cindee: I have never used the plate hangers for the wall but I got some at the $Tree. I had to bend and adjust them to go around the gems but also cause they are smaller than plates. After I did the first one the others were easier. Linda, thought of you earlier last week. I got a freecycle gate and it had a Beware of Dog sign on it. DH wants to put it on out fence out back where there is a big dog next door. Dog named Wimpy, lol. thanks all for you great comments.

Very cool idea Cait!! I'm wanting to make a bottle tree and something like those balls and curly wire would really add something! Now ya got this brain percolatin'....

TOO FUNNY, Twomonths! I love the way you recycle! Keep up the good work! How do you get on the Free Cycle notification? I'm sure my DH would love for me to bring home more "junk!" We have one of those HUGE satellite dishes still sitting around...thought we might make a canopy of some sort (someday) out in the woods...trying to lift it and put in a tall post may be a bit of a challenge! I was trying to think of a POTM and we have one of those fake turkeys that my DH puts up on a long plastic pipe on the deck of our above ground swimming pool...in early summer all the blackbirds like to clean their nests out my dropping in the pool. That turkey did it's duty this year! So I better leave him alone and in storage for next summer! Anyway, thanks.. enjoyed your POTM!!! Jeanne

I bought the Eureka Boss Smart Vac based on their suggestion. I got it at Best Buy for $140. Does an excellent job with all the carpeted surfaces and the hose also has great suction. Good for cat and dog hair. Main complaint is that the base is very heavy, so carrying it up and down the stairs is pretty tough. I constantly have black and blue from it smacking against my shins while carrying it. I would 'love it' if it were much lighter weight. Also, sometimes the bag is a bit difficult to place just right. A few times I thought I had installed it properly, until dust started coming out the front. When I opened it, all the dust and hair it picked up were inside the canister, but not inside the bag. Yuck.