Great Planters for herbs

I want to share these great containers with you. Thea had this great idea of using milk cartons or orange juice cartons as planters instead of sending them to the dump. They are wonderful. Take your empty carton and cut the bottom off to the height you want your planter to be.

 

 Then using chalkboard spray paint, in a well ventilated place spray them. you can do the inside or not. I prefer to not paint the inside of the container. Let dry and use chalk to label the outside of the container. This same idea could be used to separate toy on shelves in a child room or in a craft room or art supplies. the containers are quite sturdy. Feel free to let your mind wonder and see how these containers may fit into your life and keep them out of your local landfill.

 

 You can make a planter out of almost any container. Wood, wicker, metal baskets get a simple waterproof container inside to keep your counters dry and easy to move from place to place. I see this again for art and craft supplies or even makeup. I just love this Idea don't you?

Lobster Trap

 

 

 

 

 

A friend of mine is helping with her Sons wedding. It will be at the beach and having a beach scene with shells, sand and surf. The happy couple wanted a lobster trap for the guest to drop cards in.
Online they are 90-125$ That is a large added cost to an already costly event. So I was asked to see if I could make one.
Going out into my shed that I call fabrication, where I store everything I find that I may use some day I have 24 ft of molding. The project took 48 ft of molding. so now I know when I see stray molding on the side of the road I will gather it up.

I can make these little gems and sell them online for half of the price with a declaimer, can not be used to catch Lobster or Crabs. This is for decoration only.

I had great fun doing this project.

painting rain barrels

 These are just fun, Paint with craft acrylics and spray with clear coat. Some of these where done by different organizations for "Diggin art in the park"

 

flip flop pots

Flip Flop Pots

I love this it is fun. the pots are old and have scars and wear and I like look of them. 

As the plants go they will flow out of the pots.

The top has an orchid in it because they are light. The top head piece came from a broken clay jar that had an ornamental top.

5$ worth of plants. I always buy my plants from the discount rack. You can get orchids for a dollar after they are done blooming. trust me they will bloom again.

Em can paint

WANTING A BEAUTIFUL EASEL TO PAINT ON CANVAS WITH

PUT IN A BID ON ONE IN BALTIMORE AND

FOUND A BEAUTY ON INDIAN ROCKS BEACH.

WISH ME LUCK.

Metal sculpture Em's style

This is hard to get a picture of that really looks good and shows the colors and size of it.

The theme is the "Tea Party"

The structure is a topsy turvy planter turned upside down. 

What fun, this is what I do with left over Satelite dishes and some fun tea pots. looking like a root beer party with a small bird stoping in for a drink.

                                                       More fun here at the root beer bar.

To add some live music to the Root beer bar some silverware hanging from a set of old handle bars. It sounds wonderful just a light ping-a-ting-ting in the background.

NOTE:  One leg is not yet used. still looking for just the right piece.

My Potting Friend

Meet my new friend Tillie, she is my new potting pal.

 She is sitting in the area of the yard that I have named my potting suite. I had alot of fun putting her together.

 Nylon rope is knotted and then the pots are strung together. Then stuffed with spanish moss that we picked up on our morning walk after a wind storm. Her hair is dill growing in the top pot and with some added ferns she will fill out in no time.