Inspiration or Infiltration
I’ve been hunting. Not with a shotgun or bow and arrow. I’ve been hunting with my mouse. Looking for inspiration. But sometimes an inspiration steals the show. Becomes the star…
Category: Hammer
Lucky Town
I love tools and I love building things. So when I found this vintage Stanley tool box at an antique store closing sale, I snapped it right up. My first…
Transformation
I love before and afters: the boring one bedroom house that becomes a charming cottage with new paint, a picket fence, some flowers. Or the pallets upcycled into headboards, tables…
Following a Thread of Inspiration
Last Friday my beloved and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. Since we are both artists, we enjoy including handmade gifts. I was inspired by a postage stamp of this…
Finding True North
From the moment I saw the derelict heater at Island Recycling, I knew what I wanted to make from it. I saw the parts rearranged, painted and repurposed into an…
Remodel update
The word pond went dry while I was remodeling. But I have pictures! This was before… And this was during… The solution. And the final results (well, almost final)
Finding Delight in the Middle of Chaos
After twelve years of living in the same tiny house and rearranging the furniture at least twice a year, you would think I would have exhausted the possibilities. But this…
The Fullness of Nothing
Living in a one room house has some extra challenges. Like when it’s time to repaint. There is no second room to live in while the job is getting done.…
Stella Sunday Afternoons 