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Basement Bedroom Ceiling Tile Redo

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Marisa

This is how it started. This small fairly inexpensive little part. It seemed so innocent, so well intentioned, so needed, right before it all went horribly, horribly wrong in a spectacular manner.

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Microwave Surround

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Marisa

When taking the plunge to remodel our kitchen we had to decide where the microwave would live.  We have had them over the stove, in an upper cabinet next to the stove, on the counter and now built into a … Continue reading →

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Safety In All Things Great and Small

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Marisa

A few years ago I stumbled on a blogger who I enjoyed a great deal. She hasn’t blogged since 2015, which makes me sad, but just the other day I was reminded about how we touch each others lives.

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Custom Foam Inserts or how to test your marriage Part 1

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Marisa

When you take the bottle stoppers your husband turned.  Take everything out of a storage box in his office and head to the office with a can of spray foam even the best of marriages is put to the test.

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Makers Spaces

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Marisa

What is a “Makers Space” and why would you want to join?

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Cheap Lathe Tools

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Bill

About 20 years ago, Marisa and I went to a woodworking demo at a nearby woodworking store.  At this Demo, many tools were being displayed and demonstrated.  Among them, Dick Sing was turning Christmas ornaments on a Jet 1236 lathe.  … Continue reading →

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Office Remodel

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Marisa

Where did all the posts go? The shop was built with the intention of having office space in it.  For a long time that space was more of a hang out space where we took breaks while working on projects.  … Continue reading →

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Re-learning silk screening

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Marisa

It all started with an innocent request, “Do we still have all that silk screen stuff?  If so I would like a t-shirt that says CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL FRAUD.”

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Learning Elementor and WordPress

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Marisa

We all have different opinions of what makes a good or bad website.  Like anything else it boils down to personnel preference.  For me the function has to come before form the majority of the time.  Our site has used … Continue reading →

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Disassembling a Pen

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Bill

If you make enough pens, eventually you may need to disassemble one.  Reasons may range from assembling wrong, to breaking something, to screwing up the blank.  Recently, Sam was making a pen, and I was helping trim the blank.  I … Continue reading →

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