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Kathy D

Salem, OR
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The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: Tulip Town, Follow the Rainbow

Laura Thomas
Laura Thomas Canada
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    Beautiful!
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  • I found these beautiful hydrangeas at Costco for $8.00. At the checkout the lady told me to make sure I put them in ice cold water. This intrigued me because I always thought that warm water was best for flowers. 6
  • First I cut the off the ends of the stems, making sure the cut was on a slant. Hydrangea stems are quite tough, so they need to be poked with something sharp to help with the water up-take. 2
  • I did a little research to find more tips on how to care for them and was rewarded with beautiful fluffy flowers that lasted for days and days!

How to care for freshly cut hydrangeas! Come learn some surprising little tips!

When I bought these hydrangeas they were packaged up in floral cellophane so tightly that they sure didn't look very impressive. I was a bit hesitant to take them, but since they were so ...»
reasonably priced I went for it! The lady at the checkout gave me a surprising tip on how to care for them so I decided I needed to find out more and did a little research.

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Keeping With The Times
Keeping With The Times Canada
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White Christmas Mason Jar Lumaries

Ginger @ GingerSnapCrafts.com
Ginger @ GingerSnapCrafts... Bentonville, AR
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What to do with that old piano ....

"There is Music in Water, if You Stop to Listen"

We were looking for something different for our display at our local home show.

We wanted something that would be beautiful and turn peoples heads but it had to fit in what we do and it had to have a message...

We began our search for an old piano shell. We wanted to take an old piano that had lived out its life providing beautiful music and give it a new life... as a ...»

water feature.

We found the perfect piano at our local wholesaler and began the job of removing the guts of the piano and replacing them with an acrylic spillway with LED lights. The end result was a SHOW STOPPER and we received best in show honors in both Shows we displayed this feature at. What do you think?

You can see more at www.facebook.com/Pondtastic

Pondtastic Water Gardens
Pondtastic Water Gardens Orlando, FL
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    Commented on Oct 17, 2012
    This would be "Water Music"!!
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Crazy things that happen while making concrete countertops

I was working in the shop the other day by myself and this little guy flew in. It let me go right up to it and pick it up, i thought it might be hurt or sick but he was healthy and could ...»
fly just fine. After sitting on my hand for about 10 minutes i took him outside and he flew off. landed on the power line and sat for another minute and then flew off towards the trees.

Burco Surface & Decor
Burco Surface & Decor Dallas, GA
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    Commented on Sep 11, 2012
    We had a hummingbird fly into our patio door. Rested on my daughter's hand for about 10 ...»
    minutes, then flew away. Very awesome!

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Coffee table makeover (without paint!)

My mom made over her plain ol' pine coffee table with steel wool. It's way less messy and you don't have to buy stain (or paint)!
Jamie @ C.R.A.F.T.
Jamie @ C.R.A.F.T. Austin, TX
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    Great idea!
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  • see all those floating ants...:(
  • Can you see the Humming bird hiding from me? It's like he's playing peek a boo... I C an ant or 2 on the also..:( 1

Gardening: How do I keep the ants away from my Hummingbird Feeders????

It doesn't matter where I put my Humming bird feeders in my yard it seems those pesky little sugar ants seem to find them...GRRR! Does anyone have any Suggestions on how I can keep them away???

TaniaC
TaniaC Fairfield, IL
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    Commented on Aug 09, 2012
    The "ant moat"idea really worked for me. You can find them at garden stores.
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Marty's Musings
Marty's Musings Greensboro, NC
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  • Stone terraces and flowers.  An old Tractor seat serves as a seating area for rest time. 1
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My Rock Gardens

We live on a farm in Southwest Iowa. Our farm fields have underground springs and rocks are constantly coming to the top and so we have to go and pick up the rocks out of the field in ...»
the spring before planting or in the fall after the harvest. All of these rocks have come from our fields.

Rhonda Thompson Leonard
Rhonda Thompson Leonard Logan, IA
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  • Kathy D
    Commented on Jul 20, 2012
    I can believe rocks "popping up" out of the ground. I grew up in eastern Oregon where a ...»
    regular summer job was picking up rocks that came up after a farmer plowed. Great use of your "bounty"!

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