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Projects: January Intentions
January intentions!? Do you have any this month? For me, it’s reading more, getting back into yoga, and drinking more water (who doesn’t need more water?!). It’s been years and years since I’ve done an intentions post – the last time was in November 2017. I think I had yoga on there, too. Ah, now that I look at that post, all three of my intentions overlap with the past ones – that’s funny! Why the reading? Well, I joined my local library back in…
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Project: Tipsy the Boler Before
Tipsy the Boler before – it’s hard to call this post a before since it’s actually more like an in-between. When we got Tipsy back in 2012 we travelled in her for the first time in 2014 and then spent that summer fixing her up for a 3 month road trip down to the California / Mexican border. This ‘before’ however, is the before her last overhaul. So, let’s take a look at some of these before photos. Tipsy the Boler Before See the grind…
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Sewing: Bucket Bag
Bucket bag – it’s the perfect little tote for spring. And look at those colours? Don’t they just show so much excitement for spring time? Yes! Okay, let’s get sewing. What You Need 1/2 yard of coordinating fabric matching thread serger sewing machine scissors iron / board First, check out the post for the 20 minute bag – this bag follows a very similar pattern, except the size is a tad different. Get your fabric ready. You’ll need two pieces that measure 16 inches wide…
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Sewing: Drawstring Bags
Drawstring bags – the perfect little bag for sneakers when you’re travelling. Do you remember back in September 2019 I shared how I packed for Europe in a carry on? Well, those Toms shoe bags are no more – I just got tired of using them when all of my other luggage is black. So, I decided to make my own drawstring bags for my sneakers. Okay, let’s get sewing! What You Need about 1 yard of fabric sewing machine matching thread scissors pins iron…
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Project: 60 Foot Tower
60 foot tower! Oh my goodness, why would anyone need to have this on their property? Well, we live in the country and we finally got tired of slow internet. This is a DMX-68AN tower, so it’s actually 68 feet tall! Do you stream Netflix? Crave? Watch YouTube videos with ease? Well, we struggled to get Netflix to stream consistently, and no way the other two would work. So, we did a whole heck of a lot of research and after the tree cutting in…
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Project: Tree Cutting 2019
Tree cutting 2019 – why am I sharing something so old? That’s a good question. Well, one of the reasons why I’m sharing this tree cutting 2019 project is because first, I forgot; but second, because it sets up the next post I’ll share on December 30. Tree Cutting 2019 Okay – so why did we cut down trees? First, we took down trees that were in danger of falling on the house, the shop and the trailers. We also built a retaining wall, installed…
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Project: Big Ass Fan
First, know that this fan is actually a brand of Big Ass Fans. No, I’m not cussing – it’s the real name, and I believe their logo is a donkey, aka, an ass. Okay, you can see the before and how little the fan is – I think it’s a standard ceiling fan, so about 4 or so feet. The new one is an i6 and it’s 84 inches, so 7 feet. So much bigger! We had to get scaffolding to install it – 15…