Some of my latest projects
First, my DIY koi pond/container pond project. First I cut the lid off this cattle molasses holder 2 feet deep by six foot diameter. However when I filled it with water, the bottom stress cracked in four places and I have been unsuccessful at patching them.
Pallet fence I made to hide the road view of my pond. I may paint the front, haven't decided.
Cool plastic wheels that the cows licked the molasses out of the lid of the tub with. Friend thought of making a wheel water feature with one.
A slightly smaller tub that had a big crack in it, so I cut that part out, turned it over, and made a temporary shelter for my ducks.
Round 2 for trying ot make the koi pond. 275 gallon ibc tote. flipped over in its cage, using the previously bottom drain pipe as an overflow waterfall into another tote. Both will be buried to some degree but only a foot or two. Leaving them in the cages for structural integrity.
Top cut out. I'm getting much better at cutting straighter with the saw-zall (spelling). I'd have used my skill saw which is easier to handle but its currently out of commission. Cleaning the Vitamin E oil out of this thing today should be a chore. Trying DAWN and a power washer.
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8 years ago
Items recently purchased to go in my fairy garden I'm planning. I want to use an old metal bed to a wheel barrel but its rusting through pretty bad in afew places in the bottom. Will painting it help keep it from rusting through as quickly?
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8 years ago
Pallet playhouse I am building for my 1 and 2 year old. First pic is my inspiration pic. Mine should turn out similar except my roof and covered porch will be flat with metal roof, and siding planned to be bark wedges from a lumber yard. I'm at the point where I have to trim the windows and joints in the inside and paint the inside, then I can work on the roof and porch. I can't fit through the door lol so I have to use stools to climb through the top that's why the roof is still off. I used 32"x42" block pallets.
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Comments (18)Thanks again folks, for all your comments. Marylu.....down here, we do not have a problem of our ground freezing, therefore, I just dug out all the grass, tilled the ground and lowered it to the level I wanted, then laid the brick, swept in the mortar mix, wet it down, and Waa Laa....my path. Of course the edging was down with wet mortar mix. :) Here's the latest addition to my walkway. The lower path in the pictures above leads to a parking pad where my DH parks his RV when he brings it home. The ground slopes here, so I leveled the areas, and stepped the path down rather than have it slope. Jan...See MoreMy latest projects
Comments (7)In cold zones, the easiest way to have happy healthy Dwarf Alberta Spruce is to plant them in a location out of the winter and early spring sun ... such as on the north side of a building or structure. I have the very attractive selection named 'Sander's Blue', though it always burnt badly in March and looked so crappy that I had shovel pruned it. I got another one at a good price at Canadian Tire and put the thing near to the north foundation where it's now been very happy and looking darn good. I always water it well prior to winter and only safeguard it from the neighbor's dogs peeing on it....See MorePics of my latest project
Comments (28)Thanks so much for the kind words! It's nice to get nice comments from people outside of my family (who are obligated to say nice things). I'll try to post photos from our better camera later. On top of the hill is a red barn and silo. On the hill are some hay bales. I knew that I wanted to do a farm landscape bc that's the landscape in our area. The sky was the trickiest part, in terms of getitng it to look somewhat realistic; so, I watched a couple fo YouTube videos of "how to paint a sky." I actually re-painted the sky a couple of times to make it look right. Who knew that something that simple looking would be so challenging to paint? Before I tackled the huge painting I did a tiny (8x10) loose mock up, just to make sure that I wouldn't waste my time doing a huge version if the small one looked like hell. The small one looked ok; so, then I did the big one. It was definitely more challenging doing it on a huge scale bc when you blow things up, the lack of detail in the painting is more obvious. Anyway, the whole thing was a learning process bc as I painted and made mistakes, I figured out what didn't work and what worked better. I definitely had moments of frustration while painting it bc things just didn't look right, but I think I eventually fixed them to a point where it looked better. I found myself saying to myself several times during the process, "Why do I think that I can do this?!?" At the end of it though, I am really pleased with how it turned out. Anyway, if you are contemplating anything that seems kind of daunting, I have found that in general, if you break it up into little manageable parts, you can usually accomplish it to a passable degree. The worst that could happen is that the project fails, but in the grand scheme of life, that's not so bad. And on the flip side, you might suprise yourself!...See MoreVacation home decor with Saltillo Tile
Comments (5)An old friend of mine had a Florida house with tile floors like these, and made it simple and stylish with soft clear white walls, palest possible sky blue ceilings, bamboo roller blinds with white muslin curtains with a 24" border of faded warm khaki at the bottom, sisal rugs, natural cane chairs, painted tables of various kinds (tag sales, certainly), ivory twill (or was it sail canvas?) slipcovered upholstery, and lots of pillows made out of Indian print cotton bedspreads. There was some sort of fabulous trunk thing as the coffee table, and a big heavy picnic table for the dining room. Don't remember the chairs. I think the bedrooms had different colored borders on the curtains - she made them all herself, and I seem to remember pale seafoam green and icy blue as well, but I'm sure about the warm khaki in the living and dining areas of the open plan. Don't remember what was on the walls, but I have a memory of just a few very large very pale things, and some mirrors....See Morebookjunky4life
8 years ago
New 70s era green toilet planter with purple millions bells, Also built a bed around it, with white alyssum in front and dahlias in the back.
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8 years ago
Surprise pallet projects planned for friends. Directional sign will be Harry Potter themed, and the other friend has koi ponds and loves frogs. I planned on wood burning all the words and polyurethaning the boards so this was my practicing with my wood burner.
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Random farm junk from the family farm. Not sure what to make with these. Some kind of flowers I think.
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got this from my MIL. Tires are flat and they can't find replacements, mising one foot pedal. Not sure how to utilize this yet. Take the seat off and bolt on a basket?
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bicycle planter. I have wanted of these for a long long time. Dark red million bells planted in it.
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Old metal heater I confiscated from the grandparents' farm. They have LOTS of cool junk. Thinking of filling with dirt on the inside and planting with creeping jenny out the front?
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Two newest bowling ball creations, lagoon blue and red sparkle over black. i have four others and two more that need painted.
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