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Calm
A #5 maple box just added to the Shaker Box Shop Sometimes my life is too hectic. I try to stop and smell the roses, but it's hard to do when running.Making Shaker boxes is one thing I can reliably...
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Shaker Boxes: Coming to a Coffee Table Near You
Barren and Lonely Coffee Table Consider the coffee table. A fine piece of furniture if there ever was one. Yet this staple of living rooms is often left barren.Enter the Shaker box. Studies have shown...
View ArticleGoogle Loves Me Not
Selling Shaker boxes on the internet has many advantages over the traditional method of craft shows and fairs.A once a year hosting fee and shopping cart fee for a website can be quite cost effective...
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Upcoming Craft Shows
Old Dominion Shaker Boxes has two shows scheduled this fall and a third possible show awaiting acceptance.After an exhausting 3 day show last year demonstrating at the Waterford Fair, we decided to...
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Shaker Boxes Wordwide
With recent orders, Old Dominion Shaker Boxes can now add Israel to the growing list of countries that our oval boxes reside.I like to keep track of such things for fun, and while we are not in all...
View ArticleFat Cow: A Great Host for Your Website
I must say that building this website was easier than expected.I had no prior experience with web design and when I searched for top hosts for a website, the oddly named Fat Cow came up over and over....
View ArticleWaterford This Weekend
It's time for the first craft show of the season, and that means the Waterford Fair, in Loudoun County, Va. The Fair starts Friday and runs through Sunday.Waterford Fair is a one of a kind experience...
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Fairfax City Craft Show This Weekend
Get your holiday gifts at the 27th annual Fairfax City Holiday Show at Fairfax High School this weekend. There are unique handmade gifts for yourself, family, friends, teachers, co-workers, and even...
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Shaker Box Assembly Line
Shaker Box Line When making Shaker boxes I try to make 5 to 10 at the same time to make it more efficient.After the bands are bent in a hot water bath and tacked up with copper brads, they are ready to...
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When Creativity Stalls
Think Outside The Box! When creative momentum is slow or nowhere to be found you must Shake(r) things up a little. In that spirit I present this set of Maple Shaker boxes in a different perspective.Why...
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