Orchids and a place to keep them.

I love Orchids and years ago we had a freek freeze and I lost my whole collection. So after Easter I was at Lowes picking up my easter Lillies an saw the old plant bins 50% off when the blooms have died off. These Orchids were way more than 50% off. Some of the 29.00$ ones were on sale for 5.00$ and the 14.95$ ones were 1.00$.

I had this A frame made from 4x4's that held a swing for years and the futon frame was used as a fence for many years.

So now the two of them come together to hold my Orchids and my Staghorn
Fern. I use some old wire hangers to wrap the pots to be able to hang them from the frame.

A little spray paint to brighten up the Futon frame and I am in love with this whole thing. It is so great to have my collection back underway. You can bet I will be pulling more Orchids from the bin at Lowes.

fence half price.

What you say? Fence half price. Watch Lowe's and find out when the deliveries of fence come in. a piece or two are always scratched or dented and then put in the damaged bin and marked 50% off. Besides half of the time you end up damaging it a little on the way home any way. LOL

Happy Easter 2011

Happy day after Easter. Check the local Lowes garden center Easter Lilies are going for .50 Cents. Once home plant and mark the bulbs. They won't bloom again this year but next year you will have a beautiful show.

A match set

This Rocking chair has been in my home for twenty some years. It was bought from the Salvation Army so it is far from being new. At one point it spent a year on the back porch. So it was in need of a make over for sure.

I found this barrel table at a garage sale. It too is very old and made like a real barrel with no nails. It is an art form in itself

A little sanding and some new paint.

Both sides open and will hold some paper and pens really nice next to my rocker.

At the same sale I bought some cigar boxes and one of them was full of cigar bands. They are so ornate and the brown color that I am painting with sort of looks like a cigar color. I used modge podge to glue the cigar bands to the barrel table bands.

Now here is the finished set. I call it a "match set".