your baby will be the cutest one around for Valentine's Day!


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Godhood- Tapestry
Post: #201
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
The door of Kitterchin's cottage flew open. Not, like, kicked open this time, but more like thrown open without any care whatsoever. Standing - or hovering - on the other side was none other than goddamn Razdor, wearing an unbuttoned, garishly-colored floral-print shirt and a pair of sunglasses - sunglasses with only two lenses, neither of which were correctly over any of his eyes. There was a suitcase clenched in his hand, containing god-knows-what. Probably nothing.
"AYYYYY, I'M BACK!" he yelled, rather disruptively. He tossed his definitely-empty suitcase onto the floor of the cottage that wasn't even his. What a terrible houseguest. "Hope the place hasn't fallen apart without me. I mean, I'm sure a bunch of reasonable gods like yourselves could keep the place from exploding for a little while."
Razdor opened up the door leading to the firmament to had a look, and stared for a bit. His ill-fitting sunglasses fell to the floor. "...Fucking seriously?"
In an instant, he vanished in a great gout of flame, and reappeared in much the same manner beside Tu'rebaal and Jule-Phren, the gods that gave him the least headaches generally. Yes, he was still wearing his terrible shirt. "...I step out of the universe for one turn and there's a bloody apocalypse out there? I'm not sure whether I should be impressed or disappointed. Or maybe it was just a stroke... of bad luck?"
Razdor winked at a nonexistent camera.
03-14-2017, 04:44 AM (This post was last modified: 03-14-2017 04:45 AM by Demonsul.)
Post: #202
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Tu'rebaal's posture returned to neutral. "Much has happened while you were gone, Razdor," he said. "I suggest you familiarize yourself with the changes most recently made to the world. The mortals might need your intervention more, now."
03-14-2017, 05:27 AM (This post was last modified: 03-14-2017 05:30 AM by SupahKiven.)
Post: #203
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"'Control myself'?" Jule-Phren asked, her tone shifting to mimic Tu'rebaal's. "I am in control of myself right now! Just because I'm angry doesn't mean I'm going to do something STUPID!" The logical follow up was for her to kick Tu'rebaal's desk, which she did just as Razdor appeared. She watched him for a moment before her shoulders slumped and her fists clenched. Not even Razdor's antics could mellow her out right now.
"And it's not even my fault!" Jule-Phren shouted, going back to angrily pacing. "If it was, I wouldn't be so mad at this right now."
Post: #204
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"Yeah, yeah, I got it. The cat mistook herself for a god of... disease? Omnicide? Poor decision-making? Fucked if I know. Can't be that hard to fix. Here, check it out."
Razdor raised a hand, as if about to commit some great godly act of intervention, before stopping himself. "You knoooow... Actually, that'd be rather boring, wouldn't it? A god snaps his fingers, and poof, everything's all better? No struggle, no fun? No, no, I got a much better idea. Check this shit out."
A new arm spontaneously rippled out of Razdor's side, gripping in its hand what looked like... an ordinary plastic spray bottle. On the label was a smiling picture of Razdor giving a thumb's up, with the words "DR. RAZDOR'S SUPERB FUNGICIDE™" emblazoned beside it. The bottle, despite looking like a piece of shit, radiated godly power.
Razdor has created a bottle of obscenely potent fungicide, guaranteed to combat even the toughest of universe-spanning fungal infections. (-5 acts)
Razdor winked, and snapped his fingers. A change took hold, now, at the Last Chance Casino. The garish marquee on the sign out front shifted to depict the very same bottle of fungicide, accompanied by the words "GRAND PRIZE: SALVATION". The casino's door had yet to move from its previous location, but that was step two of the plan.
"If the people of this universe want to save it, I'm gonna make 'em work for it. Now there's a story worth telling. ...And, uh, Jules, if you're so upset about your tree dying, why not just bring it back to life? I'm sure you could work out a dramatically appropriate way to do that."
Post: #205
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"Because I already did!" Jule-Phren replied to Razdor, pointing in the direction of Skulker Pyre. Once again, it erupted on command, though that burst seemed to have quite a bit less 'umph' to it than the other two did. "The problem was that it wasn't supposed to die in the first place!" She angrily breathed in, but her breath out seemed to be less angry than it could have been. "Not like that, at least. Not in a lame way, to some stupid fungus." She seemed to be winding down a bit.
Post: #206
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Animoras, completely separate of this conversation and trying out new slimming suits of motley, wondered if he could use his godly power to make laughter and boners repel fungus.
03-15-2017, 08:31 AM (This post was last modified: 03-15-2017 08:31 AM by Pagan.)
Post: #207
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Yunmei had been sleeping high on a godsend cap when she began to stir... Mmmn, who... O dear... She looked to the Skulker Pyre with cowed ears and traced a path around it. "Oh friend I..." Within moments, she was meandering into Tu'rebaal's office, and setting down in a corner.
"Jule-Phren, my friend, my condolences for your loss. A mis-step, on my part, to have not thought of such a vital part of the forests, and such a fabled beast at that. I can only offer to make things as right as they can be, whatever that may look like to you..."
Working Name: Anarkismo
Post: #208
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Tu'rebaal was starting to see why Kitterchin made such a big deal about people knocking. There were now three gods in his office, and not one of them had asked permission to be there or seemed to actually need him for anything.
His outward countenance remained completely unchanging.
Post: #209
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"By Virical's club. This tiny thing does have power." The lead orc exclaims with the appearance of the shoes. One of the orcs next to him immediately starts trying to take his shoes off.
"Gah! Guthar. I can't get it off. It's tied to me foot with some sort of tiny rope." The orc exclaims in dismay.
"...Thorli do you need help getting your shoes off?" Guthar asks.
"Yes sir." Thorli says.
"Uh... can I get some help too sir?" Another orc speaks up. Guthar looks around and sighs.
"Alright. Who else is going to need help getting their shoes off?" He asks exasperated. Many orcs raise their hand. Guthar begins helping everyone work the knots of their new boot's laces. There is a brief interruption when Razdor barges in then poofs away. But soon everyone has their shoes off and are sitting around the dinner table as Kitterchin finishes preparing a nice afternoon snack of dreadfully stale biscuits and too cold tea.
Space is warped and time is bendable.
03-16-2017, 03:04 PM (This post was last modified: 03-16-2017 03:05 PM by Kadis.)
Post: #210
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Before tea Kitterchin made sure to watch every orc closely as they scrubbed up with soapstone. He was slightly surprised they didn't just dissolve on contact with clean water. The ghosts at the table made some room and he offered them chairs (which appeared politely from nowhere the moment he offered) and they settled down to eat.
More specifically, the orcs ate, while Kitterchin talked. Mostly about life on the Firmament, and the state of orc-dom in general. His questions about their lives came with a healthy dose of guilt. Shouldn't have written the orcs off. They're mortals, they need protecting too. He was particularly impressed with how Guthar had helped his warband ponder the mysteries of shoelaces – less like a general and his soldiers, and more like a parent with his family.
"Not that any of you are children," he amended hastily, getting up to refill everyone's tea. "Children are terrible swift sticky creatures. Wait, I didn't mean terrible terrible, I… I mean, sure, of course, there are things about children that are appealing, but there are things about war that are appealing. Drama, pride, excitement," he said, beginning to count off on a few hands while pouring tea with another, "being part of something greater than yourself, camaraderie, patriotism, a convenient measuring stick for the strength of your genitals… but then you remember the blood, the pain, the systematic destruction of a generation, environmental devastation, breakdown of society's moral pillars and I'm not talking about children anymore and this is probably very insensitive, everyone, I do apologize. I know how you all feel about… war." Not that Kitterchin could understand the appeal, but there was no adequate excuse for insulting the beliefs of a guest. Who knew, maybe war was trying to change for them.
"I just mean… What I'm trying to ask is, you'll be getting them home safely after this? It's dangerous out there, with the Godsend. Not for you, but you must have seen it." Half of him was shouting that the orcs were a lost cause, the other half was muttering that hope can never be washed off no matter how hard you scrub, a third half was wondering why the second half had phrased that in such a disgusting way and a fourth half was cowering in the corner trying to figure out why the hell there were suddenly two of him. "Of course you're welcome to stay as long as you want, I just –"
"I mean you didn't have shoes, next you'll be telling me you don't have proper homes to go back to. Life can't all be marauding and pitchforks. More biscuits?"
03-17-2017, 04:26 PM (This post was last modified: 03-17-2017 04:27 PM by Raptarion.)
Post: #211
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
The orc leader seems to not know what godsend is. And on the subject of children seems to be of the mind that they are not his problem. Small, weak things waiting to grow to become adults.
On the subject of war, he express disappointment that his tribe has not seen a war worth talking about in a long time. There are stories of his tribe being victorious against others in the past. But they have since not found other tribes worth fighting. Kitterchin may take this time to see the rest of the tribe and... by golly that was a large number of orcs camped not far from his home... a very large number.
His tribe had grown over the generations to be larger than any other, and was a massive unstoppable force that had been traveling the day lands for centuries. It was interesting that this tribe had never seen anything approaching civilization other than other orc tribes. The humans have simply not expanded as far into the day lands as the orcs have.
"We feel the need for battle in our blood. And yet there are not enough mighty beasts in the land worth felling. Golems. The occasional dread steed. The pitiful monsters made from those small four eared animals. Our tribe has conquered all challenges. There is nothing left. So tell me. Is our arriving here a sign of fate? It seems we have conquered the greatest in the realm of mortal men. Are our next foes to be in the realm of the dead and the divine? Does our destiny lie here in the realm of gods?"
Space is warped and time is bendable.
03-25-2017, 11:23 AM (This post was last modified: 03-25-2017 03:55 PM by Corn.)
Post: #212
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
For the first time in his long life, Narala developed a freaking headache. A nasty thing, for a fair few weeks plaguing him. He'd heard of them enough for it to not catch him off guard and frighten him, but pain of all sorts was fairly new to him, and boy was it annoying. It's tenacity reminded him that perhaps this lifetime had gone on long enough. He felt power in him now, so much that the prospect of holding it in this strange living body concerned him. It was about time to use some of that, in the form it was intended in, where he could see so much more.
One day he took aside a favorite student of his, a young human woman with steady hands, a brilliant mind, and a noble heart. He took her to his workshop with a promise to get something special out of their work that day. Together, they made a book. Leather from long horns, flues to dye it, a more refined paper, pressed from pad leaves and bleached with many applications of soap stone. Inlaid with long horn horn and earth crystals, studding the spine and corners of the front and back covers. A symbol made of metal, shining like silver, in the center. A sword, a staff, and a hammer, the handles of them crossing. When they were done, he took it in his hands, and a deep purple light enveloped it, and then faded.
Another first since he'd come down to the firmament; Narala set his mask atop his head. "I think it's about time I got going. So keep this. It won't burn. If what you write in it is true and you've seen it to be the case with your own eyes, the ink that writes it will never fade or smudge. I know you'll make good use of that. It doesn't do to forget what's important, so when an experience is worth saving? You've a place to save it. Share it as you please. I've got a fair bit of faith in your judgment." He smiled, warmly, and then exited.
A couple divine 'see ya's and a few heart felt goodbyes later, Narala's incarnation disappeared, and he was back in the realm of the gods, with all that entailed. Omniscience was sort of strange to get used to again. Almost like putting on a new pair of glasses. Ugh. Yeah, he'd have to stay on the firmament more. This was weird.
In any case, it was time to set to work. It seemed like he'd be here some time, so he made himself a home. Kitterchin's had seemed so nice, so he started with a similar concept. He made a house. It looked similar to the one he was created in, with a warm, cosy, backwoods sort of charm to it. Still, one could note it looked purposely so. The rustic feel had more to do with its structure than the vaguely poorly done construction one usually assumed was at work with such places. He was particularly proud of the door, which he'd inlaid with some nice iron work and opaque glass. Anyhow, the door had no lock, and inside was... a room full of nothing? He was giving himself some time with that. He wanted to make his own furniture, with his hands, damn it. There was another door to the left, that led to a kitchen. Another to the right, which led to a hallway and a few smaller empty rooms. He'd turn those into guest rooms soon. Did they need such things? Did anyone sleep? Well, thought that counts.
The door on the other end of the room, however, led to a very full workshop. Huge, much larger than it had any right to be, judging by what the outside of the place looked like. In fact, there always seemed to be just enough room, no matter how crowded it got. Many machines lay around the walls of the room, along with several forge type places for glass and metals, and a selection of boxes, already containing materials to work with. Things from the world created so he could experiment with those, but also materials he remembered from his world. Work tables and carts with tools and other equipment littered the floor, with enough room to move between them, but only just so. There were a few closets in the walls, also containing selections of tools, protective gear, and other materials yet. One of these closets was a larger room, an office of sorts. A desk, many filing cabinets, and a ridiculous amount of paper and pens fit for blueprint drawing.
And one more room. Toward the back, a little library. Only one bookshelf for now. He wanted to make the shelves and furniture. But, he knew someone else who might appreciate something like it. He left a note on the bookshelf. Feel free to change things in here, Jule-Phren. I'll be adding some things later.
Lovely. For the moment, Narala took a break. There were still things to do, always were, but all of that creating at once was very strange, and he was done for a little bit. He went to the citadel, and announced his presence with the angels at the gates, asking if he might come in and speak to their lord. He wasn't raised in a cave, and thus did not just barge in.
2 Acts: The creation of a yet-unnamed artifact! A book resistant to flame. If someone writes a truth they've experienced in it, the ink won't leave the pages, nor can it be written over with other truths. If someone writes a truth they cannot honestly confirm, or a lie, the ink can be smudged, or fade, or otherwise be tampered with. Pages can still be torn out. There always seems to be enough room to write what truths one intends to, no matter how many pages have been ripped out. Edit note: Ripped out pages lose their magical qualities.
5 Acts: Narala's Workshop. Part home, mostly work space. There is no lock, Gods and wandering souls are free to come in as they please, and work on whatever they should wish. Narala is particularly open to teaching, one just has to ask. Also, the workshop in particular creates enough space for whoever is there to work in. Not the case with the rest of the rooms in the home. THOSE can get crowded.
Post: #213
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Anastella worked, worked harder than she ever thought she could, but it wasn't enough. Nothing would be enough. She taught medicine, warned people, wandered far and wide, and yet all she could do was delay the inevitable, maybe save a few lives here and there but so many more she couldn't reach, couldn't help, couldn't save. She was tired. Lea Anastella, divine mother of Mercy and the Empress of light, felt the weight of the universe upon her, and the weight of her failure. The Coronites' civilization had scattered to the winds. The humans had been forced from the land of sunset and the Merry Warband was split in twain. Nothing she did could change that. There was no power left in her to help.
And so when her time among the mortals ended and she took up her flaming crown and bright mantle once more, she did not return to her realm, nor to the other gods. She retreated to the small planet she'd been working on, saw with her tired eyes the seas and fungi and jellies, and felt at ease. This was her garden, and though the jellies had the touch of that rogue Animoras about them, they were not as repugnant as some of his other works.
She decided to continue working among the sea-life of her garden, and create an intelligent species to help her care for it. Taking water and fish and magic together, she shaped them into a long body with eight limbs, bright and colorful scales, a maned head with coral-like antlers, and two long trailing whiskers. They can change the color of their scales, and can luminesce to communicate at a distance. Their magical nature allows them to both swim underwater and fly through the air. She called them Rius, and gives them the spark of intelligence. (5 Acts - 3 for large creature, 2 for intelligence)
Lea then appears to her new creations as a crowned woman standing on a golden disk, ringed with flames. She says to the Rius,
"I am your creator, the goddess Lea Anastella. I have made you to tend to this world, my garden, and if you tend it well it will give unto you great bounties. I give you these commandments, and will favor you if you follow them."
"You shall honor me, your creator"
"You shall care for your home, which is my garden and gift unto you."
"You shall care for each other, and give aid unto those who need it."
"You shall respect your elders, and honor those among you who are strong, wise, and follow my word."
"You shall not kill each other.
"You shall not lie.
"You shall not steal."
"You shall remember these words, and build a temple of Light to keep them so that all may know what I have commanded."
"Keep true to me, and I will bestow upon you divine blessings uncountable, and when you die you shall live unto the ages of ages with me in the Celestial Court, where all is Just and Noble and Good."
She then ascends to watch her new creations from the gods' realm. (1 Act for manifesting)
The one, the only, Vancho!
Post: #214
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Jule-Phren wanted to be mad about this. She wanted to stomp around and be angry until the Firmament fell down. Unfortunately, it was looking like she wouldn't be able to the moment that Yunmei arrived and apologized. Her eye twitched as she looked at the Cat Goddess, her jaw clenched. Her irises sparked past her face, crackling through the air. Jule-Phren glanced over towards Tu'rebaal. And then her shoulders slumped, she let out an irritated snort, and crossed her arms.
"Forget it." Jule-Phren told Yunmei. "It's whatever. Not your fault. Don't worry about it." She let out an exasperated sigh. "I'll make something else."
Post: #215
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"I... Are you sure? Really, I'll do anything." She was confused... Surely this was her fault, after all she had brought about the fungus, and forgot to spend the energy in protecting the work of others... "It meant a lot to you, and I feel horrible about it..."
Yunmei tilted her head and purred, "Oh!! I know!! Whatever it is you're making, I can help! Even if it's just putting a little bit of energy your way, it'd be the least I can do! I'm sure it'll be wonderful!!"
Working Name: Anarkismo
Post: #216
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Word quickly reached the angels to allow Narala access. They offered to guide him up, but wouldn't be offended if he just decided to teleport up there instead, since there was a discussion ongoing between gods at that very moment.
Post: #217
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Battle in the lands of the gods? What would Guthar do, try to fight one of the angels? That couldn't happen, Kitterchin still had to beat them at cards. "I really wish you'd think of other hobbies. Knitting? Macrame? Planespotting? It doesn't always have to be looting and pillaging. Admittedly I'm not the most bravely inclined - I mean, I was reading a book last night and it scared me so I put it in the freezer – but do you really feel safe like that, just wandering around in a… can I say 'horde'? Is that the correct plural for orcs?" It certainly looked like a horde (pack? swarm? waaagh?), with warriors shouting and punching each other and comparing punch-sized bruises, all while blaring a battle song that he assumed was how trumpets say 'help I'm being smothered by an orc' in trumpet language. What they needed was a household, something to bring them together into a family. A large, noisy, terrifying family.
Kitterchin cleared his throat. "Listen, Guthar. I don't think you've hit the end of the road quite so much as you think. There's other cultures out there you haven't even run across." Admittedly the other cultures might prefer it that way, since the orcish word for 'hello' was a stab to the face, but they hadn't wandered into his house – Guthar had. "You just need something else to invest in besides battle. Clearly you care for your people… What would you say to a gift? A token of hospitality."
"Let's see," Kitterchin muttered, as he surveyed the land outside his door. There was a low rumble, and shards of black Earth Crystals began to thrust their way out of the smooth surface of the Firmament. "Start with a stone heap, to repel the magic. Might as well make it repel the Godsend, too. That sort of sounds like a detective, doesn't it? Stoneheap. I've had it up to here with your loose cannon behavior, Stoneheap! You're out of control. Just like your father. Stoneheap Senior."
Kitterchin creates the Stoneheap, a large home for the entire tribe of orcs to live in. It is well-defended and made of Earth Crystals. It repels magic and Godsend spores, but the floors in the bathroom are frightfully chilly. -2 Acts
"Just make sure you give it a better name when you get a chance, alright?" Kitterchin said to Guthar. "Now, for the exploration." Snails took their homes on their backs – there wasn't any reason orcs couldn't either.
Kitterchin cast around the Firmament for a Seedling – one that was sturdy and large, but not currently possessing anything. Six or seven of his arms seized the thing and dragged it back to him, then shoved it into the walls and floors of the new castle. Six long legs erupted from the sides of the orcs' gift and the castle stood, on its own stone limbs, thrumming with its own kind of life. And not just for them, everyone should have a home. He performed the same action on a number of other Seedlings around the firmament – enough they would soon spread a minor version of this ability throughout most of their kind – so that they could inhabit the homes of the fastidious.
Kitterchin alters many of the Seedlings, so that if they ever possess a home they become benign house spirits, which will possess the homes of people that keep a tidy house. So long as the house is cared for, the house spirits would keep its inhabitants healthy and defend them from harm (a Coronite tree will use its branches to fend off attackers, etc). If the home falls into disrepair or the owner does not respect the laws of hospitality, the house spirit will leave. The house spirit of Stoneheap is noticeably larger than the others, and grants the castle the ability to walk. -4 Acts
"I'll give you a head start, though, Guthar. As my honoured guest, and to help you actually make use of your new home." Guthar didn't need any more strength – clearly he was doing well there even for an orc – but he could stand to expand his horizons from physical superiority. He seemed a thoughtful sort, for an orc.
Kitterchin blesses Guthar the Orc with the ability to magically communicate with seedlings, stonespeak, and makes him invulnerable to disease. For a placated house spirit this basically amounts to a command, but for others there is no guarantee they will act any differently without bribes or promises. This will be passed on to his descendants, and the language to whomever they teach it to. -2 Act
Kitterchin pointed to the walking fortress, which was shuffling on its feet like an awkward guest waiting to be introduced at a party. "This is your house. I made it so it's horrible drafty and cold and those tiles might be nice to look at but they'll scuff like anything without polishing, but it will obey you so long as you care for it, and so long as you respect the hospitality of others' homes. That means no pillaging and no surprise murder, understand? War is fine, just do it sensibly like grown-ups, and maybe invite them round for tea first to talk it through." He reached out a few hands patted the orc on the shoulder in what he hoped was a reassuring way, and not in a 'what the hell is that stain don't make me touch it' way. "Don't worry, it sounds like a lot but you'll be fine. Just remember the magic formula of housekeeping: a layer of disinfectant, a layer of clean water, and a layer of sarcastic desperation. Also, all of life's problems can be fixed with a liberal application of waterproof caulking."
"Oh, and you'd best take Wheelykins," Kitterchin added. "He can teach you some things about parenting. Help you value your children via a different method than 'process of elimination'." Wheelykins could go with the orcs until they got the basics, and then return to Kitterchin's library when he was finished. Probably a good thing he was made by a god – it might take the orcs a while to figure out the intricacies of furniture polish. "And feel free to take some cheesecake back to your masses of violent troops. There's napkins in the drawer. Actually, why don't they all come in for dessert? I'm sure there's some ghosts that would like to meet them, and Razdor's doubtless hoping for guests at that ghastly casino of his…"
For good measure, Kitterchin alters his plane so that any guest who enters his house is immediately cured of all diseases, injuries, and ailments. Not that he's suspicious of his orc guests, but they still have some learning to do on the subject of hygiene. Any who come in peace seeking a cure will be welcomed to his table, for an entirely inadequate supper. -3 Acts
He shuffed back to the door, shaking the pinpricks of godly power from his claws. Alright, so I might have just given the orcs a war machine as a housewarming gift. Enh, it was probably fine. He always got overexcited when he had company over.
Post: #218
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Balthasar would commence plans for his succession! He and his fellow Gods would likely be leaving (or in the case of Narala, had already left!), and he his help would be needed to counter the threat to the world!
He organized an elective monarch to replace him, with a semi-constitutional senate that could act as a legislative and advisory body for the Emperor. He established a stable and strong constitution to act as a guiding body of law for the country (though it could be amended if necessary). Once he was certain that everything could and would remain stable, Balthasar bid his people farewell, stating that their lives were their own, and that his actions were needed in the heavens to help save the world.
And with that, he ascended back to godhood, and rejoined the heavens.
"RIGHT!" he yelled to his fellow Gods and Goddesses. "What the hell did I miss up here!?"
Post: #219
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Narala told the angels he would be teleporting up since he had permission, as he didn't want to hold them up from their work more than was necessary! So he did so, and knocked on the door before entering Tu'rebaal's office. Quite the commotion going on inside! Goodness.
"I won't intrude long... Just stopped by to express my thanks." He said, to Tu'rebaal, and NOT Yunmei. "It's not quite taken care of yet, but the warning and aid from most involved were invaluable to containing the fungus to any degree. Good to know the sentient folk on the firmament have a few allies here."
Post: #220
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"You are most welcome, Narala," said Tu'rebaal, inclining his head. He didn't say any more than that.
Also he wasn't sure if Balthasar was also in his office with almost the entire pantheon at this point, or if he was just yelling so loud everyone in every spiritual realm could hear it.
Post: #221
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
It certainly seemed like the incredibly loud yelling was the case. Oww. Just got over the headache, Balthazar. Narala nodded, and his business was concluded, so he waved goodbye! He picked up the hem of his cloak and twirled it, consuming him and disappearing!
Trying to have a little fun with the teleportation. He ended up in his workshop, and took some time to just. Work. Furnishing his new home as he considered what he could do for the next while.
Post: #222
RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"Wood lice," Kitterchin said glumly when Balthasar's absurdly loud yell rattled the teacups in his cupboard. "I am certain I have wood lice in my baseboards. No one's actually created any but they probably appeared just for me. Sort of thing that would happen to me. Also plague, and doom, and just the most dreadful racket from that casino. Isn't there a zoning law against this sort of thing?"
He vanished and appeared beside Balthasar with a faint pop. "I have some guests over if you'd like cake. They wandered in through the door to the mortal realms and I think they'd be very excited to meet a god that wasn't a complete disappointment. Besides which, you did create the orcs. They could probably use some words of wisdom, although be warned you may have to phrase it in the form of a casual massacre for them to pay attention. Unless you're busy, that is..?"
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
A black line appears from the hole in the firmament incarnate in the material realm but untouchable, as if a shadow. It draws itself through the nebula in the center of the universe to the surface of the kaleidoscope eclipse where a diagram it drawn by it. The diagram begins as a simple dodecagon covering the entire kaleidoscope eclipse like a shadow, then it begins connecting all the points to one another and circles with runes in the center of them at each of the points. Once the diagram is finished the line then disappears as if it is pulled into the diagram which at this point looks something like this:
The diagram then begins to pull itself off the ground and into the air, looking from every direction as if it is rising to face all those that observe it. When it has finished rising it reaches all the way to the nebula. It then rapidly changes it's form in strangely decipherable ways, and to all that see it, which is pretty much everyone within the firmament, they know the diagram is named Call. It then, seeing the nebula and the magical winds surrounding it, moves to surround the nebula.
When directly on top of the nebula Call creates twelve very small asteroids he calls Aspects that altogether have the mass of 1/3 of a moon sized planet that each have their corresponding rune that they were created on top of. These twelve asteroids are created in perfect balance with each other so that they all orbit around each other and the nebula so that none of them collide with each other, pass through the nebula, or fly off towards the firmament. The asteroids are then imbued with magical constructs to absorb, alter, and emit magic.
Call spends 1 point on creating twelve asteroids, each 1/36 of the mass of a moon shaped planet and 2 points imbuing them with magical properties.
The first asteroid, which is called Spa, absorbs a third of the earth magic and changes it to space magic. Space magic is of creation and truth. It is opposed by time magic.
The second asteroid, which is called Doo, absorbs a third of the fire magic and changes it to doom magic. Doom magic is of sacrifice and rules. It is opposed by life magic.
The third asteroid, which is called Bre, absorbs a third of the air magic and changes it to breath magic. Breath magic is of direction and fantasy. It is opposed by blood magic.
The fourth asteroid, which is called Har, absorbs a third of the water magic and changes it to heart magic. Heart magic is of identity and order. It is opposed by mind magic.
The fifth asteroid, which is called Ra, absorbs a third of the earth magic and changes it to rage magic. Rage magic is of perception and restrictions. It is opposed by hope magic.
The sixth asteroid, which is called Li, absorbs a third of the fire magic and changes it to light magic. Light magic is of knowledge and luck. It is opposed by void magic.
The seventh asteroid, which is called Ti, absorbs a third of the air magic and changes it to time magic. Time magic is of destruction and lies. It is opposed by space magic.
The eighth asteroid, which is called Fe, absorbs a third of the water magic and changes it to life magic. Life magic is of power and freedom. It is opposed by magic.
The ninth asteroid, which is called Blu, absorbs a third of the earth magic and changes it to blood magic. Blood magic is of bonds and reality. It is opposed by breath magic.
The tenth asteroid, which is called Mi, absorbs a third of the fire magic and changes it to mind magic. Mind magic is of decisions and chaos. It is opposed by heart magic.
The eleventh asteroid, which is called Ho, absorbs a third of the air magic and changes it to hope magic. Hope magic is of belief and possibilities. It is opposed by rage magic.
The twelfth asteroid, which is called Voi, absorbs a third of the water magic and changes it to void magic. Void magic is of mystery and skill. It is opposed by light magic.
The effects of the asteroids is much like that of a transformer, all of the types of magic are a third as powerful as before but there are three times as many types of magic. Call reasons that this will not only expand the diversity of magic users but also lower the point of entry into magic using. Old types of magic can still be used by combining the three elements the old elements were split into to create the old element to use in magic, but this process makes old spells more difficult to cast and require more casting time.
With his work done, Call goes shrinks down to the size of a man and floats to the center of the kaleidoscope eclipse, now with an added twelve shadows of the Aspects roaming across it, to rest. When he arrives there he finds a rather quaint and inviting looking door and decides that maybe that would be a good place to rest. He extrudes a line from his matrix and gently knocks on the door three times.
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Anastella pops, or rather appears in a bright flash of fire, next to Kitterchin and Balthasar.
"...So what's up with the new guy?"
The one, the only, Vancho!
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Balthasar shrugged to Anastella, then looked to Kitterchin.
"Cake sounds lovely! And don't worry, I have plenty of experience with orcs..."
He thought back to the awesome battles he'd had against them.
"Love those guys!"
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"New guy?" Kitterchin didn't like the sound of that. With a small slurping noise, he vanished into the ether and reappeared in his house amidst a raucous orc party. "Hello? Is someone at the door?"
He threw open the door and sighed in relief. "Oh, thank the us, its just a sentient being woven of pure geometry with motivations beyond mortal reasoning. I thought you were a cat. Don't mind the orcs, I've got a bit of an infestation and they're kind of sweet when you're used to them. Please, come in for cake." The last was directed at Balthasar and Anastella as well.
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Call, having been invited in, drifts his mass of geometry and runes through the door and into the, as he can now see, very quaint and welcoming cottage. He almost feels at home here, well, as homely as a existential plane with more than the two dimensions he is used to can be.
Then, wondering what the grey furred thing what referring to, Call rapidly changes his form in a way that seems to ask "What҉ are͟ ̸c͜a͡ts, ͞or̀çs,̡ and͠ thi͝s̨ ̕t̷h̷i͟n͝g̕ ̢y͘oư c҉a͢ll c҉ąke?̢"
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Kytheros briefly looked up at a particularly interesting dream of a philosopher pondering the cosmos to study the new comer and its effects on magics.
He then went back to watching Dream TV.
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Lea Anastella reduces her tall form to one that can fit through the door, and she squeezes inside. She bows to Kitterchin as she enters,
"Quite gracious of you. I believe I shall have a slice of cake."
Noticing the orcs, she looks them over and sighs.
"Oh, these creatures remind me of my precious warband, torn apart by that damnable fungus... It pains me still to look at that part of the firmament."
The one, the only, Vancho!
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
Kitterchin was busily setting up his best chairs for his godly and - demigodly? Half-godly? Whatever that swirling mess of lines was - guests. "Orcs are these rather large noisy things sitting around my table," he explained, "or at least, the ones that aren't ghosts. Actually some of the ghosts are also orcs. And some of the others were likely clubbed to death by orcs. Hm. Best revisit the seating plan to avoid awkward reunions. Cats are a terror that we never speak of in this house, aside from this introductory statement which shall never be repeated under pain of having all future invitations lost in the mail? And cake is..."
"Hang on, do you actually not know what cake is? Were you raised by wolves that didn't love you enough?" It was a good thing that his larders couldn't actually run dry, although the orcs were giving the godly realm a run for its money. "Stay right here. I'll fetch you a few different kinds. Nothing weird, don't worry - no one should be faced with the moral bankruptcy of coconut on their first day out. Where did you come from, incidentally?" Kitterchin asked Call as he returned with forks and plates. "Here I thought everyone had already been round to say hello."
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RE: Godhood- Tapestry
"I ͘u͜nd͝er̵s̴ta̢n̷d," Call gestures, "the̴se̛ ҉'́o͠r̵cs'̡ ár͟e̶ ͞se̡n͡t̛ie̡nt ͠lif̡e" the runes Mi and Fe flash at those last two words "i̧nfu͜se͝d w͜it͡h ̶t͝hę r̨age͟ of de͟structi̢o̢n͝." again two runes pop into the swirling mass, this time Ra and Ti. "And ̛t̢h̷ese͝ '̵g̕hos͠t̕s̷'̀ ̀a̴r͟e sìm͘p̛l͜ỳ b̸eįn҉g͜s̕ t͘h͝at͞ ̀h̨a҉v̨é ̨los̀t ̸t͞h́ei͢r͢ ̴bon̶ḑ wit̴h r͘e͠a͟lit͠y.͝" the rune Blu flashes twice. "A͘h, you ̕wis̢h t̷o̸ ͘k͢no͡w̕ ͜w̕he̛rè I̧ cǫme f͢r̶om,̴ ̵I co͟ḿe̷ ̀f̕rǫm a͜ uni̛v̀e͝rse wìth three dimen̢sio̢ns,̡ ̷t҉wo in͠ s͝p͠a̕c͞e and one i͜n ͝ti͡m͟e. À̸͘s̡͞ ́ỳ͠o̴u҉͘ ̷̨̡c̷̷a̵n ̛̀i̢͞m͜a̡g̢i̶͟ne̴͘͠,͞ ̢s̨uc̵҉h̴́ ̧͘á̴̡ ưnì̧v̀e͟r̕se ̵̨c҉͘͜o̴̢͝u̸̶͠l̶̕d͢҉ ̀no̶͟t͟ ҉su̸͜p͢por̛t̀͞ ̨͜l̢i̷̸f͘e͟͠,͞ w̷ith̶̶̢ ͡oņ̴l̕͟y̸͜͝ ͜tw͝͝o̕ ̢̕s̢͝p̷̶̢a͟͠c͜į͟al̶҉ d̸i͘m͞e̕ns̷͢͞io͟ǹ̷s̶̛ ̵͟͟ś̷u͘c̨h̀͝͠ ͜a ̷th̀̕i̶̧n̢͢g ̡͞w̵̢o̸ùl̕͜ḑ͟ ͘̕͞be̴ ̸͡im̢po̢̕͢ss̶҉įb̡̡͜ļ̷e.̢͝ T͘ḩ͢͜͜͠ę̵́ ̴̨͡o̸̸̷͢͡ţ͡h̢́͝e̵͝r̸̵ ̛́ģ̸͜ò̶́̕͝ḑ̕͡s̨̛̀͞ ̵͝w̸̶̡͝͠e̛͠r̴̷͢͝ę̷̕ ҉͜͠҉ç̸͞҉ǫ̀n̸̢t̶̶̶͠e̴̛͢͞҉n̶̢͜t̷̵̡͢ ̡͝͡w̶̨í̧t̷h͘҉̶̀͜ ͘̕t͝͡h̴e͢҉̵͜i̡̢̡̕͜r͝҉ ̷̷̸T̷̵w̸̡̛͠͡ǫ̕͠ ̸̧̨̛̛d̶̢́i̷͘͢͡m̕͞ȩ͜͝҉͘n̢s̷i̧̕͡͠o̶̸̶͡ņ̸̴̀a̡̢͜͠ļ̀͢͞ ͘͘͞s̷̴̕à̴̢̛ǹ́̀͢͝ḑ̴̛̕b̴̶͞͡ó͢͝x̸̵̨̕,̸͘͡ ̷̨̀͢b̵̨́u͟t̷̨͘ ̢͘͢͢͡Ì̸̀ ̡͞w̡̛͠a̵̸s̛̛҉ņ̢'̧t̡̧̕͠͞.̸̧͜͞҉ ̴̷̀͜͟O̧͜͢n̡͠e̷̵̡̡̢ ̴̶̵́́o̡̕͘f̷̛͜ ̷͢ḿ͘͡y̨̨̧͝͡ ̶͜͡t̢͠w̷̢͠e̸͡l̢͟͢͞͠v̡͢e̷̴͝͞ ̧͡e̷͜͟l̸̕͟e̶̴̶̛m҉͢e̷̕͟͢n͘҉̕͡ţ̴͜͟͠s͟͝͞ ̸̡́́i̵̵̴͠͠s̨ ̧̛҉̵͡l̵̵í͘f̨̨̛͝e̸,͞͝ ̶͝͞a̵̡̛͜n̡d̢ ̴̢͘à̸͘͡n̶̨̛͞ǫ́t̨͠͡҉͡h̵҉̴è̡r̶̸̢͟ ͘͜į̧̕s̢͟͠͞ ̀҉̸s҉a̸҉̴c̶͢r̀̀͘̕͜íf̸̧҉̶ì̢̀͘͞c̕͜͠ȩ̡̛́,҉̸ ҉͢͞͡t̶҉ẃ̷̧͞o̵̷̢ ̴̸͢͠҉t̸̀͡h̀į̵̵ņ̷̀͢͝ģ͢͢͞ś͝ ̶҉̡t̷̛̕͟͞ḩ͝͡͠a̴̕͞t̵̢̛̀ ̴̕w̴͟͞͠ǫ͟͞͠͠u̧͜͢͞l̷͜͜d̴̸̸ ̸͢͜n̴̨̛͜͡e͜͠҉̢v̧̢̀́̀e̕҉r̵̨̡͢͡ ̨҉e̷̡̕x̧́͜͞i̢̕ş̛͘t͘ ̸͜͠t̶́͠h́̕͝è̶̷̵̡r̷͘̕̕é̀.̷̶̶ ̶̨̧̨s̸̵͜͠͞o͟͝͡ ̵̸̨I͜͝ ͠͠d́̀͢͠e̵̴͜c̴̸i̶͘͡͝d̵̸̵̴̀e҉̵͡d̶ ̵t̶o̢̨ ̢́̀͟͡l̴ę̸͢͡ą̸̧v̨̡͜é̕͞ ́́͢͞͝ą̴̵͠ǹ͘̕̕͟ḑ̵͠͠ ̸f̢͟͟҉i͜҉̛n̷̕͘d͘͠ ̧̡̢҉g̡͝ŕ̡͜͟e͢͡͝҉e͝ń͠͝e̕͢r͞͠ ̛́p̶̵͜͟a͠҉̸ś̶̨̕͞t̶̡͘͡ù̷̡ŕ̸̴̡e̸̕͢͠ş.̴͜͠ A͡ńḑ ̵t̸ha͞t͞'s͝ ̸why ̵I͞'m ͜h͝ęre.͟"
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My goodness, how the month is flying! Halfway through already.
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On October 13, 1773, French astronomer Charles Messier found a cluster of stars that would later be named the Whirlpool Galaxy. Astronomers eventually discovered the galaxy had a spiral structure, making it the first spiral galaxy discovered. They also determined this galaxy is over 23 million light-years away.
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Mothers' Day has been and gone. So what have we learned?
The answer is simple – the best gift of all is the gift you'd give to yourself.
I awoke on Mothers' Day to a tepid cup of tea made direct from the tap and a bowl of soggy cereal lovingly carted up the stairs and liberally dripped all over them.
Sleep in? What sleep in? They were bouncing on the bed in no time demanding that I get up and open their presents.
Okay, okay. First up was a little wooden box lovingly decorated with whale stickers. This was a treat! The youngest has an un-abiding passion for sea creatures. So, for him to share his sticker collection was a big step indeed. There were hushed discussions at the foot of the bed about wanting his killer whale sticker back, but his sister held firm. "You can't have it yet!" she said.
Next up was an origami cup with personalised tea bag. Lipton's tag had been replaced by another reading 'Enjoy you cuppa' on one side and 'I love you' on the other. Aw, shweet!
Last but not least was a multi-media canvas featuring hearts, spots, squiggles and more.
After much admiration, the energetic trio left me in peace to enjoy my morning cuppa and by the time I was finished – it had long turned cold – I was ready to find new homes for my prezzies. But where had they gone?
A little investigation revealed that my sea creature box now had pride of place on the youngest child's book shelf and was already loaded up with treasures. My tea bag had relocated to the mid-kid's room amongst a collection of other bits and bobs while the canvas adorned the wall of the eldest child's room.
It's the gesture that counts after all. 🙂


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Monday, 19 October 2009
Big man keep our world clean!
Our preschoolers have made a poster designs that represent Earth in the future. Their messages were written by educators, that "we are small, but our designs we want to speak on our behalf.
Children want to live in a clean environment and peace. They call the big man to keep the world clean for the followers.
Big man keep our world clean!
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I grew up learning how to play the piano, but never really got the habit of practicing. Our parents insisted we all learn how to play the piano and am so glad they were adamant about it (I didn't know any better back then). I used to complain about it, but our parents wouldn't even entertain the thought. Well, some older sisters excelled in it, and even our youngest, but not me. Oh, I can read the notes and play a tune, but that's just about it. However, now that I am a mom I want my kids to learn at least one musical instrument, too; and since we don't have a "real" piano here at home, am thinking of something similar to one of those exciting korg sv-1 at musicians friend. It would be awesome getting one of those. Perfectly space saving, too!
But first, have to ask my sons if they like the idea! :)
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The Five Dollar Mirror
Saturday, January 23, 2010
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Great price and great makeover! I'm on the hunt for some big mirrors now that I've discovered a place in my open floor plan for one!ReplyDelete
Great impact, great price, great job!ReplyDelete
This is so pretty I love it,you did a great job. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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Oh, the white looks very nice indeed - I'm glad that you decided not to glaze it... besides, if you decide to glaze it later - you CAN!ReplyDelete
Ooh! It's amazing how hideous that mirror looked before, and now how beautiful it looks with a couple coats of paint. Love it! Now, I'm inspired to go find something like it. :)ReplyDelete
G O R G E O U S! I have a huge $5 mirror I redid late last year in my blog too, they are funReplyDelete
Soooo stunning...is it wood?ReplyDelete
Great job Rene! I saw a mirror like this today and the price tag was $95 at an "antique" shop. What a deal you got! Have a good weekend! LisaReplyDelete
And I love the spoons sitting there. So simple and pretty!
I like that! I can't believe you picked it up for five bucks! The picture with the silverware and the mirror is a great shot!ReplyDelete
What a great buy and it looks wonderful painted white. Love it!ReplyDelete
Wow, that is some frame! Really makes you look twice! Great find.ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking it up to SNS!
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love it white, and love your blog!ReplyDelete
Isn't it amazing how different the detail and the whole feel of the mirror is after paint? I really do love it. I have a mirrror thing anyway. I have a few waiting for their make-overs!ReplyDelete
I signed up to follow ya just on the merit of this post!!! I know I am going to like the rest. Gotta go check out your past posts!
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Linda, no this is mirror is nothing fancy which is precisely why there is no guilt associated with torturing it with spray paint. Ha ha!ReplyDelete
you can't beat that with a stick! fabulous for 5 bucks!ReplyDelete
Love it!!!! I bought some similar looking scrolly candle sconces the other day that I want to paint white. Now I know it will look great!ReplyDelete
Great price and I love anything curvey. The white is nice and you can add to it later if you decide it neeeds a facelift at a future date. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Great shaped mirror and it looks so much better in white, Nice job!! KathysueReplyDelete
This turned out great! Wonderful detail! Yes, don't we all "tweak" things later on.ReplyDelete
Love it! Great improvement.ReplyDelete
I love it! I need to remember when I see things that are that kind of gold I don't like that I can paint it. I so often just walk right by it.ReplyDelete
Love the mirror! Quite the score at $5.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful job you did on this project! I love the price tag!!ReplyDelete
That is GOR-GEOUS!ReplyDelete
- Trish
Renee, I came back for a second look and am now a follower. You have a wonderful style and your photography is so eye pleasing. I also am taken with your attention to detail.ReplyDelete
I can learn from you. Not to mention all the inspiration I carry away from your beautiful blog!
Definitely a beautiful find. Of course it needed to be snatched up! Luck you!ReplyDelete
It's amazing what a transformation it is when things are painted in white!! :) I also wonder if thrift store owners raise their eyebrows at us when we are buying those items.... :)ReplyDelete
Great job!
You're right Ellen, thrift stores could probably charge a little more if they painted everything white. Ha ha.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2010 at 2:01 PM
That is a FABULOUS mirror! Love it.ReplyDelete
Oh but let's not tell the thrift stores our secrects. LOL. I love you mirror it looks great!ReplyDelete
Have a Blessed week,
Please give us the 411 on that thrift store. What a great find! Absolutely stunning makeover!ReplyDelete
Please give us the 411 on that thrift store. Great find! Stunning makeover.ReplyDelete
I love ornate frames. It looks beautiful. I'm having a giveaway this week if you'd like to stop by.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2010 at 7:43 PM
What a gorgeous mirror! And yeah, I frequently go into projects and change course halfway thru...but usually because I've screwed it up already and need to improvise :)ReplyDelete
Glad you could Mi4M!
What a deal... love the detail and it's just lovely all white. I've got a Power of Paint Party on Wednesdays that I love you to share this mirror at... hope to see you there.ReplyDelete
Love the fresh look! It's amazing what a little paint can do.ReplyDelete
I'm visiting from get your craft on!
It's so perfect. I love it. When I first saw it, I visioned it white too! Love it!ReplyDelete
Love it! I have the EXACT same mirror and I also painted it white. We have sister mirrors ..LOLReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2010 at 5:20 PM
oh! i love it! i have been hoping to find a frame just like that to come home with me! no luck yet! great job!ReplyDelete
I'm.dying. Why can't I ever find mirrors like that?ReplyDelete
You are so lucky! I must not be very good at finding deals like this!ReplyDelete
I am on the prowl for one myself, that is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I just love this! It's amazing what a coat of white paint will do.ReplyDelete
Wow, quite a transformation!! Love it white. I can't believe they got that big mirror for $5.00!! What a buy!ReplyDelete
Hi, Rene! I actually did this same thing with some ugly gold mirrors that were left behind by the previous owners of our house! Yours LOOKS AWESOME! If you'd like to see mine, go to my blog and look for Room Makeovers in the tag list. It was for Project Procrastinator.ReplyDelete
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Date created: 2011-01-16 Name: Steve Ayoub
Location: gainesville fl
Satisfaction Rating:
"Trane Heat Pump"
Built a new home in 2003 and had a trane xl installed. Within one year the reversing valve and compressor died. Spent about $700 to fix those items even though they were under warranty. In 2007 the variable speed fan was dead and that cost around $800 to fix. Then in 2009 the evaporator coils were leaking. The parts was under warranty but was charged about $400 to fix. The part was on backorder and took about three weeks to fix during severe freezing weather. Whenever I tell a trane person about these problems they always say it was not installed correctly?? I keep hearing this about every manufactures shortcomings installation errors. I just moved into another house and the units are 12 year old tempstars and they are running just fine. Actually the house has three units and the main one just sprang a leak in the evaporator coil. 12 years vs 6. I might just repair the old tempstar rather than buy new china garbage.
Date created: 2011-01-12 Name: bruce clements
Location: Odessa, Fl.
Satisfaction Rating:
"4 ton, 10KW Heatpump"
We chose Trane because we were led to believe that this was the "Cadilac" of systems to heat and cool a home. Well, it's Winter again here in Central Florida with temps around 30 degrees and the Heatpump freezes up and moans and groans until we power it off and wait an hour until it thaws out, then we set the thermostat again hoping that we can get the temp up inside our new home to 68 degrees before it freezes up again!!!! I am so sick of this unit. I called the dealer and they said a service call would be a waste of time, because "this is normal"???? This elaborate system was installed in our new home 4 years ago. We would not buy another one! We installed R-30 insulation and have three separate zones controlled by 3 separate thermostats, figuring that we could save money with our electricity bills; well the system won't even heat one zone!
Date created: 2011-01-11 Name: Bob G.
Location: Central Texas
Satisfaction Rating:
"Bob In Texas"
We had our home built in Central Texas in 1998 and have never had a service call on our Trane Heat Pump. I have a permanent electrostatic filter that I usually clean every month and that is all I have ever done to maintain our Trane Heat Pump. My wife and I both suffer from allergies, so we run a hunter hepa filter in every room and never open any windows. Our a/c vents and ducts are clean as new which may be a factor in never having to service our Trane.
Date created: 2011-01-08 Name: M Berry
Location: Kentucky
Satisfaction Rating:
"Mike B"
Had my Trane installed in 2000, been a very good unit. Eight months after warranity expired, unit broke down. Parts and labor $2000 to repair. I will replace with anything but a Trane.
Date created: 2011-01-04 Name: T May
Location: Ten Mile, Tennessee
Satisfaction Rating:
"A piece of junk"
I built my home in 2007 and had two Trane units installed. I hve never been so disatified with anything in my life. One unit is so loud my neighbors down the road can hear it run. If the tempature falls below 40 degrees, get out your coats, I can produce more heat with a lit candle. If your turn up the thermostat to finally get the house just warm, the unit on it's own goes into air condition mode and defeats what warming just completed. Technician says that the unit is defrosting and will do this. Where is the efficiency in this! He says that the unit pulls warm air from the cold air. I guess thats why as the tempature drops, the unit produces less warm air. I am totally disatisfied with the units. I would dump them in a landfill but don't want to contaminate the area! Worthless as a heating unit unless you live in Miami and hopefully the tempature never falls below 40 degrees!
Date created: 2010-12-27 Name: B Pierce
Location: Daphne , Alabama
Satisfaction Rating:
"Went Down hill"
2 Trane Units 4 ton heat pump compressor went after only 7 years. Major expensive to replace and they only give you a one year warranty or make you buy a new one to get a 5 year warranty or 10 year warranty at mega cost. Most good reviews are 5 years or less
Date created: 2010-12-09 Name: Donna Kopish
Location: Fremont NE
Satisfaction Rating:
"Old lady from NE"
Bought a x15 in May and all was fine until it got cold. Have had nothing but trouble with it. And yes it smells bad ever so often
Date created: 2010-12-07 Name: m winger
Location: virginia
Satisfaction Rating:
"Poor quality"
Bought a trane xl400 with inside air handler. 3 weeks after the warrenty expired the variable speed motor on the outside burned up. Cost over $450 to replace. now motor burns up every 2 years or so. had numerious problems with vibration induced noises. apparently the pipes inside the heat pump are not insulated and rub all over the fram and make lots of noise. I pais premium price for trane components and got garbage. Will never buy another trane again.
Date created: 2010-12-06 Name: g.perko
Location: sun city west,az
Satisfaction Rating:
"American standard product"
Heat pump purchased from trane american standard co.a big piece of junk that falls apart constantly. numerious calls made to trane , never a return call. this pump is under parts warranty only cost in thepast month for labor$1218.
Date created: 2010-12-03 Name: Ian Stuart
Location: Frederick MD
Satisfaction Rating:
"Treat 5 star reviews with caution"
On reading the reviews of Trane on this site I notice one rather peculiar characteristic. A disproportionate number of 5 star reviews are from people who report that their twenty year units have worked perfectly. From the point of view of deciding which brand to buy these reviews are worthless since newer units bear no resemblance to the older less efficient but much more durable units. If you subtract these reviews the ratings for Trane are almost entirely 1 star, except for some ratings by dealers.
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Originally Posted by divaD
There is another possibility. The 3.5 years are not meaning literally the amount specified but instead are symbolizing something. What could it be symbolizing? 1/2 of the 70th week, perhaps?
IN the case of the 70 weeks each is 7 years.... so half of that is literally 3.5 years.... what are you saying?
As the "thief" in the night, Christ is going to suddenly appear on the throne of Israel - not the antichrist.
Originally Posted by Aijalon
IN the case of the 70 weeks each is 7 years.... so half of that is literally 3.5 years.... what are you saying?
Per my view there are two 3.5 years in the book of Revelation. One in ch 11 the other one in ch 13. Combined they total 7 years, which then could be symbolizing the 70th week.
Originally Posted by Aijalon
If in this passage the woman/church is the Jerusalem church core... then that makes Saul and the Sanhedrin the dragon. I'm not sure what the flood from the dragon's mouth would be....
I'm not throwing out this idea, but if we expand our understanding of Revelation based on this, does Revelation enlighten our understanding of history further, or does it confuse things. If there are not clear associations between the first century church and all the symbols of Revelation 12, it will not hold up well.
I do have two threads going through revelation 12 that may help you understand
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Delinquency rates are down over last year across nearly all forms of credit, except one—student loan debt, where delinquency rates are on the rise as people struggle with paying off debt. Third-quarter delinquencies for auto loans, consumer finance, credit cards, mortgage loans, home finance, and home equity all decreased from the same period last year, and most delinquency rates have been slowly dropping since their high in the middle of 2010.
First mortgage delinquency rates
First mortgage delinquency rates saw the greatest leaps—from 5 percent in 2007 until their spike in 2010 at a little more than 12 percent. Since then, the rate has slowly declined, now hovering at around 8 percent of total first mortgage loans, though it still remains elevated over pre-recession figures. Additionally, first mortgage 30-day plus delinquency rates declined 16 percent from the end of the third quarter 2011 to the same period in 2012.
Home finance and home equity revolving lines of credit
Along with first mortgage rates, delinquency rates for home finance and home equity revolving lines of credit have also dropped, but they remain higher than their pre-recession rates. Home equity revolving 30-day plus delinquency rates declined 13 percent over last year, while home finance delinquency rates dropped 15 percent.
Some of this decrease could be credited to consumers refinancing existing mortgage debt at lower rates, along with the overall decline in mortgage debt due to foreclosures, homeowners paying down debt faster through cash-in financing, or consumers shortening their mortgage terms and paying more each month.
Other declines in delinquency rates: Credit cards, auto loans, and more
Consumer finance, bank, and retail credit card delinquency rates of 60 days or more declined as well. Delinquencies in consumer finance, primarily with unsecured lines or loans, have dropped 15 percent, bank credit card delinquency rates have dropped 20 percent, and retail card delinquency rates have decreased 13 percent. Nationwide credit card delinquency rates are actually lower than pre-recession levels.
Meanwhile auto loan delinquency rates have also declined 20 percent and have landed at below pre-recession levels.
Both credit card delinquency and auto loan delinquency rates hovered at around 5 percent pre-recession and have landed at about 3 percent at third quarter's end, indicating a consumer improvement in credit management.
What's going on with student loan debts?
Consumer cautiousness, described by Equifax Personal Solutions President Trey Loughran as the "disciplined consumer," has not extended to the student loan world. Recent graduates may have been struggling to find jobs with an income level high enough to help with paying off their debt.
- Student loan 60-day delinquency rates increased more than 16 percent year-to-year in the third quarter.
- Student loan balances increased year over year by $61 billion to $808 billion total.
- Student loan debt has grown from $400 billion in mid-2007 to $800 billion by the end of September 2012.
- The number of loans in that same period increased from 50 million to 120 million.
Additionally, there has not been the same push for tighter underwriting standards or guidelines to ensure a loan is safe and secure as there has been with other loans since the start of the recession. Also, unlike with mortgages or credit card debt, which can be wiped out through foreclosure or bankruptcy, student debt must be repaid. With the price of college increasing faster than rate of inflation, student loan debt will likely continue to grow.
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This very ordinary chair began life as part of a small desk and chair set that belonged to my wife, Annette, who grew up in Mt. Vernon, Ohio in the 1950s and 1960s. According to her recollection, the set was just "always in her room" when she was growing up. Appropriately enough, when she entered college in 1970, it was left behind.
Annette and I married in 1973 and soon reached the stage where we were looking for furniture—any furniture—to fill up our apartment. Probably about the time when her parents moved to Indiana in 1975 and were looking to clear stuff out, we were offered the desk and chair set, and we were grateful to get it. Over the years this small but flexible set was used for a variety of purposes in a variety of rooms. I know that at one point it was even in a corner of the kitchen of our first house, a very small 1910 bungalow in Webster Groves, Missouri.
When our first child (Jenny) was born in 1980, the desk and chair moved in with her. The set stayed in Jenny's room throughout her childhood, and proved to be equally adept at holding a toddler's night-time medicines, crayon drawings, Disney-themed lamps, and later, high school homework assignments. At some point, as a father-daughter project, Jenny and I "updated" the chair by painting it dark brown and covering the seat with a pink fabric remnant that Jenny liked.
Jenny left for college in 1999, and the desk and chair set was again left behind. At some point now forgotten, we gave away the little desk, but kept the chair. It survived for a few more years as an extra in one of our now mostly empty bedrooms after younger daughter Cynthia also left for college in 2001.
As all empty-nest parents do, we gradually re-furnished the girls' bedrooms, and reached the point where we no longer needed a small brown chair with stained pink fabric. I tried selling it at a garage sale, but got no takers. One Sunday evening in 2004 I put it out on the side of the street in front of our house, the universal suburban signal that it was free to anyone who wanted to take it.
Soon I heard my doorbell and Ken, my next door neighbor, asked if he could have the chair, since one of his young daughters needed a chair for her room. This chair was exactly what they needed! I felt good, knowing that the chair was moving on to a good home and, over time, completely forgot about it.
Fast forward to June 2012. It was Sunday evening, and I noticed a small brown chair with stained pink fabric sitting by the street out in front of Ken's house. I thought it looked familiar, so went out to look more closely at it. Sure enough, it was the same chair! I excitedly told Annette that her chair had reappeared, and that it was giving us "another chance." She was not nearly as excited as I was about this second chance. But I went out and got it anyway and put it in the front hallway, marveling at the karma that had brought the chair back to us again. I was overwhelmed with the feeling that since the chair had again appeared, we simply MUST take it back.
I snapped a photo and texted it to Jenny. Now married with a small child and living near Houston, Jenny was excited. It turned out that she needs a small chair like this for a chair-less desk set that she has. She is taking the chair back again, and has plans to repaint it and put new fabric on it. New life for this old chair!
The chair will now live happily ever after in Missouri City, Texas, or at least it will live there through this phase of Jenny's family history. It remains to be seen whether the chair will survive into the next phase, but given its track record so far, I am betting that it does.


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Happy President's Day!!
Humm...I don't think most think of calling it Happy but are rejoicing in a day off or the sales that ensue with the President's Day week day sales. The Sutton family on the other hand eats cookies!!
I mentioned in my last post that I feature once a year President trivia and the featured President's Favorite Cookie post taken from the cookbook, Presidential Cookies by Bev Young. In my last post, I digressed from cookies and food talk to some possibly unknown trivia about President Calvin Coolidge being the second runner up for owning the most pets while in the White House. So, who is #1? President Theodore Roosevelt!
- Admiral Dewey, Bishop Doane, Dr. Johnson, Father O'Grady, Fighting Bob Evans - guinea pigs
- Algonquin – Pony
- Baron Spreckle – Hen
- Bill - lizard
- Blackjack – Manchester Terrier
- Eli Yale – Blue macaw
- Emily Spinach – Garter snake
- Fedelity – Pony
- Gem and Susan – Dogs
- Jack[11] and Peter – Terriers
- Jonathan Edwards - small bear
- Jonathan – Piebald rat
- Josiah – Badger
- Manchu – Pekingese
- Maude – Pig
- Peter - Rabbit
- Pete – Bull Terrier
- Rollo – Saint Bernard
- Skip – Rat Terrier (mongrel)
- Sailor Boy – Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Tom Quartz and Slippers – Cats
- (Unknown) - Hyena; barn owl; one-legged rooster
President Theodore Roosevelt stepped the pet thing up a little from reading this info out of Presidential Cookies Cookbook: "When one of the children, Archie, took to bed sick, the other children smuggled Algonquin into the White House elevator and then up to Archie's room to cheer him up."
As I said in my last blog, I am going crazy with our few pets. I don't think there will ever come a day that I would let a pony trot through my home much less all the other animals, though small, that the Roosevelt family let roam the White House premises.
If you ever have time, reading is a quite colorful biography of an amazing man, Theodore Roosevelt, who fought huge odds to go from sickly and frail to a robust man. He was a vivacious reader and loved learning. If your kids are thinking education is for sissies, you should share with them about Theodore Roosevelt's view of education.
So get to the point...what is the Theodore Roosevelt's favorite cookie?
Sagamore Hill Sand Tarts
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar (I used raw sugar)
2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
4 cups flour (I used whole wheat pastry flour)
2 tsp vanilla
sugar & cinnamon for topping
Step One:
Cream butter till smooth and add sugar till fluffy. With your Bosch Universal Mixer, this is done in seconds!! Add the eggs one at a time & vanilla. Add flour. Mix well.
Step Two:
Roll dough 1/8" thick and cut into 2-2 1/2" thick. Brush with a white egg wash to help the cinnamon/sugar mixture stick to the cookie. Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture.
Bake 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
Note from Paula: Since I made these near Valentine's Day, I used my heart cookie cutter for my shape. I also made most of them with sugar dyed red. I did make some with the cinnamon for you to see what they would look like on in the form that Theodore Roosevelt's family would have eaten them.
I think what was unique about these cookies is that there is no leavening ingredients other than eggs. Most cookies will call for baking soda or baking powder or cream of tartar! These Sagamore Hill Sand Tart cookies have none! Believe it or not, they actually tastes good. One of my kids told that with enough butter and sugar, anything will taste good! Humm?? Sweet tooth in our family, I think so.


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don't cry it's only a joke.
so what I want to spend a day with the voice of that villain in the batman movie, the one with the crazy headgear strapped to his face.
sometimes I get the urge to change things up a bit.
I've never been one for moderation though. i'm kind of an all-or-nothing gal.
so what I want to walk a catwalk with a pet potbellied pig on a leash. a blue paisley leash.
a pig-toting, masked villainess with a kooky voice probably wouldn't have gotten yelled at by an old lady in the grocery store today.
but that's not my only shake 'em up motivation. while avoiding old lady anger would be clutch in my daily activities, it would be more rewarding if I wasn't wound up so tight that I felt the need to yell back at old ladies.
i'm not sure if this is holiday stress, or two kids one mommy stress, or my dog's ear skin collects in flakey piles on my couch stress, or i'm a professional chef and I ate a pretzel and Hershey's kisses for dinner stress.
anyone want a dog?
I need my mojo back. I've been out of practice with writing. don't judge my first dip back in the bloggy pool. I never was one for a grand (re-)entrance.
Monday, December 9, 2013
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MY FIRST POST FOR 2013. SORRY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY WITH WORK. I know this marketing stint will lead me somewhere. :)
With my work in digital marketing, I need to stay informed and creative. The informed is quite easy. Open the Internet and you'll get lots of information. Staying creative is the hard part. Even with fashion, I have dry days wherein I can't think of anything creative. But in my work, I need to be creative everyday. Even if I force myself, because I have to. Good thing that (I think) I am staying as creative as possible. Especially when I'm in those lucky days wherein you feel creative the whole day, I try to put all of my ideas in a piece of paper just so that I don't forget it. Also, what helps me think? Walking! I am in front of the computer for more than 8 hours so I need to get away and just walk and stretch my whole body and most of the time, I think of something great. Haha! Anyways, here is a photo I saw on Milanos' Facebook page. :)
Go! :)
I try #26 as much as possible. Even when I'm at the train, I'll just type it on my phone. How about you guys? How do you stay creative? :)


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Stockpile is low!
I just saw that I am completely out of toothbrushes. I am also low on TP. So I have to go out this week and get both. It has been over a year since I "bought" either one so I got to find out where to get them at the best prices.
I also bought a rice cooker. I wanted to start eating more rice and not the instant kind. I am a good cook but always seem to mess up the rice. My mother reciently went to Hawaii and said that there rice is slightly sweet and very tasty. So if anyone knows what type of rice that is please let me know.


text: If you have a wood-burning stove, or a fireplace, you will want to pay attention to this. Wood is expensive, if you have to buy it. A cord of aged wood costs anywhere from $75 to $250 per cord these days. If you cut and split your own, well, you know the cost in manpower and time to do that. In any case, you must take care of the wood in order for it to be dry and usable when you need it in the cold winter months. Depending on how much you use wood to heat your home, you will need 2-3 cords for the season. When the snow starts to pile, up, you will be thankful you planned ahead. Trudging through deep snow is not always fun, especially when you are lugging heavy loads of wood to keep your family warm. If this winter is anything like last years in the Northeast, youll be glad you took the time to prepare for it. Weathermen are predicting a bad season, much like the last winter. Choose wisely where you will store the wood outside. You dont want to have to move it once you have it delivered, or have to move the wood you have cut and split to another place. Dont put it too close to the house; critters like to hide in it! You do want it to be reachable in the dead of winter, though, so designate a spot nearby your dwelling. If you take the time to lay the wood pile out in a pattern, air will circulate throughout it, keeping it from rotting during the long winter. Cover it with a tarp; wet wood only makes for a smoky fire, not something you want in your home. Put the wood on a base, too, keeping it off the ground. Rocks, or wood pallets will work just fine. Once you have stacked and covered the woodpile, youre ready to sit back and relax in front of a roaring fire, sipping a hot Chocolate, cup of coffee or tea and be secure in the fact that you and your family will be safe and warm through the winter.


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I wasn't aware that there was a question about what the first netbook was, but Anthony, a blogger at the Coffee Desk, asserts that 1996's Toshiba Libretto 70CT was the first netbook. Ah... no.
His post was then picked up by Slashdot, and, to my surprise, most of the people there also don't seem to know what the first netbook was. Odd.
So, let me start from the top. What is a netbook anyway? First, legally speaking, Intel is fighting with Psion, the UK hand-held OEM, over who owns the trademark. I'm not interested in that aspect of the conversation and I don't think anyone outside of marketing and legal circles is either.
OK, so technically speaking what's a netbook or, to use the long-winded phrase we used to use for them, an UMPC (ultra-mobile PC). According to Anthony, it wasn't size alone. The Toshiba made the grade because it was the first to use infrared and PCMCIA-based phone card connections and it also included a Web browser, Internet Explorer 2.0.
Sorry, that doesn't make it. Someone somewhere may have used infrared for networking, but the only common use for that technology was to talk to printers. If you're just going to use really, small computer that can work with the Internet as your definition, I'd consider 1988's MS-DOS-powered NEC UltraLite -- one of my all time favorite computers -- with its modem just as much a netbook as the Libretto 70CT. Goodness knows that in those pre-Web days, I used it to connect to the Internet with PPP (Point to Point Protocol) all the time.
For that matter, I used the 1983's TRS-80 Model 100 with its 300-baud modem to connect as a terminal to Internet sites. I consider the Model 100 more an ancestor of the PalmPilot than a netbook forerunner. The UltraLite, on the other hand, could fool any non-expert eye today into thinking it was a netbook right up until you tried to use it.
But, the UltraLite wasn't a netbook. A netbook, to me, has to more than small, cheap, or able to access a network. A netbook has to depend on the network. It can, of course, do work by itself, but it will only really show to advantage when it's networked.
Therefore, the first netbook has to be the so-called $100 laptop: the OLPC (One Laptop per Child). The OLPC, with its 366MHz, AMD Geode GX2-500 CPU, 128MBs of RAM and, this is the important part, 802.11g Wi-Fi networking. It's also noteworthy that today's OLPC runs XO 8.2 a Linux distribution with the Sugar interface.
While the OLPC has almost been knocked-out by one problem after another, Nicholas Negroponte, its founder, was right when he claimed credit for the netbook recently. However, as he also noted, commercial netbooks have largely been responsible for the OLPC's woes.
Be that as it may, it was thanks to the OLPC that Asus decided that just might be a market for a low-end, small, Linux-powered computer that required network connectivity to really show its stuff. The rest is history. Today, netbooks are the only growing sector of the PC market and Microsoft was forced, to Linux's detriment, to keep XP Home around and start addressing low-powered computers.
So, in short, while there were other small computers in the past, the OLPC is the one that's the real father to today's netbooks.


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Building the Collar:
Well after getting all the parts from simgo it was finally time to start building the collar for the taps/shanks. I got the idea from a beer forum I visit frequently and set out to homedepot in an attempt to find some wood…you may have no idea what I'm talking about but please look at the pictures below and you will understand what the collar is for….I pre-measured the lengths that I would need from my freezers lid and had buddy at home depot cut the wood out for me..
I found out later that where I though I was going to mount the collar and where I ended up mounting it where two different places.
Good thing my old man is a carpenter at trade with a couple of cuts and some swearing the wood was cut and mounted to the lid….oh what fun…
I was even able to get the stock gasket back on to the wood so it would make a seal. Need to add some silicon but for now it's all good
Was trying to impress the SWMBO so I attached one of the three faucets