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18 March 2023, 12:05 PM
Steve Miller
Arts and Crafts
Here a few of the craft projects I've been working on over the winter.

This vise was a rusted mess but it's American made (Ohio!) and it was $10 at the yard sale. Ca. 1950



Someone gave me this snowblower, not running and leaking oil. I've never worked on one before - kind of cool how it works. I got to use my Arizona BLM lanyard to hold the key:


These lanterns sat outside for years and were covered in rust. They're steel, not copper, so I used some "patina paint" on them. Got to use a Dremel tool for the first time. I like the way they came out.



Found the little Weller planter at a local antique place. Nothing real special about this project - I'm posting the picture because I like the lighting.



Picked up these little sailboats various places. It's remarkable how cheap they are for such nice work. Cleaned them up and glued parts back on:



What have you been doing?


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18 March 2023, 01:15 PM
big al
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Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Found the little Weller planter at a local antique place. Nothing real special about this project - I'm posting the picture because I like the lighting.




Do you have a secret that produces such a big bloom on such a little cactus?

Big Al


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18 March 2023, 03:35 PM
Steve Miller
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Originally posted by big al:
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Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Found the little Weller planter at a local antique place. Nothing real special about this project - I'm posting the picture because I like the lighting.




Do you have a secret that produces such a big bloom on such a little cactus?

Big Al


It’s a “moon cactus”. The flower is grafted on.

Fun to grow, fairly tough. You can see it swell up after you water it. When it shrinks down you water it again - too much water and it will rot.

They sell that at Home Depot and Lowe’s. I had a yellow one in the cup holder of my truck for years in response to VW putting bud vases in Beetles. Cool


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18 March 2023, 06:13 PM
Steve Miller
This light fixture hung in Sharon's Grandparents' den for 50 years. Now that Sharon will be vacating the basement I can install it.

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18 March 2023, 06:20 PM
wtg
Whoa. Are there other accessories from the den that you plan to incorporate into the basement decor?


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18 March 2023, 06:22 PM
Steve Miller
Yes there are. There's a second, similar light fixture for starters. There are also various bits of cowboy paraphernalia.

Sharon has a love/hate relationship with all of it. She remembers seeing it all as a little girl but doesn't really want it in her house. Cool


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18 March 2023, 06:26 PM
RealPlayer
Very cool stuff. That lighting fixture with the horns is real man-cave material.


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18 March 2023, 06:28 PM
wtg
I'm doing reverse arts and crafts. I've been bringing items to a consignment shop. They take a 50% cut; their proceeds go to a bunch of great charities. My half is up to $500 so far; almost all of my items have sold....

Win-win!!


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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb

Bazootiehead-in-training