Login
Discover
Waves
Communities
Login
Signup
massive-pop
@massive-pop
53
Fixer-up of houses and furniture, baker of baklava, web novice.
Followers
471
Following
26
Follow
Email digest
Resource Credits
Available
Used
Created
2017-06-26 13:56
RSS Feed
Subscribe
Posts
Blog
Posts
Comments
Communities
Wallet
massive-pop
blog
8y
Realizing the dream of a study.
The spare room/ dumping ground/ laundry room has become my stufy. Finally. It has purpose, it has flow, it has pretty things that make me very happy. I could not be more delighted with the outcome. The
$ 0.056
3
massive-pop
food
8y
Cassoulet for a Cold Night
The winter does not seem to want to abate here in England. I am someone who does not like being cold, so a bowl of a beautifully rich and comforting stew is just what is needed. Enter Cassoulet. Meat and
$ 0.045
3
2
massive-pop
food
8y
Khaleesi - Mother of Bunnies
This is the prize I made for our annual Easter Egg hunt last year. This year I'm considering making my own Easter eggs from scratch, but I though I'd share this idea because it's rather fun - a chocolate
massive-pop
woodwork
8y
Herringbone Coffee Table
We have finally started working on making a top for the coffee table base that my parents gave to me last year. I first wrote about this here. The base is solid, and the idea is to make a base using a
massive-pop
photography
8y
The Beast From The East
The Creature From The Black Lagoon! Except it's not a creature, it's a weather front. And it's not from the Black Lagoon, it's from Siberia. The Beast From The East is every school child's dream. Aaand
massive-pop
home
9y
A well hung door.
This is not an unpainted pine door. This is a knotty pine door that has been painted to look like knotty pine. Tasteful. And with a handy 1 cm gap between the perpendicular wall and door frame, that widens
massive-pop
art
9y
What to do with a Letterpress tray?
I bought a letterpress tray from a car boot sale last spring, with a mind to cleaning it up and hanging it on a wall, filled with colourful curios. When I first starting cleaning the tray, I thought I
massive-pop
diy
9y
Fancy Brackets
I'm planning on putting up a shelf over my wardrobe in the spare room to store boxes of fabric, craft supplies etc. Brackets are a practical way to keep a shelf hung on a wall, but there's no reason that
massive-pop
creativity
9y
Finished Chest of Drawers
I first posted about this here. I have finally, Finally manged to get around to finishing the chest of drawers that I initially started * ahem * last January. This is the finished article, and I couldn't
massive-pop
diy
9y
A small spare room/ closet update.
A very Happy New Year to everyone! I do hope all you Steemians have had a good one, and may you all have a joyous and successful 2018 :) Over the past few weeks - on days off and after work, we've slowly
massive-pop
creativity
9y
Christmas Wine Crate - Finished!
I've finished the wooden crate that's going to be the wrapping for my Dad's Christmas present. You can see my first post about the wine create here. I tried a few methods before deciding that yes, I really
massive-pop
food
9y
Cappuccino Truffles
I've made truffles for Christmas for the past 8 years or so. I like to try new flavors. Some work, some don't. Greatest hits include dark chocolate cardamom, dark chocolate salted caramel, milk chocolate
massive-pop
christmas
9y
Christmas Wine Crate
My Dad is one of those people who are impossible to buy for. Christmas has the uncanny knack of being at the same time each year, and yet he still struggles to come up with ideas of what he might like.
massive-pop
thanksgiving
9y
Thanksgiving Crackers/ Poppers
In England we call them crackers, I believe in the US they are referred to as poppers. Either way, they're the inner tube of toilet roll wrapped in nice paper, attached to a "snap", and filled
massive-pop
creativity
9y
Finished Cross Stitch
It's done! I've finally finished my cross stitch! I actually finished a few days ago, but now that the nights are drawing in, I have to wait for a day off to take some photos in natural light so it's not
massive-pop
creativity
9y
The spare bedroom begins to look like a room.
It's been a good long while since we did any work on the house, but this weekend we made another step forward in finishing the spare bedroom/ study/ dressing room. If you want a history of our spare bedroom,
massive-pop
craft
9y
Cross Stitch Skull Update 2
Last time I posted about the cross stitch I'm working on, it looked like this. I've done more since; finishing off the orange/ yellow rose, finishing the zigzag Byzantine stitch in the back ground, and
massive-pop
bonfirenight
9y
Remember, remember...
Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot. On the 5th of November in 1605 Guy Fawkes was caught in the cellars
massive-pop
colorchallenge
9y
Colour Challenge: Friday Blue Eggs
For Friday Blue, I've chosen this pic of my two blue Romanian pained eggs. You will sometimes see a certian type of blue egg labeled as "Voroneț Blue". This is named after the Voroneț Monastery
massive-pop
colorchallenge
9y
Colour Challenge: Thursday Green Eggs (and ham?)
I've been posting about my collection of Romanian decorated eggs this week, and this is my newest. The white and green egg is my latest addition, and was the one thing I wanted to bring back with me from
← Latest
Older →
