This is my dear son Caiden, the sweetest boy:) He has just started a 3 week practical woodworking block. This is so exciting and I will be learning so much as well. Yesterday we started our first woodwork project, a wooden toolbox! It was such fun. First Cady marked out all the measurements for all the pieces of wood, which is important work for his maths as well!
He cut out quite a lot of the wood with a hand saw and then we used the scroll saw to cut the rest. We followed the instructions in our wonderful carpentry book,
Woodworking for Kids a fantastic book with so many amazing projects. I was continuously amazed at how conscientious he was, taking his time to saw and glue the pieces together, really enjoying the process. (Only mom cut with the electrical saw!)
Then came the glueing and hammering part, we lined up all the pieces, glued each one and Caiden hammered in all the nails, he loved this! He was so alive and active in the moment, it was like it awakened a part of his soul, tremendous to watch…
And there we go, his finished woodwork toolbox! I am so very proud of him and he is so very proud of himself for finishing this project:) Now he has a place to pack all his carpentry tools.
I have been busy with Easter knitting for my shop and this is my latest creation, he is called Fred, the Easter Rabbit and he is knitted with pure Angora yarn that I handspun myself. I will only be stocking a small amount of these as I have knitted up all the Angora that I have spun:) He is exceptionally soft! I will be listing him in a few hours.
Shop Talk: Discounts 🙂
I do accept Paypal, but I am discounting orders that are paid with Monster Pay:) The banking fees are lower for me and I can receive payment faster with Monster Pay as I live in South Africa and therefore I am offering a discount to customers that will pay this way. All I do is email you an invoice and you click on the links to pay. Monster Pay is very similar to Paypal and so easy to use, I promise:) If you would like to pay with Monster Pay and receive a nice discount and pay exact shipping, just send me a conversation on Etsy and I will create a special listing for you at a reduced amount:) Otherwise, please feel free to continue to use Paypal:)
Happy Monday everyone:)
Warmly
Linda
