Time's up!
We have two winners! Tally guessed where I kept the figure while I was at work -- right in front of the iced tea...
... and Cheryl guessed the closest to the actual number of matchsticks -- 51. (I screwed up the first masking tape t-shirt, so I had to start over.) 
When was the last time you saw a fire in a fridge? Huh? Can't hear you.
Full disclosure: Tally might've had a bit of an advantage on guessing I'd be crackheaded enough to put the figure there. We've known each other for 30 years. (That still trips me out.) And Cheryl will be one of my Artfest roommates. But the hints these lovely and talented winners received were the same ones you also read in the two previous posts. The only difference was that they shouted their answers before you did.
Blog candy on its way to Tally! Cheryl, email me your snail mail address and I'll get your prize out to you quick-like-bunny.
Next month, we'll have some more fun, with blog candy to someone(s) lucky. Maybe it'll be Valentine's-related, maybe not... depends on my mood. I bet if it's Valentine's-themed, Julie will win. She's the Empress of Sweet.
... and Cheryl guessed the closest to the actual number of matchsticks -- 51. (I screwed up the first masking tape t-shirt, so I had to start over.) 
When was the last time you saw a fire in a fridge? Huh? Can't hear you.Full disclosure: Tally might've had a bit of an advantage on guessing I'd be crackheaded enough to put the figure there. We've known each other for 30 years. (That still trips me out.) And Cheryl will be one of my Artfest roommates. But the hints these lovely and talented winners received were the same ones you also read in the two previous posts. The only difference was that they shouted their answers before you did.
Blog candy on its way to Tally! Cheryl, email me your snail mail address and I'll get your prize out to you quick-like-bunny.
Next month, we'll have some more fun, with blog candy to someone(s) lucky. Maybe it'll be Valentine's-related, maybe not... depends on my mood. I bet if it's Valentine's-themed, Julie will win. She's the Empress of Sweet.
That's more like it
Good guess, Julie... 32 matchsticks is definitely closer. Keep trying 'cause you've officially overtaken Laurel as the leader. And don't forget to throw in a guess as to where I kept the figure while I was at work.
HINT #2: The container has large doors.
If you figure that one out, you're going to think I'm simple for storing the figure there. But it was my first time burning masking tape, on a wooden figure no less! I wanted to make sure the house didn't burn down in our absence! Horrifying visions of the fire captain assessing the damage: "We found the accelerant. It was some sort of wooden doll covered in tape."
HINT #2: The container has large doors.
If you figure that one out, you're going to think I'm simple for storing the figure there. But it was my first time burning masking tape, on a wooden figure no less! I wanted to make sure the house didn't burn down in our absence! Horrifying visions of the fire captain assessing the damage: "We found the accelerant. It was some sort of wooden doll covered in tape."
Laurel did it. You should too.
My sassy girl Laurel took the first stab at the blog candy and guessed I used 14 matchsticks, with the figure "behind curtain number one." Boy, I shoulda taken a picture of the pile to give you guys a hint! Well, what's done is done. You'll have to live with a written clue.
HINT #1: I used more than 20. And I stored the figure in a container about ten times taller than the figure.
Y'all got until 11:59pm (Pacific Standard Time) next Thursday night to guess the answers... So far Laurel is in the de facto lead!
HINT #1: I used more than 20. And I stored the figure in a container about ten times taller than the figure.
Y'all got until 11:59pm (Pacific Standard Time) next Thursday night to guess the answers... So far Laurel is in the de facto lead!