ANZAC DAY

Anzacs Recipe




Today is a public holiday in Australia & New Zealand -click here to see  WHY?

Just wanted to share....
Lest we forget....

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New toy!!

I bought a new toy!! A scroll saw! WOOHOO!!!

so.. getting the boys to scrawl designs on some scrappy bits so I can practice ..

SOOOOO Much fun!!! Oh the possibilites are endless now! :)

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Hired help is no good!!

Oh my.. she is SOOO slow - still out on the deck .. time to hire a new cleaner I think!! 

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Pub progress....

Painting.. it's NOT supposed to be perfect... it's a pub after all.. but omg I was daunted with all of this and really not sure how it will all go together.. or IF it will.. the door is a damn mess after all my blood, sweat & tears... but fear not.. I have found a cure for it             

further on!!

Below shows how I had to fit the attic window.. a cutout thanks to my newest dremel baby!! SOOO glad I bought it! Makes life SO much easier!!!

And voila!! It fits!!! (YES that is a backwards clock.. not a reverse photo!) Painting still in progress in this part..

Another shot.. oh that poor cleaner.. she really needs a rest! Or a pay rise?

I was using this stuff to clean my windows.. and found it strips the paint.. at first it was an "OMG what have I done?" reaction.. till I remembered.. it's just a pub.. it's going to be a bit worn.. this 'magic eraser' is going to be useful forevermore!!

Inside.. I know.. still not finished.. still feeling chuffed that I got that attic window in!! WOOHOO!! There was no way it was going to fit without my new baby (thanks to Kez who had one and showed me when I visitied earlier this year!)

Oh please excuse the mess.. that cleaner.. perhaps she doesn't deserve a pay rise after all...

Oh wait.. there she is!! On her knees.. AS she should be!! :P

Oh there's that beloved new tool of mine too! <3 it!!

A window.. which has copped the wrath of the magic eraser.. still I like the 'worn' effect.. I guess in the morning I'll be doing some touchups! It IS a tad rough - but it's not a high profit hotel - cheap labor!! 

(good excuse for imperfection perhaps?) 

Making LOTS of little paper boxes... LOTS of cleaning to go.. but having a lot of fun! This is turning out somewhat as expected.. stay tuned.. 

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Adirondack Chair :)

 I LOVE Houzz!

Saw this chair, and thought.. with all my tools.. I should be able to make one! 

I'm pretty happy with it, although looking at it through MY eyes it didn't look quite so rough - till I got the camera out and saw it closer LOL I can clean this up though!

Um.. see that pale green behind the dremel mess? My kitchen bench! OOPS! Not quite the place to do this kind of work haha!

Cutting - I didn't actually use any measurements :/ perhaps I should have - still.. it worked!

Painting and staining 

drying with 'weights' - see?? there IS a use for EVERYTHING! 

Was fun! This chair will sit outside the current project I'm making :) 

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