One of our workshop &#39;notebooks&#39;

Anna

@LadyDuck (502199)

• Italy

5 Sep 18

@JudyEv I agree, I have a nice feeling of satisfaction when I do something, even simply re-painting the ceilings or the fence outside.

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

It is very satisfying to be able to make something you need - big or small.

1 person likes this

ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (17036)

• Singapore

4 Sep 18

That is pretty cool and I could not do it.

2 people like this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

I guess we have had a lot of years to learn.

1 person likes this

ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (17036)

• Singapore

5 Sep 18

No matter give me how many years I also could not do it.

snowy

@snowy22315 (208748)

• United States

6 Sep 18

No, and I probably wouldn't trust something I built. If it isn't super simple, I'm not gonna build it!

1 person likes this

snowy

@snowy22315 (208748)

• United States

6 Sep 18

@JudyEv That's good!

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Sep 18

Sigh I hear you. This putting a heater in the caravan was supposed to be a day's work. Three days later.....

... But it's just about there!

1 person likes this

DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

4 Sep 18

My hubby is the handyman around here and very good at what he does for being a city boy.

The scraps of wood we have were given to our younger son to use in his new house for little projects. However, we do hire professionals for most things that show.

1 person likes this

DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

5 Sep 18

@JudyEv Once or twice isn't too bad

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

Sometimes it's best to get the professionals in. We've wished we had once or twice.

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

@DianneN Wee..lll, maybe it was three or four times.

Darcy Nemo

@YrNemo (20254)

•

5 Sep 18

I am hopeless in this DIY thing, but I am OK in handicraft I think...

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

It's what you get used to, and what you get practice at doing I think.

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

@YrNemo Some fixes can be tricky. I hope your friend turns up soon to fix your gate.

Darcy Nemo

@YrNemo (20254)

•

5 Sep 18

@JudyEv Right now our back gates are causing us trouble, but I can't do a thing about it. I have to wait for a family friend to find time to fix the hinge for me (he has been our tradesman for the last two years).

1 person likes this

Courage7

@Courage7 (19626)

• United States

4 Sep 18

Its wonderful that you use those like that. I have not been doing any do it yourself lately but when I had a house I was into all that. Nice you two work together like that Judy.

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

Thanks. It was always hard to write on paper. There never seemed to be a flat surface to lean on.

1 person likes this

Courage7

@Courage7 (19626)

• United States

5 Sep 18

@JudyEv And I can never find a pen lol

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

@Courage7 I have a pencil case over there now with several pencils in it - and even a sharpener! And Vince has one of the those fat builder's pencils too.

1 person likes this

Mavic123456

@Mavic123456 (21891)

• Thailand

4 Sep 18

DIY is good. but sometimes buying is cheaper than making.

1 person likes this

Mavic123456

@Mavic123456 (21891)

• Thailand

5 Sep 18

@JudyEv but what is good in DIY is fun and it is personalized. and it is yours. ahhh maybe if you will buy bulk of raw materials and you will be able to produce a lot.

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

Mostly we've found it much cheaper as long as we don't factor in our time.

We've not very fast at doing stuff.

1 person likes this

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

4 Sep 18

Hubby is the builder here. Unless I get tired of waiting on him.

1 person likes this

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Sep 18

@JudyEv

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

I'm just the helper too - but I'm a very good one. I don't get paid much but Vince says I backchat too much to be paid!

1 person likes this

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Sep 18

That's a good idea and one that won't blow away. I guess you could call writing a do-it-yourself project. It would be about the only one I indulge in on a daily basis.

1 person likes this

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

6 Sep 18

@JudyEv If someone else did it, it wouldn't be your writing either. So, yes, I am a crafty do it your self-er.

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

Certainly writing counts. No-one else is going to do it for you are they? Well, not really. It wouldn't mean nearly as much if someone else did it.

1 person likes this

Tokz

@ilocosboy (45155)

• Philippines

4 Sep 18

Oh I also love doing like that though not really polished, I'm sure you all the tools needed in your DiY.

1 person likes this

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

We have accumulated the tools over 47 years. It makes a project SO much easier if you have the tools you need.

1 person likes this

Tokz

@ilocosboy (45155)

• Philippines

5 Sep 18

I also have few tools

1 person likes this

Faye

@FayeHazel (40230)

• United States

4 Sep 18

It is the most useful form of craft work. I think you are wise, both of you. You can have something that is custom made for it's purpose and save $ too. Ha ha... notebook - well certainly doesn't waste much then

1 person likes this