Ready-To-Build

We’re Staying at the Fairmont Hotel

admin_rtb — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:11:27 +0000

When we last met, I was telling you about the wonderful man who commissioned a box in which to display his custom ebony and gold inlayed chopsticks and various other accoutrements. As I said in my last post, I didn’t have any great pictures of the box (and still don’t) but Bouke Hollinga, my client [...]

So If I Do This…What will Happen?

Alice — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:22:15 +0000

I’m new to Pinterest and I was chatting with a buddy of mine and she does a lot of Pinning. I’ve spent the morning trying to unravel the intricacies of the Pinterest world. I added a Pinterest button to both of my websites Dream Mountain Studio and Ready to Build. Very cute. But I was [...]

The Artist Currently Known as Bouke Hollinga

admin_rtb — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:34:10 +0000

Sometimes I forget to post good news. Several weeks ago I received a wonderful note from a client I had made a custom box for. It’s copied below. It was such an unusual commission because it was a box to house an exquisite chopstick set which was made of ebony and decorated with beautiful gold [...]

In addition to Jewelry Box Kits…

Alice — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:27:08 +0000

I wanted to make sure to let everyone know that we do at Dream Mountain Studio and that includes most woodworking activities.

To Plant or Not To Plant…That is the Question

Alice — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:53:26 +0000

A little more that a month ago our truck looked like this and I was itching to get up to our ski mountain, June Mountain for a bit of late season powder. (It was great!) Today, it looks like the temperature is going to be in the high seventies and will be that way until [...]