« View Post
Photos

Oops! Leave without saving?

If you leave this page, the information you have entered will not be saved!
Are you sure you want to leave this page?

Leave this page Stay on this page

Hometalk.com

  • Sign Up
  • or
  • Log In
  • Professionals
  • Community
    • All Members
    • Professionals
    • Bloggers
  • About
    • About Hometalk
    • Blog
    • FAQ
    • Guidelines
    • Resources
    • Support
    • Press
    • Contact
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
  • Following
  • All Topics
    • Cleaning & Organization
    • Crafts
    • Design & Décor
    • DIY Projects
    • Gardening
    • Home Maintenance & Repairs
    • Outdoor Living
    • Painting
    • Remodeling
    • Repurposing & Upcycling
    See More Topics »
  • Questions
    • All Questions
    • Open Questions
    • Unanswered Questions
  • Clips
Post & Ask
Join Now Log In

Hometalk is where people share and help with everything home & garden

Julie J C

Saint Cloud, MN
1 Follower 7Likes
  • Overview
  • Q&A1
  • Comments16
  • Likes4
  • Following8
  • Send a Message

Favorite area of home improvement:

Gardening of all kinds.


Recent Activity


  • Raised Beds are the R...

  • Julie J C
    Followed 1 board on Apr 20, 2013

DIY Outdoor Table from Reclaimed Decking

With the help of my neighbors pile of leftover decking, I built an outdoor table. Check out my step-by-step tutorial!
Angela: Unexpected Elegance
Angela: Unexpected Elegan... Fishers, IN
5 Comments | Post Comment | 1984 Views
  • Julie J C
    Liked on Apr 16, 2013
  • Share 98
  • Like 27
  • Clip 34
Clipped to:
  • Outdoors
  • I <3 DIY
  • Patchwork wall with various collected papers  #Love2Repurpose 3
Commented on a photo from:

Patchwork Wall

Daune | Cottage in the Oaks
Daune | Cottage in the Oa... Greenville, NC
3 Comments | Comment on this photo
  • Julie J C
    Commented on Mar 28, 2013
    How about leftover fabric? Should work the same:
  • Share 13
  • Like 7
  • Clip 6
Clipped to:
  • Rachel Greathouse D...
  • Wonder Walls
  • BEFORE - these labels were not coming off easily 1
  • I mixed up some homemade Goo Gone with vegetable oil and baking soda
  • AFTER - I was able to get my recycled bottles nice and clean! 1
  • 2 easy ingredients 1
  • See 1 more photo

How To Make Homemade Goo Gone

Recycled glass jars and bottles can be put to lots of good use around the house for storage or decorating. The most challenging part of recycling glass jars, however, can be getting the ...»
label completely off with no traces of the sticky gunk left behind. In the past I've used a product called Goo Gone for this job and it's always worked well. But guess what? You can make your own Goo Gone by simply combining vegetable oil and baking soda. I tested it out on a couple little glass jars and it really does work! You can click on the link below to read the complete instructions.

5 Minutes Easy
The Make Your Own Zone
The Make Your Own Zone Wyoming, MI
71 Comments | Post Comment | 39733 Views
  • Julie J C
    Commented on Mar 20, 2013
    My husband is a jar keeper too. You are not alone.
  • Share 4K
  • Like 310
  • Clip 547
Clipped to:
  • DYI
  • "Faux " real
  • Before- all brown paneling 5
  • dull and brown
  • more brown 2
  • Painting cupboards and counter tops gave it a light, fresh, modern feel 1
  • For the kitchen dining area we used paintable wallpaper and for the bottom the torn paper techinque- see blog for details 1
  • taking a bright color into the smallest laundry room turned it from a dark dismal corner to a fun place to do laundry....yeah right!
  • Even old brown doors can be updated, see later photo, adding half round and painting gives a more modern look 2
  • the door to the heater/water heater after it got an update
  • and more brown bedroom before
  • bedroom after
  • wooden ceiling beams were removed- they were only faux
  • the built in hutch before
  • the after of the book case. Glass removed and painted to match the room in two colors, new center shelves built in 2
  • In the living room we placed sheet rock right over the paneling, texturized lightly and painted
  • See 15 more photos

Makeover of a mobile home- photo heavy post!

When we moved into our mobile home....it was to say the least....retro, and not in a good way. Wall to wall brown paneling and tacky fern leaf wall paper was not going to stay. I did a 4 ...»
part post on my blog where you can see the transitions, along with the "what was I thinking" moments.

Shannon O- A Southern Belle with Northern Roots
Shannon O- A Southern Bel... Fargo, ND
34 Comments | Post Comment | 16882 Views
  • Julie J C
    Commented on Mar 05, 2013
    You obviously have no cats. They would knock down all the decor. With many pets, I have to ...»
    keep things simple, and that helps with the cleaning too. But I can enjoy looking at your creations.

  • Share 818
  • Like 67
  • Clip 23
Clipped to:
  • craft room
  • Decor Ideas
  • This almost shows the whole of both towers. 8
  • I disassembled all of my collected lamps and laid out the globes to see approximately how much rebar I needed for the tower. 2
  • I used 3/8 inch rebar threaded through all of the pieces. I didn't end up using this base though. The actual construction was quite a bit of trial and error in 100+ temperatures! ARGH!!
  • I used the biggest globe and lamp base for the bottom of the tower. 2
  • I primed and painted all of the lamp pieces I was going to use between the globes. 1
  • I alternated the globe pieces with a lamp parts.  Initially I tried to use only the globes but didn't like
the way the glass rubbed and was afraid they would break. 2
  • After figuring out that the globes were too heavy for one tower, I made a second tower. 5
  • They are beautiful with the sun shinning through 12
  • See 5 more photos

My glass tower vision has been fulfilled! I built it!

I saw one of these in a magazine years ago and I've wanted one ever since. It took me several years to collect affordable pieces but after that it was pretty easy. Here is some of how I ...»
did it. For more specifics and lessons learned in the tutorial on my blog. #Itching4Spring

5 Hours 100.00 Easy
Somewhat Quirky
Somewhat Quirky Grosse Pointe, MI
96 Comments | Post Comment | 68536 Views
  • Julie J C
    Liked on Feb 16, 2013
  • Share 6.8K
  • Like 435
  • Clip 535
Clipped to:
  • ideas
  • Outdoor Improvements
  • The first step is to clean up the flower bed in the spring.  I did any weeding necessary, and raked up pine cones, needles and leaves in the area.
  • I then gathered terra cotta pots in several sizes from  just a few inches to medium to extra large.
  • I cleaned up the pots with a little with hot soapy water.  I never use bleach as I love them weathered and with salt deposits.
  • I line up my pots upside down to make sure I have enough pots for the edging.  After I have the correct line up, I dig the pots down into the dirt about 2 inches.
  • I like the idea of lining them up smallest to largest, but they could be all the same size too.
  • Then fill in around the pots with a little potting soil. Now I just have to wait for the perennials to fill in.
  • See 3 more photos

Setting Up a Terra Cotta Pot Edging

For the last two summer seasons, I have set up a terra cotta pot flower bed edging under a large spruce tree by our deck. The area under the tree receives filtered sunlight on one side ...»
and a few hours of midday full sun. Perennials that grow well for me here are hostas, Lady's Mantle, astilbes and sedums. Occasionally I add a few impatiens.

Organized Clutter
Organized Clutter International Falls, MN
8 Comments | Post Comment | 7078 Views
  • Julie J C
    Commented on Feb 08, 2013
    You must have no kids and no large dogs. Those would be shattered in days at my house.
  • Share 708
  • Like 21
  • Clip 23
Clipped to:
  • Garden inspiration
  • Organized Clutter - Gar...
  • Sprinkling ashes in the compost. 1
  • My daughter's new fireplace insert. She loves it.

What to do with fireplace ashes

There are many more uses for fireplace ashes than I ever knew. 1. Compost bin - only a little amongst the organic matter. 2. A light layer around plants can keep slugs away. 3. A ...»
tablespoon of ash to 1000 gallons of water for a pond will keep algae down.. 4. As a fertilizer. 5. Cleaning silver.

Can you give more ways to use ashes?

Linda B
Linda B Trumbull, CT
43 Comments | Post Comment | 26929 Views
  • Julie J C
    Commented on Jan 20, 2013
    No, not coal ash; that is a "petroleum product". Only wood. Also, rather than add them to the ...»
    compost pile, just add them to the compost or soil when the compost is done. Since they will not decay further, there is actually no reason to include them in the pile. You will just have heavier stuff to turn by hand. (Master Gardener, MN.)

  • Share 6.4K
  • Like 60
  • Clip 66
Clipped to:
  • Household Tricks
  • garden & yard
  • My sad dried out browning wreath, before I took it apart.
  • This is how it looked while it was fresh, I'm hoping I can recreate it next year!

Recycle Your Holiday Wreath

I've decided that I would like to make my own Holiday Wreath next year. After taking down this year's wreath, I realized how many good useable parts it had, that I could reuse for next ...»
year. You can see what I was left with on my blog http://www.graphicsfairy-diy.com/2013/01/rec...

Karen - The Graphics Fairy
Karen - The Graphics Fairy Frederick, MD
20 Comments | Post Comment | 5629 Views
  • Julie J C
    Commented on Jan 06, 2013
    I love it! Thanks!
  • Share 175
  • Like 12
  • Clip 2
Clipped to:
  • Recycled materials
Becky FunkyJunk Interiors - Donna Leah DIY Show Off Donna Dixson Karen - The Graphics Fairy Miriam I
  • Julie J C
    Followed 7 people on Dec 31, 2012
Loading
Back
to top
Feedback