A Whale of a Tale
Agent B’s ceramic whale finally replaces the broken plastic pitcher on the foyer console table.
Tag: Crafts
More Miscellaneous Crafts
More miscellaneous crafts, including painted stegosaurus puzzles and bisque Christmas trees.
Some crafts from this past year
Some crafts from this past year, from a hare decal to a painted breadbox.
Scanning, Shredding and Rethinking
Scanning and shredding seven drawers of paperwork, and rethinking my office storage.
Parrot Destructions
Living with two 25-year-old parrots means shoes, doors and puzzle pieces aren’t safe.
Another Auction Craft
Tiny glass-framed prints of the birds and hares from the north garden.
Cheap Crystals
An old crystal chandelier from auction, taken apart for about 1,000 crystals.
Spice Cabinet or Jewelry Box?
My mother’s old spice cabinet, made over as a jewelry box.
A Chair for the Guest Room
A cozy swivel chair for the guest room, and a pillow to go with it.
Other Small News
Puzzles, color spinners for voice actors, feather masks for the SFBBO auction and other small projects.
Prettified Table Lamps
My parents’ old table lamps, cleaned up and rewired.
Time for a Crafty Post
A batch of small craft projects, from a doggy seat cover to a pillow cover.
Round Table Tale
A scruffy auction coffee table, sanded and refinished for the great room.
Other People’s Houses
A neighbor’s castoff dollhouse becomes a glass-paned home for all my little knickknacks.
More Custom Pillows
Round cushions and log pillows for the great room couch, made from leftover bird fabric.
Crafty Charging
A 3D-printed Apple Watch charging stand that looks like a vintage Mac.
Crafting to make old new
Turning my grandfather’s old drill bit box and toolbox into something new.
More Crafts: Small Stuff
Small craft projects: gift exchange makes, feather masks for charity raffles and more.
Painted Birds
Plain wooden birds from a craft store, painted to look like Banded Stilts and a Western Bluebird.
Puzzling Filler Post
Pandemic puzzling, starting with an evil 1,000-piece puzzle of wine corks.
Sewing Round Things is Tricky
Four round cushions for the great room, which turned out to be tricky to sew.
Ottoman Empire and the Comfy Chair
Reupholstering my old $25 thrift-store armchair and making an ottoman to go with it.
Midge and the SCU Lightning Complex
Midge, our 2007 Earthroamer, comes in handy as the SCU Lightning Complex fires burn around us.
Mirror Mirror
Making a starburst mirror for the foyer from old honeycomb blinds and a 3D printer.
Dino Drawers
Dinosaur fabric liners for the guest room drawers.
Drafts in the Winter
A crafty draft stopper for the big gap under the front door, made from tea towels and pea gravel.
Some random images that haven’t been posted.
Random images: a possible 1851 grave marker for one Tom Collins, new doorstoppers and more.