I don't know enough about beading! But I really like the idea of adding beads to these and I bet it wouldn't be too hard. Maybe that's what I'll try next year!
This ring is 4 inches. I've been trying to find smaller ones but my local craft stores don't carry any.
Thanks for passing that along! I'll definitely pull from that next year. And I would definitely recommend starch!
This snowflake is a modified version of this pattern: https://www.etsy.com/listing/903188791/lorewoven-snowflakes-crochet-pattern-3
I really like her patterns in general. I've also found many textured or 3D snowflake diagrams on Pinterest. Those are often a bit harder to interpret and you may have to take some creative liberty with them.
They stay on the ring as an extra element of decoration. If I don't use a ring, I would starch them when I'm done to keep them flat and in form.
Every year I crochet a bunch of snowflake ornaments and send them to friends and family. This year I experimented with rings, which I think turned out great!
I read some the comics after watching the Netflix series. I found the series (at least the first season) to be a compelling story about PTSD and the struggles of veterans. Tom Waits' "Hell Broke Luce" in the pilot was particularly telling.
So I started reading Garth Ennis's Punisher Max series from the early 2000s looking for that theme and I got something way different. Sure there are some hints of PTSD, but revenge is undeniably a central theme- though it is often portrayed as a complex emotion that many characters, not just Frank, greatly struggle with. I'll admit that some of the stories about revenge against crime families or Barracuda are a bit flat, but overall the comic is way more nuanced than violence for violence's sake.
The Punisher Max series has a really fantastic over-arching plot line involving the US miltary and Russia that portrays the Punisher as more than just a vigilante. I cannot recommend enough "Mother Russia" and "Man of Stone". Both have fantastic writing and strongly developed characters. "Mother Russia" has an amazing 4-way chess game between The Punisher with Nick Fury, corrupt US generals, the Russian military, and the Man of Stone. These stories and other ones like "Valley Forge, Valley Forge" also grapple with the trauma of major historic events such as the Vietnam war, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, and 9/11.
I can't speak to other Punisher comics, but to dismiss the Punisher Max series as just an emo guy shooting people does it a great disservice. There's complexity in the fictional characters and plot that is grounded in very real events and emotions. And it also shows you don't need fancy gadgets or special powers to tell a rich and interesting story.
If you actually want to try to understand the appeal of The Punisher, read Garth Ennis's Punisher Max series. There are places to read it online for free and your local library might have it ditigally.
My sisters and I played a fair number of random DOS games growing up. Probably the weirdest one that I had a lot of fun playing was Pickle Wars. I don't think it is particularly impressive in hindsight, but I had a great time with it when I was younger. We also dumped a lot of hours into Blake Stone and Zoombinis. I think one of my sisters revisited Zoombinis in college and actually finished the game.
I really appreciate this question because while searching for links, I've found a lot of emulators for old Classics that defined my childhood. Now I know what I'm spending my weekend on...
To be fair, most houses of that size out here would go for more like 500k. But since it's in a really rural location and is a fixer-upper, it's much cheaper
My favorite parts are the pissing Bart, the exposed bathroom, and all that sheet metal.
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The blue in this really works for me. Love it
Millennial here. I got a degree in Classics so I learned both in college. I continued to take Latin in grad school. Unfortunately I never used them, because, you know, there are no jobs in Classics, so I realistically have lost both. I could probably identify nouns/verbs/articles/etc and some vocabulary in a sentence. But that's it. Plus, I'm learning Dutch now, and that has kicked out all other languages rattling around in my head.
I really enjoyed learning both! And doing so taught me a lot about grammar, linguistics, and etymology that I've carried with me through life even if the languages themselves didn't stick. Would recommend if you have the time.
Women are the most important thing to do so already due to their circumstances
She's beautiful!! Great color