I had some problems with the last batch I glued, so last night I got settled on the couch to sand the dominoes, bails, and a few pin backs. Sanding the surfaces gives them some "teeth" instead of being super smooth, and the glue will hopefully work better. The Voice premiere was on, so I didn't mind doing it. I glued more than enough for ten students, guessing on how many dominoes should be portrait and how many should be landscape. I also did 5 pins. In my experience, pins have not been as popular as pendants.
Have you ever wondered - in the middle of the night when you can't sleep - what 45 drying dominoes look like? Here - I'll help you out:
That's so exciting I'm sure it'll put you to sleep in no time. I know I was lulled into a near-drowsy state while sanding. Perhaps that's what I should do the next time I have insomnia.
While I was going through the dominoes I saw a number of them with the same number of dots on each half. I'm sure there's a name for that, but I've never played dominoes. I thought they were cute, so I picked one with purple dots, sanded and glued the bail on the blank side, and applied some "Slate" (gray) alcohol ink to give it a bit of a marble look. When I dabbed it with alcohol after inking, some brown elements came out. That was odd, but I think it's subtle and adds depth:
It's really hard to see in the picture. The color of the dots is a bit redder in real life, but you get the idea.
In non-domino related news, Steve has caught my cold. He's absolutely miserable and is currently under the influence of Nyquil. I hope he feels better soon so he can frolic while I'm in Racine frolicking.
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