I always love to hear from folks who have made versions of my projects. A year ago I made a little swing to hold a couple of small potted plants. I gave it to someone as a Christmas gift and havent thought about it in a long time.
Gaetan Montenot is the first person Ive met from Mauritius! (I had to Wikipedia it...its an island east of Madagascar. Interesting fact: it was the only known habitat of the dodo bird!)Gaetan made a bigger version of the swing and managed to slip in the little ladybug. Nicely done.

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Lets head east of Mauritius and jump over to Australia. Long-time viewer Steve Johnson cranked out this cool barbecue trolley. Naturally: I isnt BBQ the national pastime in Oz? Mmm....grilled shrimp. (I still havent used my refurbish grill. Must test out this weekend.) Nice work Steve. I really like the slide-out tray.

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Around the globe on a Saturday more wooden wall maps

 A month ago I invited you to create your own wall hanging showing off where you live and post a video response.  The videos are still rolling in! Here are a few more.  (Or you can see them all on YouTube.)

Colorado. (I knew someone could get creative with a rectangle!)West Virginia.Nigeria.Georgia.Oregon.New Zealand.