Posted in Projects, Fashionista on September 17th, 2006 1 Comment »
I’ve been using the sewing machine lately. Having a lot of fun doing it. I’m starting to feel comfortable. Sometimes I even think I know what I’m doing!
I’ve posted more details on the projects at TDL. Here are the projects:
Shimmy, Shake, and Bake Apron
Complete Outfit in a Bag - Messenger Bag
iPod […]
Posted in Technology, Projects on August 9th, 2006 No Comments »
The Tivo in our bedroom had been slowly dying for the past few months. In the beginning it was slow or unresponsive to commands from the remote. Then in the past month or two it would have one or two small skips in a recorded program. Then it became a small skip every […]
Posted in Projects on February 2nd, 2006 3 Comments »
For the past few weeks I’ve been working on reorganizing my office. I wanted to make better use of the space I had, add more storage, and give myself a better sewing/project area. The reorg had a slow start. I bought one new table at Ikea in January, but they were out […]
Posted in Projects on November 1st, 2005 2 Comments »
So on Sunday and Monday I decided to blow the dust off my sewing machine and do a little handiwork. I ended up making 7 pillows for our couch - 3 large (24×24), 4 small (18×18). I wanted these pillow shams to be removable so I could wash them if needed. So […]
Posted in Projects on May 29th, 2005 2 Comments »
I finally finished the cabinet for my office. Spent about 8 hours yesterday and 1 today finishing it up. I’m very happy with the results. Here are a couple of pics. I think it looks better in person though. You see more of the grain. Now its’ time for […]
Posted in Projects on February 27th, 2005 1 Comment »
For awhile now I’ve been talking about building a wooden valance/box/curtain rod (not sure what to call it) for our bedroom. I’ve seen it done on many TV shows and they always make it look so simple. Yesterday I finally got the courage to do it.
I have to admit that working with molding […]