It's just one adventure after another...

MAJOR procrastination over here! Oops! :P

2009-01-04T18:20:11Z

Okay, so I promised I would put this up, and I FINALLY got around to writing it! The El Dorado tutorial is here!! Wee!! :) I don't have some of the pics yet (hoping to get them soon!) but I'll put up the first part of it now!

I'll post the rest later on, but enjoy! ^_^

~K-chan

El Dorado Tutorial:

Materials:

PVC pipe (1/2” diameter)

Blue and green spray paint

Gold Ribbon

Gold paint

2 large blue jewels (18 mm)

4 smaller blue jewels (7 mm)

Insulation Foam (This is what I used, it’s about ½” thick, but you can use whatever material you choose for the top piece)

Cap for PVC pipe

Liquid Nails

Dowel caps, 1” and 1 1/16”, both from Wood Shoppe

Toy wheels, also from Wood Shoppe, 1” x 3/8’

First, we’ll start out with the top. Here’s a couple pics to be referenced:

Now, what I did first is I cropped the top of the staff and enlarged it to the size I wanted; this pic is found below. (It was easiest to put it on the page diagonally so that it's a good size without using 2 pages, but you can enlarge it to the size you like).

It was a full page, so after printing it off, cut it out carefully. It took me a LONG time to do that. XD Anyway, after it’s cut out, cut a piece of insulation foam off that’s big enough to fit the part you just cut out. Now, you can use double sided tape or regular tape to hold it down, but I didn’t. *sweat drop* And trust me, using tape is easier than just holding it down. Then trace the pattern onto the foam.

After failing with the use of a razor blade (you can try it, but it didn’t make clean cuts) I used a band saw (my dad did this part...I’m not good with saws XD) and carefully cut it out.

Okay! Now you have the top piece! However, the spray paint that was used ate through some of the foam the first time I tried, so the head piece was primed. There were about two or three coats on that. After it all dries, then use the green spray paint and paint the whole thing (if some of the primer is a bit thin and the paint eats into the foam, fill it with Liquid Nails and paint it again). It took a couple days (a day for each side) for me. Now, take a folded piece of newspaper and cover up the part of the pattern that you want to stay green, and spray the blue on gradually, so there’s a sort of gradient from blue to green. Repeat on the other side to get a painted El Dorado headpiece!! (I'll find pics of the primed piece and add them here once I find them.)

Now, take the gold paint and paint on the gold part of the bottom part of this piece. We did the lower corners, but making the points as they appear in the pics is fine too.

Time to attach the jewels!! Glue them on one side at a time, and...

Viola! The top piece of the El Dorado staff!!

Wow...

2007-10-19T16:42:01Z

Okay, I know I haven't been on in like, forever, but I had reasons...that I will not say. Anyway, Thursday, October 11 was the most frightening day I have EVER spent at school. It started like a regular day, but when we got to 3rd period, the announcement for a lockdown came on the loud speaker. Now, he said something about it being a drill(at past schools, they lasted a few minutes) but I thought it was more than that after the first hour. Then, after another half an hour we were told to put all of our things (backpacks, binders, books and jackets) outside in the hallway. This is when I began to suspect something. Well, another hour later, we were aloud to talk again, and, after ANOTHER half an hour, we could get our stuff. Then we were ushered over to the Auditorium by buildings. After all the students were there, the principal told us what happened. There had been a bomb threat earlier that morning, but they didn't get the message until we were all at school. The 'bomb' was supposed to go off at noon, but it didn't (thankfully). At the end of the day, all after school activities had been canceled(including my private lessons) and there were only about 100/1000(That's an estimation...exaggerated, of course) students there. It was REALLY scary...

Okay, now to happier news. The staff is taking WAY longer than I thought, but the painting is almost done. Then, we can finish it off, and THEN I will post the tutorial. I promise this time that it will be done before Thanksgiving.

Bleh...

2007-08-22T15:25:28Z

I don't feel so good today...maybe it's the fact that I got rained on today or got up really early or just because school is starting TOMORROW! So today's my last day of freedom...XD I'm getting there on the staff but...I don't feel up to it today. And it looks like Wedding Yuna has been postponed...:(

Back from the eye doctor

2007-08-13T20:31:44Z

So, I went to the eye doctor today. I still don't need glasses, so Yay! Then I we(mom and I) went to Applebee's for lunch and went shopping for school clothes! I got some cool stuff. :3 And, I'm getting my hair chopped off tomorrow. That's what my mom says but I'm getting rid of about...6 inches...? I should've waited so I could donate 10 inches to Locks of Love, which I have done before, but that would be above my ears, and I don't go that short.

In the paper today, I found out that one of my classmates published a book! And he's only 14! It's so cool to know an author, especially if they're your age! Oh, who watched the meteor shower over the weekend? I thought I saw a few but I didn't watch the peak of it.

~K-chan

P.S.~> In staff tutorial news: I am not a procrastinator, I just have to find a way to cut the top of the staff out. Our first attempt didn't turn out so well. See:

Cute Quiz

2007-08-07T19:47:00Z

How would you kill someone (anime pics)

With a parrot. Why would you use a parrot? because you are stark raving mad. This means you might even succed in murder by parrot and quite possibly murder of parrot. You might not even have meant to kill in the first place, who knows? Trying to figure out why or how you did something is like making a chocolate teapot. The police an CSI are going to have a major headache.
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I just had to post this. Me, kill someone with a parrot?! XDD

~K-chan

Tutorial: COMING SO SOON!!!!!!

2007-08-04T23:23:22Z

I have all materials for the Black Mage Rikku staff tutorial!! It should be coming up within the month. WOOTS!!!!

That is all...And, I'm a bit hyper. As if you couldn't notice. XP

~K-chan

Good vacation...I guess

2007-07-26T21:56:17Z

So, I was gone in California last week. It was really fun! Bubble Tea is good...anyway, when we came back, the tree in our backyard had a large portion of the branches collapse.

(I'll post a pic later)

Then we noticed that our house had been egged! We basically know the person who did it, because he hasn't come over yet, and he knows we're home. He usually comes over as soon as he possibly can. Such an annoyance, he is.

~K-chan

Vegas=weird...O.o

2007-07-22T17:25:29Z

Las Vegas was...odd. I mean, the hotel we stayed in was HUGE, with glass flowers on the ceiling in the lobby and a bunch of slots. Unfortunately, you have to be 21 to be in the general area of all the slots and I'm too young. My mom, on the other hand, gambled for my Grandma, and won her 55 cents. XD Can anyone guess the hotel I'm talking about?

Then, when we walked to the nearby hotel to see Lance Burton, there were around 2 dozen people handing out cards with umm...scantily clad women on them, advertising their, what I call, 'special services'. Ugh...TRIED TO GIVE THEM TO ME, TOO!! I'm not into that stuff, darn it!

That's outtta my system now...Wedding Yuna is around 60% done! Yays!! And, for Black Mage Rikkus and Yunas, like me, I'm making a tutorial on the El Dorado staff sometime soon. And posting it here. Expect it within the next month!

~K-chan

sniffle

2007-07-15T23:40:32Z

Today, I lost my watch in the hotel room...it was my fav one!! *sniffle*

In happier news:

HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY, KEEKERS!!!!!!!!
I hope your birthday was wonderful!

~K-chan

Whoops...

2007-07-05T23:13:47Z

Aheh...I disappeared, I know. I was here, at home, but I've been busy with wedding Yuna stuff. Anywho...Happy Late 4th of July, people! *laughs* The fireworks we could see from our driveway were COOL!! I love those gold ones that look like chandeliers(Or umbrellas, whichever you prefer!)...sorta like these ones: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/186170253_5ac5143aa2.jpg?v=0 But they were LOUD! It started out oddly... we saw one big firework, and then nothing for 10 minutes...Umm...did someone do that on accident? We never found out. And, there's this Chinese family across the street, and their half a dozen kids(Maybe more...I didn't count) were outside watching them, too. I suppose that's okay...but once they started, a little girl(who I could only guess was in 1st grade, since I'd seen her get off the bus before) kept yelling 'BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Every few seconds or so. By the midway point, my eye was twitching...a lot. Then, after they ended, my neighbor and his mom came back(They walked to go watch the fireworks up close...they were about a half a mile away) while we started sparklers. So, they went inside for a bit and then...my neighbor walks over and starts talking and talking and talking...We were using sparklers, right? He walks over and just takes the one my mom is holding. She gave me a 'You've GOT to be kidding!' look, and, if my life was an anime, I would've sweat-dropped. That's not so bad, but then he starts shoving the sparklers in my face. Boy, did that tick my parents(and me! duh...XD) off. All in all, it was a pretty fun night!

~K-chan

sigh

2007-06-11T16:40:18Z

I hurt...a lot. We did a BUNCH of walking in Yellowstone on Friday, and then today I had summer gym for 4 hours...ouch. I'll give a report later in the week with pics! ^__^

In the sadder news...my best friend is leaving. It makes me SO sad! I'll miss her lots! I can keep in touch with her, too, and she's going to be at Ohayocon! She...felt like a sister to me. I hate to see her go but she has to...

~K-chan

Oh man, I'm bored...Quiz stuff

2007-06-03T01:17:26Z

-[ K-chan ]-

Prophesized the end of the world - then kaboom

'What will you be remembered for?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Oh boy, I prophesized the end of the world! Lucky me! XD

songstressyuna1 @ 2007-05-28T16:52:00

2007-05-28T21:04:44Z

I've been SO tired this weekend! On Saturday, the Orchestra went to King's Island for a contest!! We won FIRST PLACE! Of course, we were the only orchestra in our class...so we won by default. XP So, my dad won a game of ring toss, and got a HUGE stuffed Doberman! We're talking over 4 feet tall and about 2-3 feet wide...Had SO much fun, though!

Oh! I forgot! I Rikku-fied my hair on Friday for Crazy Hair day, too! It was cute! ^__^ If I can figure my phone out to get pics off of it, then I can post them!

~K-chan~ <3

So happy!!

2007-05-14T21:30:50Z

ONLY FIVE DAYS UNTIL MY B-DAY!!! Yay!! I'm SO excited...I guess! XD Well, I'm ordering a Yuna costume soon! I really want to go to a Con...........but I can't...*sniffle* Just wait till Ohayocon! Then I'll be there! I was bored so I took this:

Ugh...

2007-05-06T22:32:39Z

I have had, like, the WORST three days EVER!! Around Noon on Friday, my allergies started acting up. Great; the one place I DON'T have access to my allergy medicine. So, when I went to bed, I woke myself up an hour later with a coughing fit. Then, my cat decides to claw at my door a half an hour later...She's on my bed with me for about two hours, then she scratches at the door AGAIN to get out. I'm off to a GREAT start here...So I wake up around 7:30 and my throat is killing me. I finally got out of bed and got dressed at 9 or so.

So, Saturday wasn't too bad, except for the throbbing sore throat and constant sneezing. Last night, I barely got ANY sleep, cause I kept drinking water to soothe my throat. I just laid back and took it easy today, but my sore throat's almost gone. Although, I do have a small cold...I wanna go to bed.

Quizes on a tiring day...

2007-05-05T18:48:24Z

You scored as Rinoa Heartilly. Hopeful, naive, optimistic. You tend to look on the bright side and feel that everything that happens has a purpose and will turn out okay in the end. You try to look for ways around conflict, and when it is unavoidable you feel lost and left behind. Cheer up though, there is more to you than meets the eye.

Irvine Kinneas

80%

Rinoa Heartilly

80%

Ward Zabac

80%

Laguna Loire

70%

Quistis Trepe

70%

Seifer Almasy

70%

Edea Kramer

65%

Squall Leonheart

65%

Zell Dincht

60%

Kiros Seagill

50%

Selphie Tilmett

40%

Final Fantasy 8, which hero are you?
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You scored as Yuna. You are most like Lady Yuna! You are a laid back individual with a general sweetness. Helping others is crucial to your well being. Be careful, though! You might come off as naive. Don't let others take advantage of you!

Yuna

85%

Wakka

75%

Tidus

75%

Auron

65%

Seymour

50%

Lulu

45%

Kimarhi

45%

Rikku

35%

Which Final Fantasy 10 Characte Are You?
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You scored as Garnet Alexandros aka Dagger. You are Garnet Alexandros aka Dagger. Being naturally sweet and friendly you care for everybody and their well-being. With all the problems around you feel the need to take the blame. Since growing up in royalty you are pretty lady-like or well-mannered but your mom is a greedy psycho but hey who's isnt?

Garnet Alexandros aka Dagger

88%

Adelbert Steiner

73%

Amarant Coral

73%

Freya Crescent

73%

Eiko Carol

70%

Vivi Orunitia

68%

Zidane Tribal

60%

Quina Quen

43%

Which Final Fantasy 9 Character Are You?
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You scored as Yuna. YOU ARE YUNA!

Yuna

95%

Auron

75%

Tidus

60%

Wakka

60%

Kimahri

35%

Lulu

35%

Rikku

25%

Which Final Fantasy X Charater Are You?
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You scored as Songstress. Sing and dance your way to victory. Even deadly combat can be fun!

Gunner

94%

Songstress

94%

Gun Mage

88%

Trainer

88%

Berserker

75%

Samurai

75%

Lady Luck

75%

Mascot

69%

Thief

69%

Dark Knight

56%

Warrior

50%

Alchemist

50%

Black Mage

50%

White Magic

44%

Which Final Fantasy X-2 dressphere are you most accustomed to?
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You scored as Samurai. Favorite weapon : Sword

The Samurai dressphere allows you to wield a powerful sword. This dressphere also bestows the user with many talents for reducing the magical enhancements of enemies while boosting the Samuriaâ€™s own ability to fight. Thus, a Samurai specializes in creating a level playing field where honor can be maintained during combat.

Warrior

92%

Samurai

92%

Thief

88%

Mascot

83%

Trainer

79%

Black Mage

79%

White Mage

79%

Gunner

79%

Songstress

79%

Berserker

71%

Alchemist

71%

Lady Luck

71%

Dark Knight

54%

Gun Mage

42%

Which Final Fantasy X-2 dresssphere (job) fits you best?
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You scored as Riku!. You are Riku! You are brave and cool! But Sora is a bit cool cause he's the hero! :)

Riku!

100%

Sora!

94%

Axel!

75%

Kairi!

69%

Roxas!

56%

You are a heartless!

19%

Who are you from Kingdom Hearts 2?
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You scored as Yuna. You are Yuna.
Naive, yet knows your ways. You look up to your cousin Rikku as a Role Model.

Yuna

80%

Rikku

60%

Yuna or Rikku?
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You scored as Kurama. I love Kurama!!! He's so handsome and kind and cordial and.....

Kurama

90%

Anime and Manga

40%

Yusuke

33%

Botan

30%

Kuabara

25%

Hiei

13%

Who is your Yu Yu Hakusho personality
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Wow, I was SO bored earlier...XPP

Pics!!

2007-04-24T01:49:03Z

I finally got around to this...here are my pics from DC and the cruise:

The Towel Animal left on our first night on the cruise!

Dolphins at Cozumel.

I'll post more later! Now I'm turning in! Night...

~K-chan~

I'm glad yesterday is over...

2007-04-22T14:16:37Z

Yesterday was the contest for Orchestra...it went pretty well. The best score was a 1 but I got a 2...oh well. My judge gave 2s to people I know are good players so he must've been tired from the early morning performances.

It doesn't bother me...much. But I did create something!

http://www.thek-chan.com/pics/Rinoa%20banner.gif

The ending is a little hard to read; it's blurry, but it says 'waiting for you...'. If anyone wants one, I'll make you one! I just need a picture and what you want it to say! And the end won't be as blurry...XP

Oh dear...

2007-04-21T02:25:40Z

My school...is creeping me out!

In this past school week, there have been 5 fights, all about a boyfriend/girlfriend/someone else. The one yesterday, I got to see. The two boys were fighting over a girl...and one of them ripped the other's shirt off and they were both bleeding from the mouth...I'm a little scared. Two were today and...girl cat fights, basically. I don't want to be involved in anything like that...I hope I'm not.

Am I the only one who feels that those fights were weird and...a little creepy?

I've heard that the High school is a little worse with that sort of stuff...and my next school year is in high school.

songstressyuna1 @ 2007-04-16T16:47:00

2007-04-16T20:50:32Z

You scored as Kero-chan. You are like Kero-chan from Cardcaptor Sakura! Excuse us: Keraberos. If it were up to you, you’d be at home snacking on cakes and getting to the next level on your latest video game. You tend to find yourself in the cute "little sibling" role with many of your friends. You are not afraid to let people know how it is, but you are cute so no one minds when you call them an idiot to their face. They probably deserve it anyway, right?!

Kero-chan

79%

Hokuto

75%

Fai

71%

Sakura

67%

Miyuki-chan

67%

Chii

63%

Kamui

63%

Yuuko

58%

Kurogane

54%

Watanuki

54%

Seishirou

29%

Who is your inner CLAMP character?
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Yuna update: I've NEVER said anything about this for months...but the sleeves are looking SO good! I'll show ya later!

Happy Easter, everyone!

2007-04-08T18:27:23Z

Wishing you a Happy Easter filled with candy and other sweet stuff!

And a special Easter wish from the Easter cat! Isn't my cat so cute? We went overboard with coloring the eggs so we colored her. XDD I'm so mean. XP

Quizes and more quizes

2007-04-08T02:06:09Z

Your Aura is Green

You're very driven, competitive, and even a bit jealous.
However, you seek out balance in your life - and you usually achieve it!

The purpose of your life: inspiring others to be better

Famous greens include: Tony Robbins, Donald Trump, Martha Stewart

Careers for you to try: Guru, CEO, Talk Show Host

What Color Is Your Aura?

Your Blogging Type is Kind and Harmonious

You're an approachable blogger who tends to have many online friends.
People new to your blogging circle know they can count on you for support.
You tend to mediate fighting and drama. You set a cooperative tone.
You have a great eye for design - and your blog tends to be the best looking on the block!

What's Your Blogging Personality?

You Are: 0% Dog, 100% Cat

You are are almost exactly like a cat.
You're intelligent, independent, and set on getting your way.
And there's no way you're going to fetch a paper for anyone!

Are You More Cat or Dog?

What Karen Means

K is for Keen

A is for Animated

R is for Remarkable

E is for Exuberant

N is for Natural

What Does Your Name Mean?

Okay, so I was bored. I like quizes!!

songstressyuna1 @ 2007-04-07T12:32:00

2007-04-07T16:55:44Z

This is SO funny!

I'm bored

2007-04-06T21:32:53Z

Your Hair Should Be Red

Passionate, fiery, and sassy.
You're a total smart aleck who's got the biggest personality around.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

Imagine that; my hair color IS red. XD

Your Superhero Profile

Your Superhero Name is The Bee America
Your Superpower is Unexplained
Your Weakness is Kittens
Your Weapon is Your Wind Arrows
Your Mode of Transportation is Snowboard

What's your Superhero Name?

This SHOWS I was bored.

You Should Be A Cancer

What's good about you: you're incredibly kind, caring, and generous

What's bad about you: you can be too moody and impossible to understand

In love: you enjoy wining and dining the object of your affection

In friendship, you're: likely to depend on other friends for emotional support

Your ideal job: historian, marine biologist, or religious figure

Your sense of fashion: you dress to match your mood

You like to pig out on: classic home cooked meals, like mac and cheese

What Sign Should You Be?

The weird thing; I'm a Taurus but I think I want to be a marine biologist...

Try this!

2007-04-05T01:55:22Z

Create your own Friend Test here

What happens when you try to be Japanese? by hideto
Your Name
Your Age
Your Japanese Name	Hotaru (Firefly)
Your New Style	Neo-Japanese Punk
Your Favourite Singer	Ayumi Hamasaki
You end up becoming..	A newscaster
Cash flow?	$723,724,140
You die..	From eating too much rice.

It's just one adventure after another...

MAJOR procrastination over here! Oops! :P

Wow...

Bleh...

Back from the eye doctor

Cute Quiz

Tutorial: COMING SO SOON!!!!!!

Good vacation...I guess

Vegas=weird...O.o

*sniffle*

Whoops...

*sigh*

Oh man, I'm bored...Quiz stuff

songstressyuna1 @ 2007-05-28T16:52:00

So happy!!

Ugh...

Quizes on a tiring day...

Pics!!

I'm glad yesterday is over...

Oh dear...

songstressyuna1 @ 2007-04-16T16:47:00

Happy Easter, everyone!

Quizes and more quizes

songstressyuna1 @ 2007-04-07T12:32:00

I'm bored

Try this!

sniffle

sigh