Tag: women building things

• Half walls in the art studio

  

  As I was beginning to plan where to put all my shelves in the art studio, I realized I didn’t have enough wall space. I decided to build a wall between the two halves of the studio to give me room for all my hanging shelves. I didn’t like how closed off it felt, however,…

  micheleballantyne

  November 27, 2018

  About Michele, Building Cool Stuff, Making a Cottage Art Studio

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• We Ain’t Cold, We’re Vikings!

  Would I have been out here in the snow if it weren’t for Cheryl?  . . . no.  Ha ha! Cheryl often says, “I can do it, I’m a Viking!”  Not wanting her out there trying to lift those rafters on her own, which would have been difficult to say the least, I went out and…

  micheleballantyne

  January 8, 2017

  About Michele, Building Cool Stuff, Cheryl’s Studio

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• We Ain't Cold, We're Vikings!

  Would I have been out here in the snow if it weren’t for Cheryl?  . . . no.  Ha ha! Cheryl often says, “I can do it, I’m a Viking!”  Not wanting her out there trying to lift those rafters on her own, which would have been difficult to say the least, I went out and…

  January 8, 2017

  About Michele, Building Cool Stuff, Cheryl’s Studio

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• How crude can it be and still work?

  The day was warmer, and Melanie was over, so John and Melanie and I finally put the front door in on the art studio cottage. Watch video below to see how amazingly it works!    

  micheleballantyne

  December 28, 2016

  About Michele, Building Cool Stuff, Making a Cottage Art Studio

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• Mairsiedotes Gets Some Much Needed Rest

  When we brought Honey and Bae home, we kept them separate from Mairsiedotes because we were not sure how well they would get along, and Mairsiedotes, being only a year old, is much smaller than the older horses.  So we alternated which horses stayed in the corral and which stayed in the pasture.  This allowed…

  micheleballantyne

  October 15, 2016

  Mustang rescue project, My Horses

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• Building a Barn With Kids

  From playing in the texture of the hardened cement, To driving the screws after the board is set in place, To filling in the gap’s above the cement,  Kids can feel, and be, useful on a project like this. My daughter Melanie and her husband Kevin set all the vertical post in place for me…

  micheleballantyne

  September 2, 2016

  Homeschool Fun

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