It’s An Etsy Thing

In the past, I would post items for sale on ebay.com and had thought about posting pipes I’ve restored, cleaned up, or carved on Ebay. But then came my wife’s idea of a better place. You see, several of us in our family has different hobbies. I like pipes and pipe related things. Cyndi, my wife, enjoys all kinds of crafts, modifying computer components, and art projects. My sister-in-law (Cyndi’s sister) has found a passion for jewelry making, and Bob, their brother, has done several rock carvings and other interesting crafts that take a ton of time to do.
Since we each have our creative side flaring, Cyndi decided to rope us all into providing store content on Etsy.com. Sounds like fun to me. Besides, it’s easier to post a new item on Etsy.

Hence, the creation of the Ballew Family Artisans. You can grab the link there, or always find it on the top in the sidebar. I have a lot of pipes to work on, so hopefully those will go up real soon.

Workspace

Several, several posts back, in A Man’s Pipe Smoking Hobby, I stated that I was getting my own workbench and space in the garage to restore, or carve my own pipes. I’m still working on getting equipment, but I’ve recently just started cleaning up a lot of pipes. So, here’s where I enjoy a newfound hobby. I’m still learning a lot, but through trial and error, and plenty of research and questions, I’m getting the knowledge needed.

Vintage Toy

When I was a kid, we would play with all kinds of things. Sometimes the simplest toys were the best. I grew up in an era where battery powered toys were starting to take hold in my childhood. My dad would always comment on how cool our toys were, but they left little to the imagination.