So my fellow busking band member of The Amazing Maelstrom had a birthday on 11/11/11, pretty sweet. I knew just the perfect gift to make.
You see The Amazing Maelstrom consists of myself on musical saw and Evan Stuckless on the accordion. It's a pretty winning combination, you could say just like peanut butter and jelly. We usually busk for art walks. First Thursday in the Pearl on a hot summer evening is our favorite. It's really fun.
We have played a few paying gigs and a couple of weddings. Those are fun, too.
So I knew that for Evan's birthday I would make him a very glittery accordion belt buckle. I think it turned out pretty great, except the glitter was originally red, but when I sprayed the fixative it changed to pink. I told Evan that I would make him another one with whatever color he preferred, but he totally loved it and here's the proof:
