Talk about great minds! Since winter finally seems to be over here, I'm going to do my next project outdoors. Mostly because it's messy, but it does have a gardener's/plant-lover's theme. As far as HGTV goes--oh man, wouldn't that be awesome?!?! I could do the crafty stuff, and you could do the upholstery. Speaking of which---where's that podcast??

I don't reckon you'll be able to use an external mic, because I don't know where you'd plug it in. If your camera's USB port can recieve information, you may be able to find a USB microphone, but for all that effort and cash, you could probably buy a video camera with a mic in.

A big help would be to run a noise-reduction over your audio. What software are you using to edit? It may have a noise reduction plugin, or you could export the audio and run it through a free wave editor, and then import it back into your video.

Or you might be able to record the audio onto your computer and then sync it with the video, if its possible with your video software.

PS - Why can't one add the oil to the wet plaster? Will it not cure properly?

Good work! Was this a solo effort?