And let's face it girls, usually the things that would go
on the list aren't as important to our husbands as
they are to us! LOL! And if you're like me, when you
have an idea or a project, you want to
do it now and not wait for the weekend! :)
With that idea in mind, I've accumulated my own
set of tools over the years...small for girly hands
but still good quality and powerful.
Craftsman and Black & Decker make many
smaller scale tools...hammers, drills, pliers,
electric scissors...I got a soldering iron that
I'm anxious to learn how to use! I'll let
you know how that goes! :)
I have a few small tools that are just for me too. And - it beats going out to my hubbys word shop and trying to find something!
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! A woman and her power tools can do some mighty things...smiles~
ReplyDeleteMy husband bought me a girly tool box one year. (I think he just got tired of me using his tools). It sure comes in handy and I don't have to so out to the shed for his!
ReplyDeleteSusie ~ you of all girls would certainly know that! :)
ReplyDeleteHeavy is the word for it...some even for a guy. Just not perfected yet. I have the Mouse Sander and I love it for fixing up furniture before painting or after for distressing. Really small and powerful. Love it!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Jane
Very cool...I know several women around here who take night classed and have built beautiful cabinets etc. You go girl..Come say hi :D
ReplyDeleteWell you can tell just how unhandy i am as I have no idea what a "sautering iron" even is! now, if only you had included a pic of it. My tools now conists of a regular screwdriver and a corkscrew bottle opener! That's it! Don't even have a hammer and end up using rocks and such. Talk about feeling like a "Thad" is such times. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI loved this post! I agree with everything, besides, living on my own most of the time I have to wait months for the Irishman to fix things. And when he is finally here, I want to spend time doing other things than DIYs.
ReplyDeleteI have similar tools to yours and have assembled furniture.
Have you ever tried to drill into a wall? I am in need of drilling but have not found the courage to do so (yet).;)
xo
Zuzana
Me too! I have a toolbox in the laundry cupboard and if anything goes missing, I'm not happy - hubby has a tendency to not put things back and, if he 'helps' with the garden, I get to put the tools away. Just absent-mindedness on his part; can't change him now!
ReplyDeletenice, color me impressed betsy. my wife is pretty handy with tools as well.
ReplyDeleteI really wanted a new girl-drill this year but Santa didn't bring me one. I guess I'll have to go out and buy myself one.
ReplyDeleteI already have my own tool box!
Have fun tackling all those projects.
Blondie ~ ok, now I want a mouse sander! :)
ReplyDeleteMy husband kept borrowing my tool kit, so I gave my husband a hammer as a gift and he lost it!
ReplyDeleteChristine...LOL!
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! You tread where I have not yet ventured.
ReplyDeleteAmen, my projects aren't nearly as important to my husband as they are to me....I get comments like, "do you want me to do that right now"? I bite my tongue to keep from saying "no next summer will be fine" LOL
ReplyDeleteOk I guess sometimes I say that!!!
Christian ~ well, your professor seems quite quick to jump right in where needed! LOL!
ReplyDeleteNanny ~ oh yes, I hear you! I just go ahead on my owh. He especially knows if he's gone on a business trip that something major is going to be happening while he's away! LOL!
ReplyDeleteBased on the same basic principle, I need to acquire a needle and thread - but ones for big hands.
ReplyDeleteAlan ~ The Mister could certainly relate to that as he has big hands, too! :)
ReplyDeleteHip Hip for the GIRL POWER and POWER TOOLS!
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to learn to use a mitre box!
Thank goodness for women who can do DIY. I never dare venture beyond decorating. I know my limits.
ReplyDeleteIt does feel good to be self sufficient. It's such a feeling of accomplishment to finish a project.
ReplyDeleteI relly like ...mmm...'s comment...a screwdriver and a corkscrew are necessities. As long as the screwdriver is the drink made with orange juice : )
Betsy...love it....all girls need their own tool boxes.....
ReplyDeletehave fun !
Kary
xxx
One word: Impressive!
ReplyDeleteNice tools...
ReplyDeleteI have some...
the only thing is...
when I "hide" them from my children,
is to remember where I put them!
Yikes.
I really enjoy reading your blog.
It is very nice.
Nancy
Your seat is saved, your place is set and your thigh and legs are on the grill....(does that sound funny)....wish you were here..i know we would have a great time and btw..those pastry swans...wow...what a winner..perfect.
ReplyDeletemore later, friend
kary
xxx
I am not much of a handy person. People usually avoid me when I try to do a project.
ReplyDeleteof a feather ~ hi! Welcome..thanks for stopping by. I'll come visit you very soon! :)
ReplyDeleteFarmhouse Kitchen ~ haha...nobody will know what you're talking about over here on my comments! hee! yep, my leg is feeling a little warm...haha.
ReplyDeleteOK...you provide the chick and I'll bring the swans. :)
I'll have to admit, since WT is gone a lot of the time, I can do a lot of repairs myself, including the guts of a toilet and removing and replacing plumbing joints. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, right?
ReplyDeleteA sautering iron? Impressive! I don't even bother to get smaller tools because I have kind of big hands. Well, not man hands. Just long fingers that give me big hands. Mine are in my closet so I don't have to go to the garage. Unless I need the drill or bits...then I go to the garage.
ReplyDeleteI did get your email...just haven't had a chance to reply back. I told you I'd be busy! :)
I'm impressed that you dig power tools! (By the way... it's "soldering iron.") ;)
ReplyDeleteSkip ~ oops...thanks for that. I can't use it yet, or spell it! :)
ReplyDeleteI really should get a set of these!
ReplyDeleteI'm terrible at this type of stuff. I do have my own hammer. Rachel is my hero, because she can do it all too. Betsy, you amaze me.
ReplyDeleteIt sure comes in handy and I don't have to so out to the shed for his!
ReplyDeleteWork from home India
Yep, I've got my own Makita Drill as well. In my Dad's younger days he did stain glass work and I lurved watching him work a small soldering iron.
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