Summer had seemed to be taking it's dear sweet time arriving in my neck of the woods, but I really didn't mind days with temperatures in the 70's. Considering we received snow in April, those mild temps felt more like the spring we were cheated out of.
The cooler temps also meant that catching up on a few things on the to-do list would be more enjoyable not to be working in the blazing heat.
Now at the end of June our heat has arrived, and I'm glad I got the front door painted before it did.
One chilly day I looked at our brown front door and decided I either had to give it a good scrubbing to remove dirt, webs and bugs, or give it a good scrubbing to remove dirt, webs and bugs then paint it.
I opted for new paint as the end result of the scrubbing.
Saturday
Wednesday
June Thrifty Style Team, Rebar Barbed Wire & Junk
Fathers day is right around
the corner and here to celebrate the men is the June edition of the Thrifty Style Team.
This month the team is counting on the males for something thrifty - be it dads, husbands, sons or brothers - and the "style" could be just about anything.
It's gonna be Junk Style at the Ranch.
I'm not sure if the man of this house considered it celebrating his father-ness when he had to add something else to his to-do list, but he did it anyway because he's always a good sport, so he combined weekend tasks for the end product.
This month the team is counting on the males for something thrifty - be it dads, husbands, sons or brothers - and the "style" could be just about anything.
It's gonna be Junk Style at the Ranch.
I'm not sure if the man of this house considered it celebrating his father-ness when he had to add something else to his to-do list, but he did it anyway because he's always a good sport, so he combined weekend tasks for the end product.
Labels:
birdhouse
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junk
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metal sculpture
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re-rod
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yard art
Friday
Rubber Boot Door Wreath Easy Inexpensive
Back before the gnats and mosquitoes hatched, and before our Minnesota weather was stable enough that we could say Winter was actually over, I decided to whip up something to hang on the side door.
I wanted a little color since the trees were not yet in bloom and by the time April arrives, Winter usually has left us in a sea of brown till everything greens up.
I also didn't want to spend much money.
Bliss Ranch has a pin board with tons of beautiful door wreaths, centerpieces and porch deco's, and some day I might make one of the eye popping ones that make a person gasp before knocking, but this was not the day.
And tell me, does a wreath have to be round or is it simply something hung on a door?
When Daughter #1 found out I was looking for some little rubber boots, she gave me a pair of ripped black age two toddler rain boots that were heading to her trash.
Since I am completely out of tiny feet that wear little boots, this was the perfect example of one woman's trash is another woman's treasure.
I wanted a little color since the trees were not yet in bloom and by the time April arrives, Winter usually has left us in a sea of brown till everything greens up.
I also didn't want to spend much money.
Bliss Ranch has a pin board with tons of beautiful door wreaths, centerpieces and porch deco's, and some day I might make one of the eye popping ones that make a person gasp before knocking, but this was not the day.
And tell me, does a wreath have to be round or is it simply something hung on a door?
When Daughter #1 found out I was looking for some little rubber boots, she gave me a pair of ripped black age two toddler rain boots that were heading to her trash.
Since I am completely out of tiny feet that wear little boots, this was the perfect example of one woman's trash is another woman's treasure.
Labels:
door wreath
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mudroom door
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Rain boots
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spring wreath
Saturday
Painted Stenciled Galvanized Buckets
It's that time of year when I purchase lush, thriving, spring flowers and plants, only to end up in a couple of months questioning my green thumb.
Sure some years I am able to keep flowers alive and looking good, but more times than not it isn't the case. I have no rhyme or reason to how I betray plants after the promise of a healthy life, it's sort of hit or miss on the type and location of the ones that will pull through.
Sure some years I am able to keep flowers alive and looking good, but more times than not it isn't the case. I have no rhyme or reason to how I betray plants after the promise of a healthy life, it's sort of hit or miss on the type and location of the ones that will pull through.
Labels:
flowers
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Fusion Mineral Paint
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Galvanized Bucket
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Hostas
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Mud Pie Station
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Old Sign Stencils
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Stenciled Buckets
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