No Elf on the Shelf ...

 ... but a lot of headache.

I spent all morning moving one shelf down and putting up another in order to be able to arrange the contents of our kitchen cupboards a little better.

The walls of our 108 years old mansion are really difficult to drill, so I had serious trouble getting the rawlplugs to fit and stick in the holes (at several occasions I was inches away from a nervous breakdown), but after 4½ hours, I had closure.

I don't think it gets much better with old fashioned analog tools.

Needless to say, between this, physical exercise, and picking up Lea from Grammar School/High School), I did not have much time for painting, but I THINK I might get a winter/xmas-themed mini ready later this evening (right now I am watching the World Cup (1/8 final, Japan leading against Croatia)

Operation Cleansweep - the Next Level!

My prepping station has been cluttering up again, lately, and I think my 3D printing is now offering me a solution: I found files for printing parts to turn empty filament spools into a drawer storage organizing box, and it struck me that without the drawers, it becomes a stacked series of turning shelves instead.

So when I had two identical empty spools, I printed the base, one spacer and two center pieces, as well as one cover for the top (I Think I shall source some other files for drawers when I want to make an actual storage box).

After assembling it, I started organizing some of the clutter, and I already have much more workspace on the prepping station - and when I add a third spool, I think that I can actually get the cutting mat and the newspaper off the surface and get it cleaned properly, for once!

I may ad magnetic sheeting to the shelves to keep washer-based minis firmly in place, but for now, I am more than happy to just get the prepping station tidied up (as it has not been for about half a decade)!