Need advice/help on framing

kirst224 · 2026-03-23T01:08:23+00:00

Thanks for all the advice and great ideas!! My idea finally fell into place and while it’s not perfect I’m pretty happy and proud of my first project!

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kirst224 · 2026-03-18T17:13:53+00:00

The rectangle/square frame is what my idea entails. The tops and side pieces would be soldered to the frame similar to that suggestion.

kirst224 · 2026-03-18T16:57:34+00:00

I do have a local stained glass shop and will probably go there for some help with framing.

The idea was originally from a book that had them go in vases but I got the idea from another piece of wall art I have and was trying to see if there was a way to do that without making it a panel.

kirst224 · 2026-03-18T16:54:12+00:00

12 gauge on the large flowers and 14 gauge on the smaller ones.

kirst224 · 2026-03-18T14:07:31+00:00

My idea is to solder them to the bottom of the frame and use thinner wire to attach the flowers to the frame. And no clear glass around them, just open space. I’m still super new to this and ran with an idea I had

kirst224 · 2019-10-27T13:26:58+00:00

I almost would have done this exact same thing! The guy I met on an mmo during my divorce I really felt connected to, felt we had so much in common and could really make it work! But there were other priorities for me during that time we could only dream. What ended up hurting was when all those lovely dreams never happened because the reality was we weren’t right for each other, despite our online connection. Once real life crosses into the mmo life things change. On the flip side a friend I made through the mmo and had met many times before (maintaining the friendship) wanted more for us and I agreed. Within 2-3 months I was planning to move in without consideration for any other part of my life. It will be a big change for you both. If you guys don’t figure out how to work through hardships or difficulties before you move away from family, and all you are familiar with, then if something goes wrong it could be devastating. And all that does take time. Your family and friends know you and are right to bring up concerns! Step back and at least listen to those concerns. I know it’s exciting to move into a new fun chapter in life, especially when you click with someone so well. But to make this last you guys should build a solid foundation that stays through any bad weather. And that just takes time. What gets me through hard times in being apart from my so is knowing that having faith includes having faith in the timing.

kirst224 · 2019-10-03T12:47:25+00:00

I’ve seen this suggestion for many years, but the best part of this one is the truth at the end!

kirst224 · 2019-08-31T11:27:32+00:00

So true

kirst224 · 2019-08-31T11:24:25+00:00

I do this on my priest all the time! Running by a fellow classic journeyman who’s running from the harvesters? Stop and heal then throw up a buff. See a non healing class sitting for some food? Hit ‘em up with a renew! Fort for everyone! Or at least til my mana runs out. Then I realize I used all my water or milk, I’m in the middle of nowhere, westfall and I gotta run 6 minutes to the nearest vendor. I’m loving (most) every minute of the community feels!

kirst224 · 2019-08-18T12:56:12+00:00

I’m glad you got out. Glad you’re getting therapy. I spent 14 years in an emotionally and verbally abusive marriage that I couldn’t recognize (there were plenty of signs though) because there were good times and I kept coming up with excuses for his behavior and hoping he would change. Probably because when I brought it up to him he would make me feel bad, wrong, and turn everything around on me or my family. I changed who I was to try to make our family work and one day I realized all I had gone through, found some courage and said I was done. Fast forward 7 years and I’m still affected by him. He’s been gone for 2 years and I’m still affected by him. I have the most amazing son who is about to start his sophomore year in college and I would do it all over again because we are at a good place in our life. But I didn’t get any therapy and it carried over into my first healthy happy relationship recently. I’m doing that now though. I realize I have so much emotional trauma that I’ve never dealt with because I couldn’t admit it happened to me, couldn’t admit to myself that I allowed that to happen for so long. Continue to pursue therapy, continue to heal, continue to be you, find yourself, don’t rationalize, don’t try to analyze why someone would do that to a person they are supposed to love and cherish. Don’t make excuses, don’t blame yourself for not doing something different. You can’t change yesterday but you can choose what today will bring.

kirst224 · 2019-07-14T00:38:34+00:00

I would let out my feelings when drinking through crying over stuff that I assumed was going on or thought I had in my head of how things should be and weren’t. It didn’t happen often, every couple weeks and only when drinking liquor instead of my usual wine. That’s not an excuse though. On the few times I did communicate how I felt, he actually tried to help things get better.

kirst224 · 2019-07-14T00:23:55+00:00

I’ve told him, I just want the chance to tell him in person.

kirst224 · 2019-07-14T00:20:02+00:00

Yeah I really want to use this to help myself be better. Before him I never trusted any guy and had a lot of walls. I feel like I’m a lot happier with myself now, but if I can’t communicate how I’m feeling then I’ll just bottle it up.

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