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Tha Shona Masson a’cur roimhpe gun a bhi tilgeil na h-uiread chun na sitig, ach rudan innteanach ùra a chruthachadh leis – agus airgiod a chosnadh do charthannas a toradh a saothair. Tha Shona a’lorg seann bharaille uisge-beatha daraich aig an iomairt shòisealta, Glasgow Wood Recycling, agus suas leatha a dh’Inbhirnis leis, far a bheil a’chàraid Màiri is Tony Oakley a’dèanamh àirneis-taighe a baraillean dhen t-seòrsa.

Tha Shona deònach faicinn dhi fhèin mar a nì iad fear dhe na piosan is motha anns am bì iad an sàs – sèir ann an cumadh Adirondack as na Stàitean. Tha Shona a’cleachdadh glaodh searbhaig, a dh’fhàgas làrach air glainne, agus bannan rubair, gus pàtarain àlainn a chur air seann bhotuil fìona. Agus le seann frèamaichean – agus dìtheanan air an tiormachadh – tha ‘n àmhainn meanbh-thonn a’cuideachadh gus grinneas a chruthachadh.

Shona finds an old oak whisky barrel at social enterprise Glasgow Wood Recycling and takes it up to Inverness to husband and wife team Mairi and Tony Oakley, who have made a business making items from whisky barrels. Shona wants to see first hand how they go about making one of their biggest and most impressive items – the Adirondack chair.

Shona also uses etching cream and elastic bands to transform boring old wine bottles into lovely vases or light holders and makes pressed flower displays using frames she bought in a charity shop, some flowers she picked in the garden – and a microwave!