[Lab] Valentine's Day (Brain storming)

[Darcy Whyte]

I think making something is better too.

When you're obliged to buy something prefabricated or pre-packages it feels
like more of a tax than a gift.



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On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Dave Hunt <dave at huntgang.com> wrote:

> Are you kidding? Make it yourself, and it's a thousand times better than
> anything you can buy like a spa day!  She still turns it on every now and
> then.  Hmmm... "You turn me on" maybe I should work with that catch phrase.
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> Valentine's Day is probably the best day for Makers, since (in my
> opinion... speak up ladies!) women would much rather something that took
> time to create than something store bought.  Even better, if she knows I
> have been thinking about it working on it for weeks or months, she also
> knows it wasn't a last minute thing...
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> In our house, we don't tend to buy each other big fancy gifts on
> Valentine's Day.  It's more about being together than anything
> materialistic.  Some take out food and a card is ussually about it.
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> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:13 PM, <janick at bergeron.com> wrote:
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>> You guys are still married with that type of Valentine's Day gift????  ;-)
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>> What about a laser-etched gift certificate to Nordik Spa?
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>> On 2015-01-02 13:38, Darcy Whyte wrote:
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>> Woah, that motorized cupid is super cute... Perhaps add light to the
>> cupid? And a sensor?
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>> Perhaps a hanging version for your window?
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>> I might turn that into a rooster for the Atomic Rooster Cock Show. :)
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>> Did you catch that video I recently sent of different cards?
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>> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Dave Hunt <dave at huntgang.com> wrote:
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>>> It will be Valentine's Day soon enough...
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>>> I was hoping others could help me brainstorming a few ideas...
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>>> Last year I made my wife an LED Candle Lantern and I shared the files
>>> online in case anyone wants to make one.
>>> http://blog.huntgang.com/2014/01/02/lasercut-valentines-lantern/
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>>> There's also the obvious Laser Cut Earings, necklace pendant, Laser Cut
>>> Card etc. But I was hoping for something that was a bit more involved.
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>>> I've only started looking around but I found this little guy
>>> http://www.robives.com/blog/laser_cut_cupid_kit that I thought was a
>>> pretty cool idea, maybe motorize the concept?
>>>
>>> Have you seen anything or have any other cool ideas?  What will you be
>>> working on?
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