Hi everybody,
I have been smoking for a few years now and have collected a few memorable labels. Does anybody have ideas on what to do with these labels as an art project or display them in some cool way?
Thanks.

Use the search function, there was a thread on this a few weeks back

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Originally posted by thaterp:
Use the search function, there was a thread on this a few weeks back

He's right- definately worth using search for this, as someone (I can't remeber who) had made a beautiful ashtray with their's.

I bought a composition book and after I smoke one I recors the price, where purchased and what I tought of it.

As my friend told me when he saw it, "now you have a hobby."

i've heard of some people with hundreds who laid them down on a coffee table then lacquered over them.

or just do nothing b/c one day they might be a neat little collectors item.

Actually an idea would be if you had a bar, lay them down and laquer over them or put under glass. That would make for a unique bartop.

This is what I did
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/thesecondfez1974/woodfloorhumi4.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/thesecondfez1974/woodfloorhumi2.jpg

I save the cool ones and maybe frame the rare ones

http://www.camachocigars.com/camachotriplemaduro.html

Its alot better in person. I usually just throw them out but I am kinda thinkin about saving them and turning in the bands at band wagon

My daughter bought me a "build your own coffee cup" You unscrew the bottom and a pre-formed piece of paper comes out you can decorate yourself and put back in. I think Starbucks has them. I pasted some of the better ones on the paper. It looks great and my daughter is thrilled everytime I use it.

I have hundreds if not thousands of bands in bags.

I use old Opus and Anejo bands on White Owls and sell them to newbies as prepunched Opus.

It's amazing what some people will buy on E-bay when you tell them you are only selling the bands and they are not supposed to bid on the cigars.

White Owls? HAHAHA- that borders on cruel!

I have my bands stashed away in Altoids tins right now. I plan on making a collage with them, probably 6x6 or better, to hang in my office.

I love the idea of the coffee table, bar top and Starbucks coffee cup.

Bear

I'm saving all the fancy elaborate bands (Opus/VSG/DCM/ESG/San Cristobal etc)for an art project. Either a framed collage or a coffee table.

I also go by my local B&Ms and ask if I can have any bands they've been collecting up and don't want. I've been able to get 1000's of bands this why.

Bandwagonusa will take them and you can get stuff in return at a discounted price

I went this route Bands

That is just a small 5x7 frame that was sitting on the bench in my shop. I had the glue gun out, a cigar burning and saw the jar of bands and figured what the hell. I think one of these in a larger frame on the wall behind a bar or pool table would be about perfect.

I like the laquered over bar top and coffee table idea as well.

These are some great ideas guys. Thanks. Yes I forget about the search function but thanks for humoring me guys.

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Originally posted by AKmik:
I went this route Bands

That is just a small 5x7 frame that was sitting on the bench in my shop. I had the glue gun out, a cigar burning and saw the jar of bands and figured what the hell. I think one of these in a larger frame on the wall behind a bar or pool table would be about perfect.

I like the laquered over bar top and coffee table idea as well.

Wow, I really like what you did there.

My cubicle at work is utterly bare, so I stick them on my cubicle walls with thumbtacks.
I initially started with three columns: great; good; and dog-rocket. It didn't take long before each column was complete, and I had no room left for the middle column. So, I switched to using coloured thumbtacks for identification, green or gold for the good ones, blue for the lousy ones, and something else for the so-so ones. That ran out of steam when I ran out of the right thumbtack colours.
After a couple of cubicle moves, I no longer try to grade the cigars. When I first started tasting various cigars, it was sometimes helpful to look at my cubicle wall for a reminder of what I though of some cigar I was considering once again. But, I no longer need a reminder, so I use clear thumbtacks for all of them.