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Bobbie M

Des Moines, IA
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About Me:

kid at heart

Favorite area of home improvement:

out side


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  • Bobbie M
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  • This almost shows the whole of both towers. 8
  • I disassembled all of my collected lamps and laid out the globes to see approximately how much rebar I needed for the tower. 2
  • I used 3/8 inch rebar threaded through all of the pieces. I didn't end up using this base though. The actual construction was quite a bit of trial and error in 100+ temperatures! ARGH!!
  • I used the biggest globe and lamp base for the bottom of the tower. 2
  • I primed and painted all of the lamp pieces I was going to use between the globes. 1
  • I alternated the globe pieces with a lamp parts.  Initially I tried to use only the globes but didn't like
the way the glass rubbed and was afraid they would break. 2
  • After figuring out that the globes were too heavy for one tower, I made a second tower. 5
  • They are beautiful with the sun shinning through 12
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My glass tower vision has been fulfilled! I built it!

I saw one of these in a magazine years ago and I've wanted one ever since. It took me several years to collect affordable pieces but after that it was pretty easy. Here is some of how I ...»
did it. For more specifics and lessons learned in the tutorial on my blog. #Itching4Spring

5 Hours 100.00 Easy
Somewhat Quirky
Somewhat Quirky Grosse Pointe, MI
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  • This quirky wine bottle water feature was shot in Ohio with my iPhone. http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2013/02/i-want-to-make-water-fountain.html 1
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I want to make a water fountain! Inspiration and a plea for...help?

FunkyJunk Interiors - Donna
FunkyJunk Interiors - Don... Canada
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Hydrating Seed to Stimulate Germination

The benefits of hydrating seeds in Authentic Haven Brand Natural Brew prior to planting increases germination. As you can see in the first photo North Carolina gardener Tom Mann is ...»
soaking Camellia seeds prior to planting. Once planted he will continue to feed 100% natural nutrients to condition the soil. This allows the plants root system to absorb the nutrients needed to stimulate strong healthy root growth.

The second photo is a "side by side" seedlings on the left were sown and fed water and on the seedlings on the right were hydrated in Authentic Haven Brand Natural Brew prior to planting and then fed 100% natural nutrients. As you can see the seedlings on the right are heartier with fuller growth. read more http://www.manuretea.com

GreenSoil
GreenSoil San Juan Capistrano, CA
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  • Bobbie M
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  • Coat rack from an old door and shelves
  • Decorative moulding and hooks mounted onto old shelves.
  • Antique hooks from ebay. 1
  • Showing how I stacked the molding. 1
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Coat Rack from an Old Door and Yard Sale Shelves

I bought this antique door at a salvage yard. Turned it on its side, routed out the panels, added mirrors, then hung it over two yard sale shelves and added some decorative molding and ...»
hooks. I love this coat rack! It has enough hooks for each of us to have two! #ProudestDIY

Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl
Brittany aka Pretty Handy... Raleigh, NC
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on Feb 11, 2013
    I really like this. Have just the door to make it. Good thinking!
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  • Bobbie M
    Followed 1 person on Jan 25, 2013
  • Mailbox garden shed

Garden mailbox toolshed

Had this old package sized mailbox so decided to repurpose it into a mini shed out at my vegie garden. Now everything I need is right at my fingertips and everything stays dry and clean! So many people ask me why there is a mailbox out in my garden!
Julee S
Julee S Bangor, MI
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  • Bobbie M
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  • Bobbie M
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  • The blooms of the oxblood lily (via Louis the Plant Geek).
  • A mass planting of oxblood lilies (via Edens Blooms, a mail-order source for them).
  • They usually bloom in September (via the Southern Bulb Company, a mail-order source).

Oxblood lilies for fall color

If you live anywhere from the mid-Atlantic states south and west to Texas, oxblood lilies, Rhodophiala bifida, are an excellent way to add vivid pops of color to the garden at a time when ...»
it is often looking tired and bedraggled. Related to the amaryllis, these natives of Argentina and Uruguay were introduced to gardens here when German immigrants in South America sent bulbs to compatriots who had immigrated to Texas. They are happiest in dappled shade, but handle heat and cold, drought and rain with aplomb. Louis the Plant Geek has an encyclopedic guide to their care and culture on his blog at: http://www.louistheplantgeek.com/a-gardening...

Douglas Hunt
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on Sep 28, 2012
    WOW these are beautiful.
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DIY Bottle Tree

Yep, that's a 10 foot tall tree made out of different diameters of steel round rod complete with colored bottles my mom collected from friends and a few she purchased from the internet. ...»
She estimates that it cost about $300 for materials. $150 for the metal and $150 for the colored bottles. Lots more about my mom's DIY bottle tree (and where the bottle tree tradition came from) on the ol' blog. #SummerStyle

Jamie @ C.R.A.F.T.
Jamie @ C.R.A.F.T. Austin, TX
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on Sep 06, 2012
    love it!
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