February 2015

Susannah’s Jewellery Box

From our Parramatta Farmer’s Market stall, our shed received a request to build a Custom Jewellery Box for Susannah.

One of our resident experienced box makers and a couple of our keen shed members formed a team and created a master piece for Susannah.

Susannah’s Artwork for lid

There was a combination of several different timbers, but the really unique item was a Pyrographic imprint of an Australian Gum tree on the lid of the box. A working sketch was provided by Susannah and our our resident artist …. Frank …. went to town and came up with a fabulous final product.

Susannah’s Jewellery Box Completed

Susannah’s Jewellery Box Internals

Our shed, as a result of this work has is running a box making course for our members who want to learn the art.

What a fabulous outcome ……. THANK YOU PARRAMATTA MARKETS for leading our shed to this opportunity ….

And THANK YOU SUSANNAH for being patient and then very excited with the final product.

Grill’d LOCAL donation

“Grill’d” burger bar in church street Parramatta runs monthly “LOCAL” competitions. Grill’d donates a total of $500 to three local organisations each month, with $300 to most liked organisation. The clients choose the winners by dropping bottle tops into three jars represneting each organisation. In the month of January PDMSInc was one of the contenders.

Thanks to our kind supporters who frequent Grill’d and purchased meals there (for which they recieve a bottle top) and voting for our Men’s shed. PDMSInc were fortunate enough to be nominated the most favoured for January …… read the Grill’d notification here

HOW GOOD IS THAT ……… thank you Grill’d and our followers ……. whooo hooooo.

This donation will go towards some equipment for the shed members.

Parramatta District Men's Shed Inc.

"A place where we tinker , chat and have a cuppa"

Custom Jewellery Box

PDMSInc winner of Grill’d LOCAL donation

HOW GOOD IS THAT ……… thank you Grill’d and our followers ……. whooo hooooo.