by Daisy | Jan 30, 2015 | Crafts, Woodworking
This is one of my favorite things around the house. The first time I noticed an egg rack was in a movie. It was Gosford Park, and believe me or don’t believe me, but I was more interested in this thing than in Clive Owen. I froze the movie over and over to get a...
by Daisy | May 4, 2014 | Crafts, Woodworking
If you have fairies, (and who doesn’t?) you must know a major problem with fairy furniture is that it tips over. What with the uneven terrain, wind and rain, crawling creatures and clumsy fairies, most fairy abodes look like they have barely survived an...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 22, 2013 | Crafts, Woodworking
I have more than a couple of friends who working warehousing and retail and shipping and all that and I’ve been quizzing them over using wood pallets. Here’s what you need to know: 1) They aren’t always discards. Many companies store the pallets...
by Daisy | Dec 19, 2012 | Crafts, Woodworking
With preschool and primary school-age kids, I struggle to organize their clothes. I thought about taking a picture of the laundry room floor before I cleared it up, but nobody would believe it was really that bad so I am sparing you the image. Suffice it to say, I...
by Daisy | Sep 17, 2012 | Crafts, Woodworking
A few days ago I mentioned I built a mudroom wall using plans from Ana White’s building plans website. I thought I would elaborate on what I did to modify the plans to fit our needs. I used the “Smiling Mudroom” plans, and the result definitely makes...
by Daisy | Apr 29, 2012 | Crafts, Woodworking
Last year, as part of the preparation for our book, I had to build a raised bed and photograph the process step by step. It was four feet square, made from 8-foot lengths of 2×8’s, cut in half, very simple and basic. After I built it and filled it with a...
