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Fort Hammy- The Reveal
*More pictures below! This has been my most favorite small project to date, I learned a ton from working on this project and even convinced my hubby that I needed a table saw for an early Christmas present. What can I say, I love power tools. It took about a month (because I was gone for part of the month and stopping/starting projects is somewhat hard for me.) I made a million runs to the hardware stores and home improvement stores. Learned a ton about working with chalk-paint, had to design, redesign, construct, deconstruct, modify and change up so many times on the melamine boards. We set Harry loose in…
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Fort Hammy- Part 2. The Upgrade begins
Part 2 of 3: My beloved truck, she’s my “steed”, steady , and ready, and all mine. Her name is Michelle. Don’t ask me why, I simply signed the papers for her, got in, and thought “Wonder what I’ll name her” and instantly the name Michelle popped in my head. She did have a previous owner before me who died, maybe he named her? Don’t know but I LOVE my truck. Between hauling projects, hauling event gear for my Origami Owl Vendor events, hauling Girl Scout cookies, and camping, that truck is my life. We need to do a heavy duty upgrade from our cage-bin, so me and “Michelle” headed…
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Fort Hammy- (Bin Cage Project)
About a month ago, my daughter earned her first hamster. (Yes, I said earned, she had to work her butt off and work shows with me for a cut of the commission until she had enough to purchase the initial needs for the hamster. What can I say, I’m old-school. You want it? Earn it!) I had hamsters when I was a kid, so I figured why not. Fairly low cost, save up enough for a cage, bedding, food, water bottle, right? WRONG! So the first thing I learned was that the hamster cages I grew up with as a kid are horrible an inhumane for a hamster. They need…
