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Putting Solar Lights on Tree Branch Post

I have a post made of three pieces of tree limbs, at different heights. I want to have a solar light on top. On another is an animal and a sign is off to the side of the third one. How do I do this?

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Flower Pot People made from clay pots.

Making Flower Pot People

This is a guide about making flower pot people. Terra cotta pots can be used to make cute flower pot people for your garden.

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Recycled Metal Garden Decorations

Homemade Garden Decorations

This is a guide about homemade garden decorations. Dress up your garden with elegant or whimsical homemade garden decorations.

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Making Stepping Stones

Inexpensive Stepping Stones in 10 Easy Steps

Stepping stones are an easy way to add functional creativity to your garden. Here's a simple and inexpensive way to make your own in just 10 easy steps.

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Craft: Decorative Cake Pan Stepping Stones

I wanted to make unique garden ornaments so I started locating cake pans with specific designs, like Tweety or Sylvester, and making concrete decorations from them.

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Craft Project: Recycled Garden Reflectors

Create something beautiful from recycled objects! Decide how tall you would like the pillar of your gazing ball/reflector, leaving a few extra inches for where you'll place in the ground for extra support.

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Craft: Recycled Garden Totem

I had a corner of my garden that needed some color this spring. I saw some garden totems made of glass, but I wanted something with more color. I scavenged garage sales, thrift shops, and my own home and came up with this interpretation of my own.

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Craft: Hanging Bottle Decoration

Finding pop in round bottles last week sat my heart to racing to realize that a little colored water in each hung from beaded twine would do wonders for my yard which is mostly "basic green."

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Craft: Stained Glass Yard Light

I bought this stained glass lamp shade at a garage sale, and the table base at a different sale. I bought a solar rope light and coiled it around a clear glass vase, and put it under the lamp shade.

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Craft: Patriotic Picket Fence Flag

We didn't make this, but so simple for crafty people to make using picket fence boards and a little paint. Looks like they used a stencil for the lettering and stars.

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Craft: Paint A Stone "Building"

This is a painting I did on a stone of a local shop, using acrylic paint.

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Garden: Pelican Yard Ornament

Living on a lake we have a lot of white pelicans and they have become my favorite bird. They glide with such grace. Deciding they wouldn't make a very good pet, I made one from scrap wood and gave him rebar legs.

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Craft Project: Scarecrow On A Bench

Cut the landscape timber as follows: 3 - 7 inches long, 1 - 17 inches long, and 2 - 14 inches long. Glue the 2 - 14 inch on each side of the 17 inch piece.

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Craft Project: Straw Hat Windsock

Cute straw hat windsock made from an empty bleach bottle and fabric strips.Plant with real or silk flowers.

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Ladybug Bowling Ball

Ladybug Bowling Ball

This is a bowling ball I painted to look like a ladybug. I used eyeglass frame, handles for the antenna, pushed them into corks and glued it to the top of her head.

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Craft Project: Recycled Garden Reflectors

Craft Project: Recycled Garden ReflectorsCreate something beautiful from recycled objects! Decide how tall you would like the pillar of your gazing ball/reflector, leaving a few extra inches for where you'll place in the ground for extra support.


Craft Project: Scarecrow On A Bench

Craft Project: Scarecrow On A BenchCut the landscape timber as follows: 3 - 7 inches long, 1 - 17 inches long, and 2 - 14 inches long. Glue the 2 - 14 inch on each side of the 17 inch piece.


Craft Project: Straw Hat Windsock

Craft Project: Straw Hat WindsockCute straw hat windsock made from an empty bleach bottle and fabric strips.Plant with real or silk flowers.


Craft Project: Summer Pinwheel

Craft Project: Summer PinwheelKids will enjoy making and playing with these pinwheels. They are very quick, easy and inexpensive.