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Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living

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Outdoor living is a year-round topic on Hometalk. Hometalk members are busy planning and maintaining outdoor living spaces from the heat of summer to the cold of winter. Some folks are professionals who post gorgeous pictures of the outdoor living dreamscapes they've built. Other folks are DIYers who are revamping their outdoor living areas, building outdoor furniture, or planning an outdoor living room for the first time. Whether you're a novice or an expert, join a conversation about outdoor living rooms on Hometalk.



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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
  • 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

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Debi Ward Kennedy Irvine, CA 2 minutes ago
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Yard Sale/ Garage Sale

Here are my 5 favorite tips for having a successful yard sale!!
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Mandi Gubler Saint George, UT 11 minutes ago
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  • Chalkboard bottom? Forget the top I have other plans for this! And the old candle stand see how cool it looks for hanging stuff on the wall? Spent 75 cents on the 2
  • Love the old hamper, needed one in my bathroom, very clean and no smell and love the old look, Old dictionary used for mod podge. the teapots for planting flowers, 2 metal shelves for repurposing and planting
  • Love love love old clay pots! 25c lazy susan can be used in my craft room after painted of course 50c the old handthrown bowl for my mom's African violets (feed from bottom) and this awesome old table! painting then plant stand!
  • This old set of Blue Clay bowls and plates my mom loves the color only $1 for all 4! little pour spout free, shelf 50c metal picture frame 50c
  • old orchard basket 50c plant stand 50c basket with handle 50c frames 25c each of course all but the bucket will be painted!
  • 2 old stools $3.50 ea and then the recipe book holder 25c will be perfect painted white in my kitchen!
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Yardsale Finds... Just Hide Them Until they Fit In

Husband says he is going to ban me from yard sales but he loves what I end up with! Eventually things look good! But....for awhile...sometimes too long of a while....they take up precious ...»
space!

So I only have to hide these from him till I discover their "full potential"! You see the potential don't you?

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Tanya Peterson Felsheim Grants Pass, OR 23 hours ago
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    Tanya Peterson Felsheim 11 minutes ago
    House Of Hawthornes Yes ...»
    our husbands should meet! He eventually doesn't complain because he knows that I do eventually use things and he knows it makes me happy...the "sitting around part" does get him a little hot under the collar...but its summer maybe thats it? haha

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Repurposed Things & Crafts for the Yard

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Kim Harmeyer Cincinnati, OH 2 days ago
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    Kim Harmeyer 3 hours ago
    I used Geraniums in the pot
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Screening in a Gazebo

We had a customer that owned a rather large gazebo in Dubuque, their issue was that a year ago they had a contractor screen it in but over winter several of the screens had ripped, torn ...»
and frames bent and broke. Showing them that this contractor had used the wrong frames, the wrong screen and attached these incorrectly had caused the failure had to be handled very delicately because he was a friend of theirs but still get the point across. We removed all of the old existing screens and hardware, built the new screens installed them properly and then gave him a Nerf bat and said, here beat the dickens out of them.... waalaa, point made. Folks, when you screen "do it right the first time", these new screens should last up to 50 years. And please always try to stay away from using ANY plastic parts, the ultraviolet rays over the years really does affect it. Get in touch with us and we'll gladly offer you advice and assistance in any way.

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How Much Fun Was the Hometalk NC Bloggers Meetup?

Such fun with 23 women adventuring through Greensboro NC for a day of thrifting, exploring and a magical tea party! You may just see someone you know!
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Marty's Musings Greensboro, NC 19 hours ago
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    Jeanette S I think we had more fun looking and collecting ideas than actually buying too much!
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  • A combination of hot glue and twine worked to secure the pots.
  • English Ivy was the favorite plant added to our wreath
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DIY Living Wreath

I wanted a little something to dress up our garage door and provide a bit of inspiration.

I gathered a grapevine wreath and a few packs of tiny terra cotta pots and got to work ...»

securing them on the wreath.

A few plants from the garden center later, and I had a great bit of greenery to brighten up the garage near my chicken coop!

Full post and instructions are listed on my blog: http://justawhimsicalworld.blogspot.com/2012...

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JustAWhimsicalWorld Ogden, KS 17 hours ago
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    Catherine Smith 3 hours ago
    What a clever idea. I can see that done using succulents in the pots.
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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!
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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.

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Kathe With An E (Kathe) Aurora, CO 16 hours ago
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    Becky J 4 hours ago
    I just bought the most awesome metal sunflowers from a yard sale last week. Six of them, and ...»
    they are all hanging on the fence. When I go yardsaling, that's all I look for, is stuff to throw out in the yard.

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Outdoor Living: Jasper or Agate?

I found this rock in my backyard tonight. Not sure if it is Jasper or Agate. Anyone know? It weighs almost 4 lbs and is bigger than the palm of my hand. If it is agate or jasper is it ...»
worth anything and is it worth having it cut somewhere? Thanks for your help!

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Missy L Duluth, MN 2 days ago
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    Janet Toal 6 hours ago
    I would guess that where you live it is an Lake Superior agate, I would most definitely have ...»
    it looked at and if it is, yes it could be worth money. Most agates from that region are red... but can be a rainbow of colors... look for more where you found that one, they range from the size of a grain of sand to much larger then yours. Hope this helps

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Kim Harmeyer Cincinnati, OH 2 days ago
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    Sharon @ mrs. hines class 9 hours ago
    How lovely!
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