Hey folks, r. here. Since a. showed off her dress to you yesterday (not too shabby for a first time, eh?) and she had suggested I finally catch up on posting stuff I've done (the platter has been done for at least 6 months at this point honestly), here's stuff. The comic book looking things are coasters made of plywood (thanks Bill), actual comic books--a wide variety of late silver/early bronze age Marvel and DC with Akira thrown in for good measure--a good 6 layers of modge podge and krylon high gloss sealer. These are a cheap effective way to get coasters and the hardest part is cutting up the comics which my collector's instinct says is wrong. However, when I got these books out of the bargain box I was also able to snag the first DC issue of Tarzan with John Carter of Mars as the secondary story which is worth somewhere between 50and 80ish Greenbacks so I came out ahead. My favourite is the Superman/Muhammad Ali because it's just so 70s. Next is my silver plaque. Not much to tell you about it, a. and I are in love with silver spray paint. It's based on the famous page from the fanzine Sniffin' Glue, but I changed the chords (A, D, and E allows you to play Louie, Louie; Wild Thing; Roadrunner; Blue Suede Shoes; Rumble; etc.). Finally, my dio de los muertos (I believe I have already apologized for lack of Spanish once on this blog, but mea culpa again) platter. A little paint and decoupage is all it is. Well, a lot of craft paint over a platter my sister gave us in order to get that old, vaguely enameled look. It's going to be hanging over my bar just as soon as we hang it. Well there you are folks. Hope you enjoyed the stuff, I've got another batch of the coasters on the go and if they turn out I might just be ready to take commissions (and experiment with baseball card, magic cards [I am in fact that geeky, but I can play decent surf guitar so shut up], loteria cards and whatever else I can get my hands on). Until the next time, as the good Reverend points out, it's Martini Time!