Yesterday was our 10 year anniversary

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
10/11/2019 at 11:15 • Filed to: diy, daffodil

So I crafted 10 daffodils out of aluminum foil because 10 years is tue aluminum/tin anniversary andthe daffodil is the traditional 10 year flower I guess. Just wanted to show these off and I thought you guys might appreciate them.

DISCUSSION (35)

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:19

Congrats! We had ours last month. I was not that crafty, nor did I even get her any metal. We did visit Colorado, so there’s that...

Here’s to another 10 and more to both of you.

Shoop > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:21

Tsk, should have gotten her a billet flywheel

CalzoneGolem > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/11/2019 at 11:21

Colorado sounds fun. Congrats to you and here is to many more!

$kaycog > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:22

Very lovely! I’m impressed. Happy Anniversary!

CalzoneGolem > Shoop
10/11/2019 at 11:23

Ugh, you're right of course. That'd make her 2.0 so much more responsive.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:23

Congrats. Here’s to the next 10!

CalzoneGolem > $kaycog
10/11/2019 at 11:31

Thanks! It was crazy cheap also. Like $3 worth of foil, a vase that had been under the sink for an indeterminate amount of time and some paint that was in the garage already. I got generic foil but the heavy duty kind.

Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:31

Awesomeness, congrats! I love the DIY ethic here, that makes it extra special.

Our 15th is next week and I finally bit the bullet on some jewelry (literally, the first piece of real jewelry I’ve bought her since engagement, so it’s overdue). Thankfully she didn’t want a whole new, giant ring...we took her engagement ring to be re-mounted in something new to freshen it up. A halo of small diamonds to go around the big one.

In return, she immediately relented on our next car selection, so I definitely gained some bargaining power there :)

Nibby > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:38

happy anniversary! here’s to.. .10x10 more years

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:41

I want this for our aluminum anniversary

Kinja'd!!!

Cash Rewards > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 11:42

Congrats, and bravo on the daffodils! That's fantastic

CalzoneGolem > Ash78, voting early and often
10/11/2019 at 11:52

Thanks! While we were dating and working in the same kitchen I had crafted her some ro s es out of foil so that makes these just a bit more special.

I’ve tried purchasing jewelry for my wife but she doesn’t really care for it. Sh e’s difficult to buy for.

CalzoneGolem > Nibby
10/11/2019 at 11:57

Thanks!

CalzoneGolem > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/11/2019 at 11:57

Well ... good luck with that!

CalzoneGolem > Cash Rewards
10/11/2019 at 11:58

Thanks! My hands were very sore by the end and I was glad I settled on 10 and not a dozen.

Chariotoflove > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 12:04

Well done!

Textured Soy Protein > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 12:07

My 3 year anniversary was last week and I got my wife a new phone, because neither of us know or care about whatever the traditional this is the thing you’re supposed to give as a gift for this anniversary year rules are.

Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 12:13

Yeah, jewelry sucks. But we got to the point where she was thinking “heirloom for the kids” so I wasn’t as resistant to that plan. I just don’t like having to ALSO pay an extra $20-$30/month of insurance just in case. I’m not being cheap, it just feels like a bad deal all around.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 12:32

Congrats!

CalzoneGolem > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
10/11/2019 at 12:41

Thanks!

CalzoneGolem > Ash78, voting early and often
10/11/2019 at 12:44

At the end of the day they are just some shiny rocks that serve no real purpose. I tried to sell my wife on an engagement laptop but that didn’t fly.

CalzoneGolem > Textured Soy Protein
10/11/2019 at 12:45

3rd = l eather.

CalzoneGolem > Chariotoflove
10/11/2019 at 12:46

I was shooting for over easy.

Chariotoflove > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 12:50

My friend, I don’t really want to hear how your wife rewarded you. TMI.

CalzoneGolem > Chariotoflove
10/11/2019 at 13:01

I think we got our lines scrambled.

Chariotoflove > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 13:03

RPM esq. > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 13:15

My kind of anniversary gift.

XJDano > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 13:19

My 10 year is coming up on st pattys day. I need to do something.....

shop-teacher > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 13:45

Nicely done!

Our nine year anniversary was last week, and both my wife and I forgot about it completely. We were reminded that morning when a friend sent us a funny gif in a group text, and said happy anniversary. We both burst out laughing, realizing that if not for that text, we would have missed the day completely.

fhrblig > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 14:04

Congratulations! That’s awesome!

We’ll be having our 12th anniversary together in February, and our marriage anniversary in May (5 years). It doesn’t seem like that long, it still feels like we just met.

CalzoneGolem > RPM esq.
10/11/2019 at 14:07

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CalzoneGolem > XJDano
10/11/2019 at 14:14

Well I used some heavy duty foil and a funnel to squeeze it around to make the horn then squeezed the foil behind it into the stem. For the petals I printed out a paper daffodil te mplate I found on the internet and traced it on some foil and cut stacks of 4. Poked a hold in the middle and slide it up the stem then crumpled some foil around the stem to hold the petals in place. Then finished them off with a h it of some spray paint.

CalzoneGolem > shop-teacher
10/11/2019 at 14:17

I’m with you on that. My wife would be super dissapointed if I forgot our anniversary so I try to make it special for her haha.

CalzoneGolem > fhrblig
10/11/2019 at 14:19

Well 10 years in it still feels like we’ve just met but it also feels like we’ve always been.

shop-teacher > CalzoneGolem
10/11/2019 at 21:58

My wife has forgotten it multiple times. This is the first time I forgot too.