One of the challenges while living full time in an RV is balancing the love of having lots of windows against trying to keep the RV cool during those extreme high heat summer days. My dad owned this particular RV before we bought it and he installed small awnings over all the windows that were … Continue reading Summer Sun and Keeping the RV Cool
I have been wanting a box loom and a paddle loom for years! They are small and portable and excellent for tiny living and doing demonstrations at museums! They make what is called tape, and tape can be used for so many different things! I’ve created a running list of some things I like to … Continue reading Box Loom and Paddle Loom made by my friend at Moss Scroll Works
We have been super busy crafting and getting ready for a Christmas craft show to sell some items as a fundraiser for the Gilmer County WV Historical Society. We finished the last of our planned projects today (although I'm sure I will come up with a few more things to make between now and then … Continue reading What’s new at Conestoga Chuck’s house?
Conestoga Chuck has been super busy this summer with events. So the writing time has been very limited. We invite you to join us on Conestoga Chuck's Face Book page if you are solely a wordpress reader, because we have been posting quick updates there due to time constraints. Also, there have been quite a … Continue reading A quick note from Conestoga Chuck
A special shout out to the Billings Montana weavers guild and my friend JoAnne S. For teaching me how to weave over the winter. Without their help I wouldn't have been able to set up the mini WV loomery to do demonstrations, classes and hands on fun for the many visitors to the historical area … Continue reading Friends of Burnsville Lake craft and gift shoppe (aka “the WV loomery”)
Ran into a bit of snow in SD yesterday with even more snow in the forecast right smack dab in the middle of our chosen route between "here and there" lol so what's a wagon train to do but circle up the wagons and stay in camp an extra night! We were super lucky to … Continue reading The Conestoga gets snowed in!
Part of traveling full time in an RV means keeping an eye on the weather and knowing when to postpone travel plans for a bit lol. Well this weeks travel plans have been postponed due to a freak April snowstorm and subsequent forecasted flooding right along our planned route. This gives us a bit more … Continue reading Snow in the forecast! And some RV remodeling…traveling with pets
I've looked at grinding mills for some time now but they are super expensive! I want one to use as a teaching aid for kids at a pioneer museum we volunteer at during the summer. So after a bit of online research, I decided if the American Indians of old and Latino population of old … Continue reading Pioneer style grinding mill experiment (and a bonus kitchen tool) made from garden rocks!
So the high today was forecast for negative 1 degrees but we actually reached 10 degrees! Woot woot! But needless to say Conestoga Chuck and his little sister both agree it's an indoor day! This polar vortex has created some cabin fever for critters and humans alike! So it's time to make some much needed … Continue reading Some winter crafts and handy items: lotions bars, laundry detergent, hand made wooden shuttles
So our wood ash lye soap has been curing for many weeks now and it's time to give our experiment a test and see what the results are! So exciting! First I tried to rub the soap between my hands like a bar of soap, but it is much too soft for using like that, … Continue reading Wood ash lye soap experiment update #4 : the final results!
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