No. 27 in concrete, the finale
Third and last part, in which the concrete finally goes in.
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How-To
The ones with instructions, including the steps that went wrong.
The posts that set out to explain something rather than just show it. Most of them start with a problem that had been ignored for months. Rolls of wrapping paper falling over, a drawer that would not shut, and end with something built out of whatever was already in the garage.
Where a step went wrong the first time, it is still in here. That was always the useful part.
2013
2010
Storing rolls of gift wrap
The rolls lost their slot in the rebuild, so they got a bin on wheels instead.
Concrete challenge 6, an advent candle holder
A Christmas project in June, for the sensible reason that the garage is warm now.
Concrete challenge 4, casting a house number
The milk carton project glimpsed in last week's photographs.
Concrete challenge 3, the bookend
Day two of concrete week, and this time something for indoors.
Concrete challenge 1 and 2, tablecloth weights and a candle holder
Concrete week begins. Thirty-odd bloggers were sent a bag of it.
Brainstorm #10 and last
Five antique newel post tops, four years on a shelf, and no decision made.
Making a Swedish bed
This one comes from you. People keep asking how a Swedish bed is made.
2009
Brainstorm #3
A reader's son has moved to a big bed. What do you do with the base?
From T-shirt to pillow
A three-dollar souvenir T-shirt that was never going to be worn.
2008
New washing line
A drying system that does not stand on the floor. I am more pleased than you will be.
Map lamp how-to
By request, how the map lamp was made.