This round-up of sweet workshops is sure to inspire the wood rat in you.
Thinking about building a DIY power tool storage station? Check out this organization DIY project where I added power tool storage to my shop wall!
Easy to build, easy to reconfigure as your tool collection grows .
Dale Heisinger's Orcas Island, Washington, workshop isn't much bigger than the half of the two-car garage where he used to work. But his new 16x24' shop is so much better.
Happy Tuesday ........ We've got a bit of a grey, start this morning. I was supposed to be meeting a friend for coffee later but we've decided to give it a miss ...... not much fun in the rain! It means I can spend some time in the old craft room, playing ... ooops! I mean working with, some new designs from Sweet Poppy Stencils. Watch this space because our Lucy is back on the TV soon with some gorgeous new stencils, maybe a few festive designs in there too. Great if you want to make a start on all those Christmas cards ..... did I say the 'C' word out loud ..... sorry!! It also means I have time to share last weekend's workshop with you too. We had a fab day playing with patterned papers ..... I believe they all went home inspired, grabbed their mountains of papers and made even more cards ...... I love it!! Once upon a time I always used patterned papers, for backgrounds, matting and layering, fancy folds etc., etc. ..... how times change. I still buy them occasionally, but they very rarely see the light of day! Shame really because there's some gorgeous designs. Anyway, we had fun paper piecing ....... CAS designs using up those scraps of paper that we just can't throw away because we might need them! It's also a great technique for adding colour to your stamped images ..... EDITED ...... After a little nudge from the lovely Di .... from Pixie's Crafty Workshop (thanks hun), I'm linking this little guy up to the latest Snippets Challenge. Well it is only snippets of paper used to paper piece him and the balloon. Back to the cards ......You don't need to paper piece the whole thing ..... just focus on one section of the image Use the same paper to add a little more detail to your designs ..... A simple strip across the bottom, highlighted with a little gilding flakes makes all the difference. We used pretty papers to make really simple, yet stunning cards. Here's the same design using the same paper in two different ways ..... love how these turned out. The paper is from a 6x6 pad called Roses All Over from My Favourite Things ...... it's gorgeous, some of the ladies loved it too. I used one of the CUTplorations Stitched Snow Hills dies to cut the curved edge, but it could quite easily be done free hand with scissors A simple stamped greeting along the edge and you're done. And if you use clear stamps you can even shape them to follow the curve ....... We used punches with patterned papers to create this pretty floral design ...... I came across this idea on Pinterest a while ago but unfortunately I can't seem to find the blog that it was on originally. I think it's been closed for a few years ..... Two Peas in a Bucket or something like that I think it was. Anyway, this is my version ...... I used a large circle punch and cut seven circles from various pieces of patterned paper. Then using the same punch I cut two petals from each circle ....... Simply turn the punch upside down and insert the edge of a paper circle until you see a petal shape. Make two marks where the edge of the paper is and then cut Turn the paper circle around and cut the same shape again. The two marks will show where the edge of your paper needs to be for all your petals to be the same size .... roughly. Use different sizes of circle punches to make different sized petals. Arrange the petals into a flower and add another circle to the centre ..... You can see I finished off with a bit of faux stitching around the edges ..... Last but not least ..... it was a busy workshop ..... we did a little bit of alteration. Changing the look of some of those less favourite of our papers. We don't always fall in love with all the papers from a particular collection or paper pad. There's the odd one that's too dark, or we don't like the colour or the design ..... well, don't throw it away, change it. Stamp onto it ...... A bit of white embossing with a pretty lacy design works wonders ...... or try a bit of rubber stamping with a dark ink ..... Add a few more elements like a bit of twine, a few drops of liquid pearls here and there or even a bit more stamping ..... I've added a butterfly that's been stamped on patterned paper and fussy cut and then stamped my greeting on a separate piece of card and attached with foam pads. Phew! what a lot of pictures. Well done if you're still with me ...... I think I need a coffee now! I hope I've given you some ideas on what to do with those gorgeous patterned papers that I know you have in your craft stash..... even the little pieces. Have fun! Thanks for popping by .... I hope the weather's a little nicer where you are. Enjoy the rest of your day. Cheerio until next time .......
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Follow these simple set up tips to tune up your miter saw in order to make perfectly square cuts and cutting angles on your woodworking projects.
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Make a Farmhouse Style Hutch: This is a farmhouse-style hutch I made. It features a solid oak counter top with a pair of hidden solid maple hanging drawers inside the lower cabinet. A similar hutch could be made in any form you like, using a variety of materials with some basi…
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Today was the first day this year for me to be away from my sweet kiddos. I spent my day in Common Core training, secretly wishing I was in my classroom reading and writing with my kids. I am anxious to see how my first day with a substitute went. While I was out, I left a fun writing activity for my kiddos. I cannot wait to see their finished products! Before hand, I created my "Writer's Eye" (I) as explained by Jeff Anderson in Mechanically Inclined. (I also have seen it on Julie Ballew's amazing website A Literate Life.) This will be one more resource for them to use as begin working our way to writing our narratives. As we have launched into writing, we have spent many hours talking about where writers get their ideas! Using our writer's eye to look closely at ourselves is a perfect way to gather the ideas that just may lead to that perfect story. Yesterday, we revisited Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter. We discussed how the character Eva had to really be observant to help her become a better writer! Sometimes it is the little things around us that can make the best story. Another great example of using observation in our writing is Twilight Comes Twice by Ralph Fletcher. LOVE, love me some Ralph Fletcher! Such an amazing writer and teacher of writing! I share so many of his ideas every year! I am really looking forward to the coming weeks as we focus on sensory detail and figurative language. So many great mentor texts ahead of us as we continue adding ideas and strategies to our notebooks. OK...so I know I am a little late in the game, but I have finally started my Reading Cafe board. It is not exactly where I would prefer it, but with limited space, I am glad to have it up at all. :) With hardly any wall space in my room, I tend to take over the hallways... Well, ready to call it a night! Off to steal pin a few more ideas from Pinterest as I drift off to sleep. Happy Reading!
This Old House's antique tool wreath. See the rest of our ideas for great DIY wreaths here: www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20445987,00.html
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