Archives for June 2006
Make Your Own Walkway
Published on 29 Jun 2006 at 4:42 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Newspaper, Garden Ideas.
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Anyway, back to my sidewalk. I wanted to make a small one to start, just to see how hard it was. So I made one that was nine feet long and six feet wide. I put it in leading up to a seating area in my […]
Shopping Cart Repurpose
Published on 25 Jun 2006 at 5:18 pm.
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The more I repurpose things the more I hear about what others are doing. I *LOVE* that part! There are so many times when someone shares something with me that I would not have thought of on my own, no matter how long I lived. That’s […]
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Stone Art
Published on 20 Jun 2006 at 5:09 pm.
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This weather is so conducive to being outside - I just find myself designing more things outdoors these days. This newest design is really simple to make - yet really, really beautiful. You’ll see that this one is placed in a small steam, but the design would work […]
Father’s Day Frugal
Published on 18 Jun 2006 at 5:57 pm.
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One of the things I have in common with my father is a love of gardening. So, for today’s blog entry, I wanted to share a frugal gardening idea - something that the guys in my life have thought was not only cool and fairly easy to […]
Minilights - Not just for Christmas anymore!
Published on 13 Jun 2006 at 7:00 pm.
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When I was young, minilights as we know them did not exist. We had REALLY big lights that were used outside, and a medium version of that same light that was used on the Christmas tree. And those lights were ONLY used as the holiday time. […]
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Mailbox Storage
Published on 10 Jun 2006 at 6:08 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Clothes, Storage, Cottage Style, Hats, Collections.
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I admit it - I’m a collector. I collect LOTS of stuff - wooden shoes, marble eggs, pin cushions, urns, hatpins, pottery, old garden tools, old sewing stuff, linens, plus a bunch of other stuff - like I said - LOTS of things. Other people’s junk, are ”gifts” to me.
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Making Stones
Published on 8 Jun 2006 at 8:00 pm.
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For years, one of my greatest challenges with my yard decorating options had been finding the “right” stones for the yard projects I wanted to make. About six years ago , I stumbled on the idea of making stones in the sizes and shapes I needed. […]
Terra Cotta Pots that the birds will love (and so did I)
Published on 4 Jun 2006 at 7:55 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Shells, Cottage Style, Terra Cotta Pots, Bird Baths.
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I got a great gift from my best friend. She MADE me something! I absolutely LOVE when things are made for me. I appreciate it because, with those gifts, what I have is hand-crafted, unique, individual - “custom”, if you will - and made just for me! And, like […]
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Frames, Plus a Revisit to the Picture Puzzle Frame
Published on 1 Jun 2006 at 11:07 am.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Game/Sporting Decor, Frames.
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I love visiting other people’s home to see what cool, EASY decorating tricks they have used to add personal charm to their homes. On my last trip to Florida, I saw something I liked that surprised even me (that I liked it, that is). My girlfried […]
