31st August 2017
The nature of Kelli’s business means her selling places have to be continually stocked and refreshed, and as items are sold she freaks out that she has suitable pieces ready.
One of her places is out near Hudsonville, called Painted Farmgirl, this is set out in separate spaces, each rented out to individual vendors who bring their own special eclectic mix of style and individuality.
The other space is Lakeshore Marketplace in Holland. This is laid out in settings, and is a little more refined.
August had been a busy month at the Painted Farmgirl, so the pressure was on to bring new items to satisfy the hungry customers.
First order of the day was to collect something from Lakeshore Marketplace and to take it to Hudsonville. This “balancing” between both places works well,but there is no room to be complacent.
What I wanted to do was the more complicated repairs and re-purposing to help boost Kelli’s selling opportunities.
My skills were tested on the first specimen. This was a chest of drawers, where the carcass had water damage at the bottom on the side panels. Normally I would have replaced the old plywood with new, but this time I attempted to repair the “blown” plywood with car body filler called “Bondo”
The smell took me back to the early days at HM when the model shop had P38 delivered in bulk because we used so much of the stuff.
It took several hours to make a decent repair, and once Kelli had wielded the magic paintbrush, it looked pretty decent.
Another Lifetime to go 