I also was conssidering putting them on my moonroof so they faced forward, but since the moonroof opens up at an angle, they would end up pointing down and forward instead. So, I just stuck them on the side windows like it showed. It was a bit of a chore trying to keep the nose from drooping on the front. I guess I'm lucky my new front license plate hasn't come yet or I wouldn't have been able to use the plate frame to attach it to.

I'm not sure why it's taking so long. I turned in my mangled plate on March 16 and had my new title (apparently you get one each time they issue a new plate, even if it is a replacement of the same thing) the next week. They said four to six weeks for the new plates to come (so I'll have a spare this time, LOL) so they should be here any time now.

 

That'd work great. Too bad you're not up here - I've got 6 bags of stuffing left over from a project .

 

 

I'm surprised no one has said "that giant bunny needs clear corners".

 

Well, I'm driving up Sunday morning to visit with jisoo26 and go shoe shopping. LOL I have no idea where you are compared to him, though.

That must have been one awfully big project with all that stuffing!!!!

 

She's somewhere south of me in Renton, no idea exactly where though.

And yeah, that's a lot of stuffing lol

 

nice lookin' 8

 

I'm pretty close and my daughter lives probably 2 minutes away from jisoo26. I could meet you there and take care of 2 things - give you the stuffing and meet the infamous jisoo

As far as all the stuffing.... I use it to make stuffed animals at Christmas time to donate to kids. I can spare a bag or two or three though!!

Just let me know about Sunday - I'm pretty open right now. Just tell me where and when and I'll show up with stuffing

 

 

I'm "infamous" now? Hahaha! Maybe we can have lunch at Bellevue Square or something.

Yeah I think you mentioned your daughter lives somewhere around the Crossroads Mall area right? I literally live right across the street from there.

Won't be there for much longer though, my buy offer on a condo just got accepted today. I'm buying my first home! *w00t* But I'll still be in Bellevue, just closer to Lake Washington And I'll have a garage now, no more uncovered parking under pine trees

 

Woohoo! Congrats on your condo! Lunch at Bell Sq sounds good. How close to Lk Wash?

 

This thread is not complete without one of the tail.

 

Works for me. =) My intention is to leave my house by 8 a.m. to get there. Last time I drove up there to visit it took me 3-1/2 to 4 hours, but that also included sitting at a dead stop on I-5 for about 45 minutes because some trailer lost its load of porta-potties in the road. In a stange bit of irony, that was the second time that I have had to wait in traffic because porta-potties fell off a truck.

That's cool about the stuffed animals. Over five years ago I had acquired a bag of stuffing at a garage sale for 10 cents and was intending to make a little stuffed animal to give to my nephew when he was born. I just couldn't manage to feel ambitious enough to start on it, though. LOL My mom ended up donating my stuffing to goodwill because we didn't really have any use for it at that time and it was taking up precious space to stash other sewing supplies.

In more good news, Robbie finished replacing a board on my sewing machine that went bad and I picked it up today. Now I can actually see the screen and everything on my sewing machine. All the lights work again. Yay!!!!

 

Hmmmm... the symbolism of porta-potties....

Sounds like you'll be all set up to sew the tail now. I'm thinking that since I sent the "costume" to you without a tail, it would only be right if I at least buy the supplies to make one. Do you have a fabric in mind for the tail? There's a fabric store about 5 minutes away from me. I could pick some up and then meet you guys for lunch and give you the supplies. Whaddya think?

 

You don't have to buy me fabric, but I was thinking of some kind of a basic white faux fur, like they use to make kids' Halloween costumes with. Don't know what they call that exactly, though (costume fur perhaps?). I just know it's generally polyester and it's washable.

In Portland we have Fabric Depot (conveniently located right next door to the Mazda dealership I go to ) that has tons of different types of fur.

 

Hey BG and jisoo - It was really nice to meet you guys for lunch (and meet the real jisoo in person !

Looking forward to seeing pics of the tail now

 

See?? I do exist! I'm not a figment of anyone's imagination lol

Apparently the condo will be a 10-15 min walk to Lake Washington. After I move in I'll do some exploring around that nature area and see exactly how to get to the beaches.

Also thinking about replacing the carpet with hardwood or some pergo before I get in there...hmm.

 

OK, OK... I believe you now

Wow, you're closer to the lake than I thought. Good walking/biking trails over there. I think the closest beach though is Enatai (sp?).

You gonna do the floor yourself?

 

Not sure which beach is closest, I don't really know that area very well. I'll find out soon though.

I thought about doing the floor myself, I'm pretty good with my hands but I've never done that before so we'll see. Depends on how much the estimates are.

 

I have done real hardwood flooring. If you're serious about doing it you will save a TON of money doing it yourself. I spent a grand total of $705 on materials to do my kitchen floor in 3 1/2" x 3/4" T&G maple. My kitchen is ~120sqft.

After the floor was down I rented a sander from Home Depot for a day (less than $50) to get it ready to finish. Finishing it is just time consuming as you need to put down several coats; I believe I did 5 in mine.

At minimum you will need the following tools to do it right:

air compressor
finishing nail gun
soft rubber mallet
chop saw with a sharp, high tooth count finishing blade
table saw with a sharp, high tooth count finishing blade
finishing hammer (no waffle head framers)
nail set

Depending on what your schedule/timeframe is like I could help you do it.

 

Pretty awesome Bri, I'll pm you to talk about that further. Probably good experience to try and diy with this.

 

Bump for pics of the tail!!!

 

omg I forgot this thread even existed lol

 

LOL! Coming soon. I cut out the circles, but that's as far as I got. I was going to sew it on the Fourth, but didn't get around to it. I Zaino-ed the CX-7 for my mom's birthday present, got a horrible sunburn, and felt sick the rest of the day. Actually still feel kinda crappy. I'll be getting it finished soon, though.

 

Close. Pink RAZR on the pavement.