Well here it is- the story about the buckle. My DH (Bubba) teases my friend Nat without mercy about her 'hay burners' (horses) and the money she spends on sorting events. He keeps asking her if she won a buckle. And so far, the answer is 'not yet'. He offers to get her a buckle if she'll give him the money. Well, Nat's birthday is tomorrow and Bill has made this buckle for her. Is it not the tackiest thing ever? I love it.
It is a hub cab form a retired Police car- a Crown Vic, and is courtesy of Bubba's evil friend, Denis who owns a body shop. The center is cut from a metal serving tray using a scalloped punch, and has blingy letters applied. The pink flowers are wedding decorations from Michael's, the the beads and Austrian Crystals are also from there. Right now Bubba is working on the camoflage belt so Nat can show this thing off tomorrow. He kills me!
Nat- wishing you a Happy Birthday, and when you blow out your candles- wish for new friends! Love you!
Date: Monday, December 17, 2007 GMT Views: 808
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Registered: September 4, 2006 Location: Posts: 385
Tue, Dec 18, 2007 @ 2:10 AM
This is HILARIOUS!!! And even has some 'FLAIR'. Only a good friend would go to the trouble to make this but an even better friend would actually WEAR it, as not to hurt the artists feelings. lol You have to get a picture when she opens it!! Bet she has the BIGGEST BUCKLE now!!!! What FUN!! Thankyou for Sharing and for the laugh. She'll love it!!
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Tue, Dec 18, 2007 @ 3:50 AM
Oh my gosh...you crack me up!!! I'm wishin' you were my neighbor....I'd never stop laughing!!!! (It would be easier to go to the same Acetate Anon. meetings, too ) This thing must be huge!!!!! Love it mostly because it is so tacky! Thanks for sharing DH's equally warped sense of humor!!!
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni My Pinkie is Inkie in Boxertown
Registered: April 4, 2006 Location: Boxertown USA, IL Posts: 67309
Tue, Dec 18, 2007 @ 6:44 AM
This is just too funny!!!. I want to see a pic of Nat wearing it. This is going to be a birthday she won't forget. I love the touch of paisley on it with the bling and the wonderful technique. Do you think she will make a wall ornament out of this? Bubba, is in for one doozy of a pay back, don't ya think. Hey, Nat, for starters, get him a puppy!!!
Maybe you should send us Nat's address so we can send her a sympathy card.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Dec 18, 2007 @ 7:46 AM
I personally have always wanted a buckle just like this....one that you could wear day in and day out that would hold your belly fat behind it yet look fashionable and stylish enough that the young *thangs* won't make fun of it.
The advantage of this buckle and of it being Nat's birthday present is that Bubba can move on to the next task at hand....which might be borrowing the welding equipment from his freind Denis in the body shop to fabricate the body armour he will need to ward off the wrath of Nat.
I hope that Bubba's body armour is just as tacky as his belt buckle! Snort!
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni My Pinkie is Inkie in Boxertown
Registered: April 4, 2006 Location: Boxertown USA, IL Posts: 67309
Tue, Dec 18, 2007 @ 10:41 AM
Mothermark might want to watch what she wishes for since Bubba is now an experienced buckle maker. She was a barrel racer so I am sure he could create a new design for her. Has he started on the armour yet? Wrath of Nat- yep that might be a good movie, probably would start out as a comedy and ends up a full blown action movie.
We will be waiting to hear the "rest of the story" as Paul Harvey says.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Dec 18, 2007 @ 12:13 PM
Did you notice Shirley always has to have the last word? She is still miffed cuz I made her a card depicting the demise of her lemon cake! Bubba cannot take the time to make another belt buckle as he so desparately needs to get that armour done especially if the *movie* ends up being as action packed as Shirley is predicting....
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni My Pinkie is Inkie in Boxertown
Registered: April 4, 2006 Location: Boxertown USA, IL Posts: 67309
Tue, Dec 18, 2007 @ 4:14 PM
Well, not the rest of the story because I am still trying to have the last word. Word, Word, Word. Now that is the rest of the story until Nat gets even with Bubba.
Registered: April 25, 2006 Location: Northampton England Posts: 1502
Wed, Dec 19, 2007 @ 2:39 AM
Oh my I actually think this is really beautiful, it's more aesthetically pleasing than a lot of these golden globe awards and the like and I am so with Cindy I could just wobble my tummy fat into a perfect dome shape behind it and pretend to be slim behind that buckle, we need to start orders too funny except I need one for my butt too can we start a new trend to buckle belts at the back?
------------------------------ Christina
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will finally know peace.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Wed, Dec 19, 2007 @ 2:58 AM
Word! And if I could figure out how to make that WORD big and red...I would. I would have posted this last night but had to go to a dumb Christmas party!
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Wed, Dec 19, 2007 @ 3:03 AM
Christina.....shhh.....your idea is great.....we could go into business and make millions, buy lots of stamp stuff....We might have to let Shirley and Pat in on the secret, maybe even give them a share of the profits, but don't say anything to Bubba...we just need him to keep his nose to the grindstone and make a ton of these butt belt buckles. We could pay him minimum wage.....it just went up in Colorado, I would be happy to give him what it is here! Deal?
Do you think Bubba reads Splitcoast comments? I doubt it!