Solar garden chandelier

I saw a video of this idea and thought it would be great to have my own solar chandelier  in my garden.
We found an used fixture at our local rehab store for  $7.50 which was perfect as the fittings were able to be unscrewed to change it from shining down to up. The solar lights came from Walmart at $.97 each. So the whole project was less than $20. We had hot glue on hand to attach the lights to the fixture.
It only took an hour to put it all together.
I am loving our new outdoor lighting and can't wait for warmer weather to start living outside again.

Fabric wrapped storage boxes

 Storage boxes

Working on my daughters bedroom. She no longer needed the toddler look and we had to come up with creative ideas on a tight budget.

Keurig k-cup boxes are the perfect size for storage containers for her bookshelf. I cut the flaps off, and chose ah fabric mix that would match her comforter. She wanted the theme to be zig-zag with teal & corral. 

I cut the fabric to cover the outside of the boxes with a 12" overhang top & bottom. The fabric was glued to the boxes in a similar manner to wrapping gifts. 

I finished the edges with ribbon and glued a wide ricrac handle on each box. 

Easy, inexpensive cute and custom storage and an excellent decor piece.

Upfashioned tablecloth skirt

My Tablecloth Skirt

 

 

I found this tablecloth on a yardsale a few weeks ago & could see it as a DIY skirt. The lace & embroidery fabric screamed "skirt"!!

It is easy to up-fashion a round tablecloth as all you need is to cut a hole & add ribbing.

 

 

 Ribbing is found at most fabric stores I had this piece left over fro a previous project and it was just long enough to add the desired length to my skirt. The width was also perfect, so I did not have to seam the ribbing. I just folded it over to double for the top half of the skirt

 

I measured my hips & folded the tablecloth in 4, took the 1/4 measurement of my hips & cut the fabric curved to follow the tape.

 

I attached the ribbing to the cut edge of the tablecloth & serged the inside edge.

 

I will be wearing a short petticoat with this skirt.

 

Teal Picture Frame with Protea flowers.

An outdated gold frame that needed a new life. I cleaned the frame with soapy water & used Krylon ColorMaster in Jade to spray paint the frame

I love the detail in the frame & wiped it with a cloth right after I sprayed it to reveal the gold.

The frame is now proudly displaying Proteas. A wild flower indigenous to South Africa.

Yardsailing again....

We always see the best & most interesting sights while sailing.

 

 

This family is celebrating summer with their pool bear at the front door.

 

 

 

 

This property was classified as a natural habitat, the owners put bird houses, baths, feeders and other artifacts to create the habitat. There is a manmade stream & pond with walk ways, the rest was left natural.

 

 

 

DIY basketball hoop. 2x4's with a crate as hoop & net.