It's hard to engage in too many DIY projects when a.) I have the LO attached to me pretty much most of the day and 2.) I don't have much of my own space here on the ranch with my parents.
But here's one of my dad's projects: an iron bed up-cycled into a cowboy bench. It was a gift for my mom.
You can see the headboard is the backrest and the footboard was sliced in half to become the arm rests. He welded horseshoes, a bit, and a steer head thing as accents.
I always think I got my desire to create, craft, and DIY from my Grandma, but it must've come via my dad.
I AM! IRON BENCH! DUUUUUH NUH, NUH-NUH-NUH.... DUH NUH NUH NUH, NUH NUH... NUH NUH NUH.
My dad also welded the front gate, which Flickr user Brave Heart snapped a picture of.
As long as I'm still on the ranch, I'm thinking of snapping a Barn Tour to really give a sense of my dad's design. Consider yourself warned.