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Tammy @tammys85 (31394) • Baltimore, Maryland 9 Mar 22

I’ve been putting this off because I’m lazy haha. I’ve also been busy, so I didn’t have the chance to sit down and type it out. I’m on another mental break from this order, so I’m going to get it posted now. For those who have...

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How MyLot will help The Horse make about $30.50 today alone.

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 22 May 21

As some of you know, I enjoy making guitar sound hole coasters during my downtime. Collings, an elite manufacturer of acoustic guitars, has been very cool about sending me the raw soundhole disks that they carve out when making...

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What are you up to on this sunny and cold Saturday?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 9 Jan 21

I'm going hiking with a friend today in Tilden Park. It's 40 F out right now (about 5 C), so I'll be bringing my winter coat. I worked a few days last week, as I mentioned, and for some reason working motivated me to start...

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Back to basics.

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Jan 20

A some of you know, I enjoy making coasters out of guitar sound holes. Guitar makers like Collings and Martin are willing to send me sound holes from their guitars (for free) that would have wound up in the dumpster. I stain said...

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Handmade Coaster

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 14 Feb 19

What do you think about these coaster in the photo above? I made these this morning to go in my living room. They are made out of tile and left-over scraps of tissue paper. I took Modge Podge and brushed it on the tiles and...

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East Coast demand for my coasters is strong. How much would you pay for something like this?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Mar 18

As many of you know, I like to make coasters out of guitar sound holes, sent to my by Martin Guitars, Collings guitars, and (occasionally) other manufacturers of high-end guitars. I've only sold a handful of these things. They...

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Coasters For My Daughter

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21845) • Canada 10 Feb 17

A while ago I said I was painting coasters for my daughter and several of my myLot friends asked me to post a photo when I'm done. I'm Done! Because my friends know I paint on slate, when they find naked slate they bring it to...

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Completed Coaster Sets

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 22 Aug 16

My goal was to complete these 3 sets last night before going to bed. That didn't happen as I decided I better make some surfing goals in the traffic exhchanges instead. After an early morning, then a long nap to make up for...

sewing

projects

coasters

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A first ever in the history of the world--right here in California!

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Aug 16

I realized tonight that something incredible was happening right in my house. Collings Guitars had sent me about 40 raw sound holes from their elite guitar manufacturing plant in Austin Texas. I send them a couple of completed...

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Back to work on some coasters

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Jun 16

I mentioned a few posts ago that Collings guitars of Austin Texas had been kind enough to send me some raw spruce wood sound holes from the guitars they make there. I finally got started making some new coasters. So far they've...

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Why The Horse was one happy camper yesterday afternoon!

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 25 May 16

As some of you know, I like to make coasters out of raw guitar sound holes, cut from the spruce tops of actual acoustic guitars as they're being made. A month or two ago, Collings Guitars of Austin Texas, an elite manufacturer of...

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Back to Basics: Working on some new coasters

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Apr 16

Collings Guitars of Austin Texas was kind enough to send me another box of raw sound holes from their guitar manufacturing plant. So I'll be getting back to work making some new coasters. The spruce sound holes they send me are...

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I made a pair of coasters from guitar sound holes!

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Dec 15

People who know me from Bubblews probably remember that I like to make coasters out of guitar sound holes. Now that I think about it, I've done a couple of posts here using response to these things as gifts in discussions about...

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Another of my unusual hobbies: Making coasters from guitar sound holes

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 16 Oct 15

Folks who know me from "that other site" know that I love working with wood. One of my other slightly strange hobbies (aside from refinishing old loudspeakers) is making pairs of coasters from guitar sound holes. These are the...

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My Craft Update 8/13/09

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 13 Aug 10

I really don't have much to update on my crafts. All I've gotten done today was to work on the coasters. I have only one of 4 complete so far, so not going to make my goal of posting the giveaway on my blog tomorrow unless I can...

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My Craft Update 8/12/09

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 12 Aug 10

I got the girls' birthday bags sewn today. I'm including a photo here, which also includes the items that will be going into each one. (most all of it I got from listia with my points) I figure, minus my time, I only spent $2.10...

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Horseshoe Coasters

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32189) • United States 27 Jun 09

We got a set of horseshoe coasters yesterday and it's going to come in handy in more then just one way. We're going to be using the holder for our wedding's unity candle, and then the coasters are coming in handy throughout the...

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So what do you consider OLD?

Barbietre @Barbietre (1438) • United States 1 Jan 09

I see many discussions and when they talk about someone in the 60's they seem to assume that it is old. Let me reassure you it is NOT. I am 60 and still ride roller coasters and do lots of fun things. My friend at work is 70 and...

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Do you collect things?

missybear @missybear (11391) • United States 1 Jan 09

When i was a kid i collected animal postcards and buttons. Now for the longest time i collected nothing. Lately i started to collect Coasters and Shopping bags, I know it sounds weird but here in Vegas they have lots of shopping...

buttons

coasters

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What gift do you take and end up with in a gift exchange?

reinydawn @reinydawn (11642) • United States 19 Dec 08

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