Hi mj, Your first job as a garden junker is to pick up that junk!! If the thrower outer doesn't like it, that's too bad. Sometimes I do what the Junk Brothers do, except without tens of thousands of dollars of equipment or a camera crew, and with a shameful lack of carpentry skills. It's fun to make a birdhouse out of something they threw away, then leave it on their porch with a note thanking them for putting such good stuff on the curb for me. Next, post a picture of said junk here so we can all be jealous. Next, when you have some sort of memory lapse about what to make out of something, you must make something none of us ever thought of. (If you can't think of anything, feel free to type headboard or bed in the search at the top of the page and steal ideas from anyone here, lol). Next, you must post the finished project picture here, so we can all see your new idea, or your take on our ideas. Last, don't forget that when the snow flies, (whatever snow is, I'm in SoCal) the kitchen table and floor make great workbenches. Have fun!!! Linda

Unfortuneatly it won't work as a bird feeder since it will hold water just long enough to comletely soak the seeds. I considered using it as a planter but then I thought of the mosaic and it just seemed like the perfect idea. Luna, I like the algae growing on the base too although some moss would be even better! Maybe I'll try to get some moss started growing on it. I might not clean up the base but the top will have to be cleaned before I can start on the mosaic. bright199, what do you mean by thinset? I'm fairly new to creating mosaics and so far I've only done them on flower pots. I've just been using the pre-mixed mortar that I buy at Lowes. It's the same stuff I used to install the tiles on me kitchen countertops and back splash. And I plan on using regular unsanded grout to fill in the gaps.

My favorite irises seem to be the ones I "find" or "liberate" from a spot where they are not appreciated! :)) Your iris with the light blue standards and deeper blue falls COULD be Mariposa Skies. Does anyone else agree? Also, Google "Garden of Mu" - there is a man there, I believe he is "Mike", lives in Washington State, he is amazing at ID-ing irises. He helped me find the names of some really older varieties in my garden. Good luck!

Gizmonike, Are those electrical outlets above the garbage pullout? How did you modify the upper drawer so that it would accommodate the outlets and so that the drawer front would slide back and then over the outlets like that? Fantastic idea. I also had the idea of putting a shredder on the garbage container in the back of the pullout cabinet so that I could use it for paper to be recycled, which would necessitate an outlet inside the trash cabinet as well. Is there room inside the cabinet to accommodate that?