Showing posts with label DIY projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY projects. Show all posts

Friday, February 16, 2024

DIY Bubble Fountain

 



I would be totally happy with this fountain.

It utilizes easy to find components and looks easy enough for me to put together.

The sound of a water fountain is so soothing and relaxing.  Gotta put one together this year!

Click here to go to the article.  Other examples are shown for inspiration.




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Saturday, April 16, 2022

DIY Project - Cinder Block Fence With 4x4's

 


What a genius way to put up a simple fence!

Click here for instructions on how to make this fence.




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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

DIY Compost Bins . . . lots of ideas!



Composting is one of the best ways to save money in the garden.

This article features 40+ DIY compost bin ideas, many utilizing items already in your garden.

Check it out and save some money!


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Monday, July 15, 2019

DIY Fire Pit



Love the concept of this fire pit.  

The Captain and I would like to adapt it to also use as a grill.

The possibilities are endless!

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

How to make concrete steps



One my favorite projects in the garden is working with concrete.

Click here for one of the best articles on how to work with concrete.

The featured path on this page is a old photo from my garden.


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Friday, May 24, 2019

DIY Pond Ideas


For as long as I can remember, I've wanted a water feature.  The sound of running water is so peaceful in a garden!

This article has a bunch of pond ideas and links to their tutorials.  You have to check it out if you need inspiration for a new project for your yard!



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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Inspiration for a Beautiful Back Yard



My once peaceful and beautiful back yard is still in shambles, mainly since the long recovery from Hurricane Irma.  I could really relate to this article about starting over again.

Check out the article if you are in need of inspiration like me!



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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Creative Container Planters



Since Hurricane Irma dropped my beloved oak tree on our house, rendering it not habitable even today and destroyed our garden beyond belief . . . we have to start all over again with containers and the garden in general.

Click here for some great ideas for container plants . . . I can't wait to put some of these projects into action when we return to our home!


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Friday, April 7, 2017

Redesigning Your Garden



Isn't that a beautiful garden?  

I found an article that spans several years starting with a yard full of dirt.  The transformation is amazing!

Click here to go to the article from the MiaFleur Blog that I promise will inspire you to redesign your garden, one step at a time.  Hope you enjoy the blog as much as I have!


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Friday, March 31, 2017

DIY Greenhouses



Greenhouses are awesome.  

Back in the late 1990's, JR, my late husband started building a greenhouse for me made out of recycled windows and sheets of thick glass.  Here is a photo . . .




He never got to finish it, but I got so much use out of it and I enjoyed it very much.  It was the perfect spot to start my seedlings, nurture my cuttings and get out of the heat to relax.  During our rare freeze nights, it was home to many tropical container plants.

It now sits in disrepair with years of falling limbs and deterioration from time and neglect.  

As I have contemplated getting my paradise back to its glory days, the "hothouse" as we called it, has been a project I think of often.  The Captain and I have had many discussions of which way to go with my sweet little hideaway.

There are many greenhouse ideas and tutorials which provide so much inspiration and guidance for anyone interested in building their own greenhouse.

The first photo comes from a gardening group and has inspired me to start looking for some fresh ideas to revamp my hothouse.  I found an excellent article on a blog, A Piece of Rainbow entitled "21 Amazing DIY Greenhouses with Great Tutorials."

Click here to go to the article.  I will be adding more links to this post in the future.



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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

DIY Concrete Garden Hands





Love this unusual concrete garden hands container!  

I'm always looking for unique containers I can make myself, especially those made with concrete :)

Click here for the tutorial.




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Sunday, July 10, 2016

DIY Garden Decor - Inspiration and Tutorial



This is what I call some awesome yard art!

The painted teapot is just one of the projects in this awesome article that I found.

I just goes to show you that looking at what you once thought as "junk" can be given new life in your garden.  You will hopefully be as inspired as I was with this article!

Click here for the entire article and tutorial from The Navage Patch.




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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Tiered Herb Garden



This tiered herb garden represents the best of container gardening as far as I'm concerned!  

Pack this beauty with herbs and annuals for a practical and beautiful show.

Click here for the tutorial from Decor and The Dog.




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Sunday, June 26, 2016

How To Make Faux Rocks


Rocks and boulders make an awesome statement in the garden landscape, but real ones are really heavy and expensive.  So, why not make your own?

Click here to go to a tutorial from Instructables that takes you step by step with lots of photos.



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Saturday, June 25, 2016

Tea Cup Mosaic Stepping Stone




This stepping stone is beautiful.  While it is heartbreaking to break a treasured tea cup from your collection, all is not lost!

Click here to go to the tutorial.





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Friday, June 10, 2016

DIY Concrete Countertop For Your Outdoor Kitchen



Concrete is a durable and inexpensive solution to your outdoor kitchen countertops.

I've worked with concrete on many outdoor projects for decades and many of them are still intact and functional.  In addition, concrete was fun to work with and once I started, it was so addicting that I kept thinking of new projects to work on.  Try it!

Click here for an excellent article on creating a concrete countertop for your outdoor kitchen.




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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Fabulous Stepping Stone Inspiration



Stepping stones are a quick way to add color and sometimes functionality to an area of your garden.

My favorites are the colorful mosaics like the ones in the photo.

Making your own stepping stones can be a fun experience the whole family can participate in.

Click here for an article that features 23 stepping stone projects!



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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

DIY Lace-Like Stepping Stones




Here's another creative DIY project to add some pizazz to your garden design.

Karen from Mindful Matters came up with a most unusual way to use lace doilies to paint these stunning stepping stones.  What really makes them special . . . they glow in the dark.  How cool is that?

Her painting technique will work for a number of projects.  Anywhere there is a surface to paint on!  How about a boring concrete carport floor or that back room floor that needs to be painted . . . garden containers, walls . . . you get the idea, you are limited by your imagination.

I will be incorporating Karen's painting technique for a future project for sure!

Click here for Karen's article on how to make these gorgeous stepping stones.







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