Donna's 1st international commission & Hand made Monday

We are onto week 14 of handmade Monday and we are joining in with Wendy at 1st Uniqie Gifts and this week I havent really had a lot to do, Coughs thats a lie if I ever heard one. Ok se we have had our share of small issues this week one being the lack of a bandsaw blade which I really needed to to make items for an event we are attending on the 8th of May in Edinburgh (http://www.edinburghbeadfair.co.uk/). Anyway I will be sure to update next Monday with what happend on the day. I know this week is going to be a nightmare trying to get stuff finished for Saturday.

This week My wife and I were asked to make a lidded box and a chalice for a customer in the USA as a gift for their girlfriend. After seeing something similar on our website and contacting Donna (her 1st international commission) on facebook they wanted a darker timber so we suggested walnut to him which he agreed to. Below you will see the Chalice being worked on by me and the finished articles (already viewed by the client).

Donna decided to take pictures.

Walnut held in place with hot glue.

Lidded Box by Donna

Chalice by Drew

For any of you that have me as a friend on facebook you will also see that I have been really busy with our back garden. The next project out there is to extend the large shed to gain valuable work space so we can turn the smaller shed into dust free storage and finishing environment.

Please feel free to have a look at out website http://www.handywoodcrafts.co.uk/ we will be updating and adding items on there very soon.

Thanks for reading.
Drew

Project polly tunnel the completion & hens, ducks and geese

As a continuation of Mondays blog here is the completed polly tunnel photo blog and just for Wendy at 1st unique gifts some pictures of the chickens aswell :)

Just about done some tightening up and thats it :)

Both doors open for a clear look through.

Ohh one of the ponds I dug last year (by hand)

From the back.

it's like a greenhouse in here

I did put a raised bed in on the right but I was tatally knackered and forgot to take a picture

This is a Shed that we built last year (used) and I refitted inside for the chickens

Just getting out this morning to get their grub.

There is a food tray in there somewhere :)

Notice the only duck? This is the duck that was raised by a chicken and now has an identity crisis.

The second shed being opened and out come the geese, the ducks and the rest of the chickens

The second paond i dug last year for the ducks to have a wee swim in.

Well there you go polly tunnel completed.

Drew

Does this count as crafting?

Well time has passed somewhat fast recently and I have been up to alsorts. I dont really know if you would count these projects as an actual craft but I thought I would share a photo blog of what I have been up to this past week. After you have read this you should pop along to Wendy at 1st unique gifts and read her blog and the others that join in on hand made monday



Marking out the ground for a polly tunnel on Tuesday



Two hoops in place

4 hoops in place with support rail

all the metal work now complete and end of day one

day 2 (friday) putting up the timber door frames

all the timber work on the frame complete

I ran out of time on Friday and will have to go back on Tuesday next week to finnish the plastic and put the sliding doors in place.

On Thursday I was at my mums allotment where she had a bit of unusable ground beside the shed so she wanted decking put there.

the ground was covered to help stop weeds coming up.

Frame put together now to start leveling it before the boards go on.

Stuart cleaning the roof, he can now reach it.

all the boards nearly in place, just waiting on some more screws to arrive.

all done and this is my mum from behind looking at daniel

I drank the coke lol.

all done and tidying up to go home :)

So there you go a photo blog of what I was up to this week  maybe not crafty but i am feeling the effects of using muscles that have been dormant for about 6 months.
Hope you like the blog
Drew