Do these shorts make me look fat?

Since I think the right to bear arms is right up there with the need for light I decided to make these candles after seeing this. I made mine a little different though, instead of buying red candles I just took the shotgun shells and shoved emergency candles in them. Emergency candles are cheap and last a relatively long time. The particular ones I bought were from a dollar store and don't last as long as I'd hoped. But I like 'em.

Jeff

it's okay to judge when the outside is made of paper

I spent all morning making paper dust jackets for some of the books on my shelf and I love how they turned out.

I got the idea from this book:

I'd tell you the name of it, but I can't read Japanese. Lucky for me paper folding pictures are a universal language. It does have a website that is also in Japanese, but if you really wanted the book I'm assuming this is where you could find it.


XLD

"I'm not gonna let anyone put me in a cage"

This is an old project but one of my favorites. I love bird cages. I want everything I own to fit inside of them. I also love birds. This "cage" is actually more of a hanging planter of some sort that I got from a friend who was throwing it out. I spray painted it and then went over it with a paintbrush to give it an aged look. I made the birds with this pattern and threw in some sticks from my backyard. I named them both Bennett. Maybe someday I'll be responsible enough to own a real pet.

XLD 

I'd catch a grenade for yaaaa, throw my hand on a blade for yaaaaa

These are "milk glass" vases that I found at the DI for 50 cents a piece. Milk glass is a pretty white colored glass (and apparently it can be an antique -- forgive me for destroying it!) but color always makes life more exciting, so I spray painted them bright green. They look like grenades! I gave them to my mom for Christmas and she loved them. They are pretty on their own and without anything inside them.

XLD

and at last I see the light

I found this oil lamp at the DI for a dollar. When I checked out the woman at the counter gave me a funny look when I told her I wasn't planning to use it and just thought it was cool. Since then I've been using it to hold my spare change until I could find a substitute chimney for the top. My boyfriend pointed out that I could make something with paper (I just about pee my pants over anything that involves paper) and I formed a lantern with some Japanese print paper I had been saving. I got the idea for the decorative border here. It turned out so well that I decided to make a string of them and hang them on my wall. Looks Japanesey and I'm pleased with the results. :)

Lanterns make me want to sing the Tangled soundtrack. Or have magical hair that's as long as a football field.

XLD