END OF SCHOOL TEACHER GIFTS & CARDS ALSO BOO HOOING OVER "DRAGONFLY"

Has anyone seen the movie "Dragonfly", with Kevin Costner and Kathy Bates?  It is my by far my favorite movie!  It's a must see!!  If you haven't seen it, rent it or buy it, and watch it soon.  It will steal your heart!  I have seen it (no lie) about 30 times now, and it always makes me BOO HOO!!

Ok, now on to other things!  Yes, since it has gotten warmer around here, I haven't been in my craftroom lately, but today is the last day of school for my kids and of course I had to give my kids teachers, some homemade teacher's gift for being such amazing teachers.   I made two cards to go along with the potted plants.

Here they are:  Don't they look amazing!!

Recipe:

Terracotta Pots w/base (Home Depot Around $2.00) each set.

Basil Plants $3.39 each

Spray paint (stock) $0.00

Primer (stock) $0.00

Scrap Vinyl (stock) $0.00

Transfer Paper

Cricut or Silhouette Cutter

This is how I made them "PRETTY".

First I primed them with a Primer & let them dry.

Then I used my Cricut to cut the letter on scrap vinyl.

Used transfer paper to transfer the letters to the pots.

Then I sprayed the red paint over the vinyl

& let dry.

2 coats later, completely covering the word. 

Peel off the painted words very carefully.

& this is what is left.  Aren't they just shiny & beautiful!!

 Fill with garden soil and plant the basil.

Here are the cards I made to go along with the plants.m

This one is for my daughter Taylor's teacher,  thanks Ms. Cox!

And this is for my son Chris's teacher..thanks Mr. Purser.

All done!  
They loved them. 
Now to think of some fun stuff to do with the kids for summer vacation!

Have a fabulous weekend!

SOCK HOP SOCKS!

Today, at my daughter's school, they had their annual 6th grade Sock Hop.  She had to wear crazy socks that she design on her own.  Glue gun to the rescue!  This is what she came up with.

She was so proud to wear them!

Until later....

REMEMBER ~ MEMORIAL DAY 2011

I hope everyone enjoys this 

MEMORIAL DAY, 2011

 as we remember all those who have gone ahead.

Please take time to remember the brave men and women 

who gave the ultimate sacrifice, 

to help make and keep the United States Of America

 The Land Of The Free And The Home Of The Brave!

(Photos from Flickr)

 HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!

TEFLON COATED PAINT TRAY

Have you ever had this happen to you after you have painted using a paint tray !

Well, this happens to me all the time and I always have to throw the tray in the trash!

But I found the solution to this problem!!  While strolling though the paint isle of LOWES  a couple days ago, I saw this paint tray that had Teflon lining.  

Shur-Line Teflon Paint Tray

                                             

So, Of course, I decided to try it.  

 OMG!!!  

It's amazing!!

After the paint dried,

 it just peeled right off!!  

What an investment!!  

You gotta get this!!!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

I'M BACK!!~HOMEMADE COMPOST BIN

Hi ya'll.....I've been away too long.  I've been so busy working on a couple of things.  I'll be taking you all along as I complete them.  Wow, do I have some fun stuff coming up!  I'm trying to be an "ORGANIC GARDENER"!  My new "Motto".....Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!  
This is what I completed today.  I got these wood pallets from my neighbors!
  

I nailed them together and painted them this really cool green!

Here's to the beginning of composting.

Grass and kitchen scraps.

Isn't she beautiful!

Total cost = The cost of the paint.

 This is my other compost bin that I purchased from Lowes.  

It's good to have two going at the same time.

Have a fabulous FRIDAY!

"A LITTLE INSPIRATION"

These are not my Raised Garden Boxes (NOT YET"") 

I hope to have my beds look just a little like these one day.  

These are my INSPIRATION PICTURES".....

Enjoy!

Aren't they "YUMMY"

Makes me want to just go outside and plant something....

More pictures of my Raised Garden Bed "Progress" coming SOON!

Have a Fabulous Day!

"CUSHY TUSHY!!

I bought this cute little seat for gardening today but it hurts by "TUSHY"!  

I decided to do something about it!  

This is what I did.....

 Too hard for my TUSH!!

All you need is an old (or new) cushion for your knees that you use when weeding.

 Cut it to the form of the seat.

I usually look around my house for things that I can use and I found this Rhino Grip tape that I used on an earlier project for my entrance door carpet.

 Attached it to the seat.

 Put the cover back on and......

Now I have a 

CUSHY TUSHY!!

:-)

 I found these two deluxe seats with cushions for twice the price I paid for mine!

Have a great weekend.

RAISED GARDEN BOXES ~ PART 3 ~ SQUARE FOOTIN'

Now it's time to divide each box into "Square Foot boxes".  You plant more in each box this way.  I'm reading Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening Book, it has everything there is to know about Squarefoot Gardening!!  I hope my garden looks something like his!  This is what's happening....
Recipe:
Bamboo sticks (last longer than using lattice and won't rot as fast)
Galvanized poultry net staples
Ruler
Hammer
Cable Plastic Ties

 I measured each to 12 inches 

and hammered them in.

 Then, I used the cable plastic ties to tie them together.

 For the longer beds, I used the Cable ties to put two pieces together to extend them.

 And, there you have it!....