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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 & ...»
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would like to make one of these and string it with clear twinkle lights.
Pallet Board Towel Holder
Towel holder made from pieces of pallet boards, glass door knobs, bolts and screws. These pieces of wood were leftover from other projects and I found the old door knobs on ebay. Put them all together to make this shabby towel holder.
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I used a homemade stain recipe that I found online. It was 1 cup apple cider vinegar, steel ...»
Repurposing Dishes and Odds and Ends.
I love converting older items into new items. Also, like feedback with suggestions to improving process.
Privacy Fence
We had no privacy in our back yard. I got this idea from an earlier post with shutters. We had used doors around the house, I painted them, we hinged them together and attached them to fence post steaks. It's not quite done yet, adding another door and then some mulch around it.
How to Make a Pallet Wood Clock
Visit my tutorial to find out how I made this HUGE clock out of old pallet wood.
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LOVE this!
New Trellis Made Out of an Old Gazebo.
We had an old gazebo, we took it apart and my significant other welded it together to make a trellis. Some spray paint. The lantern is an old one that was in the garage, painted it, added a solar light and used a pint mason jar for the glass. This was put around the raised beds I made last year. It will be full of perennials eventually.
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Smart! You've got a great looking pair of trellises now.
Flip Flop Wreath
Easy to do and only cost about $7.00.. I did another one with a mirror in the middle and used the handle to hang it...
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Paula, Family Dollar or Dollar General has them for $1.00 a pair and also the mirror with ...»
Repurposing & Upcycling: What to craft with old cds
I am gathering up my old cds for crafts and know I'm going to make some coaster out of some of them for christmas but what other ideas do you have that is fun and creative??? I looked
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Hang them in trees or posts near the garden to keep birds away.
Repurposing a Bird Bath@ Lynnesgiftsfromtheheart.com
When the concrete bird bath began to leak instead of holding water, I hated the fact I was going to have to get rid of it. My inner self kept telling me I could use it for another
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it looks great and i really like black