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Darter50516 66M
5669 posts
3/19/2023 8:31 pm
Martha Stewart sorta Day



Earlier in the week the mailman delivered an Imperial German 2* Reichsmark of silver minted in 1913 Berlin. This at the time when a long sleeved man's work shirt cost nearly a quarter of it's value and a good sized loaf of bread was 10 cents in the USA.



Slightly larger than a US quarter it commemorated Prussia's General Blucker's defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte



The reverse shows the Imperial German Eagle swooping down on the French snake.



I had a heck of a time finding just the right frame for the piece. I settled on a black and gold frame, however, it lacked a hanging hook After much consternation I finally managed to nail one on.



The cardboard is a heavy duty double thickness variety. Centering the coin slab I marked out then cut a hole slightly larger.



Good ol' Elmer's Glue now held the black felt in place for the coin display.



Numerous tries later.... messing with the lighting and flash I succeeded in getting a photograph of the finished craftwork. A small Martha Stewart project snowballed into a hefty undertaking.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/19/2023 8:37 pm

I have not been well most of the day visiting Pumpkin several times and talking to ralph. A windy day for us with a decent temp of 36 F... 3 C. I'll be going into the LOBBY chat room soon to talk to my online friends.


Steamboy_2472 64M
410 posts
3/19/2023 9:06 pm

    Quoting Darter50516:
    I have not been well most of the day visiting Pumpkin several times and talking to ralph. A windy day for us with a decent temp of 36 F... 3 C. I'll be going into the LOBBY chat room soon to talk to my online friends.
Some projects seemed to turn into big ones when they should be simple ones, sorry you're not doing so well today little buddy


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/19/2023 9:16 pm

    Quoting Steamboy_2472:
    Some projects seemed to turn into big ones when they should be simple ones, sorry you're not doing so well today little buddy
kept getting sick... no eat.... some pics not focused.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
3/19/2023 9:38 pm

That's quite the fancy coin Darter, and you did an excellent job of mounting it for display.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
3/19/2023 9:40 pm

Sorry to hear that you had a sickly kind of day. I'm sure Pumpkin enjoyed your visits.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
3/19/2023 9:43 pm

It was a nice day here reaching a high of 48F, light N wind, sunny. I let the dog take me for a walk among the puddles of water and mud. Tonight I took my growling Dell computer in the shop and removed the power supply to get at the noisy fan. Don't think I was able to fix it, but I will plug it in tomorrow to check it out.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
3/19/2023 9:45 pm

Hope you get to feeling better 2morrow, Bret.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/20/2023 4:25 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    That's quite the fancy coin Darter, and you did an excellent job of mounting it for display.
not an easy task requiring several days of thought and planning.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/20/2023 4:27 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Sorry to hear that you had a sickly kind of day. I'm sure Pumpkin enjoyed your visits.
he gets to be a bit of a pest.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/20/2023 4:28 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    It was a nice day here reaching a high of 48F, light N wind, sunny. I let the dog take me for a walk among the puddles of water and mud. Tonight I took my growling Dell computer in the shop and removed the power supply to get at the noisy fan. Don't think I was able to fix it, but I will plug it in tomorrow to check it out.
05;00 and rosie wanted out....... 32 f ...0 c


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/20/2023 4:30 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Hope you get to feeling better 2morrow, Bret.
see what tomorrow brings... need to empty ashes and cat litter


serendipity_2012 74F
189 posts
3/20/2023 3:00 pm

A great Martha Stewart project it looks amazing, Darter you definitly have a talent!!!!! hoping that you are feeling better today take care


StarCandy1 69F
1766 posts
3/20/2023 6:58 pm

I looks great ! HUGS


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/20/2023 7:23 pm

    Quoting serendipity_2012:
    A great Martha Stewart project it looks amazing, Darter you definitly have a talent!!!!! hoping that you are feeling better today take care
amazingly yes Seren I have felt pretty good today. Been busy since my feet hit the floor this morning.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
3/20/2023 7:24 pm

Thanks Mmmm Took way more effort than I ever imagined