Final Project: Finding Interest on Pinterest

PLSo after a two week hiatus, I finally get back to this and I'm extremely with how it turned out. So here's how I made my chrysanthemum mirror. 

First I went out and found a poster board and cut out a 19 inch diameter circle from it so I would have a base. 

I then went out to walmart and got 2 100 spoon boxes for $2.48 each. All in all I used about 260 spoons. I cut off the ends of the spoons for use and yes i recycled the unused plastic. Then I placed a small hand mirror in the center. 

That went on for quite some time and I just had to snap then manually which is pretty painful but it had to be done. Then I started to place them down with some homemade glue ( see Give It Back for details). 

That went on for some time and I would just go inwards row by row from there. 

And I finished it and it just needs to be painted now. But first let me take a selfie. 

 Yeah the mirror is pretty nasty so I used windex

Then I started working on a color schemed gradient from red on the outside to a pale orange in the center. I mixed some paint as I went inward to make a very nice and smooth gradient. 

And finished last row

And craft center

Had a great time making it and my mom will love it I'm sure 

Give Back Project

The biggest roadblock I faced while doing the Pinterest chrysanthemum mirror was trying to find glue. Normal Elmer's glue would stick well enough and I didn't feel like shelling out $5 on a hot glue gun or Krazy glue. So I resorted to what my mom (who this whole project is practically dedicated to) used to use as an adhesive. She would put gumballs in the microwave on high for 2:30 and it would turn into a sticky and very hot solution. So I decided to follow her lead and make my own hot glue and decided to share it. 

Step 1. Make sure you have heavily condensed gum. My mom would use gumballs which is dense. I didn't have gumballs so I went with "Ice Cubes" gum. Which were denser than a common stick of gum. 

Step 2. I found a pretty wide container since I was a little paranoid that the gum would expand out of the container and ruin the microwave 

Step 3. Pour out about four cubes (or more depending on container size) into the container

Step 4. Evenly place them in the container to create a leveled paste to prevents it from spilling over. 

Step 5. Find a microwave

Step 6. Make sure the power level is on high and since I wasn't using gumballs I lowered the time to just 2 minutes

Step 7. Grab a towel and take out the container carefully since it will be incredibly hot and be gentle so the plastic does not melt. Wait for it to cool and then enjoy! You have your very own yummy smelling gum glue. 

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The rising action begins with a biker and a innocent civilian texting and not paying attention. The climax of the story is when he is hit by the biker. The resolution is him getting kicked while he's down and no getting back up. This story follows Freytag's Model because it contains a beginning, a tension-filled middle and resolving end.

Working as a group was inspirational because we all contributed unique ideas. We all worked very well together. Haleigh Purvis, Liz McGovern, Marcus Mitchell were in the group. Haleigh filmed, while Liz and Marcus acted in the video. 

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