Category Archives: DIY

DIY Composter

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Let’s talk trash for a minute. 🙂 Most of us who garden either make compost or buy it in bags or yards. Compost helps to improve soil structure, increases nutrient content, requires less water, and can assist in warding off plant disease. … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY, Gardening | Tagged Compost Barrel, Composting, DIY, Garden DIY, Gardening, Organic gardening, Spring | 34 Comments

November

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s here, and we’ve even had our first snow flakes. The plants have been deadheaded, the grasses cut back, furniture and containers stored, raised beds cleared out, some leaves composted, chicken run covered, mowers treated, and now it’s time to … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY, Family | Tagged DIY, Fall chores, Fall cleanup, grandchildren, Johnson Hardware, November holidays | 10 Comments

DIY – Ironing Board

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

A couple of years ago, I bought a folding wooden TV tray at our local Habitat for Humanity store for $5. I painted it with exterior paint to match our chicken coop, and we used it for a table to … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY | Tagged DIY, DIY Home, Habitat for Humanity, Ironing Board, JoAnns, Quilters table, TV Tray | 14 Comments

Quilting DIY

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s fall and except for a couple of days of severe deadheading, winterizing the Coleman and stacking wood pellets, the outside chores are about finished for the year. It’s time to move into my sewing room where a few weeks ago … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY, Quilting | Tagged Brother PE770, DIY, Embroidery, Embroidery machine, Quilting board, Recycle, Repurposing | 10 Comments

Pinterest and Projects

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Years ago, I labeled file folders to hold pages I pulled from magazines and cut outs from newspapers. Now, I use Pinterest to pin things I want to look at in the future and remember where I put them. Remembering … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY | Tagged Clipboards, DIY, Pins, Pinterest | 13 Comments

Gardening and DIY

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I must admit I like Pinterest – there I said it out loud. For me, it is like subscribing to a variety of magazines but only looking at the pages you want while skipping the ads. I visit a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Cottage Perennials, DIY, Gardening | Tagged Bird bath, Bird bath made with dishes, Clematis, Concord grapes, DIY, DIY gardening, Ferns, Gardening, Hosta, Lilacs, Painted bicycle, Peonies, Solomon's Seal | 20 Comments

DIY Bulletin Board

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I love DIY projects, and this project started when my daughter showed me a picture from a magazine of a great bulletin board with shutters over a desk area. The one in the photo opened and closed on hinges so … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY | Tagged Bulletin board, Cork board, Craft, Craft area, DIY, DIY bulletin board, DIY cord board, French cleat, Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity Restore, Murphy Oil Soap, Sewing, Shutters | 12 Comments

DIY and Grandkids

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

What a fun combination – a DIY project and two grandkids. This spring we bought a table for $3 at the local Habitat for Humanity Restore that was perfect to put near our chicken coop. It was a nice solid metal table but … Continue reading →