Sometime in the fall months of last year, I decided to give a friend (Francis) a music box for Christmas. Well it is a month+ past Christmas and yea I did not do that.  What happened was that I bought a 15 note music box kit online. The results from that little piano were pretty good so I decided to upgrade and buy a...

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My exam results came out a few days ago and bad news guys- I didn't pass. It is a bummer. Anyway I just registered to take the exam again (this time in June) so I should hopefully pass then.  The exam is in ~120 days and there is a lot of material to review so it's back to the grind.... IMAGE SOURCE:  https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/459737170299744256/IvjOTidK.jpeg, https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/459737170299744256/IvjOTidK.jpeg ...

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I made my first shaker card today! It wasn't too hard to make, but there is certainly room for some major improvement. And since practice makes perfect, I decided to make three more shaker cards, this time with photos documenting the progress along the way for proof that I did it. Here are the supplies I used: Brush pens for coloring (I used these...

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I made two magnetic bottle openers for Christmas. I originally planned on making a third, but the last one had a design that required a laser engraver. My dad bought one for $400 from a Chinese company, but the laser engraver needed some serious TLC. All the mirrors were gross and dirty and just a lot of things about it wasn't consumer ready....

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I vacationed in Seattle a few weeks ago. It was fun and not as rainy as expected.  We split our stay into two different places, the first few nights in the University District (University Inn) and then the following nights in Downtown (Hotel 1000).  We ate so much food. Everything was delicious. Well, except for the Asian food. San Gabriel Valley does that...

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