For Butterflies and Birds

A leaf bird bath with a Monarch

On of my hanging butterfly water dishes.

When I can't find plates like I envision in my mind...

well I just make them.  I love ferns!

These three are all done!

My patio table...

My patio table and chairs were looking

pretty old and beat up.

Last year I meant to give them a spruce up but I

thought it would be such a big job that I put it off.

So this year- was the year to get it done!

I like this set, so I thought I'd see if I

could keep it a bit longer.

Tada! What a difference a few 

cans of paint can make!

and it wasn't hard at all.

I'm quite happy with how it came out!

A little effort and it looks brand new!

Makes for a cozy little spot to relax!

New Inspirations....

A turtle bird bath....my first turtle sculpture....

Glazing a few new things a Butterfly

waterer and a few fern plates I made.

Another butterfly waterer

A leaf bird bath with a Cardinal

 An Iris- which can be either wall handing

or it can be displayed a table with a plate easel.

Porch Spruce Up

I guess I spend too much time on

 Pinterest and decided to spruce

up my porch.  This is BEFORE...

Check out the FREE chairs my husband

brought home for me!  These were pricey chairs

that were in good condition.  Just dry and weathered!

Don't they look amazing after a few can's of Thomson's

Water seal with stain in it.

I bought new cushions on sale.

I'm quite happy with a new cozy spot to sit and relax.

I love the chairs to go in the space

courtesy of my husband!

A frog and a lily pad bird bath...

This probably was a bit inspired by the poor dead bull frog

that I had to fish out of my goldfish pond.  

He was a bit greedy and choked on a mouse.

 No kidding!

So I thought I would try 

something different with my clay!

I have never sculpted a frog. 

The thin toes feet on the frog were the hardest.

I plan to fine tune them when the clay dries.

This project used a lot of clay.  Probably more

than any project I have made so far.  

It is pretty large at a minimum of 15" across. 

I like it... and if no one wants to buy it

I can see it going next to my pond in the future...

Trash to Treasure

Just sharing my cast iron urns...

I wanted some urns like these, just not

enough to go out and spend a hundred bucks on two

of them.  I really could find a better way to

spend a hundred bucks....

like towards a vet bill.

So was really happy to find these

on the side of the road in the trash! 

I'm happy with my plant combo that I planted.

I can't wait to see them fill out as the summer 

gets underway. The urns looked

pretty rough when I found them.

Rusty with chipping paint...

I wire brushed all the loose

paint.  Then I spray painted

them with rustoleum.  

After that I layered many

layers of acrylic paint to

get a look I was happy with.

I then sealed it with a

clear spray paint.

They each have a different design on the rim.

I like how they look by the green house.

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One persons trash sure looks

nice in my yard!