Misheard Lyrics

We have so many family jokes about misheard lyrics.  Hubby is particularly funny with his ridiculous 'hearings' and my girls are notoriously stubborn, insisting that their versions of songs are correct - even when they don't make sense.

But nothing beats the story that goes with today's punch art.  I got a request back in January from Tina Rappe because her daughter misheard the lyrics to a popular Christmas carol.

Tina said, "When my daughter was four (she's nearly 17 now) she would sing songs constantly using her version of the words. One of my favorite songs that she'd dance around the house singing was "Deck the Halls". It was a sweet four year old version of the beloved Christmas carol. The funny part is the words she used...as the song went along instead of singing "Don we now our gay apparel", my daughter would loudly proclaim "Don we call our gay old pharaoh!"

So Ellen, my request to you is....can you make some punch art to depict "Our gay old pharaoh named Don"? I have been thinking for years how much I would love to put this on the front of our Christmas cards with the explanation of where it came from."

Isn't that hysterical?   I'll never be able to hear that Christmas carol without picturing a gay old pharaoh and you may have the same issue after you see this

Don, the Gay Old Pharaoh
(I think Don donned his gay apparel)

If that eyeshadow doesn't make you smile, you need an adjustment to your sense of humor!

I had given him blue eyelids but when Eileen was fulfilling my request for glitter on his neck piece and sandals she glammed him up further.  I told you she has a gift for glitz!

Not sure Tina will want to mass produce this (lots of steps) - but she could make it, take a photo and use THAT on Christmas cards.

I really thought this would be a one time project and that no one but Tina would ever use this.  But within 24 hours Jenifer was doing a museum layout and she used the pharaoh without all the "glam".   So, maybe you can use it today for a good chuckle and again on a layout or card someday in the future.

Here is a picture of part of Jenifer's page using the pharaoh - still shiny but not quite as "out there"

How to make Don:
Face - butterfly
Nose - wing from two step bird
belly - wide oval
legs - small oval
arms - word window, heart to heart
feet - small oval trimmed
sandals - small oval trimmed, thin strips, glitter dots
loin cloth - wide oval trimmed (and trimmed and trimmed until I liked it)
neck piece - 1.75 circle around smaller circle hole
head fabric - wide oval on top - large ovals trimmed on sides
snake - word window shortened - curve from 1 inch circle around 3/4 inch circle hole
eyes - standard hole punch white, 1/2 standard hole punch for eyelids
snake eyes - smallest crop-a-dile hole
hand - modern label trimmed with word window

Don, the gay old pharaoh, donned his gay apparel

Makes you grin, doesn't it?