Did any of you hear that high pitch whine today? It was me and my router going full bore. I made some serious sawdust today routing some chair sides for a set that I am working on. I only got through four sides before my year old router said "I am DONE!" The blasted thing won't start. I mean COME ON! it was only 4 sides you wuss. I am so not happy. So off to the repair shop it goes on Monday, after I spank it for being a pain in my rear and slowing down my progress. My hubby took a few shots of me before the router revolt. Here they are.

From Chelle: The juggling act.


So here I am, I have been a bit wrapped up so to speak. Too many projects and not enough hours in the day. I've been making some placemat-a-doodle-do's but that sort of got sidelined as I needed to get my upstairs ready to become my temporary massage office while we are waiting for David's office building to be completed. I start seeing clients again on Wednesday after a 3 year hiatus. I have also been putting some time in on making a few table sets. The mamamade show is quickly approaching so I spent a few hours woking on our email flyer.

Please click on the photo to view it full size and feel free to print and distribute to help get the word out!!

CHELLE'S BIO

Meet Forward Thinking Mama: Chelle

Chelle Baldwin has a long history of thinking outside the box. Just ask her parents, they’ll tell you it’s true. Many moons ago she received a BFA degree specializing in furniture design and fabrication. After a 10 plus year hiatus of being a massage therapist, finding Mr. Right and having a few kids she has come back to what she loves, making sawdust and other messes. Let others bore you with the mundane and run of the mill. Chelle’s furniture speaks to the quirkier and lighter side of life, believing that things should be functional as well as enjoyable. She has two extremely diligent product testers in house, literally. They happen to be her daughters but that affiliation doesn’t seem to keep them from letting her know what works and what doesn’t.

How To Contact Outside Z Box
Chelle's in the blogosphere at outsidezbox.blogspot.com. You can contact Chelle at: outsidezbox at comcast dot net

From: Chelle

Howdy-ho, I am the resident saw dust maker of the group. Last year this group inspired me to dust off the cobwebs covering the creative part of my brain and get back to making stuff. So I came up with a children's table set and some activity pads for little creative minds. I will have both of these things again this year along with some new things. I have been glueing and sawing up a storm over the past few days and have some up with some nice cutting boards. I have a large one (1o"x10") and a mini one (6"x6"). I have some ideas floating around in my brain for other items and I'll post about them as I manage to actually make them. I also have set up a blog about my projects so feel free to check it out.