{"id": "1t76rt2", "title": "I made a loon and took it to a parade 🪶", "subreddit": "heatedrivalry", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/heatedrivalry/comments/1t76rt2/i_made_a_loon_and_took_it_to_a_parade/", "score": 2347, "comments": 49, "selftext": "My town has an event every year where people make luminaries (paper mache and wire lanterns) for a nighttime parade, where we all march downtown and show off what we’ve made.  There’s a different theme every year, and this time it was feathers, so I had to make a loon!\n\nI started by framing out the wire body, then added lights inside, taped over the whole thing with clear strapping tape, and added paper mache and feathers on top.  To make the spots on its back, I had to cut lots of tiny holes in", "created_utc": 1778244061.0}