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Bobbie M

Des Moines, IA
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  • This almost shows the whole of both towers. 7
  • 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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    Commented on Feb 19, 2013
    LOVE it want to try it this could be the year!!
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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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  • 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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    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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Building a stylish support for granite

Our granite suffered a crack during installation, so we remedied the problem (and hopefully saved ourselves future cracks) with some rough cut cedar supports!

http://buffalo-roam.com/?p=2307

Amy M
Amy M Meriden, KS
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    Commented on Jul 31, 2012
    i love it way to go when you get lemons make lemonaid looks great!
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  • The sink is the original one from the kitchen in the house, salvaged from the cellar. 18
  • The shelf is a $3 thrift store find. 6
  • The door knob plates from the old door. 1
  • The other plate. 1
  • A couple of clearanced hooks from Hobby Lobby. 1
  • I installed wire mesh into the window space and added this cross section so I would have a place to mount an old rake head for a tool rack. 2
  • The bench is in heavy use already. 12
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Potting Bench

When we replaced the old front door on our 100 year old home, I couldn't bring myself to throw the old one away. This is how we transformed it into a potting bench with repurposed lumber ...»
and few new bits and pieces.

#Bestof2012

Lori J
Lori J Broken Bow, NE
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on Jun 24, 2012
    tHIS IS THE ONE i have been looking for THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU !!!!!!
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  • More uses for those old shovel heads. I have three so I guess I best get digging or shopping heheh 12
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Garden Decor and fun in the garden

Jan M
Jan M Toledo, OR
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on Jun 12, 2012
    LOVE THIS what are the leaves made from?
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  • Fence for the backyard made of repurposed tree cut. 13
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Repurposed trees my son cut and made a fence for the backyard.

My son cut down alot of trees that were unwanted on the property and made a fence down the back yard. He used the stumps as the mains and the limbs as the spindles, it only cost around ...»
30.00 or less, two bags of cement for the poles, a box of nails and a box of deck screws!

Cindy M
Cindy M Ashland, KY
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on May 28, 2012
    I love it hope I can do this too.
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  • The first gnome home I made. 2
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Natural Birdhouses

I make this using naturally weathered wood usually found in flood areas. They are fully functional with removable bottoms for cleanout and size perfect for the smaller songbirds of ...»
Pennsylvania. They look like the gnomes have created them for their feathered friends.

Cheryls T
Cheryls T Jersey Shore, PA
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on May 26, 2012
    WOW!!!!
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  • My Quilt Wall 4

A way to add color and insulation to an old plaster wall without major construction.

I used insulation foam boards, cut into 15"x15" squares. Than I covered each with batting and fabric using duct tape. To hang on the wall I used double-sided velcro so they can be taken down to clean, or rearranged. It really made this drafty room so much warmer.

#KeepingCozy

MaryAnn T
MaryAnn T Bethlehem, PA
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  • Bobbie M
    Commented on May 26, 2012
    Love it Im going to try on front porch.
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