We just love making somethings out of nothing. Spring is here and I have been working overtime finding lots of nothings. Bud is retired. His new full-time job is helping me make somethings out of them. Today was my first day to really get out and fill this window box in my back flower bed we made last fall. I salvaged an old window a friend was throwing out. Bud set it in a frame of 2x4s. I painted it with leftover white enamel paint from last year’s lawn furniture redo and a sample bottle of green enamel from the hardware store. Bud disemboweled an old ironing board for a shelf beneath the flea-market window basket($3) and mounted the window box in frame in a flower bed against the West wall of my house, setting it in sakrete, which we already had. I had to buy the stock flowers a cost $6.98 each but , but robbed the rest of the flowers from beds that were just starting to bloom at no cost. The broken sun medallion was retrieved from another project and will be brightened up with paint on hand. I will mount baskets of ferns as soon as I recover from the huge financial outlay for this project. Bud may have had to buy a couple of 2x4s so total cost of this project may have been $15, including lumber, paint sample, 2 purchased plants, coco mat, and Bandaids. This project can be put together in one day. Concrete needs to set overnight.
Jasmine will be climbing the legs. I will plant strawberries to entice birds, butterflies, and critters.
That project is a winner, Linda. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank. I love the outdoors.
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I’ve been recycled myself four times!
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Ah ha ha ha!
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Reblogged this on Nutsrok.
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I love this!!! Very creative. I wish I found some old windows!!
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I saw some at a flea market.
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I wish we had flea markets!
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I bought cast iron pans, too!
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Ohhh…love to see what you do with your stuff. I will keep checking your blog. If you ever want to post your pretty crafts on my blog…just send pics to kelleysdiy@gmail…thank you
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https://nutsrok.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/patio-redo-for-less-than-250/ another link for you on my patio redo. Thanks.
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Oh yes! How lovely! Love your taste!
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Thanks
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I can’t wait for my husband to be retired and to spend some time putzing around with him, doin’ stuff…
It looks really pretty.
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It’s a good time.
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That’s really lovely, so pretty 🙂
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Thanks.
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Well how darn cute is that? I love making something out of nothing! 🙂
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It is so satisfying. I love thinking of the stories!
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I apprise people who from almost “nothing” can do lovely things… I’m quite a disaster!!!!!!
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I just love the old things. I want them to be happy!
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So creative and pretty!❀❀❀
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Thank you.
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I’ve done something very similar on my potting shed. I love that little sun fragment you’ve placed on the window. Very nice job!
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Thanks
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He didn’t need t be trashed just because he was cracked!
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Exactly! 😊
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Mmmm strawberries! Your flowers are lovely 🙂
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I always plant plenty for critters
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That’s so cool! Looking forward to seeing it in reality…!
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Excellent!
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