Girly tools

[Phteven]

I bought a girly bulb spade because it donated a dollar to breast cancer or something.
I've got to say it's great quality - I used it for Jonquils which have to really deep (for bulbs) and it made a perfect bulb sized hole - the little measure on the back was rally handy for the depth too.

[AnyDream]

Oh yes, I have a pink girly tool version of the hammer with all the screwdriver etc inside. I *love* that it's MINE and I don't have to venture out into the spidery shed whenever I need a tool. I'd love the matching pliers but the shop where I got mine didn't get them in. I've seen them at lincraft a while back.

[melbel]

yeah our local bookstore sell them too...with floral prints etc.....

[Smoke Jaguar]

Marydean, I also love that I don't have to deal with the shed now! DP offered to bring up a hammer and leave it in the house for me. I politely declined and said that not only would DS find it, but with a fancy one DS would have a hard time recognising it as a hammer and it was the perfect size to hide anyway. Why would I use a boring black, rubbery one when I could have my favourite print (paisley ANYTHING) on my own hammer?
My local bargain shop has them (but not in paisley) and the neighbouring shopping strip has them in one of the homewares shops.
Brontide - I thought the enamel would chip off first time, but it didn't! So, yeah, seems to be good enough quality for what I want

[Phteven]

Would you believe that I'm the mistress of the tools in our house? When I met DH he still borrowed his father's and now he borrows mine. What kind of man doesn't have his own tools? lol

[*TripleJ*]

my MIL has a craft shop and has them there their pretty cool but the hardware store has a whole tool set thats purple and she also had a pink set in her shop 2 she had a measuring tape the same as the hammer

[Smoke Jaguar]

Good one, Brontide! DP's a handyman from way back, so there's loads of tools lying all over the place. Ach, there's no way I'm heading to that shed for love or principle! It's down an unmade path that plays havoc with my pelvis (he he, haven't had to hang or collect washing under the house in MONTHS, refuse to get firewood from next to the shed, cos I've taken some falls down there!), so that's how I ended up justifying the purchase to DP. Though now he says he has plenty of pliers in big and small and I don't need to get a fancy set Never mind, I'll just get the tape measure, instead!