Little Wagons

I don't know how anyone could live or own a house without at least one wagon. I have 3 different size wagons. I pick them up anytime I see someone put one on the curb for the trash.

This small wagon belonged to my neighbors son who is now in his late 30's or early 40's. One the back is a little metal tag that says "Thomas Ohio". This little wagon is my tool tote and keeps me from lugging this 50 lb  Tool bag around. 

           

 I sanded it lightly there are a couple of rust holes in the bottom of the bed, but it is still quite solid. I used a can of hammered green spray paint. I love the hammered look. Just for fun I used some silver lettering paint to write the message on the side.
The wagons are narrow and don't take up much room. Thomas stays in the artroom waiting for the next job, a few shots of WD40 and he rolls like a glide ride.

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What to do when the light goes out.

Light bulbs burn out it is a fact of life they are made that way so we have to replace them.

What can I do with the old burnt out bulbs? Ask friends and family to keep used up bulbs for you. I also went to the habitat for humanity store and found a whole box of bulbs for 5 bucks. they could not guarantee that they worked, LOL they don't know me there yet.

 Most of the bulbs can be sprayed with a primer grey and then paint over them. Dipped in wax or even use a pastry bag with paintable caulking.

 These balloons are done with the newer bulbs that came from the vanity in the bathroom, they have that swirl looking bulb inside.

 Some fun halloween ideas. the pumpkin design face painted on a white bulb looks like a ghost.

 Ahh and here is my favorite I like calling this little green faced gal my self portrait.

 Great turkey, foam works great for feet and hats.

 As the temps drop have some cool fun around the kitchen table with the kids or grand kids and paint some bulbs. Frosty is made from another vanity bulb.

Art room organizer

I have been working on the yard, plants and things have been coming to me from craigslist. I have not taken any pictures of my works. I have many plans and some of them have taken me inside to weed, sort and clean up and out my art room. I have found a wonderful way to keep store and organize my art stuff. Cydne had bought one of those jewelry boxes that looks like a set of dresser drawers, it has been sitting in the hallway with a piece of driftwood on top of it. So I swung it around the corner into my art room and how great it is.

The top opens where I can keep cutting tools safe and secure from small hands and the little drawers hold all sorts of things. the small dividers keep it all in order. "everything has a place and everything in its place" keeps things from getting lost, and for people who don't have and art room it would be very handy and they don't take up much space. Ours came from a garage sale, what a great find.

Bottle Fish

This is a bottle fish and a great way to use leftover  kitchen supplies and other household items. This is not mine, but it is a great idea starter.

List of some of the items used

1. grater
2. bottle 
3. stapler
4. tv cable wire
5. forks
6. candle holder
7. glass bottle bottoms
8. just to mention a few.

 I was given these cement edging they were not in the best of shape, old and worn. This is not an original idea I saw it done online. I made a template out of cardboard and sprayed the feet placement on the stones. Then painted the rest by hand. I didn't want them to all look the same.

 The ones standing up are finished and the others are in different stages of painting.All together I have enough for a 20' walkway in my front yard.

Here are the finished elephants just waiting to hold back the shells in the planters. I will hit them with a spray clearcoat to help preserve them. This was an easy project and loads of fun. My outside workshop is beautiful. under the trees with filtered light and cool breezes a bottle for my stick incents keeps the bugs away and the song birds give my heart a lift. LIFE IS GOOD.

The Building of the Leekin Lena

 It always starts with and Idea. The past two years we have not used the hot tub that sit on the back deck. I want to turn it into a fish pond. I have been looking at stones and all of the normal kind of ponds but juat could not come up with the energy to get out there and work on it. that usually means it is not the RIGHT idea.

 I moved the tub to one area of the yard and then Cydne said she thought it should go next to the arbor. So here she sits. I was walking by and the thought hit me, she looks like a boat. Well that was it I LOVE Tug boats and have been looking at the mini tug sites. I am not in the market for a real one but I can build a mock one.

 Gathering up some of the items to be used. The plastic barrels cut up easy and make a great source of moldable plastic. I use only food grade. these came from a resturant  and hade fruit juice in them.

 Pieces of plywood that were once used to board up the windows for hurricane season, Leftover molding from a chair rail and screen given to me form a friend.

 With the helping hand of Cydne the job moves right along.

 This PVC frame has steel rods in side of it and the 2x6 is notched to fit over the pipe. so the Wheel housc can be lifted off of the hot tub in case of bad storms of cleaning of the pond. Yes I will clean out the dirty water and the bottom of the hot tub as I go.

 Fitting the blue barrel plastic on the front. with some sunny days and the help of a hair dryer I will shape it before it is hooked down. smoke stack ready for placement. 5 gal. bucket lids used for port holes.

With a clear fiberglass roof and pool noodles around the front and back she is starting to take shape.

The finished "Leekin Lena"

 Her she is from a distance, we have added fish and some rocks.

 I just loved this project except for the pond pump she is 100% recycled materials.The waterfall and spillway will support the herb garden planted in the arbor. The boat is done but now we will be adding lights and a Wharf in front of her with a mock pier. anyone know where to find dock post???

List of recycled Items.
Most of them picked up on the side of the road.

1. Hot tub from a friends yard
2. Blue barrel from the rubble that was once the Kingfish restaraunt.
3. Port holes made out of 5 gallon bucket lids
4. Tires from 2 big wheels thrown out after Christmas.
5. Screen from Pat
6. pvc pipes
7. molding scrapes
8. roof is fiberglass
9. Swimming noodles on the front and back of the roof.
10. fishing rod from dumpster.
11. Paint from Cindy's when she was moving.
12. Rubber ducks from a thrift shop.
13. Coffee and Imagination.