August 22, 2019 - After finally posting in May about the Play Pal Cars I made at Christmas time, I was motivated to finish up the four pine sets that I had started and abandoned when I switched from pine to hardwood. I already had all four sets traced, the windows & axel holes drilled, … Continue reading Play Pal Cars – Part 2
July 6, 2019 - Why, yes, the title is a reference to the movie War Games. I love that you caught that! Husband came home one evening talking about a game called Quoridor. After it came up a couple more times in group conversations, I decided to look it up. It looks like an interesting … Continue reading Shall we play a game?
June 6, 2019 - Master Builder contacted me to source out a very small part of a project he and Interior Designer were doing. They came across a sheet of metal that inspired an artistic sculpture, which will also doubled as a place for regulars to pick up our name tag on Sunday mornings. My … Continue reading Church Lobby Project #6 – Name Tag Station
May 2, 2019 - ❤️ Dream project alert! ❤️ I've wanted to make these Play Pal Cars since I saw them on http://www.toymakingplans.com a few months ago. Since the shapes are simple and I plan to make multiple sets, plywood templates will save me a lot of time by tracing them directly onto the wood, … Continue reading Play Pal Cars for Kids
April 4, 2019 - Remember this Mary Engelbreit greeting card from 80's? I have no idea what it means, but I recently found myself with a chair full of bowlies. Here's how it happened. After making my first Single Board Bowl using Steve Good's design, I realized I could make custom bowl designs. The most … Continue reading Life is Just a Chair Full of Bowlies… and 2018 Christmas Ornaments
March 21, 2019 - ❤️ Dream Project alert! ❤️ My heart has been set on making a Noah's Ark play set for over a year. I looked for patterns every now and then, but hadn't come across anything that struck a chord. I decided to stop poking around and begin the search in earnest. After … Continue reading Rocking the Boat – aka Noah’s Ark
February 21, 2019 - I've been in a small bible study with a group of women for almost 14 years. These women are such a blessing. This year, we are studying Psalms 23 using a study book from http://www.lifeway.com. You know how it goes, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." Psalms 23 … Continue reading Psalm 23 – The Lord is my Shepherd
January 31 , 2019 - I work remote, as do most of my team members. While we talk several times a week, we don't get to see each other in person very often. My whole team, my Director, and VP are all coming to town for my team's annual get together. I want to do … Continue reading Boxes and Kickstands Abound
January 17, 2019 - Lately, I've been forgetting to take my rings off before going to the gym. I wanted a safe way to store them in my bag. Hence, the idea for a tiny box with a lid that will stay on while kicking around in a purse or gym bag. To make the … Continue reading Cute Cubes
January 3, 2019 - There are a few challenges that I've been working around in the shop and finally made time to make some small enhancements over the past couple months. Table saw sled for a 1/4" dado blade and finger joint jigs. Clamp for scrolling compound cuts on 3D pieces, like the Christmas Ornaments … Continue reading Small Improvements to Tiniest Woodshop
December 20, 2018 - Our church's Connections Director reached out to me about a sign for the Lobby Info desk. We got together with the Interior Designer and Master Builder2 for a quick collaboration. This sign will sit on top of the Info Desk, use the church's font, be all lower case, and be a … Continue reading Church Lobby Project #5 – Info
December 6, 2018 - Hubby has longtime friends that are avid board-gamers and he is in heaven when he visits them. They play boardgames in every waking moment, stopping only for bio breaks. We were on our Baltic's cruise shortly before his next trip to see them. On a rough sea day, everyone was inside … Continue reading One For His Nob
November 21, 2018 - Exercise 15 from Scroll Saw Workbook by John A. Nelson Objective: To Practice relief cutting by making a collapsible basket Materials needed: 3/4" x 8.5" x 12.5" hard wood #5 skip tooth blade 1/8" drill bit The design for this collapsible basket has a decorative scene with two deer grazing as an arch … Continue reading Hittin the Books – Exercise 15
Nov 8, 2018 - Little's mom enjoys photography and Little goes along on the shoots. She saw a wooden toy camera on Pinterest and sent me a link as an idea for a future gift for Little. I was fascinated and my mind started spinning on features or "surprises" that would make it extra special. … Continue reading A Thousand Words
Oct 25, 12 , 2018 - After our Baltic's trip, I was excited to jump ahead to Lesson 17 in the workbook to start learning inlay. And not just Normal 1/4" thick inlay, but I want to do a crazy 3/4" thick inlay. This means stack cutting 1.5". There were a couple of lessons learned … Continue reading Hitting the books – Exercise 14 Relief Cutting
