Craft Schmaft

The woman cave is in full swing. I’ve been trawling the interweb for inspiration and for some reason am drawn to old things, vintage if you like. Actually it’s more than vintage, I think I’m drawn to items that have stood the test of time – things that have character. I’m loving ladders as shelves, this is a project from Sunset Magazine:

I’ve even gone so far as to go to a timber yard to find planks for my ladder shelves but it has to be said that the timber yard men were far less than helpful. They just couldn’t get their heads around me wanting to use timber meant for construction to put between two old ladders. They also seemed to have a panicked glint in their eye, a fear that I may give birth at any time or perhaps go on a pregnant hormonal rampage.  You may think this is ridiculous but I have spent a fair deal of time in hardware stores and other man domains and, before the big bump, got a very different reaction to needing some help with purchases. Fear not, I will persevere. There are plenty more timber yards on the northern beaches!