Tiny Little Life

I made these 2 fruit bowls back in December 2008 by welding washers together.

This one was formed over a piece of aluminum that was originally intended to be a reflector for a ceiling light. It had a nice curve to it, which became the shape of this flat-ish dish.

For this rounded bowl, I used […]

This is the first thing I ever made by banging on hot iron: a hook, from an old lag screw with a square head. I squared off the threads a little bit, then flattened the head into a plate, then made the bend.

I felt pretty confident about the hook, so I made a heart […]

Back in May, some friends helped us put in some flooring. In the process of removing the old flooring, we found some 1970’s shag carpet that had never seen the light of day, nor any foot traffic. We framed it as a thank-you gift (shown here on the new floor).

It really is a […]

I took the glass out of a mirror that had a moon shaped frame, and painted it flat black. (i used blackboard paint for this, since i had some lying around). Then I scratched away the paint to make little dots, and glued the glass back into the frame.
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