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Studio build day 3 & 4

September 18, 2014 Jennie Comments Off on Studio build day 3 & 4

Tuesday night the lads didn’t finish pouring concrete for the posts (for the whole studio to sit on) until almost midnight. Thanks HSS for turning up with the mixer at 7.30pm! Grrr.IMG_6488.JPG
Sean and I went to Bethnal Green to collect a HUGE sash window which had been donated to the studio by the lovely Juliet. It is big enough to function as a passage out to the back garden behind the studio which is great. There’s been so much goodwill towards this project. it’s been brilliant. Obviously a lot of the capital has been raised through crowd funding but there’s been materials donated too as well as time by friends who want to come and help me paint the studio next week.

Anyway. Wednesday morning broke with 6 lovely concrete pillars for the studio to sit on. First thing in the morning a big truck with wood turned up. Cannot believe this will all fit into my garden!! It took the lads three hours at least to carry it all in. Not even one tiny plant was bent and they somehow squeezed it all in!The whole day was spent building the base platform. Once that was in situ it was easy to see just exactly how big this studio was going to be!IMG_6489.JPG

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Look at those cats being curious. Especially Theo (the Siamese looking one), I’m surprised he didn’t turn up stuck in a concrete post or nailed to the subfloor as he is SO curious!IMG_6513.JPG

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Today was a momentous day. The base structure was covered with insulation, OSB plates and suddenly I had a dance floor! IMG_6525.JPG

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I have been busy planning how it will all look, storage, lights and what to do with the floor. I LOVE this part! I am making blinds for all 3 windows and probably curtains for the door too to keep out the cold. The outside will be painted a blue-grey shade called Misty Lake and the floor will be stained a dark oak.And then just before the lads left they pulled up the first wall structure they had built. We cracked open a bottle of rose and toasted the build. Seb and Joe are the nicest people you could have on site, like mates I could met in the 80s but somehow didn’t. It is a joy having morning coffee and a singalong to Radio 6 and regular chats during the day. I will miss them when they’ve gone home again! Suddenly it is looking very exciting (even more exciting!!) and HUGE! It will be about 2.5m at the front with a  slightly sloping roof, and 5.5m by 4m floor space.IMG_6535.JPG

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Day two of the studio build
Studio build day 5
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Jennie Caminada
I set up cheekyhandmades after I left my job 2010. I really wanted to use all my creative skills, skills I’d had for many years but never had time to use any more, and skills I realised I could and wanted to pass on.

I also wanted to work for myself, I wanted to be able to work around my children. And I am doing all of that now, and am loving it. I get to be surrounded by like minded people, great fabrics, my kids and cats, and listen to music all day. I get to decide what I do every day and how I do it.

I get to teach people how to make things and how joyful craft is. Every day my job gets better, every day I meet and talk to enthusiastic people and I help them achieve their creative potential.

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