Tag Archives: DIY

DIY Composter

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

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 →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

The Salvage Dawgs has been on the DIY TV Channel since 2012. The company, Black Dog Salvage, owned by Mike Whiteside and Robert Kulp, is in Roanoke, Virginia. The day we visited, the license plate tags in the parking lot read … Continue reading →

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November

Posted on November 4, 2014 by

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 →

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Thread Thursday

Posted on April 3, 2014 by

Our good camping buddies from up north gave me a sign for Christmas – Life’s Better At The Beach. They know me well. 🙂 Last week I decided I couldn’t do anything about the feet of snow still on the … Continue reading →

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DIY – Ironing Board

Posted on October 21, 2013 by

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 →

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Quilting DIY

Posted on October 9, 2013 by

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 →

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Pinterest and Projects

Posted on October 1, 2013 by

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 →

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