CHEAP GREETING CARD ART!

I love the greeting cards from Trader Joe's. 99 cents (cheap!) and so expressive. I thought they would make great art if they were framed. So I did.

I took some TJ's greeting cards that I have had in the drawer for awhile and framed them with frames from the Dollar Tree. I like the end result! Makes me wish I had done this for greeting cards I have received in the past, some cards are so good you remember them always!

Easy Cell Phone Art

Making an art project using your cell phone is pretty easy. I took this picture:

The original shows a bent leaf. Then some editing through snapfish, a free online photo service. I turned it into  a black and white. Then some crafty cropping using paint, and made a black border.
Now ready for framing!

TIPSY PLANTER

What to get Mom for Mother's Day? Well Mom mentioned she saw a tipsy planter on the news from the Northwest Flower and Garden Show... I went to the show but could not find the vendor so I made one myself...

TIPSY PLANTER:
1 piece of rebar
1 10" clay pot
4 8" clay pots
plants
potting soil

Take 10" clay planter, set in desired place, take a piece of rebar (I used 4' but think 8' would be better, provide more stability) pound the rebar into the ground through the drain hole
Fill the bottom planter with dirt:

then start stacking 8" planters through thr drain holes of each, filling each with dirt as you climb up the rebar:

The end result is a tipsy looking conversation piece in the garden.

Just fill with plants and enjoy!

More "PinHeads"

Bottle Planter HERE

What to do with old hateful tree stumps...

Some times, in container gardening, You have to let Nature guide you. This tree stump in my front yard, finally hollowed out enough to become a planter for this Artichoke and some petunias!

Four Great "Pinhead Ideas"

Pin Head Ideas... what I like to call those pics with a simple statement that would go great on Pininterest. You know those so simple ideas that make life easier. I find these all over the internet.

Better looking Planter

You know I love to use 5 gallon buckets as planters, but they can look a bit white trashy (Even too White trashy for moi), So, never hoping to not use 100% of something up-cycled for another project, this case my "squash planter", I used the remaining boards from the Gorm Shelving I took apart and set them around this bucket to give it a "Wood" look. Turned out well, I think.