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Power Tools 101: The Ultimate Guide to Using a Paint Sprayer

September 9, 2015 By Jenna 176 Comments

I had a revelation the other day.

A hold-the-phone-shut-the-front-door-smack-myself-on-the-head revelation.

I realized that for two years I’ve been showing you all these awesome (if I do say so myself) furniture makeovers that I’ve completed with my paint sprayer, but never once have I actually told you how to use the paint sprayer from start to finish.

See why I smacked myself on the head?

So here it is. The ultimate guide for how to use a paint sprayer from set-up to cleaning.

Sorry for the two year delay.

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Power Tools 101: How to Use a Sander

April 6, 2015 By Jenna 16 Comments

After a month hiatus, Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage and I are back with another round of Power Tools 101.

This month is an easy one – How to Use a Sander.

There are lots of different types of power sanders, but my go-to pick is a sheet sander. Its very versatile and unless you have a huge job, it can take care of just about anything.

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Power Tools 101: How to Use a Heat Gun

February 2, 2015 By Jenna 18 Comments

This is probably the easiest tool to use – but that many people don’t have.

A Heat Gun.

I didn’t have a heat gun until last year – and I didn’t get it out of the box for a month or so after I got it because I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it.

Let me tell you – it can do so many things.

And it is so easy to use.

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Power Tools 101: How to Use a Miter Saw

January 5, 2015 By Jenna 18 Comments

Its time for another empowering round of Power Tools 101.

In this round, I’m going to go over the basics of a miter saw, probably my favorite kind of saw, and Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage is going to teach you how to use a table saw, which happens to be my least favorite saw.

Didn’t that work out nicely?

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Power Tools 101: How to Use a Drill

October 21, 2014 By Jenna 41 Comments

About a month and a half back, I was chatting with Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage and attempting to bribe my child to be quiet with a popsicle so I could actually hear what Gina was telling me. I finally figured out we were troubleshooting what she should hang on a blank wall in her living room.

One thing led to another and before we knew it, we were planning a Power Tools 101 series.

Why?

Because we’re bad asses like that.
And we are ADHD.

Ok, that’s not really the reason.

The real reason is because we think that every woman (and all 3 men who read my blog, but don’t need this post – Hi Dad, Dad, and Grunt Labor) should know the basics of power tools.

Why should you know the basics?

Because you are a bad ass.

And every bad ass knows their way around power tools.

Once a month, Gina and I are each going to cover a different power tool. We are going to show you the basics of how the tool works and what it can do.

This month, I am giving you the basics on how to use a drill and Gina is sharing the how-to of a jigsaw.

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