hello again...to my five followers

Hmmmm....has it really been three months? Oops. Sorry about that.

When my little sister was in high school, she took one semester of industrial arts. I remember teasing her, but she picked up some pretty nifty skills. Check out her new project courtesy of the plans available at Knock-Off Wood. Below is her story.

Here are the pictures of us building our bed. It took us a Saturday and Sunday to build, and then exactly one week to wood fill, sand, stain, and lacquer. We have been sleeping on it since last Saturday and love it!!! We now own a miter saw, air compressor, and nail gun. Yippee!

I will likely put my 1 semester of high school wood shop to good use and spend a large portion of my summer building while Matt's at work.

The first photo is the lumber and the second photo is the finished bed. Sleep tight!

32 going on 72

In my quest to enhance my crafting abilities, I decided to try my hand at knitting. Again. A friend of mine joked that I'm 32 going on 72, but I love the idea of one day being able to knit everything from scarves to socks.

I tried to pick up knitting a couple of years ago. My attempts were fairly pathetic and, out of frustration, I hid the yarn and needles in a bag in the back of my closet.

Over the weekend, I decided to give it another go. I joined a three-week class and last night was our first session. There were six of us...and next week it may be five.

Knitting is far from easy, but I'm determined to stick with it this time. I was somewhat encouraged when the instructor told me that one day I would have a moment where the frustration would turn to relaxation. I'm not completely convinced, but I'm going to keep on keeping on...and I'll be sure to report back to let you know how it goes.