Repurposed Birdbath Succulent Planter
- By Barb
- Bird sanctuaries, baths, feeders and more, DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art
- On May 15, 2020
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Sometimes things just fall into place, you know? A sweet friend dropped off two egg cartons full of divisions from her Hens & Chicks last week. I had been trying to decide where to plant them and hadn’t settled on an idea yet. Then, yesterday I saw my neighbors carrying their old birdbath to the
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DIY ~ Natural Nesting Material Station for Birds
- By Barb
- Bird sanctuaries, baths, feeders and more, DIY home and garden craft projects, Things that inspire me in the garden
- On March 12, 2020
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It’s spring time and your garden birds are getting busy setting up housekeeping. Help them out by providing easy to find nesting materials! First of all, don’t be too tidy when cleaning up the garden. Leave some areas with small twigs, leaves, sticks, grass and plant clippings and short pieces of straw. Make sure any
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Succulent Wheelbarrow Planter
- By Barb
- DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art
- On May 17, 2019
- 1 Comment.
So, what do you do when you have an old stump to camouflage, a wheelbarrow with holes and dribs and drabs of different outdoor succulents? Why, make a planter of course! This old wheelbarrow had seen better days and had quite a few rusted out holes in the bottom of it. Placing a few pieces
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Make a Sussy (A small gift, given for no particular occasion other than love and friendship, usually not wrapped )
- By Barb
- DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art
- On January 6, 2019
- 4 Comments.
Do you save extra toiletries from your travels and wonder what to do with them? Create a little “Sussy” (definition : A small gift, given for no particular occasion other than love and friendship, usually not wrapped). What a nice way to lift a friend or neighbor’s spirits spending a little time and not a
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DIY ~ Make Music Sheet Christmas Trees
- By Barb
- DIY home and garden craft projects, Home decor, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art
- On November 25, 2018
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Recently, I saw some little Christmas trees made with just paper, a wooden dowel, a spool of thread and some buttons. I couldn’t find directions, so I fooled around and figured them out for myself. Here’s what I came up with so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel yourself! Aren’t they just as
I can’t get enough of DIY garden craft projects and especially those that are inexpensive and involve repurposing items already in your yard. Come see what I have been up to! You can also see my DIY projects on Hometalk.
Bed Springs Trellis
- By Barb
- DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden
- On July 25, 2018
- 2 Comments.
Trash pick’in happens unexpectedly! Sometimes I find the best stuff just cruising along minding my own business. Like this wonderful crib-size bed springs piece that was sitting out there leaning against a trashcan on my shortcut to the hardware store. Couldn’t just leave it there, now could I? So I hauled it home and
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Cheesecloth Uses in the Garden ~ practical and recyclable
- By Barb
- DIY home and garden craft projects, Things that inspire me in the garden
- On June 1, 2018
- 2 Comments.
Looking for a gardening material that is versatile, low cost, durable, reusable and can be composted? Try cheesecloth! With a multitude of uses, cheesecloth is handy to have around as you tend your garden. The #1 source of cheesecloth of all grades, bleached, unbleached and colored, is Cheesecloth.com . They provided me with a wonderful sample
I can’t get enough of DIY garden craft projects and especially those that are inexpensive and involve repurposing items already in your yard. Come see what I have been up to! You can also see my DIY projects on Hometalk.
Chalk Paint Magic ~ There’s Money in the Basement!
- By Barb
- DIY home and garden craft projects, Home decor, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden
- On January 28, 2018
- 6 Comments.
True confession time!! I frequent local garage and estate sales and buy “projects” that I never seem to get around to. Do you, too? At the time that I buy them, these odds and ends seem like diamonds in the rough. Later, I realize that there isn’t any perfect spot in the house or I
I can’t get enough of DIY garden craft projects and especially those that are inexpensive and involve repurposing items already in your yard. Come see what I have been up to! You can also see my DIY projects on Hometalk.
Free Houseplants ~ Starting Begonias from a Leaf
- By Barb
- Bringing the garden inside, DIY home and garden craft projects
- On November 12, 2017
- 2 Comments.
Does your friend have a beautiful Begonia that you would love to have, too? Ask her/him for a leaf with stem and start your own plant for free! Just plunk that leaf’s stem into a jar with water and refresh the water once a week. Put the container in a window with lots
I can’t get enough of DIY garden craft projects and especially those that are inexpensive and involve repurposing items already in your yard. Come see what I have been up to! You can also see my DIY projects on Hometalk.
Decorate for Fall Naturally!
- By Barb
- DIY home and garden craft projects, Home decor, Things that inspire me in the garden
- On October 22, 2017
- 3 Comments.
How do you decorate for Fall without spending a lot of money? Go natural! Find a good farm stand or farmer’s market nearby and purchase just a few select items to mix with your own garden abundance. For these window boxes, I only used one large ornamental Kale, one medium-sized pumpkin, four interesting colorful gourds
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