Author Archives: civilwarrose5

More Crossbody Purses

Posted on August 29, 2022 by civilwarrose5

When I haven’t been making H2O 2GO slings, I’ve been making purses. I have three to show you that are made using the On a Break Crossbody pattern by Sincerely Jen. Until recently, this was the purse that I carried … Continue reading →

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The Next Files

Posted on August 22, 2022 by civilwarrose5

Two weeks ago I showed you some of the file handles Jay made. What happens when you have slightly larger files that don’t have handles? You make larger handles. This is a good project for some of those little scraps … Continue reading →

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Project Linus Blanket #44

Posted on August 15, 2022 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #44 “Frozen Lake” This is my latest blanket for Project Linus. I used Creative Grandma’s pattern Winter in the Woods. After I saw this pattern on YouTube I wanted to give it a try. It was a … Continue reading →

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Getting a Handle on a File

Posted on August 10, 2022 by civilwarrose5

I knew it had been a while, but I didn’t realize it had been two months since I’d last posted. You probably thought that we disappeared! Perhaps we had to join the Witness Protection Program. Or maybe we’d won the … Continue reading →

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More H2O 2GO Slings!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by civilwarrose5

You might remember that a few months ago I made Jay’s mom a H2O 2GO sling for her birthday. She uses it a lot and loves it. This year our church is asking parishioners to donate hand crafted items to … Continue reading →

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No More Carpet!

Posted on May 30, 2022 by civilwarrose5

This past weekend we celebrated Memorial Day in the United States. Most people plan picnics, family gatherings and other fun things. What do I do? I plan projects. Most of the time it involves my flower beds, but this year … Continue reading →

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Cat Purses!!

Posted on May 18, 2022 by civilwarrose5

Be honest… who hasn’t wanted a purse with cats on it?? Well, I made a couple. On A Break Crossbody bag by Sincerely Jen Patterns This is the pattern that I used to make my own purse last year. I … Continue reading →

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Chea-Pass Collet Chuck

Posted on May 9, 2022 by civilwarrose5

Jay needed a collet chuck for his lathe. The problem? He couldn’t get the Finance Director to sign off on his requistion for a new one. His wife is mean like that. The other problem was that the commercially available … Continue reading →

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Project Linus Blanket #42

Posted on May 5, 2022 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #42: “Time Out” I was only a third of the way through this blanket when I had to put it in time out. Not that it had misbehaved, but my wrist was NOT having it any more. … Continue reading →

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Machining: A Tool Post Holder

Posted on April 27, 2022 by civilwarrose5

I knew something was up when Jay was watching This Old Tony’s video about making Quick Change Tool Holders. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching This Old Tony’s videos. However, the fact that he specifically chose this video meant … Continue reading →

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