Another DIY

 

Here I am again doing a DIY

and hunting through

Steve's scrap wood :)

I looked on Amazon for grow lights

to start seedlings.

I could purchase two lights

for $19.99

or

one light on a stand 

for $42.29

Can you believe that I was  

able to squirt enough paint

out of that same bottle

that I painted the cabinet with

to paint this stand :)

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Well, my thrifty decision 

was to purchase two lights

and build a stand 

that holds both lights

instead of purchasing 

one that holds one light 

for twice the price. 

Now all I have to do 

is go to town and buy

some soil to fill 

my starter pots.

Seeds I already have.

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It's suppose to get down to

9 degrees the next three days.

Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrr . . .

that's stay inside weather :)

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Can't believe I'm thinking

about spring planting

when it's this cold outside.

Stay warm dear friends,

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

My New DIY Ironing Station

 

Last Saturday a warm day 

snuck in-between 

all of our cold weather.

I used it 

to go out to Steve's shop 

and scavenger wood to create 

a new ironing station.

This is what I had before.

I was bound and determined 

to not buy anything 

only using materials I could find 

here at home and in Steve's shop. 

This was all the paint 

that I could find. 

I ended up watering it down 

to make it work.

Here it is finished.

And here it is complete 

with baskets and containers 

that I already had. 

It's going to make 

my small sewing room 

so much more efficient. 

And it didn't 

cost me a single penny. 

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You may have noticed 

that I have wheels on one side 

and not on the other. 

I saw a cart on Amazon

made this way. 

It kept me from having 

to put locking wheels on one side, 

which I couldn't find anyway.

I needed handles to make it 

easier to lift it up 

and 

wheel it around. 

I couldn't find any old handles 

in the shop 

but I did find these two coat hooks. 

I just installed them upside down 

so that I could put my hands under

 them and lift. 

It works great !

I'm really happy with the results 

and the fact that in helping Steve 

with his projects through the years,

 

I truly learned a lot. 

I'm not a carpenter 

but I do have the ability 

to build rough projects. 

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That's it for this post. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Never get in a rut 

and think you're not capable 

of doing something

Before you first give it a try:)

God bless you all 

You're blogging sister, 

Connie :)

Sewing Extension On The Cheap

Latest Project

Spending . . . 

Pennies instead of Dollars

If you sew, you may have seen

these wonderful extensions

that you can purchase to 

custom fit your sewing machine.

One of my best friends just 

purchased one for around $300.

Those of you that know me

also know that I'm cheap.

Therefore; my thought was 

why can't I build my own?

Not only did I not buy lumber

(all came from Steve's old scrape pile)

this wood was saved from an 

old unwanted bookshelf.

After I made it,

I covered it with Pioneer Woman

brand contact paper.

That was my only cost in

this project. 

 $6.97 at Walmart

I have never done a 

contact paper project 

without a gummed up mess.

I guess it's not my favorite

thing to work with, but it does

have some very good functions.

In this case it's nice and smooth

so that the fabric glides easily over it.

"And it's pretty" 😊 

I hope this inspires you to

try a new project.

Especially if it saves

you some money :)

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Have a wonderful week

and remember to put

God first.

~~~🌼🍀🌼~~~

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Enjoying The Month Of May

 

 

Welcome Dear Friends 

Like the sign says,

Ring The Bell 

if there is no answer

Pull Weeds. 

 

 

It's May and we have 

plenty of weeds to pull.  

 

 

Good Weeds & Bad Weeds

but it's all a matter of your

opinion. 

Do you know how many beneficial

vitamins are in dandelions?

I've been researching on YouTube

and this "weed" is amazing.

 So; I made my first batch of

dandelion tea.

They said it was bitter so I added

a mint tea bag to the mix.

 

 

 I planned on drinking it

like ice tea, but didn't 

like the taste.

I'm going to try again with 

only the yellow of the flowers

and make it hot with honey.

They also said that it doesn't

mix with all medications,

so do your own research,

before trying. 

 

 

The next few photos are 

of an old shepherd's wagon.

I have a dear friend that

restored it.

It was a mess when he got it.

I wish that I would have 

taken a before photo.

 

 
 

Here you can see the place where

the mattress would go.

Under it is a pull out table,

drawers and cabinets. 

Notice the wood band that makes

an "upside-down U shape" 

that forms the top.

He had to boil that wood in long

pots of water in order to

shape them into the bands.

This man and his sweet wife are amazing.

I'm blessed with such sweet friends.

 

 

It even has an old wood stove for cooking.

 

 

At the back there is more storage.

The wheels had to be 

replaced so that they were

highway safe.

Wouldn't you just love to

pull into a campground

with this as your camper 😊

 

 

Here are the original wheels.

 

Beulah and I are spending a lot 

of time outside enjoying the 

lovely Spring weather.

 

 

Suzie Scarecrow got 

a new bonnet this year.

The garden is all planted

and now we get to watch

it sprout and start growing.

 

 

I did pick rhubarb

and put enough for two pies 

in the freezer :)

 

 

 Life is good,

we have so much 

to be thankful for.

Spring brings with it a lot

of hard work, but after 

being inside most of 

the winter, it feels so 

good to get outside and get 

our hands dirty.

Beulah's feet dirty

(as you can tell by the photo, LOL)

 

 

Until our next post . . . 

we pray that you will be well

and that you take a little time 

to be still, relax, look around you

&

enjoy all your blessings.

 God bless you,

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Tree Cutting and Chain Saws

 

The Work Begins!

 

 

I purchased a small 8inch blade

chain saw on a long extension pole

to see if I could get the apricot tree

branches out of the electric wires

on the well house.

 

  

 

One thing lead to another

until this old gal kept cutting

away for three long days. 

 

One lesson that I learned was 

that even if the chainsaw is 

lightweight, when extended out

ten feet it is no longer

lightweight.

Believe me!!!

 

    

 

After getting them out of the wires

they looks lopsided, so I kept cutting.

Here are the apricot trees with

one last limb to cut. 

 

 

And here they are finished.

Dear friends, my much wiser hindsight 

suggestion is to have your husband

do this kind of work.

I was bruised and in pain for 

a week after. 

I thought that I had fractured a rib,

but just muscle strain and bruising. 

None the less very painful. 

 

 

Of-course I didn't stop there.

After the two apricot trees

I started in on the lower branches

of the pine trees.

I worked for three days.

about 6 hours the first day

and 8 to 9 the next two days.

Now mind you, the pain didn't start

until a day or two after the work

was done. Hallelujah for that

or I would have never finished.

For you with FitBits . . .

first day . . . 19,340 steps

second day . . . 17,941 steps

Third day . . . 23,893 steps

There are weeks 

when I don't have 35,000 steps total.

 

 

 Lots of work and lots of wood

and the purchase of a second small 

handheld chainsaw to cut the wood

up into firewood.

 

 

 This is a photo taken when

cleaning the blade. 

Once the blade jamed and came off.

I then learned to fix that problem :) 

 

 

 

 

 

After 15 trailer loads of brush,

I started cutting firewood.

 

 

This pile is all cut . . . 

 

 

And all of the long horizontal limbs stacked 

above the old wood pile, plus the ones

leaning over it and the two on the ground,

will probably be there this spring 

waiting to be cut.

Well, dear friends . . .

I'm over the worst of the recuperating pain

and feeling much better,

but not ready to cut any more tree branches

for a long time, LOL

 

I'll say good night . . .

and wish you all a blessed

and wonderful day tomorrow.

 

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)