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tparrett62 Regular user New York 171 Posts |
As a recent Higley Zibit purchaser, I've been looking for just the right display case. I was going to go with the standard fish tank, but yesterday I was at Michael's Crafts- a national chain, I believe- and found a beauty. It's a football helmet display case- wood frame, glass panels, and best of all, a mirrored back wall. The measurements are 11.75 height, 14.75 length, and 10.75 depth. It comes with a grooved bottom piece as well. The normal price is 59.95, but Michael's is having a sale on all their frames, and their display cases come under the category of frames. Right now, they're marked down 40 percent, so my cost was about 36 bucks. For anyone like me who has been looking for the perfect case for their masterpiece, check it out. The brand name is "Accents Unlimited", parent company DHI Corp, Mequon, WI.
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Big Jeff Loyal user 300 Posts |
Terry,
Thanks for posting this. I ordered a zibit last week and was trying to figure out what to display it in besides the fish tank. I will go there today and check them out. Thanks, Big Jeff |
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Tip: Michael's has a 40% off coupon every week and once in awhile a 50% off coupon. Sometimes it's an excellent source for antique looking small suitcase thingys...always look there and never pay full price if you can get the coupon! The coupon usually runs for a week and then is replaced with a new one. Check the date on it.
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
Petrol coupons at sainsburys have a date on them over here as well (not suggesting you show your zibit in petrtol!) ... the oint I wanted to make was - the guysin sainsburys 90% of the time don't check the date. If they do I just smile and say "go on itll be ok" and they tend to let you off.
SO if you do have an out of date coupon try it on anyway! |
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phillipsje Veteran user 329 Posts |
Thank you for the information.
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mota Inner circle 1658 Posts |
Very nice tips...thanks for sharing everyone.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
A Petrol is a bird... Must be the Oily Bird.
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
*** I forgot about the butchery you yanks put the English Language through. I obviously meant "gas".
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
You speak British, not English, though it might be said that we have divergent dialects. Blame George the Third, that porphyrric nutcase. Here's a celebrity story...they kept him in a straitjacket sometimes, so he wouldn't break the china, even though he owned it all, and didn't care if it was destroyed. No wonder the empire started to fall apart.
I've heard that the dialect closest to Shakespearean English, is currently in use, in the southern Appalachian Mountains. And Chaucer's English is only found in obscure university classes.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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handa Inner circle Pittsburgh, PA 1357 Posts |
I have a boatload of display cases that I've picked up from craft stores and closeout outlets. From experience, I've also learned that some zibits are larger than we think they are when it comes to holding a gaff. Baseball display boxes work well for shrunky heads and smaller gaffs, and there are doll and model cases for any variety of sizes from model planes to near life-size dolls.
Also, there are some really cool votives (fancy term for candle holder) that would look really gothic and creepy with a paw, bone, or head in them. I saw these last week at Hobby Lobby (sorry no pics!) and less ornate things at both Michael's and Pat Catan's. One thing that really does lend credibility to a zibit is putting it behind glass (plexi or real). It also makes a library/study area look like a creepy museum! Chris |
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Rappel Veteran user Memphis Tn. 303 Posts |
I have a fish tank with a big question mark facing the people outside. It adds to the mystery of "What is it?"
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Rappel...shhhh. ;-)
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Rappel Veteran user Memphis Tn. 303 Posts |
Ooops...sorry Doug.
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Danny Borneo Special user 722 Posts |
Of course this is the one week that there's no Michael's circular in my local paper. The illuminati is conspiring against me.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
I remember asking the lopcal manager (Dujur) about the coupons and she told me the scedule and specifically when the 50% coupons appear but I forgot. Ask and you shall recieve. (the info)
BY the way Rappell (and others) there is an additional Secret to the Question Mark 'we'* came up with...eMail me and I can tell you...be fun to see how it works elsewhere. * 'we' being me and one of the the 'boys' in the field.
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KingStardog Inner circle 2134 Posts |
We had nothing to do with the coupons, or the price of fuel. Pure coincedence.
...think not that all wisdom is in your school. You may have studied other paths,but, it is important to remember that no matter who you are or where you come from, there is always more to learn.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Was that left field or what?
BTW: The 50% off coupons are this week at Michaels.
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Danny Borneo Special user 722 Posts |
Thanks for the heads up Doug, got mine and will be heading over to Michael's tomorrow.
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Big Jeff Loyal user 300 Posts |
Where is a good place to buy plexiglass?
I have an idea for a display and would like to get started as soon as the zibit arrives. Thanks, Big Jeff |
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Your Zibit will be there Wednesday.
Look in phone book for plexi makers sometimes under Plastic. Ussually VERY expensive to have custom done.
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