Items we make with our hands
We’ve acquired a new Scott Bye painting! The conversation went like this:
Scott: “Do you really want it?”
Me: “Absolutely.”
Scott: “You are the only person on the face of the planet who loves this painting. It’s all yours.”
Me: Score
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I was stuck on a gift for my good friend and avid cooker, Lindsey, who spends just as much time in the kitchen as the rest of us do in front of the computer. When she told me that she was thinking of going back to culinary school, I thought an apron would be the perfect celebratory gift.
Every designer requires a large table or desk to work on. When we moved into our office, we realized we did not have very much furniture but, I needed to get something for Laura to use, other than the kitchen table. On a tight budget and a limited supply of tools, I opted to build something fun yet simple. A few 2x4’s, a Luan door and a handful of bolts is all I needed to build a nice little desk - for about $40.
I was going to give away my secret recipe for Honey Cajun Turkey Rub, but due to the inexplicably cold weather here in the South, I was inspired to make mittens instead.
Tools and Materials:
Paper
Marker
Scissors
Old Wool Sweater (support your local PTA or Salvo!)
Pins
Sewing machine
Thread (neon is easy to see)
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Here at 12 Grain, we are very hands on folks. We are also big fans of recycling and reuse to live within our means. A trait inherited from my father, I have become a trash “browser” or collector of fine abandoned goods. This week I’ve decided to improve my living room with a custom TV stand made from some found objects.
Make from scratch, start with your own ideas, see them through, for better or worse.
On a tip from the employees at Fitch Lumber & Hardware, I took an afternoon drive to Storybrook Farms to visit the metal-smith Artisans who live, work, and breathe wrought iron. The farm is virtually unscathed by the current state of economy; mammoth sheets of metal lean against houses, tractors and farm equipment gleam in the dun and the men cheerfully greet me before I shut my car door. One of the men warns me, “if it lands in the scrap bin, it must truly be scrap for us not to use it.” I am allowed to help myself to their discards, all for free! I dive in and recover treasures: a decaying, peeling sconce, a silver owl hood ornament, nails and screws, and a sort of wiry wheel.
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