More Miscellaneous Crafts
Here’s a rundown of some of the crafts I managed to get through this year. First off, a bunch of one-dollar balsa-wood stegosaurus puzzle things…
Tag: Crafts
Some crafts from this past year
It’s been a busy but rather productive year. I’ve even managed to squeak out a few crafty projects. A quick-and-easy upgrade I crafted was blocking…
Scanning, Shredding and Rethinking
This past year, my goal was to reduce the seven filing cabinet drawers of paperwork for stuff here down to “fewer.” All the drawers were…
Parrot Destructions
Living with two twenty-five-plus-year-old birds means dealing with things such as small slippery landmines that resemble watery guacamole, regularly repairing bits of doors that have…
Another Auction Craft
From the very same auction that yielded the bountiful crystal chandelier in the last two posts, I also picked up a bunch of small glass…
Cheap Crystals
Carrying on from the last post–another cool find from a local auction house was an old crystal chandelier. Once I got it home, I promptly…
Spice Cabinet or Jewelry Box?
After our bedroom was finally painted in 2023, I dug out my mother’s old spice cabinet. I had pilfered it years ago and over the…
A Chair for the Guest Room
A couple guests have mentioned that a cozy chair in the guest room would be a welcome addition. While we have a nice queen bed,…
Other Small News
Carrying on from the last post…in addition to the custom puzzle over the last couple years, we’ve had fun with numerous other jigsaws. And while…
Prettified Table Lamps
Almost two years ago, when I was off in Ohio helping tidy up my parents’ basement, I set aside a few things to have shipped…
Time for a Crafty Post
While waiting for some of the larger projects to percolate, I try to stay busy with a variety of crafty projects. Some of them warrant…
Round Table Tale
Early last year I found an interesting auction listing at a house in Connecticut with whom I’d done business in the past. When the item…
Other People’s Houses
When we get a dumpster in, we offer any remaining space to neighbors once our stuff has been packed in. Among the bits and pieces…
More Custom Pillows
The lovely vintage couch I picked up at auction for the Great Room was a bit plain, but I had some leftover fabric I had…
Crafty Charging
In addition to the toolbox-turned-charging station detailed in the last post, I decided to be creative when I wanted something fun for my Apple Watch.…
Crafting to make old new
My paternal grandfather had many boxes full of many bits. After he passed away, I ended up with a few random items which recently I…
More Crafts: Small Stuff
Small projects often occupy my time. Oftentimes it’s a case of ‘make it and forget it,’ but I do usually take pictures. Like this cute…
Painted Birds
A while back, I found some wooden bird figures on clearance at a craft store. They were fairly boring as just bare wood, so I…
Puzzling Filler Post
This is another of those mundane posts, as during the height of the pandemic, Agent Smith and I did what many other people were also…
Sewing Round Things is Tricky
Another small detail I crafted for the great room are four round cushions. They’re pretty nifty, as they not only continue the round motif, but…
Ottoman Empire and the Comfy Chair
A few months ago I created a bit of furniture to go with the chair I had reupholstered. First, though, the story of the chair.…
Midge and the SCU Lightning Complex
As most of the world knows, much of California is currently on fire. Right now, the Purgatory area is currently beset with wildfires started by…
Mirror Mirror
As mentioned in the last post, the 3D printer helped with a recent crafty project I created for the foyer/great room. I spent a few…
Dino Drawers
A tiny, odd project involved some cute dinosaur fabric I found on sale a while back. In just a few short minutes with my interlocker…
Drafts in the Winter
1. One of the more annoying tidbits about our house is that the front door has a very large gap underneath. In the winter this…
Some random images that haven’t been posted.
While prepping another post about our kitchen sink, I found a bunch of images that never made it into posts, as they’re just quick one-offs…