Category: Mask

Yardwork…

As I said, you know you have problems when landscaping becomes working on Halloween.

Unfortunately, there are no “before” pictures, so, you’ll just have to imagine that while there was clearly a concrete border there, from a time before we moved in, it was just grass and weeds, a couple rose bushes that were more thorn than flower, and a bunch of unwanted quakie sapplings in that flower bed Friday morning.

No longer…

Yes, more grass is left to be ripped out, but nowhere near what it was. The front yard got a bit more attention.

And, we planted the first batch of the desired onramental grasses. Waiting for the next batch to arrive in the mail…

And, as long as we’re planting…may as well plant the clothes for Fred.

Going onto the Monster List, I discovered this nice tutorial. You know we have to try this out. Now, it calls out for some scummy pond water to help rot the clothes…

We don’t have a pond. But, I DO have a fish tank that needs cleaning…plug up the hose to the python vacuum! Water down those clothes Alec…

They were once sooo pretty…

“The Grave” as the kids have named it…a LOT of water a little dirt, some grass clippings for good measure…we’ll see how it goes.

And, finally, we got a little more work done on the mask. Starting to come together. And yet, there are a few surprises going to happen to this mask yet…

Busy Weekend.

Been a busy weekend.

First, we started the weekend by putting some real work into the new mask for the first time.

This one is coming along quite nicely. I’m rather excited. The full design will be remaining a little secret for some time yet as I’m not 100% finalized, but am really liking the visions in my brain. It’s too bad I can’t sketch worth a damn.

Anyway, face design is coming along. Needs teeth, needs some details, and the eyes need some work. As usual, this is made with Power Grab over Model Magic clay.

Probably obvious what I’m basing it on to anyone who has walked by my cube at work.

To the rest of you. As usual, more Swap Meet salvages:

Then it was onto the big school project sale, spoken of earlier.

Saturday morning was reserved for soccer games. And Saturday afternoon resumed my search for green fire. I’ve made my own, using alcohol as a base fuel.

However, I’ve become increasingly concerned with the safety of the stuff. Both from fumes and from, well, to put it bluntly, kinda sorta burning a couple of my torches…

So, I heard there was a commercial product using oil. Figured I’ld give it a try in the torches. And, the company listed Rainbow Gardens as a retailer. So, my poor kids got thrown in the car.

First, we stopped by Valley Nursery to pick up a couple pots of decorative grass, for use on Halloween as well as making an easy-to-care-for flower bed along the fenceline.

Then, off to a couple stores in a futile attempt to find some wire clothes hangers. Guess I’ll just have to buy a bail of wire.

Then to Rainbow Gardens, where, we came up completely empty. They sell the birthday candles that burn colors, but not the oil. However, the nice folks at Planet Rainbow had a tiny oil lamp set. One green, one purple, one red. They are looking into getting in just the replacement oil for me.

And, what weekend would be complete without the trip to the swap meet. Where else can you find dirt cheap hair extensions of questionable cleanliness? For my use, who cares if it’s clean.