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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 07:43:52 AM
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| I just had to put new floors in my kitchen from the foundation up on a tight budget and wanted a island so I took two of my mothers kitchen cabinets and put them together, put a porcelain top on it, covered the back with a solid piece of wood, and painted it with blackboard paint, so my grandson would have a place to play while grandma cooks!! |
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BlackHorseFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
91 Posts
Elizabeth
Chicago
IL
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2012 : 07:15:44 AM
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Originally posted by rphelps4
I just had to put new floors in my kitchen from the foundation up on a tight budget and wanted a island so I took two of my mothers kitchen cabinets and put them together, put a porcelain top on it, covered the back with a solid piece of wood, and painted it with blackboard paint, so my grandson would have a place to play while grandma cooks!!
Oh that sounds like it turned out lovely! Do you have a photo?
http://countrygirlinchicago.blogspot.com/
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2012 : 08:54:24 AM
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Now, that is just cute, Kristina!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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annielaurel
True Blue Farmgirl
912 Posts
nancy
fernandina beach
florida
USA
912 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2012 : 5:04:52 PM
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Kristina, that scissors and tape hanger is really great. It looks so cute and handy at the same time. Something I will think about making.
Nancy
Make everyday a celebration of the heart. |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2012 : 07:39:03 AM
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Found an old galvanized pail across the street from my house in an old dump. There's holes in the bottom. Will be using it for a planter. Still has the handle.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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nancypo
True Blue Farmgirl
362 Posts
nancy
boise
idaho
USA
362 Posts |
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3857 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
3857 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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FarmRose
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
Rose
Napa
CA
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2012 : 1:35:08 PM
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This spring I am so proud of my recycled greenhouse. I utilized old half wine barrels that are no longer planters, big 2'X10' shelves that the neighbor gave me when she moved, hoops from gardening that used to use to keep the deer off the garden plants, plastic from the construction site nearby, garden stakes and big containers filled with water as a thermal barrier. I ended up with a 100sqft greenhouse that kept my plants toasty warm. I even managed to get the peppers to germinate! Everything is moving out of the greenhouse and getting put into the ground in the next week. I even have a ton of shredded paper from my nine-to-five that will work great as a mulch to keep the weeds down between the garden beds.
On another note, our chicks are growing very fast, and they go through an entire 'small' feeder of food in half a day. Does anyone have any ideas or has re-purposed something that could be used as a feeder for our hungry chicks? |
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Leilaht
True Blue Farmgirl
155 Posts
Elizabeth
Highland
MI
USA
155 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2012 : 3:19:33 PM
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Oh let's see....
1. Made a bottomless chicken tractor from some pallets, a blue tarp, and some chain link fence.
2. Made raised beds from some cardboard, pallets, and well composted horse manure.
3. Started seedlings in egg shells in the cartons.
4. Made a reusable ziploc bag from an old plastic tablecloth and some scrap fabric.
5. I put an old rocking chair in the front yard and planted some trumpet vines behind it so they'll twine up through the back with violets around it and a piece of the plastic packaging from the invisible fence in the seat with thyme planted in it. It should look like a chair cushion when it gets growing good.
That's just lately. I love to repurpose things. No point buying new when you can reuse something you already have. Last year I made bags from old jeans (they already have pockets!) and placemats. I cut some old t-shirts into loops and used them to knit a rug for the bag door this spring. I made slobber mats to put under the dog's water bowl with placemats sandwiched between two cloth napkins I bought at rummage sale.
I could go on for a long time! lol
Liz
Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 31:25 |
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 06:36:56 AM
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I found a vintage copper chamberpot (I think that's what it may be) and am repurposing it to hold soil on my gardening bench.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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Kelly Diane
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Kelly
Fairport
NY
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2012 : 10:23:24 AM
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Recently, I started cutting up my kids baby and toddler clothes to make them each a quilt. I also have used some of the old clothes to make doll clothes. And you know those old style spinning hanging belt organizers? I don't wear belts, so I hung one on my spice rack above my stove, and all my measuring spoons are hanging on it. It's pretty handy :)
Smile always!
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thebyrdhaus
True Blue Farmgirl
520 Posts
Patty
Columbus
Oh
USA
520 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2012 : 2:49:49 PM
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I use feed sacks to make shopping bags, toilet paper rolls for plant starters, sweatshirts for swiffer covers and many other things. I can't throw anything away with out thinking... "What can I make from this" and I don't buy anything without saying "What can I make one of these out of". It becomes a way of life.
Patty #1840
http://ladygonegreen.blogspot.com/
A rind is a terrible thing to waste. Compost.
When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”
-Jesus in John 6:12 NIV Bible |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2012 : 4:58:56 PM
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CJ - that is THE coolest thing I've ever seen done with license plates! A sign that surpasses all the rest!! Kudos to you, girl!!! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Gladstone
Mi.
USA
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
1874 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2012 : 7:43:57 PM
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Awhile back I received for free a corner shelf cabinet. It was in a kids room and little by little I'm re-doing it.
My bedroom is cowgirl/ranch themed.
Plan on painting the cupboard doors a sage and the trim a deep beige. Inside the shelves I may line it with various fabric or paper and seal with mod pog.
Looking forward to how it will look when done!
Blessings,
Linda
www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
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Cherime
True Blue Farmgirl
1222 Posts
Cherime
Wasilla
Alaska
USA
1222 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2012 : 7:07:22 PM
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These mitts are recycled from old sweater sleeves.
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