Magic Lantern
on Feb 19 in General by DanAmy and I have just been down to collect our Moonraking lantern, and so as promised here’s a photo:
I hate to admit it, but Kerry did a fantastic job of papering it. While we were collecting Amy’s lantern we threw together a mini one (without a candle) for Evan. The willow and tape stage of the construction was easy enough to an old hand like me, but my efforts to paper it resulted in it being more wrinkled than Peter Stringfellow’s scrotum.
Plus 80% of my body is now covered in PVA glue. Although fun at first, peeling it off soon becomes more than a little tiring. My hands look like they have some sort of horrific degenerative skin disease (again, a bit like Peter Stringfellow’s scrotum)
But now we’re all done lantern making and so all that’s left is for us to join the procession on Saturday night. I’m really looking forward to it.
What’s the betting that we manage to drop our lantern and set fire to the entire village?
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Can I place bets?
I’d like to wager £1 on there being 4 lanterns set alight, 2 dropped and trampled, and 9 children crying or screaming as their lantern-making world falls in shreds around them.
Ah! The memories of Moonraking!
But seriously though, I hope you all have a great time, and you (and Kerry) should be proud of your handiwork. Amy certainly looks proud and pleased to be holding her lantern!
(is the A for Amy or Anarchy?)
Fantastic lantern. But I’m a bit concerned you seem to know so much about the state Peter Stringfellow’s scrotum.
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I’m with Jane, how do you have such indepth knowledge of the orange one’s nut sack? Is that orange, like a wrinkled satsuma?
Top craft work though the Hughes. Enjoy Saturday night, and how about a YouTube minus a uke for this?
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Not to go all 21st century on you when you are enjoying your medieval pagan rituals and all… but here’s something you can use to create a non-flammable lantern for the kiddies:
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php?story=lantern
Basically it’s a button cell battery and an large-ish led (comes in many colors, too) hooked together to create a nice glow. Parts should be available in any electronic bits and bobs store (or as you might call it “the ironmongers” :p).
That site, Evil Mad Scientist, has some cool projects that you and the kids might like as well, although you seem to be skewing a little low-tech these days with chickens and everything.
Wow – that’s a fantastic lantern – I want one!
PS- what’s the “A” on the lantern stand for? Anarchy?
Oops, never mind, Amy.
Well, it COULD stand for anarchy.
what’s the A for?
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Looks great! Wondering about your knowledge of the nut sack as well, but not going to push it.
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That looks awesome!
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I’ll have to do some reading up on this festival as I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it before yet it sounds awesome.
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dropping the lantern..oh that’s what they call arson these days ;)
Perhaps I too should have questioned your knowledge of Peter Stringfellows most intimates of intimates…
How proud does she look. :) (What a cool event.)
As with the people above I was going to write something about Stringfellows gonads but was beaten to the joke ….. sigh.
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Very impressive! I have a hard enough time trying to draw a 2 dimensional star on paper and you’ve gone ahead and created a monogrammed 3 dimensional star out of willow sticks and paper. Are you some kind of wizard Dan?
Or do they sell star lantern kits at Walmart?
p.s…. what does the “A” actually stand for?
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Gorgeous! Have fun this weekend.
From the wussy southerner ;)
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Great lantern! It’s a pity we don’t have anything like that around here – I’m sure dudelet would love it.
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There’s seems to be quite a stir over the A.
I’m hoping there are no correlations with any of Hawthorne’s works.
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That “A”… I shall be keeping my eyes peeled for Malatesta’s manifesto on you bookshelves in future posts. And what on earth will the village W.I. make of it?!
I await the announcement of you being drummed out of the village in your next post.
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I think Dan will be burned on a pire.
AMY. it stands for AMY goddamn it.
Sorry for being slack in responding to comments. Busy week
Well, if that’s how you’re going to respond, then I think we should be thankful. ;-)
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Wow that looks amazing. And I wondered what they stood for too..cough.
And I agree with everyone else. Your knowledge of Stringfellow’s scruttocks is scary.
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