Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Mini-MacGuyver


thanks to my macguyver of a husband, my kids know how to work wonders with tools... and i'm proud of it.   buckle up 'cuz today we're gonna hop my momma braggy train and take a tour of the latest mini-macguyver project.

the handful of you that visit me daily may remember our recent family dumpster dive at the neighborhood construction site....




and the cool project frick and frack, our 10 year old twin boys, built for their frustrated-furniture-pushing-and-shoving-mom... me.





they made me the dollie NOT the wardrobe.

one recent afternoon, frick was doing his usual probing and meandering around my digs while i punctiliously painted, nodded and "uh-huhed" in response to his banter.  after a few minutes of his foraging, pounding and drilling i heard  the familiar, "look, mom!"

sure enough frick, a.k.a tucker had transformed the tossed aside timber into his namesake letter "t".




um... for all you nit-picky parents, he's wearing an invisible cloak of protection around his body instead of the standard gear.  

duh.



some oops paint and tape can turn wood into a work of art.









frack is not one to be outdone by his bro, so get ready for a heck of a "w" coming your way soon. 

what have your kiddies built lately?


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18 comments:

Gwen @ The Bold Abode said...

T-T-Totally love it!

Shari @ turnstylevogue.com said...

That is awesome. It puts the little jute-covered "J" that Joey and I did for his room to major shame. I can't show this to him or he'll give me the silent treatment. Hmmm...on second thought... !

Have a great day!

Junky Vagabond said...

Wow! You must be one proud mama :) He's obviously picking up great tips from you!
-Jill

Lesley said...

TOTALLY COOL!!! Wow! The look on his face in the final pic is priceless! Such an accomplishment. Skills he will always have! Plus, hello???? Excellent job too!

Heidi S. said...

What a handy fella! I love it and I love that he looks pretty proud of himself. Talent runs in your family!

Erin~Just*Grand said...

What a compliment to you that he wants to follow in your creative footsteps... And looks like he may just have some of your spunk, too! What a doll.
Erin

Tina@WhatWeKeep said...

Some of my favorite memories are with my boys doing just this kind of thing. He's absolutely adorable. These are the sweetest moments.
You get on that braggy train all you want. : )

Bonnie ~ a wee Meenit said...

bravo to you for getting your kids involved with what you do!
You are teaching them invaluable skills they can use and appreciate their entire lives!!
Love the T, can't wait for the W!

Cassie @ Primitive & Proper said...

that is SO cool! and what a great idea! genius, amy.... genius.

Sherry said...

That is so cool, you've gotta be proud of him!

Michaela said...

Wow, that turned out wonderful! My boys are still very young but I hope we can do the same once they get older! Great idea! (found you through a linky party!)

Katie Franck said...

Talented boy you have there :)

Suzy www.savedbysuzy.blogspot.com said...

Love it! That was a successful family dumpster dive!

Kindra-At Home With K said...

How cool is that 'T'!! I love the design you greated as well! My sons would love these! I gotta save this to my to-do file!
I'm your newest follower! Stop on by sometime! If have a weekly linky party called Terrific Under Ten Tuesdays. It's for projects made fr $10 or less. I would love to have you sometime!

Allison @ House of Hepworths said...

You are awesome so I featured you at my Hookin Up with HoH Party!

Feel free to stop by for a button if you'd like. :)

xoxo

Allison @ House of Hepworths

Jamie @ Sew Rockin' said...

Oh my gosh, that looks amazing! What a talented guy you have! And you have some great projects...I'm following you now :)

Heidi said...

I LOVE it! I think it is so sweet when kids follow in our footsteps. Great work T! And good luck on the W...yikes!

Heidi@HomemadeBeautiesByHeidi

Jamie @ Sew Rockin' said...

I just wanted to let you know that I featured this yesterday on "You Sew Rock Me Fridays" at my blog Sew Rockin'. Here's the link: http://www.sewrockin.com/2011/12/16/you-sew-rock-me-fridays-9.

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