Winter Projects

Well look at me I did learn by watching my Dad.

And watching Danny too.

My talent for wood work is very basic so don't put in any orders. I layed out the basic form on the concrete.

Yes I was working outside, in 54 degree weather in January,

building a book case for my craft and garden books.

It will be installed in the craft room.

Had to reduce, reuse and recycle.

The plywood was left over from another project and the smaller wood came from wooden pallets the the stone was delivered on.

Hey it 's just a shelf for books.

And here they are after Kathy helped me paint them.

I screwed them up against the wall.

Not bad for a girl!!!Then with my electric skills I installed the old kitchen hanging light, painted it white and hung crystals off it to give it that fancy touch it went into the blue room.

Well I'm makeing next years presents and got these pinecone wreathes all finished.

This is a craft handed down to me from Beepa.

She taught me this when Dan and I lived on the farm.

Some of the pine cones came from an outing that Beepa and Ken

took me on to Lake Tarlton in Warren , NH. And some other pine cones the girls might remember I had them help me yank them off a pine tree on the state office property in NH.

The wreaths have to dry out for a few days then I trim a few tips off the longer pine cones around the edges to make the wreath more compact.

I cook them in the oven to melt down the pine pitch. That's me busy, busy, busy
so I don't give in to the winter blues (or menopause).