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Keeping in Touch:  Willow Furniture and Baskets  |
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oregonatural
True Blue Farmgirl
152 Posts
Susan
Sprague River
OR
USA
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 Posted - Sep 05 2012 : 3:49:22 PM
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I just finished my first willow bench! Ta Da! I'm getting used to the tools and my DH has given me lots of tips. Here is a picture of my first bench. Slightly hobbit-sized. Will tackle a full sized one next!
Farmgirl #4053
My off-grid homestead blog: http://oregonnatural.blogspot.com/
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
1642 Posts
Janet
Escanaba
Michigan
USA
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heritagehunter
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Julie
La Salle
Co
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2012 : 5:00:50 PM
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I love it!! It would be perfect to display dolls or teddy bears. I am dying to try basket weaving too. Is there a book that you used to teach yourself?
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1645 Posts
Margo
Lorain
OH
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2012 : 5:31:14 PM
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beautiful!!! thanks for sharing the pic!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
proud member of the Farmgirls of the Southwest Henhouse
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4440 Posts
Diane
Janesville
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2012 : 9:17:09 PM
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Great job!
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farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
8650 Posts
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2012 : 10:06:09 AM
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Good job for your first bench. I love it. I love making things by hand. Can't wait to see what else you make. Thanks for sharing.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
1415 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2012 : 6:40:16 PM
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Beautiful job, Susan!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
484 Posts
Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2012 : 7:48:58 PM
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Oh Susan that is so beautiful - something I want to try too.
You did a great job especially for your first one.
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oregonatural
True Blue Farmgirl
152 Posts
Susan
Sprague River
OR
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 06:16:00 AM
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Thanks everyone. Bench number 2 is nearly done. After that I think I'll try a willow chair. I used a great book by a woman named Dawn King, published in 06, "Rustic Garden Projects." Great instructions, drawings and photos, tips on using the tools. Also, another book by Abby Ruoff, "Making Twig Garden Furniture" I loved finding these books by women, it gave me confidence that I could do this. I've made lots of small projects to date; baskets, planters, waste baskets, lamp shades and wreath forms from the willow. It's "woman sized" woodworking and allows for lots of artistic interpretation. Here are a couple of the smaller projects. Will post the new bench when it's done.
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Farmgirl #4053
My off-grid homestead blog: http://oregonnatural.blogspot.com/
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
7809 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 10:13:13 AM
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Susan, or Fred and Red. Yes I was looking at your blog. Very interesting and just love your little house, to cute! And all your flowers. Fred is one handy man. All your woodworkings are so nice. Looks like a really nice place to live.
Nancy Jo
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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oregonatural
True Blue Farmgirl
152 Posts
Susan
Sprague River
OR
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 11:17:12 AM
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Nancy, Yes my dear husband is a very talented man. I'm a very lucky gal. I adored the picture of the old aprons on your blog! Have a lovely weekend.
Farmgirl #4053
My off-grid homestead blog: http://oregonnatural.blogspot.com/
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
5845 Posts
Shirley Jean (Jeannie)
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 11:11:05 AM
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Beautiful. Definitely a good item for selling if you ever do that! So rustic and pretty.
Farmgirl #31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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cynfullypurple
True Blue Farmgirl
189 Posts
Cynthia
Endwell
NY
USA
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Posted - Sep 22 2012 : 07:57:07 AM
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That is amazing Susan! Very nice work. I just love willow furniture! Keep up the good work
Cyn~
Farmgirl #2817
"The time is when a library is a school, and the librarian is in the highest sense a teacher, and the visitor is a reader among the books as a workman among his tools." ~Melvil Dewey
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