Since the air is so bad and we've been pretty much stuck indoors these past few months, I have been building up a storm. I have a precious 2 hour block during Avery's nap and a few hours after she goes to bed to work on projects to my heart's content. It has been great!
Each project I tackle I find myself more than once swearing and wondering why I am attempting such a senseless thing... (After all, what business is it of mine to build furniture from scraps of wood??) And then when I finish I get so excited that I just want to invite the whole neighborhood over to see all my hard work. :) It's kind of a roller coaster but it keeps me busy and I am learning a lot.
Here are the recent projects:
Built in spice rack:
I love the carved detail in the frame.
I made these ripoff canvas prints. Just painted texture cream on top of photos that I stapled to painter's canvases. The "HAMMOND" sign was a Christmas gift a few years ago. (Thanks Beth!!)
This beautiful beast is nearly done. It is way bigger than I had anticipated but I love it!
I sanded and stained all the edges.
This is a ripoff from pottery barn. The real thing costs $1200.
I built it out of old garage shelving (bought for cheap from ksl.com) and it cost me about $100.
Love hanging Christmas cards on this huge frame!
This seesaw was such a big hit that my niece threw up all over it from laughing so hard! Ha ha!
I made it as a Christmas present for my sister, but plan to make another one for myself cuz it was so easy.
Here I stenciled this bird-photo onto a stool we got from Todd's late Grandma.
I love the old weathery look.
And of course the toy-hiding coffee table to match the media console.
Good thing Avery is too little to open this on her own. :)
