Dustpuppy Designs

A current project I am working on involves a desk w/ hutch using oak and oak laminate plywood. I'm going with a Roman Ogee moulding theme for the hutch crown and stands, and possibly use a 1/4" x 1/2" ogee moulding to add depth to the cabinet doors. Pictures are not in sequence or in any particular order (I tend to forget to take pictures when my mind is so tuned in on the project itself!). Sorry no pictures of the cutting process, but I can tell you it involved two trips to the hardware store to purchase 3 new (60 and 80 teeth) saw blades. Finish plywood almost certainly needs 80 teeth or it will chew the wood up. After cutting the boards,"Stain first!", is my personal motto. As glue tends to ruin finish areas, if you don't. Sherry found "Mr. Plywood" online. I had never heard of the place and promptly paid the store a visit. What a godsend! If you live in Portland, OR and need lumber or moulding, forget Home Depot or Lowes...

"Plarn"  (plastic yarn) isn't a new concept, it's been around for a long time. I fondly recall my grandmother making bags and rugs out of bread bags. It wasn't until about 2 years ago, after I had stuffed over 1,000 plastic grocery bags into a box in the garage, that a new sense of urgency came over me to make some sort of use out of them. The only problem was, I couldn't crochet or knit a stitch to save my life. In comes my sister and YouTube, in which I quickly become a single-stitch professional. I've tried using other stitch techniques with plarn, it just isn't easy to do, and it makes for some rough callouses on your hands and wear on your fingers and wrists. Single-stitch works best when making plastic bags. You'll need the following: A good pair of large sharp scissors A size K crochet hook A large empty (recycled) margarine tub for cut strips Empty paper grocery bag for clippings Step 1: I cut up to 10 bags at a time, but for...