Lookie Lookie

Lisa, the member from Greece, sent me these beautiful pictures of what she has been doing along with this letter.   I thought I would share her letter and the beautiful things she is making for the bazaar.

Hello Dear Joann,

Here are some of the origami/kusudama christmas ornaments I am working
on for the bazaars coming up on Dev. 5th and Dec.12th. Wish me luck -
I really need to make some extra moola!!!
So sorrry that I have been off the radar for so long but once our
two-week break begins I plan on catching everyone up on all my news.
Have a great month! Lisa

Hope you enjoyed her pictures, hopefully she will keep them coming.   Great Job Lisa, I love them.

Horrraaaaaaaay I’m back up.

Well you know when they say if it rains it pours.   How true is this statement.

First off my computer needed a break I guess LOL  for about three weeks.   Then the provider of my site decided to upgrade and they messed everything up.   I gave them a call today and they are going to work on the problems.   Hopefully soon the forum will be up and running again soon.    I will keep everyone posted on the outcome.   Our ignitor went out on the pellet stove, will get it fixed tomorrow and the off switch on the saw went out.  Husband already fixed it.   So how many more things can go wrong.  LOL LOL

So you ask what have I got done in the three weeks since I didn’t spend all my time on the computer.    Well decided it would be a good time for me and my son to get the birdouses done out of the wood he had.   I just love mine and it’s huge after we got it done.    Here’s a picture of it.   The wood was recycled from cedar fencing and the Eagle is another thrift store find.

This next birdhouse is for my daughter.   Again recycled fence wood and thrifting finds.

The last one is for my neice with a red wood star on it.

All three of them together.

We had just a little wood left over so son made a box for his stuff to go in.  He has to add hinges and a latch yet.

So as you can see I have been very busy.  

 Got some of my tags and ornaments finished, now have to get them all sent out.

I also have a gourd I’m working on and will post it soon.    Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

My Bed Frame Garden Art

Here’s Melissa’s garden art bed frame.   We went thrifting and she got this for nothing.    I guess you can’t beat the price of that.    She added it to the front of her hosta bed and it makes a nice accent piece.

Donna’s Pergola

Donna made this pergola to go over her fish pond to give them shade.    She added the recycled light to give it light at night.

She made the pergola from some pieces of wood for the sides and top for the frame and added three shutters.   One shutter she used for the top and one for each side of the pergola.    What a neat idea to use up old shutters and to give shade to an area that needs it.   She loves to recycle.   Notice the beauty that the light gives the pergola. 

Here’s her recycled light and it’s very beautiful when lit.

Glass Mushroom

Deb made this beautiful glass mushroom from a glass flower vase and glass candleholder.

She added green marbles inside of the vase and glued some on the glass candleholder.    She also glued the glass candleholder onto the vase using GE II.     This makes a beautiful accent piece for table or shelf.    But put your imagination to use and see what you can come up with using recycled items you find at garage sales and thrift stores.

Recycled Hat

An earlier post on Deb’s planter chair describe the chair that she painted and stenciled.   The other day she came across a purple hat that matches her chair beautifully.     Here’s a picture of the chair and hat with it.  She couldn’t have gotten any luckier.

 

Crystal Birdbath

Deb made this crystal birdbath out of a clear glass lamp bottom.   She uses GE II for gluing pieces like this for outdoors.   This is the lamp from yardsale and the bowl is an old light fixture that had the hole in it already!   She bought it for $2.00 and made this gorgeous birdbath.  This will look great in one of her garden beds.   So don’t pass them old lamps when you see them at garage sales because they make beautiful garden art.

Finds from Wednesday

Mom and me went thrifting today and I found the neatest glass top table for $3.50 and had to have it.

Missy, my neice spray painted it with a copper like color and I added it to my porch.   I put my little girl on the top of it and placed it next to my chair.   I thought it added a little elegance to that side of the porch.    Boy I will be glad to get my porch repainted but sure not in the mood to do that.   Maybe this fall we will see.   LOL   Well here’s  my little table and it’s made of metal a big plus for outdoors.

I also got two clay flower pots and made  tipsy pots out of them.  I added plants I already had, you can tell they still are a little wilted.

  I paid $1.00 a piece for the pots and they were already painted with the flower.  

I’m not sure how to make tipsy pots but this is my version.

Mosaic Bowling Ball

Deb made this mosaic bowling ball in the red, white, and blue for July.   She used recycled ball and some of the marbles that she used as the mosaic pieces.    On this project she did not use the grout because she said the marbles lose some of there shininess.   She uses GEII glue to glue on the half marbles.   Then she placed outdoors with her other patriot piece.   Deb also picked up the metal frame for her ball for free.   She just straightened it out and painted.

My Porch Curtains

I found  4 sheer greenish-yellow curtains to put on my porch from a thrift store in town.    I got all 4 for $2.00 and they were new to boot.   Well I finally got them up.   I did have to purchase two new shower curtain rods but figured I could use those in the future.   I had some scrap green material to use as the tie backs and to bring the two on the sides up.   I also added the thrift store table cloth to the round table bought for $1.00 and added the other table cloth to the metal stool I got for $2.00.   I’m using the metal stool for a plant stand.    Here’s the pictures of  my redone porch.    I will paint the floor later this summer perhaps.  I also put my wooden planter out there that I got for $3.00.   

My Curtains Up:   You can see my table cloth in the background on the round accent table.

 

Also I found a table lamp that I took about and my daughter told me it would make a great fountain.   So here’s what I did with it.   Right behind the fountain is the metal stool with the table cloth on it. 

Close Up of Fountain:

On the other side I moved my big planter and this is also where the wood planter I got for $3.00 is.