Last Updated on January 29, 2008
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One can never have enough storage, so I asked Gary to come up with a seat I could use in my craft room that also could hold magazines and books.  It's made from basic plywood.  I added a foam top and stapled on a remnant of upholstery fabric.  I didn't bother finishing off the inside since you don't see it anyway, but you could paint it if you wanted to.
Another fantastic storage idea.  Our kitchen is fairly small, but can accomodate this kitchen island quite nicely.  One side is a kitchen cabinet that was going to be thrown out.  The top and bottom are part of a solid core door.  Some scrap molding trims it out and hides the castors on the bottom.  Slats were added to the other side to store baking pans and racks, while a large dowel is used as the towel rack.  There is enough room under the counter top  to accomodate a basket to hold dish towels and the top was tiled with basic white ceramic tiles, with magnolia accent tiles that I got on eBay.  It was stained to match the cabinet.  This cost less than $40 as the only things we purchased were the magnolia tiles, dowel and basket.
This is a spice rack that Gary made for my dear sister.  Made from pine and stained a golden oak to match her kitchen, this rack can be hung or left free-standing on a counter.  Canisters were purchased at a local kitchen outlet.  I labeled each bottle using a label maker, but you could also label the wood on the front of each hole.  Total cost, $12 for the bottles.
I apologize for the poor picture, will try to get a better one posted soon.  This is a clock Gary made over four years ago.  It is very basic, and anyone can do it.  He used a premade wooden plaque and added a clock kit from a local craft store.  He found some vinyl window clings and attached them to the wood by using polyurethane.
This has got to be my most favorite thing Gary has made me so far.  This is a bud vase, which utilizes a plastic 6" x 1/2" test tube.  He made it using his scroll saw.
Gary made this kids rocker in 2003 for my niece's 1st birthday.  It's made from plywood and the pieces interlock so there are no fasteners to worry about.  We painted it with some leftover paint we had from the kitchen.  My niece was into Peter Rabbit characters at the time, so that's what I used to help decorate it.  She'll be four soon and can still fit in it, though she has pealed all the decals off.  Fortunately, the paint was cured for a month, so the paint did not come off with the decals.  Similar patterns can be found here.
We finally repainted our master bathroom and needed something to go above the toilet.  There used to be a mirror here, but there were already two other mirrors in this bathroom, so I figured we could spare one.  This inexpensive scroll design was intended for the garden, but framed, I thought it looked good here since we also have black and wood accents in the bathroom already.   Once again, Gary made the frame from some scrap wood.  He's also getting much better with his corners, too.  Total cost $3 for the scroll work.
Gary's latest project is a horse clock for my niece.  She is just learning to tell time and her birthday is on April 10th, so Gary wanted to make her something special.  She loves horses, so we are pretty sure she will like it.

He made it using 3/4" birch plywood that is roughly 15" x 15".  He used a sanding drum to make the design along the edges and put about 8 coats of shellac on top of the horse decals.
Gary just finished a small table that will be used in our bedroom to hold his BiPap machine (Gary has sleep apnea). 

The bottom will hold supplies for the machine while the top will house the machine.  This was made from scrap oak and the casters were purchased at the flea market for 4/$1.  The table is finished with Bush Oil, which was purchased from Lakeshore Hardwoods.
This shelf is made of oak.  Gary used the router to make a simple decorative edge around the top and then used a scroll saw to cut out the shelf brackets.  After sanding he used Bush Oil to finish it off.  A basket sits on the shelf to hold odds and ends for his BiPap machine.
Gary made the frame for this painting that I did when I was going to one stroke painting classes.  It's made of scrap molding and the back was routered out so the canvas would fit tight.

He also made the frame for this stained glass mosaic piece. Again, scrap lumber.