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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Amazing Oz Centerpieces


I've been wanting to share something amazing that my brother made for the National Convention for the International Wizard of Oz Club, but I had to wait until the event occurred for these centerpieces to be "revealed."

You can read more about the steps that went into making these and see many more photos on my brother's blog, The Oz Enthusiast.  Be sure to click on the photos to enlarge them.


I think they are just wonderful and I want to get my hands on some of the metallic crepe paper he used to make the husks!  Please leave him a comment if you pop over to his blog.  If you are interested in the Wizard of Oz and the artwork from the original books, you'll find lots of interesting posts there.

We had planned to do lots more work on our remodeling and rearranging projects today but that didn't happen.  My husband injured two of his fingers when a piece of wood he was cutting kicked back at him - thank goodness it wasn't the blade!  We spent most of the afternoon at the emergency room where they stitched him up and added splints to protect the fingers since the top bones were cracked by the impact.  The projects will just have to wait while he heals.  We are very grateful for the care he received by the emergency crew and our local hospital. 

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10 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 27, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    These centerpieces are amazing Diane. I'm sure everyone loved them. Glad to hear your husband is ok. Mine cut his hand with a chainsaw years ago. I know how scary it can be. Hope he heals quickly. TFS your brothers' wonderful projects. Hugs~Mary

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  2. KraftychickAugust 27, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    The Oz projects are beautiful! A lot of work went into them! So glad to hear your husband wasn't hurt any worse than he was - kickbacks are a really scary, dangerous thing and it happens so quickly!

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  3. KrisCrafterAugust 27, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    Goodness! Thank goodness your husbands hand will be "ok". Hope his recovery is quick and compete. Your brothers centerpieces are fabulous, yes I left him a comment too!

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  4. DoriGAugust 27, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    Oh My Goodness! I wish your husband a very speedy recovery. It's not fun sitting at the ER while your loved one is hurting but I surely do appreciate the staff at my ER as well. Your brother's centerpieces are quite stunning. Well done.

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  5. CSeegerAugust 27, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    Diane --
    Wishing your husband quick and uneventful healing!

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  6. diAugust 27, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    First off, glad your husband will be ok. That must have been very scary for the both of you.
    My friends were at the Oz convention, I will have to ask them if they saw your brothers work. We have a Oz committee in my town as L. Frank Baum was born here. Every year there is a big Oz Parade and many of the munchkins have come throughout the years. We even have a small Oz museum.

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  7. LuriaAugust 27, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Hello Diane, I hope that your husband will have a quick recovery. Great centerpieces they would be great on a table at Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing.

    Luria

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  8. Jan LynnAugust 27, 2012 at 6:34 PM

    These centerpieces are beautiful. Your brother is very talented. So glad to hear you husband is going to be OK. Hands are a very important part of our bodies that we take for granted way too often.

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  9. CraftyCookyAugust 27, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Hi Diane, thank goodness it wasn't the blade. I hope he heals fast.

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  10. cardchick's worldAugust 31, 2012 at 1:48 AM

    first I hope a complete and fast recovery for your hubby...mine hubby's hand was caught by the blade.catching his hand cutting into the ligments and bone of his ring finger..Dr told us he was lucky he did not have a ring on or it would have grab and pulled his arm into the blade and you know the rest...the board also did a kick back on him too......second..the centerpieces are amazing...he did an awesome job..thanks for sharing his work too

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