A girl needs a place to work on her projects!

I used to sit on the cold cement floor of my garage to work on stuff--but not anymore! This past weekend I was able to turn this:

Into this:I think it's fantastic! No more bending over projects or having a cold bum from sitting on the floor.

The workbench came at a cost of less than $10. I scored some free leftover OSB from the build of my mom's new garage and it inspired me to get to work on a new workspace in my own garage. I used screws that I already had on hand and purchased a few 2x4's.

It's a very easy, simple workbench but it does the job!!

There's never enough time!

I'm working on three different big projects right now! (Big to me anyways) I'm hoping to have two of them finished before our rummage on May 7th/8th. Who knows, maybe I can get all of them finished this coming weekend!

Stay tuned for the upcoming posts on these projects!

(And since I think every post needs a picture--here's a pretty one taken by me in Sioux Falls, SD at Falls Park)

I've been busy this weekend

Take a look at my new toy! It's an antique (30 or so yrs old) but it's solid! I scored it from craigslist for $20 and it works wonderfully!

I was so tickled about my purchase that I went straight to work after I got home from a party my mom had this afternoon. I made two different projects today even though I only planned on making one. After I completed my first project (I will post another time) I felt restless. I kept finding myself thinking about how I wished I had more lumber so I could build something else.

After much debating, I finally went out to the garage to survey my scrap pile. Not much, but I was really itching to build something else!

I surfed the KnockOffWood website in the scrap section and found a perfect housewarming gift that I could whip together for a co-worker of mine.


Tah-dah! A very simple collector shelf that took me about ten minutes to make! This will make a great shelf to put up in the kitchen to hold cookbooks! Or maybe even some pretty dishes!


I loved the way the old beat up lumber looked (heck, I didn't even take the staples out of it) so I gave it a light stain to bring out the imperfections! An awesome gift that cost nothing to make! I think my co-worker is going to love it! Don't you?

I Made It All By Myself!!!

I found this great blog by Ana White called KnockOffWood. Ana posts super easy plans on how to build your own furniture. Thanks to her terrific blog, I now have the sleek Tyde coffee table under my belt! If you ever have an inkling to DIY be sure to check out her website!

I started off by using the cut list provided with the plans from the KnockOffWood website and went to Home Depot for my wood. I handed the list to an employee and he helped me find all of my wood and cut it all to size for me. This was my first time ever going into a store searching for building materials and I've found that Home Depot employees are exceptionally courteous and helpful! Since they cut everything for me, I was able to fit all of my wood into the trunk of my car!

Below are the pictures I took of the entire process as I went.

Tah-dah! My very first piece of furniture made from scratch all by myself (with the help of Ana's plans and Home Depot's cutting of course.) The coffee table now proudly sits in my mom's living room. (Don't tell her but I think she might be getting the matching end tables for Mother's Day.)

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