I think we all believe each project we make is our "newest" favorite, at least I do. Mine was my stained glass kitchen chandelier creation of a totem.

My favorite and largest project was my Garden of Junk. I really didn't have much in the way of garden junk until I did that. It took two months to get it done, but I loved every minute of it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden of Junk

Craftylady is right....every new project becomes my favorite one...LOL. My favorite one for this year is decorating my potting shed. It's a work in progress, but I finally got around to putting up items I had been saving for the past year. I've added more since these pictures were taken, but you get the idea.

Here is a link that might be useful: Shed Beautification Project

My favorite one is my little pond. My son brought home a fiberglass pond that someone had in their trash. I decided to work on it one day and dug the hole, leveled it out and installed the pond. It's in my little memory garden for my parents. I've got lots of GS finds, and some of my mom and dad's stuff in the garden.

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Annielu, I can see why that's your fav... It's Beautiful!!!!
Sue your garden of junk is awsome...I see lots of treasures.
Don't have one myself...fav that is. Maybe it's one of the unfinised projects in the basement!! Hee, hee!!!

Love your little pond. I'm only in my third year of gardening, so I have a long way to go yet. My husband did build me a neat arbor from two old doors. I plan on putting some climbing roses there. I have some great stuff to work with, so I'm already planning for next year. I have a cute little doll bed with zinnias growing through it right now. My dad is going to build me a potting shed next spring, so I can't wait. Was making your pond hard to do? I can't have any with fish because our neighbors' have cats, but I think they're neat.

I love everyone's pics, gets my creative juices going. Annielu, your pond is wonderful. I love gardening, what else can you tuck so many memories into?

OK, here's one. How to water a front yard garden and also my boulevard. Hmmm a garden hose and me standing in several locations. I even set up a chair.

In about the middle of this area is a Chinese Elm tree that was getting larger than I wanted but since I hang things (g.junk of course, squirrel/bird feeders) from it I didn't want to cut it down. So my son and I loped off the top 15' of it leaving about 20' of tree. Each year I trim the new growth back somewhat and give the top a crewcut. I mounted one of those 5' tall rotating sprinklers that you set in the ground on the very top and ran the garden hose along the remaining tree trunk and over to a Y valve with a flow control.

When I turn it on it sends out a gentle rain in about a 20' wide circle or less that is real close to a summer shower. People walking down the sunny sidewalk all of a sudden look around in wonder cause they cant see the sprinkler amongst the leaves of the tree. Kids ride up and down the sidewalk on their trikes/bikes to cool down and my lawn/garden gets about 90% covered. Next year I might mount an oscillating sprinkler that will cover a rectangular space.

The first day I tried this method I sat on a lawn chair and watched the coverage and the sun was low in the west. I got a rainbow that went from one part of the yard to the other and had more colors in it than any rainbow I ever saw in the sky. No matter what I did after that day I could never repeat that effect. I marked the spot at the left end of that rainbow and one day I will dig and find the 'pot of gold' I think.

shysue ~ I enjoyed your garden of junk. Very artisticly done. I really loved the picture of 'lost soles'. Through love they have been transformed, just as lost souls can be transformed. Is your outhouse useable? I really love how you set up your website with all the sayings also.

Thanks for sharing.

FlowerLady

Adina ~ I enjoyed your shed beautification project. We did the same thing here and going back and looking at pictures is amazing. You've done a wonderful job and it will be nice to see more pictures.

Annielu ~ Your pond garden is beautiful and a wonderful way to remember your parents. What are those fantastic looking ferns? At least that is what I think they are. You've got lots of color and a peaceful, happy place to relax in.

Dewymn ~ What a cute uplifting story about your watering idea. I think that was rather smart and what a way to give yourself a nice break. How cool to see a rainbow also.

Thank you all for your inspirational projects. Now that it is getting cooler down here I look forward to working out in my gardens more. Your projects make me want to get out and do things.

FlowerLady