Monthly Archives: September 2008
Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pull Me Back In
When I was a new father a few years ago, I did a lot of reading. I wanted to make sure I was as good of a father as I could be to my daughter, so I left no stone unturned. I learned two things that made an impact on me: 1) Every parenting magazine [...]
The Big Reveal
You’ve watched me write about the Top Secret Project for a while now, and today is finally the day of the big reveal! A bit of background first: My wife’s grandfather’s 80th birthday is coming up, and we wanted to get something special for him. Having spent his life working for the phone company in [...]
Watch Your Back, Don Knotts
Today will start with a final update on the Top Secret Project. It is FINISHED! The final coat (number 6) of Tung Oil went on yesterday and it is ready for its final destination. I will be taking several memory cards worth of pictures of it, so expect to see the big reveal Monday, along [...]
Bump Day #2: The Bead Dreamer
Welcome to the second edition of Bump Day! Bump Day is for a crafter from Etsy to offer up some advice and hopefully get some karma in the form of a little bump in recognition. If you have advice to offer and would like to be featured, please convo me via www.GrecoWoodcrafting.com This week’s Top [...]
So Close!
Yes, a very late post but hey! Better late than never, right? That’s what I’m telling myself, anyway. The reason for my lateness in today’s post is two-fold. First, the Eagles had an insane game yesterday with blitz after blitz. I have to admit, it was nice reading good articles about them this morning But [...]
Properties – More Than You Needed to Know
After letting Bump Day occupy the “Post of the Day” position for 2 days, I figured I had better give you guys something good for the weekend. After all, I wouldn’t want you to think I was skimping on my blog duty. Today we will cover Properties. No, not property like where you build a [...]
Bump Day #1: Wendy Conrad Art
Bump Day is for a crafter from Etsy to offer up some advice and hopefully get some karma in the form of a little bump in recognition. If you have advice to offer and would like to be featured please convo me via www.GrecoWoodcrafting.com This week’s Top 5 Suggestions (Plus a bonus suggestion!) are from [...]
I’m a Lucky Daddy
OK, let’s start with a completely non-woodcrafting topic. Monday Night Football. McNabb messed up a handoff that very well may have cost them the game, but I can’t be too upset. They put up some nice numbers against Dallas, and there’s still the season ending rematch. If the Eagles can stay healthy for the entire [...]
KISS
Like a lot of others who sell their own handmade items, I am overly critical of my work. Nothing is ever ‘perfect’ and I tend to get bogged down sometimes in details. My current Top Secret project is a pretty good example of this, but for reasons I can’t get into at the moment, so [...]
Goodbye, Nana-Banana
My grandmother lost her battle with kidney cancer last night. This is for you, Nana-Banana: All Is Well Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by my old familiar name, [...]
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