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Vicki

Smyrna, GA
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  • This is the completed deck.
  • I used concrete blocks as the support between the railroad ties. 1
  • I screwed the decking boards into the railroad ties on each side.

Easy Deck With Concrete Blocks and Railroad Ties

I needed to cover up a shameful space in my backyard. And, provide another area for seating. I wanted it to be cheap, easy and fast. This method of building a deck was perfect! The only tool needed was a drill.

DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa
DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa Murfreesboro, TN
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    awesome, just perfect to be frugal to have very easy deck. tyvm to share.
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DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa Elisa Historic Shed The Weathered Door
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  • After - Backyard Fence 5
  • Before - Backyard Fence (2)
  • After - Backyard Fence w/ Lanterns & Red Pots
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Outdoor Landscape

Using stain, lanterns, and a couple accent pots you can completely transform an outdoor space!

Black Mulch: Menards (Big Box Retailer) ...»

Red Pots: 27" Walmart

Lanterns: Misc stores (all were under $20 - Home Goods, Pier One, Garden Ridge)

You can learn more details about how I transformed the space from my blog.

Elisa
Elisa Naperville, IL
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  • Our Hill Garden with purple moss phlox and Tulip 'Apricot Impression'
  • Tulip 'Ballerina'
  • The front sidewalk around our corner town garden. And yes, those are flowers in our curb strip! So much nicer to look at than weedy turf.
  • Tulip 'Shirley'
  • Weeping cherry showering petals...
  • Tulip 'Angelique'
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Our Garden This May...

Gardening in Pennsylvania could not be any better than in the month of May!

I have done practically nothing with our garden this month (or in April), and it still ...»

looks spectacular. I was truly happy to get out there this week and get to pull a few weeds here and there, having been dirt deprived from my travels. So please, take a walk with me around our corner town garden; it is stuffed full of tulips and everything nice for May!

Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gardener
Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gar... Pittsburgh, PA
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  • You'll need: mason jar or baby food jar with sealable lid, kitchen sponge, hammer and nail, heavy-duty string, sponge, sugar, scissors, saucepan and flower stickers or decorative tape (optional). 2
  • 1. Prepare "butterfly food" by mixing nine parts water with one part sugar. If you are using a mason jar for your feeder, use tablespoons, and if you are using a baby food jar, use teaspoons.
  • 2. Using a nail and hammer, punch a small hole in the center of the lid. A piece of a sponge will need to fit snuggly in the hole, so keep it small – you can always make it bigger if necessary.
  • 3. Cut a 1/2 inch strip from your sponge, then pull it through the hole in the lid so about half of the sponge is sticking out from the top – you'll want the sponge to be a tight fit.
  • 4. Before you tie any string around the jar, decorate your jar with brightly colored stickers, construction paper or washi tape. Flower shapes and bright colors are great options, because they'll imitate the real deal.
  • 5. Use your string to make a hanger. Flip your jar upside down. Tie some string around the neck of the jar (slightly below the lid).  Cut two more pieces of string that are about two feet long.
  • That's it! Now you can hang your feeder outside. It will work best if it's placed about six inches higher than your tallest flowers. 3
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Make a DIY Butterfly Feeder in 6 Easy Steps

Don't underestimate the butterfly – it's more than just a pretty garden addition! There are 561 known butterfly species in the United States and Canada, all of which pollinate your ...»
flowers. Encourage butterflies to visit your yard and pollinate your plants by making a butterfly feeder. It's easy!

Full tutorial: https://brightnest.com/posts/attract-butterf...

Note: Some evidence suggests dyes may have negative health effects on humming birds. If you have humming birds in your region, we suggest making this sugar solon without dyes and making your jar extra colorful, instead!

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BrightNest Denver, CO
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  • The shed has 3 sets of French doors and a 4' roof overhang supported by large brackets.
  • Installing the shed.
  • The owner etched the concrete on the front porch.
  • The interior has drywall walls, but the ceiling framing and cypress roof sheathing are left exposed.
  • The back wall has no windows or doors - perfect for shelves.
  • A lovely view into the garden.
  • The exterior finished.
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Sunny Artist Studio Shed

12' x 12' custom shed made for an artist's studio by Historic Shed. Some more images at: http://historicshed.com/2013/05/a-sunny-arti...
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Historic Shed
Historic Shed Brooksville, FL
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  • Use broken shovel handles as stems and enjoy the flowers as yard art. 2
  • Clean hubcaps with some and water, lightly sand to paint will adhere.
  • Spray paint hubcaps in fun colors. Use things you have to add interest (spray a plastic lid for the center of a flower, use tongue depressors for a design)

Hubcap Flower Yard Art

All you need to make some fun, inexpensive yard art are some roadside hubcaps, spray paint and little creativity. ...»

Steps:

1. Clean off hubcaps with soap and water, then lightly sand.

2. Spray paint each hubcap in a bright color.

3. Use things you already have to add stems (sticks, shovel handles), leaves and more details to the flowers.

4. Assemble the flowers and add them to your yard.

(click the link to read more)

The Weathered Door
The Weathered Door Duvall, WA
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Coffee Table #2

My daughter needs a coffee table for her apartment, so here is the second one I built. All the lumber was for free and mostly from pallet material. Hope you all like it? Sanding this is ...»
what took the longest, all pieces for the most part were weather as you could see in the first addition to my photos of the first coffee table.

10 Hours 12 Moderate
Phil
Phil Ruston, LA
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  • Ants lying in Windex. 2

ANTS? Easy, Safe Solution!

An exterminator told my friend that when you begin to see ants, they are the scouts. Stop these and you won't have ants. My son discovered that if you spray them with Windex (or any other glass cleaner), they are exterminated. Keep after it for a while and you won't have ants. We have used this for years. 2 days ago our humming bird feeder leaked onto the concrete front porch...the liquid got down in the crack between brick and concrete so there was not way to flush it out. Ants ...»
appeared quickly, I sprayed them with Windex. Watched through the day and kept spraying them. Now ant free! Safe for kids, pets and environment! It is worth a try before you spend hundreds.

Jeanette S
Jeanette S Atlanta, GA
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