It felt like it was time to try out one of my power tools.

Baby steps though, right?  yes.

So, I plugged this thing in…

Looked around a bit…

Then called my dad to see how to unlatch the safety.

Way to gather votes of confidence, no?

Since I am a thoughtful girl, I did call him when I was finished to let him know that all my fingers were intact.

Now I have taken away any wondering or suspense!

No, you know I am ok, and all was well…and this is not a place to find the spilling of blood…usually.

Back to the saw…

I started small.

I wanted to make a padded headboard with a fitted slipcover.

Instead of building a frame, I just used an old screen door I had leaning around.

Clever, yes?

I measured the wood necessary for the legs and cut with the saw!

It was easy.

A bit of a letdown, truth be told.

Smelled good though…cedar.

So, here is what I ended up with ready to wrap:

I really love it that I know there is a screen door above my head when I sleep.

Things like this make me smile.

Then I wrapped it up with much padding and was  quite generous with the staple gun.

I lugged it into my room and measured with the fabric, cut, and sewed it up like an envelope.

Shamefully easy really.

And…..

Voila!

I am really quite pleased!

Now, I need to replace the furniture and bedding perhaps!

Zut alors!