September 2020 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Painted Oil Lamp

I thought I was purchasing a single ceramic oil lamp. To my surprise two identical glass oil lamps arrived and in desperate need of TLC! The oil lamp burners were horribly rusted and peeling off the brass coating paint color. The oil lamp bases smelled of kerosene and one of the chimneys was missing. So [...]

Eton FRX5-BT

This little radio came to me as a gift and it retails for $79.00. Its main selling points are not in its speaker quality or cell phone charging abilities. In fact this radio fails drastically in those areas but it makes up for it with its solar panel and NOAA alert features. Emergency Device Charging [...]

Crash Course Intro to Oil Lamps

A storm rolled through and took out the power. We had been without power and spotty internet for 7 days. It was the perfect time to pull the trigger and buy some oil lamps! I picked up two beautiful true vintage purple glassed oil lamps at a local boutique shop. Thankfully this city is just [...]

JBL Charge Repairs Replacement Battery Charge port Replacement Battery If you find inexpensive batteries on Amazon or Newegg.com with the item size description as… Product Dimensions : 3.78 x 1.15 x 0.77 inches; 2.82 Ounces DO NOT BUY! The battery pictured below has the wrong color leads and is just completely the wrong size. Buy [...]

Rooftop Tent Ladder Bag

I used the same principals for making a shopping tote bag to make my ladder carrying/storage bag. This was so easy to make that it was made before I could stop to take pictures. Here is the tutorial that inspired me Tote making guide. Start by measuring the L x W x H (31” x [...]