After mom left I decided to continue on with some
crafty stuff, and arranged to do a multimedia craft afternoon with Demi and 2
other girls. I acquired some off-cuts of superwood from Charl’s factory and
spent some time drawing crosses on them (straight lines are easier to cut?!).
Friday morning off I went to the factory to use the band saw and cut out all my
crosses. It took me some time to get the knack of cutting straight lines, and
even then they looked a bit drunk! And then the blade stopped moving. It had
snapped while I was happily cutting another crookedly straight side of yet
another cross. OOPS! After being reassured that these things happen, no it’s
not my fault, they affixed the spare blade and I was off again. I also got to
use the sander, to make my drunken lines a bit straighter, and clean up the
edges. I quite enjoyed my morning as carpenter! That afternoon, I packed all my
craft stuff, two extra tables and chairs into the bantam (I love my car!) and
went over to Di’s to set up in the garage. 2 tables to lay out all the options,
and 2 plastic covered tables to work at. I had a plan, an idea of what the
girls could do. But when they saw everything any plans I had went out the window!
They were quite happy and excited to use what I had and the choices were
overwhelming I think! It ended up with glue and bits and pieces of stuff all
over the place but three happy girls and three beautifully decorated crosses! I
made some for Di too, so we’ll have a calmer craft session. I also cut some for
Kel and the kids which will be a cool craft time to spend with them!
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| One of the craft tables. |
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| Hard at work! |
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| The (mostly) finished products! |
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