Category Archives: Recycled and repurposed items as garden art

Upcycled, recycled and repurposed items along with DIY garden projects give our garden a character of its own. If you are gardening on a budget, you have found your muse!

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  Make a Sussy (A small gift, given for no particular occasion other than love and friendship, usually not wrapped )

  Posted on January 6, 2019 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art

  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

  Posted on November 25, 2018 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Home decor, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art

    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 […]

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  Field Trip ~ Country Lane Succulents, New Holland, PA

  Posted on August 2, 2018 by Barb in Amazing flower pairings, Celebrate the creativity of featured artists, Field Trip, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden

  If you are headed to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for a day trip or vacation, get off the main road and find this rural gem. Only a few miles from the tourist attractions, Country Lane Succulents will be a stop you will remember! Located at 152 Snyder Drive, New Holland, PA 17557, Country Lane Succulents is […]

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  Bed Springs Trellis

  Posted on July 25, 2018 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden

    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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  Chalk Paint Magic ~ There’s Money in the Basement!

  Posted on January 28, 2018 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Home decor, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden

  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 […]

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  Wheelbarrow Water Feature

  Posted on September 23, 2017 by Barb in Bird sanctuaries, baths, feeders and more, DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden

  Recently, a good friend gave me his parents’ vintage metal wheelbarrow! It was just what I needed to put together a water feature that I had been dreaming about making for awhile. If you have an old wheelbarrow that is water tight, consider making a Wheelbarrow Water Feature from it. Less mess and maintenance than […]

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  Field Trip ~ Lewes Beach Get-A-Way

  Posted on September 11, 2017 by Barb in Field Trip, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art

  Sometimes you just need to unplug and have a little get-a-way. Recently, my hubby and I returned to my old stomping grounds in Lewes, Delaware. Still quaint in many ways, even though it is a beach resort, Lewes has plenty of charms. Historic homes, weathered cottages and museums create an old-timey ambiance. Eclectic boutique shops […]

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  Lamps with a Gardener’s Touch

  Posted on July 4, 2017 by Barb in Bringing the garden inside, DIY home and garden craft projects, Home decor, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art

  I’ve had a couple yard sale lamps on the potting bench in our garden room for sometime now. My intent was to find some wonderful shades to replace the stained and torn existing ones. But, do you know how much lamp shades cost? Especially the cute gardening themed ones, that I thought I wanted, were […]

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  Flower Pot Fairy Houses

  Posted on April 11, 2017 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden

      Do you want to have a fairy garden or make a special gift for a friend or grandchild? If the cost of those fairy houses in the retail stores is holding you back, wait no longer! For the price of some oil-based paint pens, a little acrylic craft paint and some time, you […]

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  DIY ~ Horseshoe Fairy Door

  Posted on March 30, 2017 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the garden

  Recently, I saw some wonderful hand-forged fairy doors for sale and fell in love with them. The only problem was the price – $58 each! I tried to come up with a way to get the look without spending that kind of money. Here’s what I came up with ~ Horseshoe Fairy Doors. A horsey friend […]

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