Enjoy the making of your present! It took me a couple of tries to get started, but with help I got going and it was fun. I made my first trip to Lowe's by myself and left overstimulated without the supplies I was planning to purchase. This was going to be harder than I thought. Joanna was kind enough to come with me the next day after Sean and Ashley's "gender reveal" party on St. Patty's day. By the way, she was the genius behind the work. I couldn't have done it without her supervision and guidance.
1. Choosing hooks. Gorilla hooks. Check. Hooks to hold pots. Check. Wallhanging hooks. Check.
2. Choose a peice of 2x2 wood.
3. Nice man in Lowe's sawed the wood in half and then took off a few extra inches on both sides (per request)
4. Choose a stain color. This is harder than you might think especially without a picture of our kitchen. My imagination was beginning to confuse me. What color are the cabinets? What color is the kitchen table? What color is the countertop? What if I ruin the whole project by choosing the wrong stain?
5. Make purchase and go home to get to work!
6. Hold up the two cut peices of 2x2 to imagine if they will work at home. Too large:(.
7. Go back to Lowe's to have the nice man at Lowe's take another foot off each end. (see story below)
8. Back home (gorgeous day, by the way!). Collect materials: old carpet, old rags x2, drill, hooks, stain, wood.
9. Measure and drill holes for various hooks.
10. Sand the wood until it is smooth.
11. First layer of stain. Wait 10 minutes. Wipe away imperfections. Watch Pollyanna with Joanna and eat a yummy supper. Sleep.
12. Repeat step 11 minus Pollyanna, yummy supper, and sleep x3 4-6 h apart.
13. Screw in various hooks. This can be painful by the last screw. The finished product is worth it.
14. Pack up the car the next day and head to Charleston!
Story: When I arrived a second time with my two pieces of wood, the man told me I need a saw. He told me he was giving his daughter who was about to graduate from high school a saw and a tool kit before she went to college. I told him that is a good idea and that my dad had given me a tool kit when I moved out. I commented that it was helpful even if I couldn't do something, I had the right tools available for the person who chose to help me. He then told me that I COULD do it. He said that men can't do a lot of things that women can do, but that women can do just about anything a man can do. I laughed and agreed that I probably can do some of those things but it would just take me a long time. Fortunately, he understood what I was saying.
Notice I am wearing the St Patty's necklace you gave me:)
Enjoy the making of your present! It took me a couple of tries to get started, but with help I got going and it was fun. I made my first trip to Lowe's by myself and left overstimulated without the supplies I was planning to purchase. This was going to be harder than I thought. Joanna was kind enough to come with me the next day after Sean and Ashley's "gender reveal" party on St. Patty's day. By the way, she was the genius behind the work. I couldn't have done it without her supervision and guidance.
1. Choosing hooks. Gorilla hooks. Check. Hooks to hold pots. Check. Wallhanging hooks. Check.
2. Choose a peice of 2x2 wood.
3. Nice man in Lowe's sawed the wood in half and then took off a few extra inches on both sides (per request)
4. Choose a stain color. This is harder than you might think especially without a picture of our kitchen. My imagination was beginning to confuse me. What color are the cabinets? What color is the kitchen table? What color is the countertop? What if I ruin the whole project by choosing the wrong stain?
5. Make purchase and go home to get to work!
6. Hold up the two cut peices of 2x2 to imagine if they will work at home. Too large:(.
7. Go back to Lowe's to have the nice man at Lowe's take another foot off each end. (see story below)
8. Back home (gorgeous day, by the way!). Collect materials: old carpet, old rags x2, drill, hooks, stain, wood.
9. Measure and drill holes for various hooks.
10. Sand the wood until it is smooth.
11. First layer of stain. Wait 10 minutes. Wipe away imperfections. Watch Pollyanna with Joanna and eat a yummy supper. Sleep.
12. Repeat step 11 minus Pollyanna, yummy supper, and sleep x3 4-6 h apart.
13. Screw in various hooks. This can be painful by the last screw. The finished product is worth it.
14. Pack up the car the next day and head to Charleston!
Story: When I arrived a second time with my two pieces of wood, the man told me I need a saw. He told me he was giving his daughter who was about to graduate from high school a saw and a tool kit before she went to college. I told him that is a good idea and that my dad had given me a tool kit when I moved out. I commented that it was helpful even if I couldn't do something, I had the right tools available for the person who chose to help me. He then told me that I COULD do it. He said that men can't do a lot of things that women can do, but that women can do just about anything a man can do. I laughed and agreed that I probably can do some of those things but it would just take me a long time. Fortunately, he understood what I was saying.
Notice I am wearing the St Patty's necklace you gave me:)
3 comments:
As always, blogger does not respond to my preference for spacing, so please excuse the lack of organization. Looked so much better in my draft!
Ha! Love this, sis! I already loved the present, but the labor behind it makes it even more valued. :)
I love what the man at Lowe's said, by the way. Do you think he meant giving birth? And I totally understand your response. I mean, all things are possible, but our friend and hero Paul from grad school had it right when he embraced opportunities to be a chivalrous man for the damsels in distress. :)
ANYHOW, final note...I think you kinda look like me in that last shot. :)
So now the saga continues as I have to find a solution to our super sensitive paint on our walls. :) To be continued...
The man was genuine in what he said. I could tell he really believed it and I think he meant more than birth. Even though I don't wholeheartedly agree with him, I was glad he said it:).
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