{"id":2144,"date":"2016-02-19T21:37:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T05:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shopinfusion.com\/home\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2016-03-21T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T18:16:03","slug":"making-my-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shopinfusion.com\/home\/making-my-week\/","title":{"rendered":"making my week"},"content":{"rendered":"

I tend to have a number of projects going on at any given time, and find a lot of contentment in using my hands, problem solving, and increasing my knowledge and experience of the world I’m in. I thought I might try to make a weekly series here, sharing some of what I’ve been making each week, including things that might hopefully be useful to you as well.<\/p>\n

This week…<\/p>\n

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\"marmalade_jars\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A fresh supply of marmalade<\/em><\/a>, putting three seasons of colorful preserves on this shelf. Little things like this really are life’s great pleasures. I made a variation of the 3 Citrus Marmalade recipe<\/em><\/a> from Food in Jars (I used way less sugar (always less sugar!) and more rind). If I were to do it again, I would forgo the grapefruit. It’s a little too forward (though we are no doubt enjoying it). Last year I used oranges and lemons and I highly recommend that combination.<\/p>\n

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Wood Salve<\/em><\/a> setting up (on a very dark and grainy day). The transformation from amber liquid to golden solid is a pleasure to observe.<\/p>\n

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A fun project for some great folks. I created leather grips and shifter sleeves for a custom bike build they’re working on. If you are bicycle inclined, definitely check out Randi’s web shop.<\/a><\/em> She has a well designed collection of cycling gear and caps, including a really sweet kids line. And these guys have an admirable little bike repair shop<\/em><\/a> in what was once a grainery, in the very rural town of Elkton, Oregon.<\/p>\n

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When time allows, I love including special touches for my customers, like little drawstring pouches to wrap their orders. This is the tiniest one yet, for wrapping up a leather key keep<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And coming up next week is this project for Steven. Anyone have a guess what this very old (over 100 years old!) tool is? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Hardly a day goes by that I’m not making something. It’s when I feel most at ease and content.<\/p>\n

We’re all makers of our own sort. What are you guys making these days?<\/p>\n

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