I made a plaster mold of my face. It's something I would never want to do again. I cut an oval out of a box that sat around my face..NOT much below the chin. I smeared my face with an extremely heavy layer of vaseline. I used bic pens with the ball/ink chamber removed. I wrapped the ends with gauze. These were my breathing tubes. I was afraid straws might collapse from the weight of the plaster. Make sure and coat your eyes, lashes and brows extremely well and ask the person assisting you to put the box on your face as you lie down and then carefully put the plaster on your face. It was a little freaky and I felt a little panic stricken for a few moments. Remember to keep a pleasant expression on your face...you are capturing this moment! The plaster got quite hot. After it set up we removed it. I lost some eye lashes in the process and my eyes lids were sore. There may be a better method than I used. Not sure this would work well for a concrete relief mold tho...as the concrete is so porous and it would not capture the finer details of the mold. (Never put concrete directly on your face as it will burn you.) I pressed clay into my mask and then glazed and fired it. If you google "death mask" you will find additional DIY instructions. I got a perfect mask from this technique..but like I said....I sure wouldn't do it again!

I know this is a really an ancient thread but I did want to share my experience with sucrashield with those who care to hear a positive review. I have used this product for about ten years in vegetable consulting and production. The key is using it in connection with a good knock down like pyganic and smother the heck out of the larva with a good oil like oleotrol-I. Sounds like overkill to mix three things together but I use this regularly as a preventive on all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I have had not problems with resistance and as far as I know there has not been one crop failure if this is applied weekly. Better yet is to combine it with a good sticker so the rain does not wash it off. I apply this mixture with a stihl blower mister and cover the plants to runoff. I can go to the garden the same day and harvest if need be. It requires a little more washing but I do not have a harvest interval or dangerous residue to deal with. I keep a ready stock of these three biological insecticides but and when ever this fails I am not afraid to get out the big "synthetic" guns an have at it. I read msds sheets faithfully and observe application rates and re-entry and harvest intervals. I agree fully with some of the observations above that there is a lot of mis-information and dis-information regarding the chemical vs. organic systems of production. I apply both on their legitimate merits and throw the rest away. For me this is all about having a successful vegetable and fruit growing experience and not locking myself into any particular system. I want the healthiest most nutrient dense food I can grow. I also want to promote and steward a healthy and rich growing environment.

Fishy, I am giggling at the magnetic locks, those must be pretty funny to watch adults try to get into! April! I am so sorry, I didn't congratulate you on your new walking baby! Congratulations! That is great news! Well, except for you needing her to sit still right now, lol! Letha, Mmmmmm, cookie dough body butter, sounds really yummy. Careful now, those little men may try to take a bite out of you! No big plans for me this weekend. My girlfriend might be coming over to visit tomorrow night. Both of us are so busy anymore it is hard to find time to get together like we used to. Might take the kids to see B Movie on Sunday. Medo, I have been wanting to have a greenhouse ever since I saw Ed's cousin's. He built one for his wife. He's an electrician and installed the mechanical windows that are hooked up to the thermostat. Installed a sprinkler system and tons of racks. It attaches to their family room by sliding glass doors and she can just step right in from the house. Her garden is amazing! She has the most gorgeous yard. They have giant pampas grass, elephant ears, a pond, arbors, gorgeous perennials. Absolutely beautiful. She is able to start her plants so early in the greenhouse and they are so big and healthy come spring. Lucky duck!

Sally Hansen Hand creme in the orange tube is for reducing age spots and aged hands. I don't use it for that purpose. I put it on my feet and heels and it gets rids of the roughness and prickly dead skin after a few uses. Before using this, I was constantly scrapping the dead skin off with that PED thing followed by the sanding paper to smooth the dead skin. Not anymore. This stuff is a keeper. I have to get another tube.