What a sweet mule!

SongofJoy said:What a handsome fella that Charlie is!

Sorry I've been MIA for a couple of days and I've got to catch up!

Did you spray the pots with that gray speckle spray? I like that birdbath!

Yes, it's the "faux stone look" spray paint - I love that stuff! I found some in the clearance aisle at Michael's last fall and stocked up!

Charleen your mosaic pieces are wonderful!

Debbie said:I love this guy. This is the look my husband gives me when I've spent too much time "playing."

I see that "look" often too! It's usually accompanied by steam coming out of his ears!

Does the faux stone paint come in other colors besides gray? Gotta remember to look for some on sale or clearance too. Headed to Lowe's today so guess I'll start there. Hope I don't come back home totally broke!

Thank you dear and yes, we have missed you. Charley send you warm nuzzles...

The stone spray paint does come in more than one color. My boss used it to recover the metal restroom stall partitions at our last building. Looked great, especially with granite counters (he found on clearance, of course. LOL)

This is giving me an idea for an old concrete block retaining wall I have. Apparently the faux stone can be used outdoors and keeps its integrity fairly well?

Ridesredmule said:Thank you dear and yes, we have missed you. Charley send you warm nuzzles...

Thank you Charley.

Sorry Tee, I knew I had seen this question somewhere but forgot to come back and answer you! I'm upset because the faux stone paint price has gone up - almost $10 now!! I'm pretty sure Walmart's prices are a little cheaper but they don't have as many colors. I've used a number of different brands (Krylon, etc.) and have pretty good luck with them keeping their "integrity" as long as you use a good primer first. I've used the paint on plastic pots but found unless the pot has a textured finish, or you use a sanding primer which gives a rough base, after 3-4 years the faux stone paint will start to peel. I painted quite a few plastic containers about 5-6 years ago. Those with the smooth finish have a few 'bad' spots but those that had a texture in the plastic look good as new!

I was thinking about the dragonfly lovers and took a few photos of some more "art in my garden" yesterday.

This was a Christmas gift from DH a couple of years ago.

A dragonfly stake

A smaller stake which was the perfect size for this container.


So all of the dragonflies are in the front borders and figured I'd grab a few more pics of the other "objects" while I was out there with the camera.

This guy is lurking along the border. He keeps sinking in the soil though and is hard to see!

I brought these 'brothers' with me - purchased in Maine years ago. The first one is small and he hasn't found a good home yet - I keep moving him!

And more birds! I've got these two on opposite ends of the driveway. They both spin in the wind!

Nice Debbie! What is the dragonfly rock made of? Those last two sets of bird wind spinners are so cute.

Chris, what else? Concrete! I had seen this piece on numerous sites over the years but the shipping was killer. I happened to see it on the Glasshouse Works website once when I was looking for a plant. Same price as the other sites but they only charged me $10.00 for shipping!!!! I think the darned thing weighs about 30 lbs.?

Awesome Debbie! Love all of them

Thanks for the answer, Debbie.

Someone painted this ceramic dragonfly for me. It looks somewhat similar to yours.

Those are beautiful Tee. I LOVE the purple butterfly.

Those are so pretty Tee!

Silly me Debbie - I should have known! But you did get one heck of a deal on shipping!

Thanks, Vicki and Chris. Now that I've enlarged her photo, maybe it doesn't look so much like that after all. I think hers might be metal?

One thing I like so much about Debbie's VA gardens up there is they have so much of the verdigris look. I love verdigris!!

Love all the new garden art you posted Debbie and Tee.

Dragon flies are amazing! I had a metal one but it broke off and I wonder where I put it?

Tee, my dragonfly is metal but I love yours too and planted right next to some of my favorite plants - Euphorbias!

So now that you've mentioned the "verdigris" look, does anyone have any tips to create a "faux" verdigris paint job? I know I've got a link saved somewhere but thought I'd ask here before I start searching.

I'm starting a Euphorbia bed right there. I luv them too.

I had instructions for creating verdigris finishes but I'm not sure where mine is either. I'll check.

What are you painting on, Debbie?

http://www.faux-painting-techn...

This has more steps than I do when I paint the faux verdigris but it's a good visual for you.