Yesterday I painted this cardinal which was the top of a birdhouse that the bottom broke several years ago. I decided the eye area was okay without new paint.



DH helped me nail this birdhouse and wooden basket back together. I added the heart and tulips on the front and the decorations on the roof. The things I added were things from some other yard decor that deteriorated. He also helped nail this post bird feeder back together. I can't remember where I got it but haven't used it cause it was so rickety. He has to cut some plexiglass in it to hold the bird food.



Today I fixed this heart by connecting all the hearts together so I can hang it again. DH has to drill a hole in the top heart for the hanger. I also but chains on these tiny birdhouses that my grandkids gave me years ago.

Great job! I love to see old things made new again and used in the garden.

My goodness Jeanne, you have been so busy! I can't wait to see it all out in your yard

Thanks fellow gardeners. I still have lots to get fixed.

Some of my touchups:

Hamwild, love the blue bird with the pink umbrella. What kind of paint do you use on these metal decorations? I have a few that could use a bit (a lot ) of touching up.

Frenchy21 said:Hamwild, love the blue bird with the pink umbrella. What kind of paint do you use on these metal decorations? I have a few that could use a bit (a lot ) of touching up.

I used craft store acrylic (I think it's called folkart or apple barrel)? But, I sealed them with clear coat also. Rustoleum makes one that is a UV protectant among a couple other things.

Hamwild said:Some of my touchups:

I love your yard art and the great job you did touching them up. I hope others will also share what they have done to some of their precious yard art. I will post more later as I repair things.

gardenglassgems said:

I love your yard art and the great job you did touching them up. I hope others will also share what they have done to some of their precious yard art. I will post more later as I repair things.

Thanks for the info Hamwild!

Hamwild said:

What is the name of that plant in the photo? Looks very similar to what I have that grows in partial shade, and makes small purple flowers on short scapes.

If it's the right plant, I've been wanting to buy more. I lost the tags for it.

SonoveShakespeare said:


What is the name of that plant in the photo? Looks very similar to what I have that grows in partial shade, and makes small purple flowers on short scapes.

If it's the right plant, I've been wanting to buy more. I lost the tags for it.

Lowes and Home Depot seem to carry it during the warmer months here; hopefully you can find some near you!

Yup, that's the one. I do remember buying them from the Home Depot. @Hamwild

gardenglassgems said:

Jeanne ~ the Cardinal is just beautiful They are one of my favorite birds. The quick little chirps they make, I can't get enough of.

I have spruce trees in my front yard, and I see them a lot during the winter whenever I'm on the front porch.

Thanks Ian. I feed the birds on our back deck and get cardinals and others to come eat. I love seeing them around. But we are a ways from the woods and we only have one tree on each side of the house. We get a lot of sparrows and grackles which I am not fond of but they are God's creatures too so I let them be.

I bought this bowling ball at a fundraiser and had it outside in one of my flower beds until I noticed that the glass beads were falling off. I'm not sure what type of glue the person used but it is not holding up even inside. I brought it in to fix it and am just now getting around to it. As I glue the beads back on with GE silicone ll, more beads are falling off. I am almost done with this one.

The problem is that I bought another one at a different fundraiser made by the same person before I realized that the beads were not glued on with a permanent glue. The 2nd one I didn't even put outside yet and the beads are falling off. I will be repairing it next. I am sure I will be gluing more of these glass beads on in the future as they fall off.

It sure is pretty Jeanne - Grrrrr on the beads falling off

Here is an update on the bowling ball I was gluing the beads back on. I finished it and then did the same thing to another one that I think the same person made and I got at a fund raiser at the same establishment where I got the 1st one.
This one is finished but I will probably never be finished gluing the beads on for a long time.


This is the 2nd one that needed the beads glued on.


Now I finished this one for the time being. Today I glued the spoons back onto the back of two of my glass flowers that had lost their spoons over time.


I have more gluing repairs to do before spring so I best get going.

Those are absolutely beautiful Jeanne - I love the decoration of the top one

Thanks Vic. I guess that is what caught my eye too.