Movie Monday: Sleepy Hollow, Thaumatropes and Optical Illusions
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Movie Monday: Sleepy Hollow, Thaumatropes and Optical Illusions

It’s Movie Monday again and this month’s challenge was Halloween movies. I chose Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, the 1999 retelling of Washington Irving’s classic tale. Johnny Depp stars as Ichabod Crane a constable from New York City who comes to the village of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of gruesome murders. Christina Ricci stars…

Paper Reed Mirror
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Paper Reed Mirror

Today’s project is intended to demonstrate another way to use paper reeds in home decor. I made a lot of them when I put together my Valentine’s Day Paper Reed Heart. This time I made a paper reed mirror by gluing leftover reeds to a decorative mirror with a wide frame.