milk urn planter

I found this milk urn for $10 at a garage sale and couldn't resist. I painted it with $0.50 paint from the mess up section at home depot and scuffed it up a little .

 Luckily, the milk urn was already a light blue when I bought it, so when I scratched off some paint with sandpaper, the light blue looked like metal showing through. Add a trailing plant and a couple mounding plants, (I used creeping myrtle for the trailing plant and then two different color impatiens in the background) and you have a beautiful milk urn planter!

i love my newfie . . .

This is my dog, Bear. We got his as a rescue dog and he is 11 months and 115 pounds and growing. He is still a puppy and has a lot of energy, but he is smart and is learning quickly . . . but boy does he have a lot of hair! I just brushed him three days ago, and after brushing him again today, I got this pile of hair! The good thing is if I keep up with brushing him, he doesn't shed as much around the house.

homemade bird bath

This is a really simple craft that I completed in less than an hour, and it really adds to my garden. All you need is a clay pot, clay tray, strong glue (I used gorilla glue), and some paint. I went to the mess-up section at home depot and got a small can of indoor/outdoor paint and primer in one for only $0.50!

Just paint the clay pot and tray, let dry, then glue the bottom of the pot to the bottom of the tray.

Place in your garden, fill with water, and sit back and watch the birds enjoy their new bird bath!