Archives for the 'Projects to Make' Category
Cast Iron Decorating
Published on 16 Sep 2006 at 5:58 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Storage, Collections, kitchenware repuroses, Shutters.
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Frequent readers of this blog know that I am a collector. I also like to have my collections “out” where I can enjoy them and that makes storage an issue. Here is what I did in my kitchen to help me “have it all” - a […]
Fall Table
Published on 10 Sep 2006 at 1:59 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, kitchenware repuroses, Fall Decor.
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Every year, I decorate my diningroom table with a different fall arrangement. This year, I pulled copper items off my kitchen hutch as the starting point for my arrangement. I used candlesticks, small copper bowls, copper plates, and two copper pedestal dishes.
I paired these with a terra […]
Cake Pan Wall Decor
Published on 2 Sep 2006 at 5:48 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Candles, kitchenware repuroses.
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I really hate to throw things out. Especially stuff that *I* feel has charm. Such was the case with these aluminum cake pans. They had a little rust in them so I didn’t want to bake in them anymore. But I did want to do SOMETHING […]
The “No Dig” Garden
Published on 19 Aug 2006 at 7:45 pm.
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Although I love gardening, I am not that wild about all the “prep” work that it can take to prepare the ground for garden planting. I can be lazy about some of that kind of stuff, so finding a way to get around all the digging and […]
“Framing” Collections
Published on 12 Aug 2006 at 5:42 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Storage, Frames, Cottage Style, Collections.
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I admit it - I am a passionate collector. I once tried to make a list of all of my collections and I actually got distracted before the list was done. Just to give you an idea of SOME of what I collect, here’s a partial […]
Garden Tool Vine Supports
Published on 7 Aug 2006 at 4:33 pm.
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I love when I get ideas from readers. This blog entry was prompted by pictures sent in by Kathy Pfaff of Erie, Pa. She “repurposes” rusted or broken garden tools into vine supports. Click on the pictures and you’ll get a bigger view of a hoe […]
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Repurposing Glads
Published on 30 Jul 2006 at 1:02 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Flowers, Eggs.
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One of the keys to using what you have and having what you want when you want it, is to “forward-think” a bit. By that, I mean to think about what you may want to be doing, decorating-wise, months into the future (YEAH, RIGHT! Like […]
Yippee, it’s broken!
Published on 22 Jul 2006 at 6:36 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Shells, Garden Ideas, Terra Cotta Pots.
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Okay, okay. So maybe that’s NOT the reaction you have to things you break - especially if those things are family heirlooms, or have sentimental value. But there are things you can do with the “remains”, even if they are. Or maybe you have “broken” things […]
More Cement Projects
Published on 8 Jul 2006 at 7:00 pm.
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The cement rock project I wrote about started people mixing! My friend, Charlie Koegel, is making his own cement lawn ornaments. He took a really creative approach to what he used for molds.
For this project, he used two plastic pot saucers - one two inches bigger […]
Shingled Pathway
Published on 3 Jul 2006 at 4:00 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Newspaper, Garden Ideas.
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They were a great color combination for this project. They looked fairly natural once I put them down. And speaking of putting them down, the process was very simiar to the walkway.
I weed whacked the overgrowth, laid down many layers of newspaper and then just dropped […]
