The Nifty Bear

01/30/2026

In the process of cleaning I ended up taking pieces of different kits and old projects and putting them together to make new things. 🥰

Used some of the coaster frames from a mosaic coaster making kit, leftover veneer scraps from old projects and resin from a kit. Indoor activities I this frigid cold weather to pass the time.

01/25/2026

Finally posting the annual Christmas ornaments I make for the niece and nephew.
Every year I make them an ornament of something that was one of their favorite things that year. Alvin and Sonic were easy picks this year

01/06/2026

Photo dump from holiday shenanigans at Carolina Beach. Always a blast with lots of great places and even better people 🩵
Until next time CB

11/27/2025

11/13/2025

Annual interchangeable HOME decoration for an auction up in North Carolina.
This one is a table top decoration (my first indoor one) and the letters are reversible with white on one side and gray on the other.
Seasonal O's:
Snowman, hearts, ball mason jar (holes in top to add flowers), beach theme, uncle Sam hat, pumpkin, presents.

Hopefully it finds a good HOME 😆

10/16/2025

Definitely the largest scroll saw type project I've ever taken on. Over 30 inches for the word Champagne and my scroll saw has a 16in depth. Luckily I'd just bought a new jigsaw that I'd been dying to use. Lots of learning and still much better at the scroll saw. But so happy with how it turned out!! 🥰🥰

Plus any time hanging out with is a win 🏆

09/28/2025

Who needs gift bags when you can make a giant shoe instead?

09/22/2025

A little weekend addition 💙🩵
Now I can walk from my house to my shed without having to step in the grass. Didn't think that would be a big deal at first which is why I didn't do it initially, but when its wet or dark I'd been wishing I had. Kind of decided on a whim to extend this over the weekend. Glad I did but my body says different 😮‍💨🤪

09/20/2025

Just a boy out living his best life 💙

08/20/2025

When your accidental tomato tree gets so big that it needs its own wooden brace to hold it up just so that you can get by!

When I used to pick old tomatos off I would throw them on the ground. Now I have my own tomato secret garden led by this tree of a plant. Barely even any dirt back there as you can see.

Double benefit. I had a partial pallet sitting in my garage taking up space and getting in the way for too long. Now pallet isn't in the way and my tomatos can keep growing up and up. Win-win!