Hi, I'm Vikkie and I'm a creative maker, artist and I'm also a carpenter's daughter, taking the advice of my father (and father-in-law) to tackle almost every thinkable DIY project while renovating.
Instead of taking on a huge mortgage, my fiance and I bought the cheapest house in a nice area, and after some serious adjustments, we can finally made it our haven.
I learned so much, little by little, over the years: from tiling a kitchen to laying my own garden path and so much in between! We've since sold our first bungalow - moved back up north to be closer to our family and mortgage free. And, also bought the narrowboat we've always wanted.
I'm determined to learn a few tricks for life, but what frustrates me more than anything is being told I'm physically not capable of doing something when I haven't even tried it for myself yet.
I'd rather have a go and learn from my mistakes. And with a bit of luck, I can encourage you or anyone else watching (or reading) to give something a go too.
And while I DIY many of the jobs myself (sometimes things are a two-person job), the bottom line is to save money for when things need professionals, such as gas, and electrics, etc.
TV Presenting
In 2020, I joined the first ITV series of Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh as their TV carpenter, making a chicken coop, pen, mud kitchen, and more.
For 2022, you'll see me regularly interviewing YouTube guest star woodworkers as Evolution Power Tools TV's latest presenter.
My Lino Print Art
I'm also a self-taught lino print artist, which you can find my lino art of landscapes, often from our travels by narrowboat or campervan. You can find my linocut prints for sale here in my Etsy shop.
If you'd like to work with me, then you check out what I can do for your brand or campaign here.
DISCLAIMER:
Please note that I sometimes use affiliate links to help save the pennies, but this does not cost you any extra and ONLY recommend products we've used and liked. Affiliate links are one of the last things on my mind, so if you do stumble across any, it's just pure luck that I might be able to earn something. I only pick tools and products that are the most suitable and affordable to withstand a job in question.
PR FRIENDLY:
PR samples and sponsored posts are most welcome on the basis that it will benefit both our ongoing projects and readers, but we will always declare it within each post's footnotes for honesty and integrity. My parents always told me that money is "hard earnt', easy spent", which is why I like to DIY anyway, so I hope you can appreciate that.
CONTACT:
If you have any queries or would like to get in touch, then you can email me at vikkie at thecarpentersdaughter dot co dot uk