If you set out to do something, anything, you are starting a project. This can be anything from a simple tea light holder to a complex prop. Everything is a project, and it is the projects you get to finish that have the greatest impact on your creative journey.
Here you can find those projects that I have managed to push across the finish line, and that was not always easy. I hope you find them and their presentation entertaining ans inspiring!
You can always reach out to me to ask questions about a particular technique or project. I am always happy to help out if I can, especially when it comes to finding solutions for those problems that have bugged you for ages. Maybe a fresh set of eyes and skills can help.
This fiery eye started out as an attempt to make something artsy from a number of wedges. It turned into yet another tealight holder, this one a bit on the large side and with a strong Lord of the Rings theme, Enjoy, and remember to Be Inspired!
Of course you need actors to do an animation, and with regards to the overall theme of the project, they should be made of wood. After trying a few things I ended up using the Woody mechanism that Steve French used for his little shop companion and his large bird-eating… Continue Reading Doing the Frankenstein – Making a Body [TDW]
If you have watched some of my past videos, you might know that I like tealights (For example here and here). So I decided to combine that and my fondness of ridiculous long project run times, and this is the result. Tealight holders with an endgrain element, made in fall 2014 and finally… Continue Reading Endgrain Tealight Holder – Two Versions
I do not own a lathe, but after watching many videos on YouTube about beautiful turnings by skilled turners that made everything look easy, I wanted to try my hand at lathework myself. I came across this jig from Wolfcraft that turns a drill into a lathe, and here is… Continue Reading Adventures with the Minilathe 1 – the Roughing Gouge
Since I am giving my kids the Toy Kitchen this christmas, I thought why not add something they can actually play with? So here you are, a few supplies to use in order to cook up great meals! Enjoy, and remember to be Inspired!
This is my entry to Sterling Davis’ Pallet Upcycle Challenge. The idea is to make something nifty out of a pallet, and I decided to build a toy kitchen for my kids for christmas. And even though that was not part of the contest rules, I made it from a… Continue Reading The Pallet-Kitchen – Pallet Upcycle Contest Entry
We all have it – this piece of furniture that you do not like and want to get rid of in good conscience – because the landfill is already big enough. So why not upcycle it? For the cheap stuff from particle board that might not be the best option, but… Continue Reading Turn a Serving Cart into a Tray
I like the “new media” for taking down ideas and accessing them from virtually everywhere as much as the next person who likes them, but taking down notes on paper has something liberating, and offers a lot more options than a keyboard does. Enjoy, and remember to be Inspired!
In one of the episodes in season 8 the Doctor activated the “siege mode” for his Tardis in order to make it impenetrable. Combining the basic design with a mechanism seen in one of Steve French’s videos, I am making a little treasure chest reminiscent of a time lord’s vessel… Continue Reading Poor Man’s Siege Mode Tardis (Doctor Who)
A spin on the classic advent calendar, and as you might have guessed it is a non-lathe design. I actually wanted to make something on my mini lathe, too, but I do not think I will get it done in time. Anyway, I give you my Advent Puzzle, and the… Continue Reading The Advent Puzzle – Christmas Tree in Pieces