Floor Progress

We obtained more tile (planned on getting more after the car repair - which cost more than anticipated. We hope to finish to the wall at least this one wide path. Then work to tile the rest of the family room.

The floor before the tile

In progress

Doors Progress

You can see how the wood burning of the stencil design is coming along.  I will wood burn the design on both doors, sand a little and decide if I'm going to stain the doors or not.  Stain and/or varnish, put the trim on the doors and hardware and hang them.  Hopefully

Bookcase Doors

I started a new project (aside from house upkeep and car issues)

My bookcase in my room doesn't have doors and I want doors. Solution - make them.

I got a half sheet of thin plywood, cut lengthwise in half.  Stencil a design on the boards and decide what to do after that.

Final stencil - large design on the outside, smaller on the inside and NOT centered.  Trim also picked out

I had the idea to drill out the solid circles in the pattern.  I then took a dremel and finished the edges of each drilled hole.

Next came the decision whether to drill out the lines down a level in the plywood or wood-burn the design along with the drilled holes.  A test showed that the wood-burning is the way to go.

So, now comes the LONG part of the project - wood burning the design

Then will come the sanding and staining

Then the trim work

Then hanging them (already have the hardware purchased)

Thrift Store Finds

A new thrift store/antique shop opened near us and when Mom and I went in the other day one of the ladies said: "Oh the turtle lady! And I have a menorah for you!"

Awesome!  I also found a nice brooch with the Chai in the center.  Love thrift stores!

Also had fun explaining the differences between a Shabbat menorah and a Hanukkah menorah