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Margaret M

Sanford, NC
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  • I just want to spend every possible minute of the rest of my life with you.  Hunger Games love quote sign.
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Hunger Games Love Quote Sign

Angie CountryChicCottage
Angie CountryChicCottage Nashville, TN
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Beach Signs

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Vicky Spain
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  • My new outdoor space featuring the new DIY BBQ grill planter
  • Old BBQ grill turned DIY Planter
  • Close up of the trailing flowers in my BBQ grill planter
  • Scary, old BBQ grill
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Upcycle: Old, Broken BBQ Grill Turned into Awesome Planter

We had this horrible, eyesore of a grill sitting in our backyard. It had been destroyed in a windstorm and there it sat, mocking me. While I was taking it apart to put out on the curb on ...»
trash day, I had the brilliant idea of turning it into a planter. All it took was a little bit of soapy water and some spray paint...and now it's awesome. This is perfect for my backyard and I love my new outdoor space! More info here: http://makelyhome.com/diy-planter/

2 Hours Easy
Lindsay @ Makely
Lindsay @ Makely Austin, TX
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    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Can't say anything nice then say NOTHING at all. Those ...»
    quotes come to mind reading the "negative Nellie" posts. Good thing the item didn't end up in a landfill, be creative and if someone else doesn't like it they don't have to live with it. PEACE !

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Beach House Decorating

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Go Nautical Hillsborough, NJ
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  • I found these lighting globes at the Goodwill for half off.
  • I started applying glass flat sided marbles(Dollar Tree) with this adhesive but they started sliding and I got impatient, so I went to hot glue. Worked great and no slipping.
  • Stones from Dollar Tree and a few engraved stones left over from my daughter's wedding.
  • Fast forward, six different globes.
  • After a few weeks of researching and shopping for the cheapest and best choice of grout, I found a bag for $2 at the Habitat Restore.  Messy job for indoors but snow outside made me do it in a large tub on my kitchen table.
  • This is the adhesive I used (always on hand, great stuff) to put a base on my globes since they are open on the bottom.I has silicone so it will be water tight.  I wanted to make them as outdoor friendly as possible.
  • Again, being the cheap-skate I am, I found lg. mason jar lids at the Habitat Restore. They fit over the opening perfectly.  I used plenty of adhesive around the ring and inside the ring sealing it completely.
  • Some only had the ring so I used some bottom pieces from old Tupperware parfait glasses.
  • After letting the bases dry over night(resting on plastic bowls,in the background), time for a paint job. To protect the globes, I cut circles in the bottom of grocery bags and taped them tight around the globes.
  • I had just enough left over paint from other projects to do the bases.
  • It was a bit colder outside than the paint recommends, but it dried fast.
  • Finished drying inside.
  • Now they sit upright and are water tight and weather protected. I think they are so cute.
  • After about 2 1/2 weeks and countless inches of snow, I can finally get outside to seal the grout. I used Thompsons water seal (had cedar colored  on hand).
  • I poured some in a plastic container and used a cheat chip brush to slather it on. Make sure you cover your table, this is messy.
  • And wear gloves.
  • Don't worry about the cloudy way the marbles look. Let them dry for a couple hours and wipe off the stones and marbles with an old cloth.
  • After a bit of elbow grease, they shine like new.
  • Now, find the perfect place for them in the garden.
  • Now if only my gardens recoup from the long, cold winter we've had.  Happy Spring, Everyone.
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Garden Globes

After seeing so many posts on diy garden globes, I just had to try it. I started searching for old bowling balls but all I found were priced too high. Then little by little, it all came ...»
together and and I now have six garden globes that I just love. Hope you do too.

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

Earlier this week I shared with you the photo's from our recent visit to RoozenGaarde at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Today I bring you all the colours of the rainbow, straight from ...»
Tulip Town!

This place was so sparkly and colourful, that I kept expecting a rainbow of Skittles to come raining down on us at any moment. I kid you not it was that beautiful.

Enjoy!

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Laura Thomas Canada
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  • Take your light and check it out closely as some are different. 1
  • By the bulb you should see some small screws
  • Remove the screws and SLOWLY pull the pieces apart. You will then see a normal, everyday, single AA battery. Yep, that is what gets charged by the sun during the day so that it glows at night! 2
  • Change the battery out with a new one and...Let there be light! 2
  • Now, if you have a different type of light, say like this one from WalMart, with the globe on top, it gets even easier to replace the battery.
  • Kathe With An E~DIY Fix Your Solar Lights
Simply pull the stake out and you will see this on the globe end.
  • One single screw. Leave the three screws by the bulb alone.
  • And there is your battery. Change it out, put the screw back in and you are done!
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DIY Fix for Spring

Got solar lights that aren't working? Luckily, I know how to fix them right up! And, I am going to share my tip with you!Cuz, well, we're friends and all and that's what friends do, right?...

Kathe With An E (Kathe)
Kathe With An E (Kathe) Aurora, CO
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  • Bottle 'sun' in my gazebo in the center of my veggie garden.  Zone 4, no breakage...has been buried for a couple of years.  Old grind stone in the center.

My bottle 'sun' or 'star', depending on what time of day it is...zone 4 garden, no breakage problems, buried in sand.

Recycled wine, beer, and liquor bottles:)
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Ursula Owens Lewiston, MI
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I Painted my Back Door Mat

I saw this idea on Pinterest where someone used a new rubber mat and painted color blocks on it to mimic a more expensive designer mat and I thought "hey, my outdoor mats look terrible ...»
and need replacing so why not try this concept on my rugs. It's worth a shot because I only paid $.57 ea for the colors I chose and I had the other supplies so let's start with what I used.

Kim C
Kim C Queen Creek, AZ
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