The Second Cup -- Finale

Now the cup is finally done sanding, so now it's on to staining the cup. Since the cup is going to be used for drinking from, we need a natural stain; Olive oil works perfectly for this!

First, just pour some olive oil on the cup, and spread it around using your fingers. I suppose you could use a paint brush, but olive oil is so good for your skin, so why pass up the opportunity? It's obvious where the oil has stained already, so just make sure to spread it evenly around the whole cup.

Next is to stain the inside of the cup. Pour some olive oil in, then work it in with your fingers. Don't be shy with the amount of olive oil you use, it's amazing how much the wood absorbs. Keep adding layers of olive oil until you have about 5 layers, letting it "dry" each time in between layers.

Here you can see I just added another layer of olive oil, but it's already being absorbed on the front side. Don't forget the handle holes, by the way!

So now, the cup is essentially finished, it just needs another layer or two of olive oil, then it's ready for use! Perfect for trips in the woods, coffee for deer hunting, water when hiking, or just standing for show.

A Tribute to Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein was an American poet and author of children's books, as well as illustrator, among other things. I grew up reading his books, and have been fascinated by them ever since. He gives such meaning to his poems, often hidden messages, life-lessons as it were. So, in honor of my favorite American poet, I give you a tribute to Shel Silverstein.

Backwards Bill

 Sometimes I feel like Backwards Bill, doing everything a little bit different from the rest of the population. But hey, it's all good!

 Great advice!

 I think all women feel this way sometimes, we just need to be told how wonderful we are...as long as it's the truth!

Such great advice in this day and age, where we're practically force-fed thoughts, ideas, and ideologies.

Imagine being happy all the time...Here's a quote from Butters from South Park to make you feel better:
"Well yeah, and I'm sad, but at the same time I'm really happy that something could make me feel that sad. It's like, it makes me feel alive, you know? It makes me feel human. And the only way I could feel this sad now is if I felt somethin' really good before. So I have to take the bad with the good, so I guess what I'm feelin' is like a, beautiful sadness. I guess that sounds stupid."

"How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em."

Wouldn't that be wonderful, just take all your stress and worries from the day and remove it from your head for someone else to worry about?