Making Shark Teeth

I make the teeth for my crocheted hammerhead shark puppet/potholders out of white silicone sealant. Here's how it's done. The yellow thing that I'm squeezing the silicone onto is a polyethylene pallet that's made for mixing Bondo on. I got it at an auto-paint supply shop.

I'm going to let this row of teeth set up for a little while and then, after the surface has skinned over a bit, I'll do another row of teeth, Because sharks have a LOT of teeth.

Once the silicone has cured, it can be carefully peeled off the palette, and glued in place with more silicone.

 Here's two sets of teeth and two sets of eyeballs.

Happy Birthday, Tim!

Happy Birthday, Tim!, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Tim Kingston's birthday at Lafayette Resevoir

Tim & the Piñata

Lafayette Reservoir, Saturday August 7th, 2010

Bridge Sounds and Tree Motions

Bridge Sounds and Tree Motions
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Some of my favorite things in Monte Rio

August 3

August 3
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Big hatch over the river this morning. I love the collective motion of the swarming bugs in the air. I wonder how much biomass that represented. I wonder what sense(s) the bugs use to coordinate the swarming motion. I wonder why there weren't a bunch of bug-eating birds feasting on them. That seemed like an oversight in the Mother Nature's Big Interconnected Web of Life department.

Underneath this action, Mary was feeding a pair of ducks at the shore. She didn't play favorites. Each duck got as much hamburger bun as the other. I shouted encouragement.

• "Look out, you guys! She's thinking a l'Orange!"
  
• "She wants to show you her gingerbread house!"
  
• "She's gonna take you home, sew you together and try to make you into a cat!"
  

All ducks look a little bit (exactly) like Pearl.

Kim Kardashian Accessorizes with House of Harlow

Check out Kim Kardashian enjoying the LA sun in House of Harlow's Tribal Locket and gold-plated 3 Stack Bangles.

Definitely a wardrobe must-have!

House of Harlow Tribal Drop Earrings Featured In The Latest US Weekly!

Nicole Richie adds a tribal touch to her Fall wardrobe with House of Harlow's stunning turquoise drop earrings! Check out the New US Weekly today!!