why go shopping?

why go out and buy a trophy when you can make one?

I'm hosting a chili cook-off and wanted to have a trophy for the winning chili.

My first thought was, "where is that trophy place I always see from the highway?"

My next thought was, "screw it - I'll make one."

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start with one can of beans ..... (emptied of course)

add a bunch of western style, nostalgic, fun junk

including the S O L bottle cap I found yesterday

(which if yours is the winning chili, you are not S.O.L. - but a STAR - like the Sun!)

(see this post from my other blog)

p.s. here's how I attached it to the wood base:

I hammered a long nail through the wood so it sticks straight up.

Then I stuck the can on the nail (the metal is easily pierced)

Then I stuck a cork on the nail to give the can a snug fit to the wood.

Easy as pie.