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Extreme Makeovers: Bag End Edition  by Elemmírë 5 Review(s)
AntaneReviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/9/2006
What love is going into making everything just perfect. I can see myself as Bilbo, in the clumsiness and the love.

Namarie, God bless, Antane :)

Author Reply: Thank you, Antane. I'm do happy you're enjoying this. It's his love for Frodo that is motivating Bilbo to do everything himself.

LOL! I can see myself in Bilbo too ... especially the clumsiness. I didn't have to jump out of a window during the makeover of my apartment, but some of Bilbo's mishaps--especially the painting ones--came straight from my own experience.

Namarie

shireboundReviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/3/2006
Ohhh, that room is going to be lovely! Frodo is so lucky.

Author Reply: Bilbo's just getting started. Frodo certainly is one lucky lad to have such a loving uncle.

Thank you, Shirebound!

EllyBagginsReviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/3/2006
hi! i'm really enoying this story!
will we get to see Frodo's reaction to all of this at the end? Oh and the title is great, by the way!

Author Reply: Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying this (and also took the time to review ... I appreciate it)

As for Frodo's reaction ... keep reading. That's all I'm going to say. ;)

I just couldn't resist using that title. It just fits so well, I thought.

DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/3/2006
Uh-huh. Paint in the hair and on the clothes and well, I've never experienced it in my "foothair", LOL, but on my glasses--I do know how poor Bilbo feels. And it *does* take days to get it all off. It's a shame they don't have blue tape and automatic rollers in the Shire!

Author Reply: ROTFL!!!!!

I KNOW!!!! I started writing and thought, wait a minute Bilbo has no 3M Blue Painter's tape. AHHH!! What is a hobbit to do!!

My inspiration for Bilbo's paint job was ... MYSELF. I was painting a very narrow closet recently and I stepped back into the wall I'd just painted. I got paint all on my clothes, which I didn't care because it's my painting outfit, but I also got paint in my hair. My ponytail was white and it took a week's worth of shampooing until it all came out finally (can you imagine dealing with foothair). I haven't gotten any on my glasses yet though (crosses fingers, knocks on wood, etc). I almost stepped into my paint tray too. I'm not exactly the most graceful person there is.


harrowcatReviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/3/2006
Hm I just got this bizarre image of Bilbo Baggins as an Ancient Briton rubbing blue woad into his hair! What fun!

Author Reply: Snort! Now you've got ME picturing the same image. It does seem to fit with Mad Baggins' image, doesn't it? Now _there's_ a plot bunny for someone! LOL!

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