Garden Art

Garden Art Projects

I saw these at a craft booth and knew that I could reproduce them. They sell for $25.00 each. My total cost was probably $7.00. They are made out of different size plates and a candle holder in the middle. A flat glass vase glued onto the back holds the stakes on. So far I have had very good luck with the E6000 glue. I did let them dry a week before I put them outside. Now this is my flower plate corner.

I just LOVE red geraniums. I planted them in this floral watering jug with stand that I found at the thrift store.

A close up of the bird feeder. I glued a medium sized plate onto an upside down milk glass vase and then glued a milk glass candle holder and spoon on top of those. Add some birdseed and Viola! Used the same E6000 glue. Another project under $6.00. I love it!

My daughter wanted me to make some pet rocks. She had never seen them before. So simple. Aren't they cute?

Well, this is just some of the stuff that has been keeping me busy. Hope you enjoy and make some for yourself.

I am joining up with:

http://nv-craftenvy.blogspot.com/
and

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

Check them out. Great ideas!

Things I Make

I was in one creative mood today. Which is a good thing. That is one of the reasons I thrift....to buy fun stuff to refab. So anyways.....I got out my spray paints and went to town.

First Project:  "Easter Tree"


First I went picking up sticks in the backyard. Spray painted them white and let them dry.


I purchased these tags off of eBay. If anyone is interested in purchasing any from the seller, let me know and I can find her store. They are soooo adorable!  Everything was purchased from a thrift store, accept for the tags.

I put some styrofoam....25 cents
in to the yellow pot that I had out back...free
Stuck the sticks in ....free
Added purple paper grass....50 cents
Added a bag of hanging glitter eggs... $1.00,
and lastly... I added the tags above...$4.00, but switched out the string for fibers and ribbon.
Total Cost: ....priceless......no, really  $5.75

This is the finished project.

 It makes me smile.

Second Project: "Paris Tealight Candle Lamp"

I spray painted this bronze tealight holder black.... thrift shop find....$1.00.  (Ignore red paint and cup holder for now.)

Let dry. I then added a tealight candle and this "Paris" light dome which was also a TF (Thrift Find)....$1.00.

Total project cost: $2.00!

Going in daughters black/white and pink bedroom.

Third Project: Cup/Bracelet "Whatever Holder"

See picture above for spray painting this wood cup holder red.....TF $2.00.

Add these vintage decals around the bottom of the cup holder....I have been collecting these decals for a few years. I would say they were .25 cents each.

Finished project.

Total project cost: $2.75.

Forth Project: "Cake Platter/Misc.Platter"

I used one of these egg cups....TF .25 cents and

this plate .....$1.00. (photo from Thrifty Finds from last weeks post.)

Centered the egg cup onto the bottom of the plate with "E600" glue. (The best glue!)

I have seen this project on another blog but I cannot think of the name at this moment....

Total Cost of Project: $1.25!

Going on shelf in china cabinet for now.

There you have it. My "Things I Make" for this week.

Hope you like them. :)

I will be linking up with the following: http://itsahodgepodgelife.blogspot.com/ for "It's a hodgepodge Friday"

and over at http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/ for "Frugal Friday". Also on Saturday, check out http://nv-craftenvy.blogspot.com/ for "Saturday Spotlight Craft Envy".