Dremel Design

Power tools….. bloggers usually love some power tools and most people think of power tools as largish, as in circular saws, drills, etc.  Today I am talking about a power tool that should be in your arsenal…..for design and  for fun! The Dremel multitasking tool.

I found a wood changing table at the thrift store and then was able to score two very old bar stools from a house around the corner from my shop. 

This how I found them…..

And this is how they came together to form a fun partnership!

I removed all of the seat padding and then glued and screwed the changing table to the stools after I  sanded and spray painted the stools so they looked fresh. And although I liked the overall look, it needed something. So I made a triangle template, outlined them and then used my Dremel tool to score the top of the wood. I used the smallest burr that comes with the set and it was easy. I just took my time and made sure that I was going the same depth and keeping my lines straight. 

Here she is all shaped up. This only took me about 30 minutes to complete but it added a unique and modern touch to this industrial marriage of found objects.  The girl who purchased it saw it at a night market I did in Downtown Pittsburgh. She didn't purchase it that night but called me 2 days later and said she couldn't stop thinking about it and could she come to the shop to buy it? Of course! 

I love it when people fall in love with something that I have created. I know I preach think of ways to use something in a different way. Well now you can think of the Dremel in a new way…..I think I'll be seeing triangles on more things!!

Always being renewed,

Simple Jewelry Display

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How are ya'll doin' this fine spring day? I am currently enjoying my spring wrapped up in a sweatshirt AND sweater! I think we are down to two seasons, cold and hot or what has previously been labeled winter and summer!

Over it by a mile….but I am not going to continue to cry in my snowflakes. I am happily going to show you a super easy, 5 minute jewelry display that I came up with for the shop!

I have tree branches wrapped around a pole in the middle of my shop and I have been hanging some great vintage colorful necklaces on the branches as display. My friend's daughter makes jewelry and wanted to try and sell it at the shop so I definitely wanted to give her a shot. Her pieces were a bit darker and I felt like they were getting lost on the branches so I dug around in my workshop and came up with this:

This is just some old pallet wood that I sanded well.

All you need are two pieces of wood that are equal lengths, an old hinge (or new one!) and some upholstery tacks (or nails).

 Attach the two boards together at the ends with the hinge and then hammer your tacks in where you want the necklace to hang. I liked hanging them a little offset from each other but you can do what you like depending on the width of the boards. You get two sides to display on and it has a nice texture as well.

It is really just that simple….simple but functional.

It's my little piece of awesome for the week

Stay warm and cozy

What's your little piece of awesome?

Always being renewed,

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Porch Spindle Arrows

In trying to come up with some Valentine's projects for the store, I happened on my stash of porch spindles that I snagged off of the trash last summer. These are so simple but turned out so stink in' cute in my opinion!

 I just used my compound miter saw to cut one end into a point and then I barely made cuts into the other end of the spindle at an angle to create "feathers". Then I used my jigsaw to cut out the end triangle of the feathers and added the gold/champagne details. The spindles had already been primed and not well so they already looked "weathered"!

These were just a few of the other things that were sold at the shop on February!  

Vinyl heart buntings…

And some more wood tags

What did you make for Valentine's?

Always being renewed,

Please see the link party page to see where I link arms with those blissfully beautiful bloggers that host every week. So gracious they are along with these other sweet ladies!