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Debbie N

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Thanks for all of your comments on which way to lay the tile....here's our new tile backsplash.

After posting the question here if we should do straight set or off set tile, the resounding answer was off set. We went with the majority and did an off set tile backsplash using 4 x 16 ...»
tile. The whole post, including before and after photos plus some tips and tricks we have learned through our tile experience is at http://www.aswellplacetodwell.com/2012/06/ki...

Kelly
Kelly Lahaina, HI
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    Nice! Thanks for sharing the finished product!
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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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    Love it!
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My new plant, she is a beauty

Huggs and kisses is her name! I just could not resist.
Debbie E
Debbie E Merritt Island, FL
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    Beautiful!
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  • If you cut A Rose right above it's first sprout of 5 leaves, you will promote more rose Blooms. Black eyed Zinnia's are perennials and multiply each year. And can also be split in early spring. For a Longer Bloomed show, simply dead head the Black eyed Susan flowers as they fade.
  • Giant Zinnia.....Grows upt to 4-5 ft.  Grow along fences, sheds, walls, etc. They love Sun!
  • Zinnia (The more you deadhead the faded flowers, the more branches that sprout and flowers bloom.)  Take the faded flowers and stick elsewhere in the dirt and it will reseed itself and most likely bloom in the same season. I still have flowers growing up from last year. Despite being Annuals, reseeding can turn them into perennias.
  • HollyHock!  Show Stoppers!!! Up to 6-8 ft. Staking Def. Recquired But Most Complimented!
  • Butterfly Bushes Really do Attract Butterflies 1
  • Dahlia
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  • Petunia's....the cheapest of the flowers in Nurserys and actually I find to be the most difficult to grow by seed. But the end results are worth it. Flowers last to fall. Just pinch off faded flowers every couple of days and will promote more growth.
  • White Sunflower Tree's......Deadhead faded flowers to promote more bloom and will last to Fall/Frost!
  • White/Yellow Sunflower Tree Mixture....Easily & Quickly Grown By seed! Will last to late fall to Frost.
  • Red Sunflower Tree Mixture
  • Red Sunflower Tree, Almost Christmas Tree shaped 4' - 5' ft. Same as other, dehead faded flowers to promote more growth
  • Zinnia's, the more you cut the faded flowers, the longer they promote flowers and will last til Late Fall.
  • The Key with Zinnia's....as in most flowers but especially Zinnia's, is to always water the soil, never the leaves or fowers. If too much water and rain promotes rusty leaves, no need to worry, they are not infected, just cut off rusted leaves for healthier shoots.
  • Lily's. Grown By Bulbs. But to be honest, I found the one's you find in local grocery stores such as Shoprite, etc....seem to multiply the following year much more than single bulbs.
  • Trust me, If I can Grow These, So Could you! Only a 3rd Yr Gardnerer....Start with the basics, care free flowers and You'll be surprised what your garden could look like!
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  • Dahlia, easiy grown by tubers. They multiply each year and bloom til late fall to frost.
  • Lantana's.....Beautifully Multicolored and gives off such a Grea Scent. 1
  • Cactus Zinnia...... Zinnia's are one of the easiet and quickest flowers to grow by seed!
  • 10-13 Sunflowers....Mid Summer to Fall Bloom. Extremely easy to grow by seed. Once Flower has Died, You can cut down, break apart the flowers and either harvest the seeds for next year and/or clean, bake & eat edible sunflower seeds.
  • Roses & Black Eyed Susans
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Practically Care Free Flowers, as well as Beautiful & Show Stoppers!

Zinnia's - (All Hybrids....Cut & Grow, Giants, Cactus, Pinwheels) - Sunflowers & Sunflower Tree's (Multi-colored), Gladious, Butterfly Bush, Hollyhocks, Lantansa, Dahlia's, Roses, Petunia ...»
& Black Eyed Susan's, Lilys....Just some of my Favorites!

Liz C
Liz C Garnerville, NY
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    Commented on Jun 19, 2012
    I got the book in the mail today! Thanks again!!!
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  • Iris. This is my night lamp. It sits on a rotating pedestal with light. This eggshell is carved  from the inside. when the light is off it looks like a normal Ostrich egg, The image shows only when lit. 3
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My Egg Carving

Carla K
Carla K Ouray, CO
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    Very cool!
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  • Thumbelina. Also an intaglio carving. 4
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My Egg Carving

Carla K
Carla K Ouray, CO
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    This one is my favorite. I would love to see the others that you have not posted!
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  • There are secret compartments under the removable bottoms of the cubbies.
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Train Caboose Bunk Bed

I live with a bunch of train fanatics, so built the boys a train caboose bunk bed. I used an HO scale model railroad caboose as the model, and designed it from the inside out, as I went ...»
along, using twin mattress measurements as a guide. The electrical work was done by my husband..

Ellen V
Ellen V North Billerica, MA
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  • Debbie N
    Commented on Jun 15, 2012
    We are train fanatics too! Love it!!!
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  • Mustangs. This is an intaglio carving and lit from the inside. It's carved like you would carve a mold, inverted. The outside image is like a negative. When lit from the inside the image appears possitive
  • Iris. This is my night lamp. It sits on a rotating pedestal with light. This eggshell is carved  from the inside. when the light is off it looks like a normal Ostrich egg, The image shows only when lit. 3
  • Mermaid. 2
  • Thumbelina. Also an intaglio carving. 4
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My Egg Carving

I just wanted to share some of my Ostrich Egg Carvings with you.
Carla K
Carla K Ouray, CO
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    Commented on Jun 14, 2012
    I had no idea that an Ostritch egg could be carved! These are absolutely beautiful!
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Help a Tree - Remove Grass

Don't let grass grow beneath your trees. Grass competes fiercely for available water and will slow the growth of trees, especially newly planted ones. For instance, if the growth of a ...»
tree is reduced by 20 percent for one year because of grass competition, the growth automatically is 20 percent less during the second year's growth. Grass competition alone reduces tree and shrub growth by as much as 50 percent.

Walter Reeves
Walter Reeves Decatur, GA
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  • Debbie N
    Commented on Jun 14, 2012
    Thank you for the information! This is probably why my trees died after 2 years.
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Millstone fountain

This is my second fountain in my shade garden. It is made from an old millstone that has a tub underneath. The gazing ball in the background sits on an old tree stump that was retrieved from a river and left to dry a year before we drilled up the center of it for electrical so we could make the gazing ball glow at night.
Julee S
Julee S Bangor, MI
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  • Debbie N
    Commented on Jun 14, 2012
    Love it!
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