tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10045577047846868502024-03-09T21:46:38.417-05:00Over the Crescent MoonCrafts, Cooking, Homeschooling, Travel, Steampunk, and the Occasional RantCrescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-71710228733611978062022-09-27T13:09:00.001-04:002022-09-27T13:09:24.270-04:00Featured Teapot Racer: Earl Grey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNoeoDgIiYXWtWKGeMlvtVhC--KEDXmA2_xkcxmkYjlQfgKA9Pm7YLWbq_3ZQjfTHJNAnulQt6HizGO4R2ky1416qDLyRmUThPIhH5nNaCggAvUPcsymJtARV6vV5IFY1aMCzspth3zcS-T-2QaGqmyNqNlKteQInEQkh_ZKQjMHc82XftQ118gHwk6g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNoeoDgIiYXWtWKGeMlvtVhC--KEDXmA2_xkcxmkYjlQfgKA9Pm7YLWbq_3ZQjfTHJNAnulQt6HizGO4R2ky1416qDLyRmUThPIhH5nNaCggAvUPcsymJtARV6vV5IFY1aMCzspth3zcS-T-2QaGqmyNqNlKteQInEQkh_ZKQjMHc82XftQ118gHwk6g=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br />As you can see on the sign, Earl Grey is its name, not a title</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This clever robot was designed and driven by Captain Waters of Naples, Florida at SWFL SteamCon this past Saturday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8uJVSvw0Hx3LcWXw4e72tNx2tk5k59YKG9JVw3N9KUQkrQbFFJ4K-W5LS6yYHyumDUWB9jQ8upSQkWhMg6YLd3k8uMW1Cj_bWBjWvK45sQk33g1bgwcyhzIl1FP15da_54Woiu4IztLMAeHh5GAxIM1gUyLR4X4V9JtjdFWYyUy4UDpR9BMXeZDaMBQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8uJVSvw0Hx3LcWXw4e72tNx2tk5k59YKG9JVw3N9KUQkrQbFFJ4K-W5LS6yYHyumDUWB9jQ8upSQkWhMg6YLd3k8uMW1Cj_bWBjWvK45sQk33g1bgwcyhzIl1FP15da_54Woiu4IztLMAeHh5GAxIM1gUyLR4X4V9JtjdFWYyUy4UDpR9BMXeZDaMBQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsgmYA8Nereeyg7xUPTgu0cRJvR2qJeXAg-xHHkMAtoO860o57zFLGYveVZQ6OXT84GZ1uMgkDeAHN94OXsuxe-CZVncrrWYiKJbrn7YuKYC033R4mtFc2H0quFT7_ocONul0DctLW9fX5yzHs8zvfomGu165ew_paCKr6jGVK7X_6NXiFr-h-KlKKdw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsgmYA8Nereeyg7xUPTgu0cRJvR2qJeXAg-xHHkMAtoO860o57zFLGYveVZQ6OXT84GZ1uMgkDeAHN94OXsuxe-CZVncrrWYiKJbrn7YuKYC033R4mtFc2H0quFT7_ocONul0DctLW9fX5yzHs8zvfomGu165ew_paCKr6jGVK7X_6NXiFr-h-KlKKdw=w400-h266" width="400" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><br /></div>Earl had amazing control and maneuverability! It poured a cup of tea halfway through the course and retracted to fit through the tunnel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry about the poor video quality</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sSRN-yfsykI" width="320" youtube-src-id="sSRN-yfsykI"></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Captain Waters was awarded the medal for "Best Design" and the "Grand Champion" medal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captain Waters with Earl Grey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-42611671210478124652020-06-06T07:23:00.000-04:002020-06-06T08:28:39.301-04:00The Fortune Teller's Tent Part 2I was at Walmart to buy potting soil and and found these beach mats in the lawn and garden area for $1.97 each. Suddenly, I felt inspired to make a floor mat for the fortune teller's tent.<br />
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I sewed three mats together, creating a 5'X6' mat.<br />
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This is the table that will be used for the fortune teller, although not the same chair.<br />
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Rolled up and ready to travel.<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-51765743305403734252020-05-01T23:13:00.000-04:002020-05-01T23:13:47.771-04:00Happy May Day!This was our festive dinner tonight.<br />
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This used to be a red Christmas candle lantern with fake greenery attached to the chimney. A new paint job and a battery-powered magnetic lightbulb make this perfect to help illuminate the fortune teller's tent.<br />
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This will hang on the back wall of the fortune teller's tent:<br />
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The chairs for the fortune teller and her client:<br />
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I painted two old wooden folding chairs black and added nice soft cushions.<br />
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The fortune teller's table:<br />
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Side table:<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-39334949998620004212020-04-18T09:58:00.000-04:002020-04-18T09:58:39.603-04:00Friday Date NightPlease join us for a special evening "out" during lockdown.<br />
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Your table is being readied for you.<br />
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The waiter will show you to your seat<br />
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and bring your appetizer.<br />
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Enjoy your meal!<br />
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The eclectic music is provided by various cars driving through the neighborhood just down hill.<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-57176021740223172812020-04-14T07:50:00.000-04:002020-04-14T07:50:33.966-04:00Pennant BannersI have made a lot of pennant in the past few months, because I think they are the easiest way to give a party a circus look.<br />
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There is a 40-foot long solid colored black and white banner to go around the fortune teller's tent and 50- foot long and 20-foot long banner with printed fabric, like the one being shown in the picture below, that will circle the dining tent. There are also a 100-food and a 50-foot matching banner to decorate the area where the tables will be outside the dining tent and smaller banners for the inside of the tent.<br />
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There are two 10-foot printed fabric banners to decorate random, undecided spots and a 5-foot one for the front of the bar. The bar banner and the ones for inside the dining tent have little lights sewn onto the point of each pennant.<br />
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This solid colored black and white banner has the name of the circus and various circus themed charms sewn onto the tip of each pennant.<br />
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I have made a couple masks, though, so we can venture out into the World for shopping.<br />
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Here are our spring fashions:<br />
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My husband doesn't like the masks, so I gave him this scarf instead, which he says is much better.<br />
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One large paper hot air balloon and two smaller ones,<br />
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Table centerpieces:<br />
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The template for the little paper circus tents can be found here: https://www.firstpalette.com/printable/circus-tent.html<br />
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The black stripes are just colored on with a sharpie.<br />
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The feathers are a section cut from a feather boa. There is a black boa and a white one.<br />
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I have three round white table cloths and three round black table cloths<br />
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These placemats were 80% off after Halloween. I now have 42 of them.<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-52567790635276980322020-03-18T08:37:00.000-04:002020-03-18T08:37:23.860-04:00The Central CauldronThe central cauldron of fire in the book The Night Circus is actually the energy source for the circus, so it needs to be included in our party and needs to look magical.<br />
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This is the fire cauldron I found:<br />
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I also have some color changing crystals to go in the fire:<br />
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The plan is to have bails of straw to sit on around the fire and these cushions to make sitting on the straw more comfortable. I have 14 cushions.<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-39488235290513808532020-03-11T06:35:00.000-04:002020-03-11T06:35:01.979-04:00The BarIt is going to be a 21st birthday, so there should be adult beverages, even though Aidan will only be able to have a small taste (his anti-seizure meds advise against alcohol).<br />
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I am in the early stages of planning a bar and bar menu.<br />
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For writing a list of drink options:<br />
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Magician's hat ice bucket:<br />
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The wine selection and the glasses I've started collecting from thrift stores:<br />
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"You didn't think you could take pictures without me, did you?"<br />
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For the fancier drinks:<br />
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And here is one of those fancier drinks now...<br />
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A drinkable version of the Fantastically Delicious Cinnamon Things (also known as a<br />
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Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-65680570695630211982020-03-04T08:50:00.002-05:002020-03-04T08:50:59.718-05:00Dining TentI don't have the tent itself yet, but I know what I want. Since the fortune teller's tent will be black, I want the dining tent to be white.<br />
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I have already made pennant banners to go all the way around the outside of the tent and another set with lights to go on the inside.<br />
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Little lights added to the pennant banners that will be inside the food tent:<br />
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Tabletop decorations:<br />
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I know it's from the wrong book, but I couldn't resist the urge to make a push-me-pull-you out of two llamas that were on clearance at Pier 1.<br />
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Speaking of clearance items, planning a party this far ahead gives plenty of time to find sale and clearance items, instead of paying full price.<br />
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There are two table runners that were 80% off after Halloween.<br />
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Hanging lights to use in the dining tent:<br />
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Kitten card holders to use on the desert table and candy buffet:<br />
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Larger animal card holders for savory food labels:<br />
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Decorative tooth picks and skewers:<br />
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I have created these two pillar candles.<br />
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The candleholders are wooden candleholders that I painted to look like brass when we first started teapot racing and I couldn't find real brass candle sticks for the "teacup slalom".<br />
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That was back in 2015 and I have since found plenty of brass candlesticks, so these had been sitting in the back of a closet.<br />
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I think they look better in black.<br />
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Treat bags for a candy buffet. Some of the bags have black ribbons and some have white.<br />
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The wishing tree will probably also reside inside the dining tent.<br />
https://overthecrescentmoon.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-wishing-tree-christmas-tree.html<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-43430653376999376962020-02-27T15:06:00.001-05:002020-02-28T06:28:39.100-05:00The Wishing Tree/ Christmas TreeIn the book, The Night Circus, the Wishing Tree is not a pine tree, but the Night Circus themed birthday party will be in December, so a Christmas tree makes sense.<br />
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Night Circus wreath:<br />
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Reversible tree skirt:<br />
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Small pennants banner to use as garland:<br />
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Book ornament, moon ornament (made with Crayola Model Magic over a glass ornament), cardboard circus ornament, and little clip-on doves:<br />
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Beeswax moon and star ornaments:<br />
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Clip-on battery operated candles that each guest can use to make a wish on the wishing tree:<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-55062313843098348862020-01-16T13:29:00.000-05:002020-01-16T13:31:42.406-05:00So, You've Decided to Try This Birthday Party Thing AgainI have only thrown two real birthday parties for Aidan.<br />
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The one when he was 6 was a heartbreaking disaster. It had a pirate theme and I was pretty proud of the pirate ship cake I made, but no guests showed up. We sat waiting in a decorated picnic shelter at a park until another family asked if they could use the shelter for their birthday party. We let them have all our balloons and left to go eat cake at a picnic table behind my husband's office.<br />
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The second, was when Aidan turned 10. That one was a success. It had an airship pirate theme and several guests.<br />
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Now, I'm planning to do this one last time, but with a couple years to plan and make things. our budget is very limited, so it will take that long to get ready.<br />
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Ever since I read Erin Morgenstern's book The Night Circus, I have thought that it would be a wonderful theme for a party. It's one of the books I read aloud to Aidan and when I suggested that it would be a good theme for his 21st Birthday, he agreed.<br />
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Cashier at Joann Fabrics: That's a long time from now. What if he changes his mind about the theme he wants?<br />
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Me: Then it will be MY party.<br />
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Aidan says he's not changing his mind, though, because he likes the things I'm making.<br />
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The place for this party is not decided, nor the date (Aidan will turn 21 on December 6, 2021, which is a Monday, so not a good day for a party).<br />
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Right now, I'm just focusing on decorations and menu planning.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(60, 64, 67);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Le</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cirque</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(60, 64, 67);"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">des </span></span><b>Rêves (the Circus of Dreams), is the the circus in the book and the color </b><b>scheme</b><b> for the circus is black and white. The fans of the circus call themselves </b><i style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">"rêveurs" (dreamers)</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and wear black and white with just a splash of red (such as a flower, a scarf, or a neck tie) to </span>distinguish<span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> themselves from the performers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px;">I have started making pennant banners and collecting tableware.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;">Specially labeled storage boxes for the party supplies:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">I will be recording my progress on this blog. It keeps me motivated and hopefully you will enjoy the pictures.</span></span><br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-20985514825790554692019-12-16T12:45:00.001-05:002019-12-16T12:45:21.725-05:00Dorothy B. Oven Park<br />
Last night, we went to Dorothy B. Oven Park to look at the Christmas lights.<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-80481762547624864102019-11-19T07:07:00.001-05:002019-11-19T07:07:32.810-05:00Featured Teapot Racer: Sweet Tea<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAialc5h9dfQyk4-F72WDNNZ7CzAMQW32K8gZv_sG01Y2vFpQjRlHo5Z1WabJ6Oul0UhDW7jsA-ZtuDieFfA48YCjhqAhPjOkjpwwyiAJos9xy-Tppx2nNWExkgwJe8jhSw5oyswYazH4h/s1600/DSC_0026.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAialc5h9dfQyk4-F72WDNNZ7CzAMQW32K8gZv_sG01Y2vFpQjRlHo5Z1WabJ6Oul0UhDW7jsA-ZtuDieFfA48YCjhqAhPjOkjpwwyiAJos9xy-Tppx2nNWExkgwJe8jhSw5oyswYazH4h/s640/DSC_0026.jpg" width="426" /></a><br />
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Oct. 19th started out with heavy winds and rain and I was damp for most of the day, but by the start of the teapot races the rain had stopped.<br />
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Sweet Tea was built as a teapot racer to be loaned out to someone who did not have their own racer. That someone was very specific this time, though. Heidi Icenogle volunteered to be one of our judges, a job she has done in the past, but I had already filled both positions, so I asked if she would race instead, if I provided her with a teapot racer. She enthusiastically agreed.<br />
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Heidi is a bee keeper, so I was inspired to create a queen bee themed racer.<br />
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Heidi not only created bribes for the judges, she even made a bribe for me, a beautiful poppy themed journal.<br />
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Driving an RC car without any practice is quite a challenge. <br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-80097038377891353592019-11-01T09:17:00.001-04:002019-11-01T09:17:31.821-04:00Blaze's Men in Black Halloween Costume<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqCC9gTX4UQBcF4bCMfej1rWlZdQRdLp9QpW8YOqP6E1FhmlDpYqRakBChBmr5QRAvPaVO0yx-XBgZpL7KU7L9D2EJ1BiZTTTNcR14_590F9uDrVCfzkdCmF7EHUF9WGnpncHEZiYvS3u/s1600/DSC_0015.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqCC9gTX4UQBcF4bCMfej1rWlZdQRdLp9QpW8YOqP6E1FhmlDpYqRakBChBmr5QRAvPaVO0yx-XBgZpL7KU7L9D2EJ1BiZTTTNcR14_590F9uDrVCfzkdCmF7EHUF9WGnpncHEZiYvS3u/s640/DSC_0015.jpg" width="404" /></a><br />
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The cat has no memory of this costume:<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-23209094340143242262019-10-21T22:28:00.001-04:002019-10-21T22:28:18.998-04:00Featured Teapot Racer: Strange Brew<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2o_DUQeFhP3vhrdNreQlUnPpWkKgSIeaPZwibqJXc2Nnr9dXh2uiDrLaKQXC3CHrGim1c10OiD60CqhGgKIPKnWh7CmXzMMTmbAR2mRoodPYKKDg0ogjOAAhfi_Vzmkpyja6JJmnqALJ/s1600/DSC_0007.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2o_DUQeFhP3vhrdNreQlUnPpWkKgSIeaPZwibqJXc2Nnr9dXh2uiDrLaKQXC3CHrGim1c10OiD60CqhGgKIPKnWh7CmXzMMTmbAR2mRoodPYKKDg0ogjOAAhfi_Vzmkpyja6JJmnqALJ/s640/DSC_0007.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Strange Brew is a Fallout 76 inspired teapot racer, named after a tea themed challenge in the game.<br />
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A teapot racer can be made out of any remote controlled vehicle, as long as it fits the size restrictions (no more than 12-inches tall, 12-inches wide, and 16-inches long). I was very excited to find a robot that fit those dimensions.<br />
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I created Strange Brew as a teapot racer that could be loaned out to people who wished to participate in the races, but did not have their own racers. As a result, it has been driven by two different people at two recent steampunk events.<br />
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The robot does not do well on the ramps (even ramps that are not blocked by a cat), so it does take some ingenuity to finish the obstacle course.<br />
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Driven by Clete Rooney at SWFL SteamCon in Fort Myers, Florida.<br />
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Driven by Julie McMillin at the Chicago Steampunk Expo in Rosemont, Illinois.<br />
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Julie won the ribbon for "Most Dastardly Driver", by being the most entertaining cheat.<br />
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Strange Brew was also on display at Renninger's Steampunk and Industrial Show in Mount Dora, Florida on Oct.19, but was not driven in the races. That morning, Tropical Storm Nestor was still making its way through the area. Only the most brave and adventurous steampunks made it to the open-air event.<br />
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Matcha 5 was created and driven by Gustav Karlson of Dr. Gus Designs, one of the vendors at the Chicago Steampunk Expo.<br />
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Now, this is a judge who is happy with his bribe! Bishop Stevens received a leather bracer with custom metal trim, which I'm pretty sure he ordered himself, since it was also custom sized. The other judge, Thomas Willeford received candy.<br />
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The winner of the "Most Splendid Design" and "Grand Champion" medals.<br />
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Matcha 5 did a fantastic job on the course, but that bribe might have influenced the final score a little bit.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the teapot racing drag race, some of the racers took a victory lap that turned into a smash-up derby.</span><br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-20840955107855276402019-10-08T07:16:00.000-04:002019-10-08T07:43:43.553-04:00Featured Teapot Racer: S.S. Nonsense <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzoNWlfIi5Gotoe2OH36TlmUUAO9qzhMvK0PUeP9lOOXC5LCzNwcgNFgtTFVznGDJtXrHhPHseVcG6Nq-F14udVaep1pPDFMGTpAt0_x_B4-39e-OVHEQ2K-cJtykMPU0_iETQC8TzdF1/s1600/DSC_0075.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzoNWlfIi5Gotoe2OH36TlmUUAO9qzhMvK0PUeP9lOOXC5LCzNwcgNFgtTFVznGDJtXrHhPHseVcG6Nq-F14udVaep1pPDFMGTpAt0_x_B4-39e-OVHEQ2K-cJtykMPU0_iETQC8TzdF1/s640/DSC_0075.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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"S.S. Nonsense" was built and driven by Marty DeSimone at the Chicago Steampunk Expo. The R.C. car he used as his base was one he had built from a kit many years ago.<br />
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Bribing the judges is part of the game, but not all bribes have to be physical objects. Marty gave hugs.<br />
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This was the fastest teapot racer at the Chicago Steampunk Expo, finishing the course in 26.5 seconds and winning the drag race.<br />
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Before spending the rest of the day scrubbing my mom's recently vacated upstairs apartment, Blaze, my mom, and I went to the Elgin Historical Museum which is housed in the Old Main building of the Elgin Academy.<br />
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<br />Crescent Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021940730235818438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004557704784686850.post-92074859318130941302019-10-02T16:03:00.000-04:002019-10-02T16:03:21.423-04:00The Blue Box Cafe and DeliElgin, Illinois' Dr. Who themed cafe.<br />
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