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After months of procrastinating, the wool / silk band is finally coming to life.

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unboxing these dainty little curls..
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Adding the first of several coats of varnish onto this water can for NB Victory. Each coat takes a wee bit longer to dry at this time of year 🥶

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just finished building this wreath; just need to get it into a shadowbox and it will be ready for the county fair.
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A very Christmassy batch of umbrellas in production Ince Umbrellas.

They’re being ‘tied in’ where the umbrella fabric is attached to the frame. An adapted button sewing machine adds a set of stitches on each side of the umbrella rib - as they say - very clever!

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