Christmas 2024 Elf on the Shelf Ideas from Toolz!
Toolz, TIA's very own Elf on the Shelf, had so much fun here last year that he's back! He has another great list of...
Different Types of Wall Storage for Tools
Welcome to 2024! This is the year you vowed to keep your garage and workshop more organized, right? Then you're going to need a...
Meet Toolz! He’s Here to Share Elf on the Shelf Activities for Winter Break!
Look at who showed up at the TIA workshop. It's Toolz, our Elf on the Shelf, or Elf on the workbench in our case!...
What I learned from my House Remodel Project
Should you remodel your house or move? That is the question. For us, it was an easy answer to the question since we love...
Blaze King Princess Update
Back in 2012 we installed a Blaze King Fireplace insert, the princess model. At the time I loved it. I loved the look, the...
How to Build a Birdhouse
Birdhouses are one of those first projects that every kid remembers. As a child, I remember building some in Girl Scouts and I have...
How to Build a Wine Barrel Stave Tea Light Candle Holder
A few weeks ago, I was asked if I could help out with a simple "how to" series for Mother's Day. The idea was...
How to Build Wood Wall Art
For our next project in the Mother's Day Series, we are going to do something totally different. There is something about art that in...
How to Make a Cutting Board
For our next Mother's Day project idea, we are going to make a gift that all mothers would love to have...... a custom hand...
Hanging Planter with Chalkboard Tutorial
For our first tutorial in the Mothers Day Series, we are going to start with a fresh take on a DIY planter. When I...
Blaze King Wood Burning Insert Update
Since our install, we have made some updates.
Blaze King Update - 2020
Back in 2012, we installed a wood burning stove insert into my...
Crown Boiler Revisit
Replacing a furnace or boiler is a huge investment, so I wanted to do a revisit of the Crown Boiler we installed over a...
Crown Boiler Update
We have received a lot of emails about the project we did last year which we updated an old boiler to a new Crown...
Crown Boiler Aruba 4 Update
A while back we did an introduction to our Crown Boiler project. We had an older boiler from the 60's that was over-sized and...
Crown Boiler Aruba 4 Review
Summer is over and winter is here. I am sure right now heating your home is the last thing you are thinking about, but...
Install D-Rings on a Trailer – Hobart Adapter Cord
Recently I installed some D-rings on the PJ trailer. I needed to use 230V for my Miller 211 Auto-set, but my house is not...