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Showing posts with label re-purpose. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Bonnie, Bathtub and A Hillbilly/Redneck Fix...

As you know from a previous posts I'm having a little trouble with Bonnie and my water lilies.  First she was bringing pots of lilies to her stash in the yard.  When reprimanded she brought empty pots where lilies had been. Bonnie is a lover of water, any time, any where.

I think I'm smarter than a dog so I set out trying to prove just that. Bonnie acted uninterested in the entire process.  I know at one point she found an almost empty water garden and had a funny look on her face like, "Gee, where did my water go?"

My solution was remove the lilies since I like having pet friendly gardens.  Here is where my warped problem solving brain took me.
This was not an easy task but it was enjoyable.  An old bathtub now holds my lilies.  The water over flows and recirculates.  After cleaning the pond, making more friendly pet access, and moving lots of rocks I have the solution...until Bonnie shows up to see what I'm doing. As the pond fills she finds a drink...that's right!  In the new Lily Reserve.
She likes the tub too!
I'm proud of my hard work and the fact I used something we had.  Recycling to the Nth degree.  
New pond is filling.
Bonnie decides it sits well with no lily interference. 
Just relaxing after all my hard work.
With a shake of approval
Bonnie exits up her steps.
Gardener happy.
Bonnie happy.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Recycle Re-purpose

Some of you may remember the "gig trough" I made when redecorating Andrew's room.  I had carpet roll left and it waited for me to create something else.

Circular saw and the rest of the carpet roll meet to form one of my insane ideas.  Laundry basket, varying heights of cardboard tubes...where am I going?
They fit!
We can't have plain brown so I gathered almost empty
paint cans and went to work.
Now three empty cans leave my tool closet.
Wired together with a few adjustments needed
Funky tall stuff storage!
It can be finessed and improved
but the idea is working.
Metal rods, 
wood trim,
and odd metal have a home
without tipping the basket.

Not bad for a rainy day creation.
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