I discovered a range of girly tools at my local shops and after mulling over a purchase, took the plunge.
They are enamel coated things like hammers (with a series of screwdrivers tucked inside the handle), box cutters, pliers, a large screwdriver with various other tucked into the handle, that sort of thing. The enamel is of various colours and designs and my hammer is a blue paisley print - it's only small, but does the job of banging in picture hooks so that I don't have to wait an age for DP to get around to putting up photos!
Who else has seen these? The hammer cost me $15, but it's BEAUTIFUL! Oh, and useful
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.
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.
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
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
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
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!
I have my own girly tool set. I LOVE IT!! I got it becuase I was sick of searching around for whatever I needed t use. DH laughed at me and said he'd never use it.......Guess which tool set gets used every day now??
I tend to be the keeper of the tools in this house too. DH didn't have any when we first moved in together but I had quite a collection from doing fine art at uni (needed to make canvas stretchers like staple guns and a handsaw... even drawing and tapestry required a few tools like tape measures, specialty rulers and plumb bolts etc). For Mothers Day I got a Whipper Snipper, at my request. To be honest I get a bit antsy when DH uses the lawn mower too. He's a typical bloke and generally too rough with tools.... and he doesn't clean them properly after using them It's quite annoying to go to use the lawn mower and it's covered in dirt... I lovingly hose out the catcher and put a wire brush to the wheels to get off every last bit of caked on grass etc. I dream of a shed. DH could take or leave it. He likes chopping wood though... i don't do that job.
Girly tools: hmmm.... I have seen them around... but I like things to age well with use and I worry that they will fail to keep looking good. I adore paisley though. When it comes to metal things I like to buy things that keep getting better with age and that can be given a good scrub/polish and look perfect again. It's a problem I have.
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Never mind, I'll just get the tape measure, instead!
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