Circuit City

 

This is a little something I made out of the guts of a non-working VCR. If you click to enlarge you can probably see more detail.

Reusing Last Year's Wreaths

 

 

With all the talk about the economy and saving money, I wanted to show what ole' skin flint did this year. Last year I received two stunning evergreen wreaths. After the holidays I hung one on the garden fence post, and covered and kept the other one in the attic till this year. After a year in the elements, the one on the garden post was beginning to show its age when viewed up close. But at a distance it still looked good to me. I spiffed it up with a little green spray paint and added a red bow. The one that spent the year in the attic was in better shape and white spray pant over it lightly made it quite attractive with a red bow and some Jackson smilax.I don't know how many more years these will last, but for this year, it looks pretty. I am thinking about digging out a can of spray snow and touching the greenery with it. Then again, maybe not.

Pot Man (Person?)

This is my pot man constructed with a little help from my friends yesterday . I have been planning this all summer, but better late than never. It was great fun. I used some clay pots with chips, as you can see, and just stuff I had around for the most part. Mary contributed pots she found hidden under leaves, Hiram helped with the actual construction and some ideas when we came to an impasse, the hat is one that I used formerly when I took the kids to the water park. The thing on top of the hast is not a loaf of bread for emergencies, but a rock to hold hat on till glue dries. The planter you see in the background filled with flowers is an old one that was junked. I filled it with bark mulch last year and this year it is making a fine show with very little watering.
Cheers, Everyone!