My Interests
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Connie the concrete bikini model concrete garden ornament
Ok, so I've had a particularly weird last month and I'm not sure how I got here, but thankfully it's all worked out ok in the end. Lol!
It all started when my husband was building a new path in our...
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Concrete
Statue
Concrete
Bikini
Garden Ornament
What is the pattern on forged kitchen knives called?
Hello, I am starting to do some research into a new hobby. I really like getting involved in a new process, doing the research, setting it up, getting the tools and learning a new skills.
I really ...
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Forging
forging
knives
patterned blade
Where is the best place to buy thick foam for furniture upholstery?
Hello,
I would be eternally grateful if someone could help me source some thick chair foam in the UK? A friend of mine had these old chairs, and a double sofa thing, and offered them to me because sh...
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Upholstery
refurbishment
upholstery
fake leather
foam for chairs
Is it worth restoring wool spinning wheel?
I have come across an old vintage wool spinning wheel and was wondering if there are any experts out there who could offer me a bit of advice.
I quite like the idea of restoring it, and the more I ...
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Restoration
wool
spinning wheel
restoration
Which is the best clay for jewellery making?
I would love to start making jewellery with clay, but it is not something that I have much experience with. I currently just make beaded jewellery, but would like to branch out into clay.
I know th...
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Jewellery
Jewellery
Jewellery Making
Polymer Clay
Clay
Molds
Can you make your own transfers for the Cricut EasyPress 2?
Hello, I really like the look of the Cricut EasyPress 2. I've seen a used one for sale. Mostly I want to make some cute baby grow outfits with fun slogans for my friends. But I was wondering how do yo...
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T-shirt Printing
Cricut
T-shirts
Printing
Transfers
Heat Press
EasyPress
How can I tell if a fabric is suitable for upholstery?
I am quite new to reupholstering furniture and would like to know how I can tell if a fabric is suitable for upholstery, please? I already paint furniture, but I would really love to get into upholste...
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Upholstery
fabric
upholstering
What is the best printer for scrap booking and journaling?
Hi, can anyone recommend a good printer they have used for printing papers and details for scrap-booking and journaling?
I am starting to collect masses of papers, as often I find I buy a bundle an...
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Scrap Booking
scrapbook
journaling
printer
What are the best woodworking YouTube channels?
I really like the regular popular guys like Steve Ramsey, John Heisz and Third Coast Craftsman, oh and that guy who makes the expensive kitchen counters and tables out of huge, expensive tree sections...
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Woodwork
youtube
woodworking
Do I need a sewing machine to reupholster a rocking chair?
Hello,
I have a lovely rocking chair I would really like to have a go at reupholstering for my mother.
I really just want to put a nice, super thick, comfy pad on the seat piece, but I want it to ...
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Upholstery
seat
upholstery
rocking chair
How to assemble a concrete pizza oven?
Hi, please check out the picture. I have been given an old pizza oven and for the life of me I can't figure out how these parts all go together.
I think it's a pizza oven. It could actually be some...
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Concrete
pizza oven
concrete
garden
Can you preserve wood by burning it?
Hello, I recently saw a video on youtube of a young lad making a deck and the posts he put in the ground, he burnt the ends of them first.
He put the support post into a bonfire he had build and le...
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Wood
wood
preservation
woodwork
outdoors
burning
How to restore an old trunk?
Hello, I really like this old trunk and want to fully restore it back to something beautiful and use it to keep my bedding in etc. But I'm a little overwhelmed on how to start.
I'm going to remove ...
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Restoration
trunk
restoration
painting
Please help identify this tool?
Can anyone shed light on what this tool was used for? It is a bit of a mystery. A friend said it may have been used to put coals in and heat something, like an old fashioned bed pan. But I think it's ...
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Mystery Tool
mystery
tool
metal
My welded chain table my wife hates
Hey, I was practicing my welding and it all got slightly out of hand and I seem to have ended up with this cool welded chain table.
Unfortunately my wife hates it, but I think it's pretty cool. Eac...
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Welding
welding
chain
table
How to restore an old mirror?
Hello, I have an old mirror that I would like to completely restore. I would like to remove all the paint and get it back to the base wood, then take some time to paint it back so it looks amazing.
...
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Restoration
mirror
paint stripper
antique
Is a rusty, pitted anvil actually trash?
Hi, I am doing some research into forging and metalwork and came across of picture of an apparently antique anvil. But it looks really rusted and pitted.
And I was wondering if it actually has much...
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Forging
anvil
rust
metalwork
Upcycling an apothecary cabinet.
Hello,
my friend if giving away an old apothecary cabinet, I think that's what it is. To me it looks more like the old draws they used to have in libraries where they kept the cards.
But anyway, I...
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Upcycling
draws
upcycling
painting
Very long pallet, what can I do with it?
Hi, I have been offered a crazy long pallet. I want to make something out of it, but can't come up with any ideas.
I don't know what it was used for, carpet I think. But would be such a shame to ju...
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Woodwork
pallet
wood