Pallet Tree

Pallet tree.

I had a pallet left over from the Green House makeover.

I cut out my tree shape. 

 

 

Painted wooden shapes.

The star is also cut out of pallet wood.

The wooden hearts came from a basket gift bag I won.

 



Here it is ready a month early.

 



Grapevine Wreath Home grown.

 

Harvested my grapevine today.

 

To make a wreath. Start with 5 or 6 canes. Mine are around 18' long.

one hand palm up one with palm down in a motion like you are going to tie a knot.

Make a circle and wrap the vine around pulling the vine through the center. 

Keep adding more and more vines one or two at a time.

Tuck the ends in both the starting end and the trailing end.

 



 The vine has to be dry. and the leaves removed so there

will be no mold in it.

I do my shaping on the same day I cut it down.

If the vine dries it will crack when

you try to wind it and weave it.

 

 Clip any bulky ends that might be sticking out.

This wreath has become quite large.

 

Put in a flat cool dry place to dry.

For this size grapevine wreath, thick and heavy

you would pay hundreds.

this is from one plant, one season.

I love it.

 

 

Check back it will be decorated and hanging over the TV for Christmas.

breeze and a room with a view

We put an old piece of fence up behind out grill.
It was old and weathered so we added some white paint and distressed it.
Some old frames with the back and glass removed, we marked and cut the wood out of the fence and then screwed the frames over the holes.
And for those people who can't stand a crocked pic we put some up to drive them nuts.

Hardware storage

Hardware storage made from the leftover Gatorade bottles that we drank making the pallet wall.

2x4's from pallets after the slats were cut off to make the pallet wood wall.

 Old ceiling fan blades are used to make this a fun recycle project.

Making a pallet wall.

Finding the pallets was fun. Living in an area with lots of stores pallets are on craigslist for free. I collected 15 pallets.

 

 West wall showing the walls with outer fiberglass showing on the inside. The north wall has pallets inserted into the joist.

 Pressure treated pallets in place and then the fun of the decorative pallet wood being put over the top.

 Solid as a rock. Then the over wall begins. Pallets are not that easy to take apart. We used saws to cut the wood off of the pallets for the decorative part of the wall.

Finishing the pallet wall.

 Large wall done and putting the shed back in order

 another view showing how the corner comes together.

 Behind the washer we added some fun washing stuff. old hand washboard and a poster.

This is just plain fun.