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Kelly S

Bremerton, WA
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  • I started with two stars I've had forever but no longer use. They had Christmas scenes on them so I got some blue spray paint and covered that up.
  • I removed the labels of three #10 cans and spay painted them white.
  • I had 2 same-sized metal planters and they got a coat of pink spray paint.
  • I planted pink petunias in the two of the white cans and purple petunias in the third. The pink containers got white  petunias and purple petunias.
  • Our wooden fence is now darn close to being as pretty as the rest of the garden and all I had to buy were a couple of cans of spray paint! 2
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Making a Wooden Fence Pretty(ier)

I want more color in the back garden this year.

With that in mind, I decided to add some color to our faded wooden back fence.

Kathe With An E (Kathe)
Kathe With An E (Kathe) Aurora, CO
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    I love all your pops of color. We have fences around our back yard, 3 sides. I've been looking ...»
    for inexpensive stars and no luck. I have empty Monster cans that I can cut...now how to join the cut edges?

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  • Outdoor chandeliers, made from wire garden fencing, resin crystals, and test tubes! http://homewardfounddecor.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-garden-fence-chandelier.html
  • Outdoor chandeliers, made from wire garden fencing, resin crystals, and test tubes! http://homewardfounddecor.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-garden-fence-chandelier.html
  • Test tubes hold flower stems or tall, thin candles. http://homewardfounddecor.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-garden-fence-chandelier.html 1
  • Concentric circles of fencing create a tiered chandelier with dripping resin crystals. http://homewardfounddecor.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-garden-fence-chandelier.html
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Garden Chandelier - Made From Wire Garden Fencing!

Bring some BLING to your garden or outdoor living area with this easy project...

Wire garden fencing is bent into circles, the ends bent into hooks, and hung with resin & ...»

glass crystals from old light fixtures... and the result is a lotta' sparkle in your yard! Use one circle, or multiples in concentric sizes for a tiered effect. You can also add test tubes or floral tubes, to hold flower stems and tall taper candles.

Find basic instructions on the HOMEWARDfound blog. #MayGarden #MayProjects

Debi Ward Kennedy
Debi Ward Kennedy Irvine, CA
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  • Clip your seeds a little with nail clippers. 2
  • Soak in water overnight.
  • 3 days later, your have seedlings!
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How To Start Seeds In Just 3 Days!

Life got busy around here this spring, and I forgot to plant my seeds inside. I was just going to forget it and move on until I read about clipping and soaking your seeds to help them ...»
germinate faster. Well, I tried it out, and it worked perfectly!

Mom4Real
Mom4Real Lexington, KY
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    @JeriF, The mornig glories are choking my flowering rhodies in the back yard. I didn't even ...»
    plant the darn morning glories and they come back every year. You can have mine.

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  • I have a smaller sink so that's where I gave my silver a bath.
  • Line your sink with foil.
  • Add very hot water and salt. Let it soak. 1
  • Amazing results.
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How to Clean Silver the easy way!

I had some large pieces of silver to clean and not a lot of time. This silver bath method worked like a charm and was so easy. All you need is salt, foil and hot water. Seriously. ...»

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Ann @ On Sutton Place
Ann @ On Sutton Place Findlay, OH
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  • pond before dismantling
  • stepping stone painted, One Stroke Painting class...Donna Dewberry
  • made this in One Stroke Painting class, flower pots 1
  • looking bare
  • rose area
  • rose area w arbors gone and some roses
  • froggies watching over everything, I collect frogs in garden
  • garden looking bare
  • concrete from dog pen, miss this for sure
  • tearing pond apart, rocks in car.....wow, tired......
  • sitting on job, dismantling pond, means a lot to me, I made this six weeks after my  cancer operation and carried every rock and placed them
  • pond dismantled
  • all gone, pond done.....looks bare
  • time to play with Ginger, house looks bare
  • all plants u c are from old home and brought to new home
  • c my froggies
  • bench arbors, 3....vine brought from old home
  • garden items in new home, fenced yard for doggies
  • nice view of wild rose and climbing hydrag.
  • brought some fern, it is different, very pretty
  • nice view into yard from the garden
  • hostas dug up, all plants u c were dug up, tired yet
  • bought this plant on a garden walk, one piece...it is 5 yrs. old, do not know what it is, never seen it before
  • digging up some
  • ready to transport
  • our back yard w grasses, brought some to new home
  • end of season, flowers gone on rose bush
  • nice view, pond gone
  • arbor & rose area
  • digging up roses, arbors gone
  • inside garden shed
  • get ready, these r all the plants from our home...told u I was busy!
  • looks like I have my own nursery
  • garden stuff at back of house from home, lots huh
  • decided to use dog pen for shed, covered w tarp top & sides for winter, no storage here
  • more plants brought
  • three bench arbors set in new yard in horseshoe w roses on each side, next spring will do a walkway w blocks from new garden and pond area
  • c the vine I brought with the one from the front of the house, dug it up and transported it in a bucket w arbor attached....haha
  • new home for white arbor w gate and we put up fence on each side to back of house at our duplex, landlord is very forgiving with us for sure
  • plants brought from home and put in our old pool from dogs til planted this past spring
  • all plants brought from home, my own nursery for sure, wow tired yet.....haha
  • so many plants brought here, yeah
  • roses brought, more plants and some of my driftwood
  • here is that plant I have no idea what it is....mayb Douglas can tell me later, huge leaves
  • just love this fern, was given to me and never saw it anywhere, do not know the name of it...another I bet Douglas can tell me what it is
  • transported my hibiscus, it grew beautiful here this spring, pics have been posted in one of the posts here and at the home site
  • planting of roses in new home by bench arbors
  • plants from home behind house here holding to b planted
  • roses brought
  • one type of Coreopsis, small and was able to get the whole bunch, yeah.....
  • nice pic of big Coreopsis that was planted behind pond, put in a pot to b planted behind new pond, did great and so big and tall
  • look how pretty this was, cutting down
  • starting to cut back wild rose bush.....boo hoo, c middle of garden
  • starting to look bare on the sides and inside
  • had to look back and post how beautiful this was
  • just look at this, I do not know how I ever had the nerve to cut it down......actually tried to take it but did not work, too old to dig up, wow....to think this was dug from the wild small
  • dug this up where we take the dogs hunting and put a small snip on each side to start and trained it.....will have another
  • ok, back to trimming, oh my, look at all I trimmed off in the middle of the garden, wow
  • trimming and getting near the top, cannot reach top so will take down and do it on the ground, all by myself so was a little hard to do
  • look at this pile, it looks like it is growning from the ground for sure but this is not, it is the pile I trimmed off from sides and some top I could reach...all in the middle of the garden
  • closer view of the flowers, they were so pretty
  • ok, looks empty for sure, arbor down and going to trim all off
  • ok all, here is the spot, garden looks so empty w arbor gone and wild rose bush and do not forget the pond that was here too where dirt is......
  • got arbor in car and pups too with plants to go to new home
  • able to get snips of the climbing hydrag. and brought that on each side, mayb it will come back, if not vine is nice....watch for new post of new garden and pond.......hope all was enjoyed
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Garden and pond from old home, digging all up to take to new home

Tried posting these last night and lost all of them so will post again and not so many at one time...........decided to dig things up and bring pond to new home....hope u enjoy, was a lot of work but was worth it to me

Sharon B
Sharon B Green Bay, WI
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    Be sure to post pics of the "new" garden area. It's sad that you have to take the old one ...»
    apart but a good thing you can take some of ot with you.

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  • A painted "sunset" themed jar.  Perfect for storage.  http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2012/06/decorating-jars-five-ways-with.html
  • Learn how to Mod Podge fabric onto the inside of a jar with this easy tutorial.  http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2012/06/decorating-jars-five-ways-with.html
  • Want to paint "fireworks" on your jar?  This method is for you!  http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2012/06/decorating-jars-five-ways-with.html
  • Fabric and paint combine onto this fabulous jar!  http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2012/06/decorating-jars-five-ways-with.html 2
  • A painting technique that is super simple and even slightly beachy in this version.  http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2012/06/decorating-jars-five-ways-with.html
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FIVE ways to decorate mason jars

I have compiled FIVE tutorials using mason jars into one blog post. Different ways to paint, decoupage, and cover your jars to get the look you want for every room in your home. These ...»
tutorials can be adapted to a wide variety of decor styles. Come and see how to make each of the five of these gorgeous jars!

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Angie CountryChicCottage Nashville, TN
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  • Ants lying in Windex. 3

ANTS? Easy, Safe Solution!

An exterminator told my friend that when you begin to see ants, they are the scouts. Stop these and you won't have ants. My son discovered that if you spray them with Windex (or any other glass cleaner), they are exterminated. Keep after it for a while and you won't have ants. We have used this for years. 2 days ago our humming bird feeder leaked onto the concrete front porch...the liquid got down in the crack between brick and concrete so there was not way to flush it out. Ants ...»
appeared quickly, I sprayed them with Windex. Watched through the day and kept spraying them. Now ant free! Safe for kids, pets and environment! It is worth a try before you spend hundreds.

Jeanette S
Jeanette S Atlanta, GA
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  • I love yard art. I discovered hypertufa several years ago and have been creating my own pots and columns ever since. I visit antique shops and junk shops often for items I can turn into more yard art. 1
  • After hacking my way through the jungle, I created paths and started putting in shade plants. Since I have an abundance of deer who also call my woods home, I've lost a small fortune to their voracious appetites. 2
  • This is a small water garden I built in a space not suitable for anything else.
  • This small bridge is the entrance of my woodland garden. There was a constant wash out in this area so I created a dry creek bed to channel the run off where I needed it to go.
  • This is a before picture of an area between my garden shed and carport. I tried roses here but the drainage is bad and it didn't get enough sun.
  • This is an after picture of the same area with small water garden and foot path. I found the tiny child's bench at an antique store in pieces. I planted Carolina Jasmine on trellises between the pillars of the carport. 1
  • Another view of woodland garden.
  • Dry creek bed. I followed the natural flow of the water when it rained. It took me most of the summer using a rotor tiller, wheel barrow, pic and shovel. It was hard work but serves it's purpose.
  • Path through woodland garden.
  • Fairy garden. I'm blessed with an abundance of rocks and moss on my property so can create all my hardscapes with what I find in the woods. 1
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My Garden

After building our house 6 years ago we had a blank slate to start landscaping. I had several challenges ahead of me, one being no budget for a landscaper, poor clay soil and a back woods ...»
inundated with poison ivy and briars, basically an impenetrable jungle, a slope with washouts and gullies. Tackling one job at a time and finishing it before moving onto the next kept me focused. It's ever evolving but it's come along way from being a muddy mess to my little piece of heaven on earth. Hope you enjoy.

Betty Stahl
Betty Stahl Guntersville, AL
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  • A close up of the finished floor, it almost looks like old leather. 15
  • I did the whole 10 X 12 room for about $80, but any future room will cost about $30. That's cheap flooring! 11
  • Gluing the paper down using a 50% Elmers glue %50 water mixture. This part took forever. 10
  • Here is the paper going on, this is about 10 hours in (spread over multiple days). 6
  • Mopping on the stain. 6
  • After 12 coats of poly! I know people say this all the time, but it honestly look much better in real life. It just looks shiny in the pictures. 8
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Paper Bag Floors

If you are in need of new flooring but don't have much money to spend (or even if you do) then this fits the bill! I created this floor out of brown paper, Elmers glue, stain and ...»
polyurethane. It was easy to do (albeit time consuming) and is very durable. This room is 10 X 12 and cost about $80, but future rooms will cost about $30 since I have plenty of leftover supplies. Click through to read the tutorial....http://www.domesticimperfection.com/2013/03/paper-bag-floors-a-tutorial/

Ashley @ Domestic Imperfection
Ashley @ Domestic Imperfe... San Antonio, TX
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    The outline of the tiles give it an industrial shabby chic look. This is so cool.
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Arbor from junk parts

Make this beautiful arbor from old posts and table legs. I am always picking up odds and ends of posts and table chair legs. When my son came for Mother's day one year he gathered up all ...»
that junk and made this beautiful arbor! For more details and how to go to my post here- http://megardengal.blogspot.com/2010/07/mast...

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