Showing posts with label trash to treasure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trash to treasure. Show all posts

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...
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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Tin Can Man . . . trash to treasure project

Trash to treasure yard art is one of my favorite crafts. This little guy is so cute and seems like a relatively easy project to put together. Here are the materials used in the project: 1 medium vegetable, fruit or coffee can (head) 1 large can (torso) 2 medium cans (upper arms) 6 small...
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mosaic Trash to Treasure

This gorgeous mosaic planter started off as a concrete slab piece with square inserts that someone had ready for the trash.  It goes to show you that one person's trash is another's treasure.  I love the use of mosaic tiles! Click here for the tutorial on how it went from a ready...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 4:52 AM 0 comments
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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Creative Garden Design

Michelle is "consumed by seeing art and design in everyday life." It is apparent in her awesome landscape designs that is a mix of gardening and art with awesome and unusual results. Her blog, Garden Porn, is an art gallery for the gardener who loves putting an artistic touch in...
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Friday, June 3, 2011

Trash to Treasure

What an awesome idea for yard sale treasures! My grandmother used one of these to make her  tasty mashed potatoes.  It brings back lots of  great memories :)   I'd love to make one of these for the carport jungle! Click here for a tutorial on how  to make...
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Posted by Gina Alfani at 5:55 AM 4 comments
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