Cigar Band Display

[qwerty1500]

I'm fishing for some ideas.

I have about 100 bands from the different cigars I smoked during my first year of cigar smoking. I've pressed them fairly flat between the pages of a big book.

I want to display them in a shadowbox or something and hang it on the wall in my den. I want it to be an attractive piece of cigar art. It will also be a reminder of the pleasures of cigars and the memories associated with many of those bands.

Has anyone done anything like this or have any ideas about a unique way to display them?

[caudio51]

Here's a photo of mine

http://galleries.cigarweekly.com/cau...idor2/P9230485

[CrazyFool]

Originally Posted by caudio51

Here's a photo of mine

http://galleries.cigarweekly.com/cau...idor2/P9230485

really nice layout there Caudio! its beyond 'all glued together' its really quite artistic in its pattern. well done chap

I do the review log thing, each page i paste the band to and then answer a series of silly questions all to help me judge and remember each smoke. heres a pic of my album.... 110 reveiws since i started back in September ('05)

[Dr. Stogie Fresh]

I have digitized the bands and used them for screen savers and in my cigar database inventory software. I have posted them on the web.

I have also displayed them on the wall (See photo). These bands are posted on acid-free paper and placed into an acid-free sleeve. I have done it this way so I can change the views with other pages.


I also have bands displayed in a bird feeder, which is made from a Mason jar screwed into a feeder tray. Kind of an interesting conversation piece. Don't have a photo of it though.

Doc

[Dr. Stogie Fresh]

Originally Posted by caudio51

Here's a photo of mine

http://galleries.cigarweekly.com/cau...idor2/P9230485

Too cool Claudio. The intricacy of the design makes it so visually appealing. Nice work!

Doc

[Dr. Stogie Fresh]

Originally Posted by CrazyFool

really nice layout there Caudio! its beyond 'all glued together' its really quite artistic in its pattern. well done chap

I do the review log thing, each page i paste the band to and then answer a series of silly questions all to help me judge and remember each smoke. heres a pic of my album.... 110 reveiws since i started back in September ('05)

Do we get a peek inside? Pretty please?!

Doc

[cigar_040]

I found some frames at Michaels (different sizes). This is what I've done........I've added some various seals and etc. from boxes just to give it an extra flair.








Hope it helps.


Andy

[Mbraud4]

I am thinking of redoing our little shed connected to the house into a smoking room. Will save my bands to do something like this...good idea!

[teeznutz]

Awesome idea. I'm gonna do that...

[caudio51]

The opus band on the book, it looks like it is raised?

[rutkus]

i use pins and attach them to corkboard. i write important events on the back of some of them, i.e. graduating college smoke, first day of new job smoke...etc.

[cquon]

Originally Posted by caudio51

Here's a photo of mine

http://galleries.cigarweekly.com/cau...idor2/P9230485

That is a great piece. Love the way the bands are placed.
Great job, and inspiration.

[caudio51]

Thanks

By the way, it actually goes vertically.

[qwerty1500]

Thanks! You guys obviously have more artistic craft talent than I do.

[El Gato]

I decopaged mine to the bottoms of two large crystal ashtrays, then covered that with black felt. The ashtrays look great. If I can get around to it I'll send a picture or two. I've seen coasters done this way too. It makes a good gift for father's day. When you look through the glass you can see the bands vividly. They appear to be encased in the glass.
I got the idea from the forums on C-bid. There are some pictures there.