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Bringing their Ambulance range bang up to date is this new VW Crafter MK2 by Majorette. The cab design has already been seen on other very different types of vehicles but I suspect this Ambulance bodied one will be the most popular with collectors. I've certainly been eager to get my hands on one and was very happy to find this at TK Maxx recently in a three vehicle S.O.S. themed set.
It does look as though its heavyweight metal body is a bit too much for its axles giving it a rather "pressed down" appearance but as always theres no complaints about its detailing, finish and general aura of stock realism. Mint and boxed.
1. The Posie studio, repainted and reorganized at last!, 2. threads, 3. Studio Organization, 4. paintbox, 5. Orders Sorted, 6. organized bookshelf, 7. indie vintage craft room, 8. The workbench..., 9. Mmmm...paper..., 10. The Posie studio, repainted and reorganized at last!, 11. above my desk, 12. corner, 13. Studio : Sewing Machine, 14. Pencils In A Jar, 15. ribbon holder, 16. craft room
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We continue our series of interview, this time with Joan Stricker from the blog Scavenger Chic, she is also one of our best contributors on 1001Pallets and she's making very original creations out of repurposed wooden pallets. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
My name is Joan Stricker and I live in Maryland. Happily married to my husband of 31 years. I'm the mother of three boys, 2 of whom are married and the third in high school. Twice a week you can find me blogging at Scavenger Chic with any kind of project that happens to catch my eye.
Why do you craft?
I don't remember a time when I didn't craft. I watched my mom as a kid do her projects, sewing, quilting, gardening... she could do it all. My dad started his own business, but he loved woodworking. When he wanted a ping pong table, he built one, when he wanted a chair to match one he had bought, he built one. With this influence, it just seemed like the thing to do, and I get so much pleasure out of it. I guess it's in my blood!!
When I first began to make my own home, my mom and I went to auctions and thrift stores and refinished and reupholstered to fill my home with furniture at a fraction of the price you could buy new furniture. If anyone had thought about using pallets then, I'm sure my home would be filled with pallet furniture. I wish I had known then that chippy painted furniture was going to come into style, it would have saved me a lot of paint stripping.
How did you learn?
Like I said, my parents were both huge do it yourselfers. I remember as a teenager, if I needed to saw a piece of wood, I would just go downstairs and fire up the table saw. I can proudly say, I still have all my fingers. Aside from that, I also minored in art in college. Working with a lot of mediums led me to believe there was nothing I couldn't try. One of my classes even used the arc welder, though I haven't used it since, that would be fantastic to combine iron with pallets...
Since when are you working with pallets?
I've been working with pallets since 2012, when I finished my first pallet wall. I haven't shared that one with 1001 pallets yet, you'll just have to wait. To date, I've probably used over 100 pallets that were destined for the trash.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
In terms of electric tools, I absolutely have to have a drill, palm sander and circular saw. But don't try to take away my miter saw. nail gun or jigsaw or someone might get hurt.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I would have to describe my style as rustic or shabby chic. That is why pallets are perfect for me, they already have built in character. If you need perfect wood, then pallets are not for you. I love other crafters that are into upcycling and recycling, such as Donna at Funky Junk Interiors or Becky at Beyond the Picket Fence and Angie at Knick of Time. I'm sure there are hundreds more, but these ladies are always using something old, that's rusty and crusty and making it into something new and unique.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
I have a great workshop in the corner of my basement which I don't mind getting dirty. In January I gave my workshop a makeover, cleaning, organizing, and painting. You can see a bit of it here. It doesn't have a window though, so if I'm going to be painting or need extra light, I'll bring the project up into the kitchen. What is nice about having a dedicated work space is that I can usually shut the door to prevent the rest of the house from gathering a layer of dust.
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
Right now I've been on a "vintage" sign kick. Pallet wood is the perfect backdrop to get that vintage feel without using actual old wood. I just completed a telephone sign painted on pallet wood last week.
While Pinterest is a great place to be inspired, I'll usually be inspired by an object...what can I make out of this? That was the case with the pallet wood and bedsprings light...it all started with the bedsprings. Or I'll be inspired by a specific need, such as when my daughter-in-law asked me to make centerpieces for her wedding or the rolling storage bin...I had a whole lot of bits and pieces and nowhere to put them.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
Besides being able to say, I built that. There are so many reasons to be a do it yourself-er. It can save a ton of money, especially if you're using free pallet wood. The pallet wood bench, free, the valentine's heart, free, the sign post, free. Things made by hand can also be personalized and they are usually made better than their store bought counterparts.
What is your favorite medium to work in?
Pallet wood has got to be my favorite but I love finding old rusty iron pieces and recreating them into something useful.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Start small and get comfortable with one tool at a time. Don't be scared of tools, they are there to make your life easier. Start with what you feel comfortable with. If you enjoy painting, pick up a paintbrush, if you enjoy sewing start there...but incorporate something new into your project that's a stretch.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Other than chocolate, can I say my nail gun. The reason that it is my guilty pleasure is that it is not really mine, I gave it to my husband for his birthday one year. Nobody gets more pleasure out of using it than me.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
I love a nice hike in the woods, I love genealogy, gardening, travel and spending time with my family.
What do you recommend that most people do in terms of cleaning pallets and prepping them to become something else?
I always tear my pallets apart so I have a pile of pallet wood waiting for my next project. I've found the easiest way to do this, for me anyway, is to take a circular saw down alongside both side rails on both sides of the pallet. Immediately you've reduced the number of nails by two thirds. If the pallet comes apart easily, then I'll just take a crowbar and hammer to it. If it puts up a good fight, like most pallets, then the reciprocating saw comes out to chop off the remaining nails.
To finish, we've seen that you have an active blog. Since how many times are you blogging? Is that a full time job or just a hobby to share your personal creations?
I do have an active blog with only about a quarter of my projects using pallet wood or other reclaimed wood. I wouldn't mind my blog becoming a full time job but since it doesn't produce much income, we'll just call it a hobby right now. I love to inspire other people with easy to follow tutorials, because if I can do it, I'm sure you can too.
made for my etsy shop.. there are a couple in there with slight variations of the same design. See my profile for the linky dink if you're interested ;)
peace out
I originally created this desktop wallpaper for personal use, but then my sister saw it and wanted one, too. I decided to make it available for anyone to use. Have fun! (If you need a specific desktop size other than this one, let me know and I can make another wallpaper for you.)
By the way, I'm experimenting with watermarks right now. ^^
my mom was selling centerpieces for the nonprofit organization she is a part of (do good divas). i was able to share a table with them, but we were stuck with a small round table, so there was no room for my things. we put a box on a chair and i put the tablecloth i wasn't going to bring on top. everything fit perfectly.
now, if only people would have bought things....craft shows are a dying art around here. everyone likes to look, but no one wants to buy.
Here is my humble little table!
Precocious Paper attended the craft fair in Riverton, Wyoming, November 20th - 21st at the Holiday Inn. It was a lot of fun!
Model: Craft'eue L
Edge Grind: scandi
Steel: Böhler K720 (O2)
Blade Length: 11cm
Overall Length: 22cm
Steel Thickness: 4mm
Handle Material: Stabilised maple burl
Hardware: brass Loveless bolt
Handle Liners: Black
Leather Sheaths Right-handed (premium veg tan-Thickness 3.8 mm)
Hand stitching
🌎Worldwide shipping
WEEK 48.2 – Flashback 2016: Hernando Walmart (II)
Rather close to the tire and lube express is the store’s fabrics and crafts department. Prior to the Project Impact remodel, automotive took up a good number of these aisles; following it, though, it was split between the far wall (seen on the left edge in this pic) and some aisles next to sporting goods, which are behind me from this point of view. I don’t remember if fabrics and crafts’ original home was smaller or larger than this.
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
It is so cool that M likes looking at the scrapbooks I've made. This is the newest one - for a week in our lives last month.
The Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a British landing craft used extensively in World War II. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack enemy-held shores.
The craft derived from a prototype designed by Thornycroft Ltd. of Woolston, Hampshire but featured many key elements from a competitor, the Fleming design. During the war it was manufactured throughout the UK in places as various as small boatyards and furniture manufacturers.
Typically constructed of hardwood planking and selectively clad with armour plate (clearly visible above), this shallow-draught, barge-like boat with a crew of four could ferry an infantry platoon of 31, with space to spare for five additional specialist troops, to shore at seven knots. Men generally entered the boat by walking over a gangplank from the boat deck of a troop transport as the LCA hung from its davits. When loaded, the LCA was lowered into the water. Soldiers exited by the boat's bow ramp.
The LCA was the most common British and Commonwealth landing craft of WWII, and the humblest vessel admitted to the books of the Royal Navy on D-Day. Prior to July 1942, these craft were referred to as "Assault Landing Craft" (ALC), but "Landing Craft; Assault" (LCA) was used thereafter to conform with the joint US-UK nomenclature system.
The LCA design's sturdy hull, load capacity, low silhouette, shallow draught, little bow wave, and silenced engines were all assets that benefited the occupants. The extent of its light armour, proof against rifle bullets and shell splinters with similar ballistic power recommended the LCA. Also, many troops looked favourably upon the luxury of seating in the well for the transported troops.
This particular example, L1264, is seen on a beach in the Far East (almost certainly Malaya) in the early 1950s. A member of 3 Cdo Bde at the time, my father was the coxswain and took the photo. The map location is entirely arbitrary on my part. Scanned from a B&W print.
X-Craft Midget Submarine, 1943
Lego submarine. Lego submersible.
The Royal Navy built a fleet of midget submarines during 1943-1944, and these were known as X-Craft. They were designed to be towed to within striking distance of their targets, then would be released to use their own power to undergo various warfare missions. The X-Craft typically had a range of approximately 1500 miles dependent on how far the submarine travelled underwater or on top of the water. The X-Craft carried deployable side cargo armament containing amatol explosive. The submarine had a complement of 4.
One of the famous missions that these submarines were involved with during the Second World War was Operation Source - a mission designed to destroy the German Tirpitz battleship which was based in the fjords of Norway. They also operated on missions in the tropics.
This LEGO MOC model was inspired by the one built by brickmania.com. But as this was a little expensive for me, I built my own version. This version also features retractable periscope, opening external and internal hatches, moveable snorkel exhaust, MiniFigures, removable side cargo explosives, wet and dry compartment, helm and controls, engine room, moveable rear rudder and hydroplanes, plus a display stand.
I built several versions of the physical model first, then deconstructed the final model to produce a digital 3D model, which allowed me to produce detailed building instructions.
MOC specifications:
length: 470mm
scale: 1:35
year of construction: 2017