Posted in Other Projects on Jun 26th, 2008
I spent the better part of my waking hours today breathing the soup fresh-air of Summer and slogging around through this…
… in a cracked work boot that allowed mud and small bits of grit to seep up around my toes.
Which didn’t even faze me, because first, we are making some serious progress on that big-ass wall.
And more [...]
Posted in Other Projects, The Fam on Jun 18th, 2008
It has been a long time since I have stepped in the shower at the end of the day and watched the water flowing to the drain turn black. And not resulting from a skin condition either… this is from what I like to call a really hard days work.
For the next couple of weeks, [...]
Posted in Crooked Brooms, DIY Philosophy on Jun 9th, 2008
I had to beat my printer into submission over the weekend so that I could finally put some crookedbrooms business cards together. See? Fun.
Seems that I have been starting more computer/printing projects in my free time recently, as opposed to wood/power tool projects. (Made some progress on the recycling cabinet last week though, so don’t [...]
Posted in Crooked Brooms, Life Without Tools on May 29th, 2008
Today was a pink-on-pink day…
…as requested by my oldest and dearest friend, who I first met when I was sixteen days old.
She will tell you stories of our childhood wherein I bribed, beat, begged, and otherwise cajoled her into leaving her barbies at home and playing “army” in the cornfields and building additions to my treehouse. And [...]
Posted in Crooked Brooms on May 13th, 2008
As promised.
The leopard broom!
Handle close-up.
MysteryMan demonstrating improper sweeping technique.
This was an experiment gone right, and thank god since it was a present for MysteryMan’s sister and I finished it the day of. MM saw this in the basement and said, “Hey, I think you could actually sell these.”
No kidding?
I’m going for a zebra print next!
"I wear a toolbelt and go barefoot the way other girls wear Prada and heels."
Recycling Cabinet
DIY Wine Rack
