MONDAY #5507

 One Of My Very Own

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THE MARE'S NEST

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I looked over all the items I had strewn around my studio and discovered that I had several dozen numbered brass tags left over and I wanted to use them. I thought of and rejected dozens of ideas until I hit on the Mare's Nest concept.

I also had lots of test tubes.

And thousands of one-dollar bills.

So I spent more days than I care to remember combing through stack after stack of one-dollar bills until I found three digits in a serial number to match the three digits in each tag.

  Very, very carefully I used a template to outline the three matching numbers in the serial number.

Then I printed out the Mare's Nest component.

Now I was ready.

After many trials and errors, I taught myself how to fold the dollar so the serial number was displayed. After insertion into the test tube, I used a Phillips head screwdriver to form a canal in which to slide in the Mare's Nest declaration so that its number was also displayed.

Then I super glued on the wooden caps.

I was very thankful that I didn't throw away a failed board that I had drilled holes into years ago. 

I made a jig so I could slowly rotate the test tubes in order to apply a sealant to the caps with a small brush.

Lastly, I inserted screw eyes and attached the tags.

 

And now they are ready to spread around my unsuspecting city.

And then we wait.

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PART ONE

*Viewer Contribution

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The expression on the girl's face on the right...

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But how does she stay right in the middle?

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PART TWO

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And not one of them thought about going up the road to warn incoming drivers.

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Lonesome Dove was a masterpiece.

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I've eaten squirrel but when cleaning they stink like nothing I have ever smelled.

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It might not keep him alive but he'll die happy.

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You can't throw a dead cat on the internet without finding images like this...

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PART THREE

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That's delusional. Trump even admitted he lost.

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Crosswalk Antics

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How long will it take you?

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Magnet Tutorial

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Doing the Bird

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Recycling Tires into Bricks

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A late Christmas-themed puzzle...