Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Step Away from the Toolbox

Sometimes I get this misguided idea I can use tools. Wrong. I can’t even pound a nail in straight. ~sigh~ You should see the mess under my latest whimsical shelf display. Our drywall may never forgive me. I plan to spare my poor husband the details. Yikes.


Farmer Bunny's Broken Radish Cart

At least this lesson sunk in because I purchased some cool tempered glass shelves that hang from wire like a construction crane. Installation seemed simple enough. My husband, bless his heart, suggested hiring a professional. After breaking two ceramic pieces in an attempt to display them, I concede. Thank heaven they aren’t treasured heirlooms. But still…

Frog and Snail offer Emotional Support
Tiny Turtle (lower left), Looks On

Those pieces (not shown) will never be the same despite a Super Glue repair job. Hurray for not attaching them to my hands. I remember going to high school classes with a bit of felt glued to my fingertip. ~rolls eyes~ Why I didn’t just use Elmer’s to reattach its eye is beyond me but I do still have that little stuffed pumpkin character.

Would you hire a contractor to hang a shelf? Have you ever glued yourself to a project?

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20 comments:

  1. Never been glued to a project , but I burn myself every single time I use a glue gun. :)

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    1. You're also talented in more ways than me, and many with which you discredit yourself. ~nods~ Be well!

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  2. Well you know, Darla, dad occasionally has the same issue with nails, but overall mom and I are grateful that he's in the maintenance industry. Before we moved down south from Massachusetts he even had his own handyman business and did this kind of thing day in and day out. He'd often come home to mom at the end of the day and tell her stories of the kinds of things people would pay him to do, things like this exactly. Mom says she's ever grateful that dad can cook and bake, clean, correct spelling and grammar AND fix things (when he finally gets around to it, that is). She says she'll keep him around. Of course, he wrote all this...

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  3. I can't do ANYTHING of that genre right. AND I get mad at the project within a few minutes! I just give in and cast about trying to find someone who can and will do it for a fee.

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  4. Oh my, DIY doesn't always end well here. The Dad says he does his part to contribute to the economy by hiring folks!

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  5. We don't do a lot of these kinds of things, but we're not crafty here either. We have our talents, but not this kind of thing. Bless both our hearts.

    Have a fabulous day, Darla. Big hug. ♥

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  6. I hate the super glue on fingers issue. It's an underrated problem.

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  7. I suppose with practice you might get better? But if you've got someone who can do the job, why not contract it out?

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    1. At my age, practice seems fruitless. Heh... But hiring our contractor is my husband's way of keeping a talented guy in business.

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  8. I am totally SHAKING my head over this post!! haha....Why? You have seen what I do with tools!! haha....Hire someone to hang a shelve? NEVER!!! Maybe next time if items are not heavy, use those sticky hooks that hold things in place and you can remove them!!! haha...I am laughing with you my dear! Do you have other things on your walls? How did they get there?

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  9. Your post made me laugh! Luckily I went to art school (majored in wood). And I worked as a plumber's helper for my husband so I Am OK with home repairs. Sometimes I'm too good...

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    1. I'm glad to have made you chuckle. Too good? Now I want stories. :)

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  10. I'm not good at that kind of thing either. I even screw up basic measuring.

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