Ah yes and welcome back to the blog.
Well today for you, I've got a post on something I wanted but don't
have the money to need.
Now I have a Lush problem. A
strong one.
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| Unicorn
Aesthetics
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I post them to Instagram then search
the hash tags I added and there are these people who use like 5 bath
bombs in one tub. You've got too much money my friend but I digress.
There are these people who know how to take a proper bath. I know
it's probably staged but the romance of it had caught me.
Then when I went to a family braai and
besides wanting to steel their oven and prawn sculpture:
they had these cute stainless steel
bath caddy.
So started the search. Takealot.com had
BUT when I had money it was out of stock. Then I saw again at
Checkers in the home section and almost R400 it just that bit too
much for a want. Walking past that to the section with the shelves
and got inspiration. I thought why not but a shelf for a quarter of
the price, cut and treat it and BOOM. If that happened, this post
would be done BUT I did have a few things that I already have to make
a cool bath caddy:
é Notice: The last time
I did wood work I was 11/12 years old. It was part of Art and the
male teacher did not care to teach girls properly because apparently
girls don't need to know basic skills of wood work just like boys
didn't need to know how to cook. School is sexist that way.
Wood (I had a pallet. Here and here are
links from Takealot if you want to buy online)
Crowbar/ Pry bar / zombie smasher to
take apart the pallet
Saw
Hammer
Nails
Note book
Tape measure
Pen or pencil to make notes and mark
wood
The rest not pictured is:
Sanding paper (I had a Mouse I used)
Wood glue
Vinegar
Vegetable oil
Clean paint brush
First off I drew what I wanted and
measured up the bath tub. I measured the width and the width of the edges of the tub:
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| Here I realised I should have taken wood work and technical drawing instead of art in High school |
Then I took apart the pallet. Charlie
had to be chased away a few times. As I'm taking apart the pallet I
remove the nails. I don't feel like going to the vet or getting a
tetanus shot. Too real for a cheap D.I.Y. today.
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| Charlie looking to go on a trip to the Vet |
Half way through I decided to deviate
from my sketch and add a third slat (is that a term?) because I
wanted the shelf a bit wider. I marked the wood with the measurements
of how wide I wanted the caddy and started sawing:
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I asked my ancestors why I was having
trouble sawing and the answer I got is that I should let the saw do
the work.
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I took out the Mouse and started
sanding the slats. I used the 180 grit. I could go in with a finer
grit but I didn't.
Now comes a more complicated part. Mark
where you want the cross members. They keep the boards together and
stops the caddy from freely moving around side to side. I glued it at
the width of the edge of the bath at 6 cm. Then when it was dry I
flipped it around and knocked nails through the top. I picked the the
nail by sizing it so it goes through the cross member but not through
the other side. Screws are apparently easier BUT I had nails
I didn't want to go to Builders to get
a treatment for the wood. The one closest to me has staff who acted
badly because of my hair (at the moment it is pink). (The security
guard stared so hard at me he didn't even pay attention to what he
was doing, then the ladies at the till points started screaming as
they laughed at me which made me feel uncomfortable so I can only
assume they don't want my money) So Home, DIY & Stuff had
this easy solution. One part of vinegar to 3 parts cooking oil.
DONE!!!
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| rustic but I won't deduct points for that |
I didn't fill the bath to stage because
I took a shower the previous day. I also am too broke to buy new bath
bombs, bubble bars or bath melts. So for this month we can just
pretend. Also please note my Yankee Candle is also finished.😩😢😞
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