DON'T THROW IT AWAY! Recycled art in the Garden Art forum

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Azgarden

May 4, 2016 1:54 PM CST

Name: Mary
Glendale, Arizona (Zone 9b)

That is wonderful, Rosie! I think I see a tiny Hobbit in there

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MISSINGROSIE

May 4, 2016 2:14 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

My niece sent me the photo...Facebook. Great idea!

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1138297 (2)

vic

May 4, 2016 5:23 PM CST

Moderator

Name: Vicki
North Carolina

Cool

NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~

| @vic | Post #1138472 (3)

froggardener

May 4, 2016 7:31 PM CST

Name: JoJo
Texas (Zone 8b)

Rosie, that is a great idea!! Thanks for posting it!

Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them.
You're always learning !
Helen Mirren

| @froggardener | Post #1138633 (4)

MISSINGROSIE

May 11, 2016 6:56 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

I saw this and loved its big beautiful-self! Not for climbing kiddies!

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1144946 (5)

IbisFla

May 11, 2016 7:00 AM CST

Name: Ibis
Florida, Orlando-ish (Zone 9b)

Rosie, those are great! What are they made of?

| @IbisFla | Post #1144951 (6)

MISSINGROSIE

May 11, 2016 7:40 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

Old discarded.....

S h o v e l s !!!!!

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1144975 (7)

MISSINGROSIE

May 11, 2016 7:41 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

The first two smallest...looks like a post hole digger

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1144976 (8)

vic

May 11, 2016 8:12 AM CST

Moderator

Name: Vicki
North Carolina

COOL

NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~

| @vic | Post #1145002 (9)

dragonfly53

May 11, 2016 8:37 AM CST

Name: Terri
virginia (Zone 7a)

wow, those are great! Such creative minds to come up with that - just can't imagine how to go about getting that many discarded shovels, I don't think I've ever tossed a shovel out.

Maybe you would have to put an ad on Craigslist in a very populated area? Or haunt a greenbox every single day?

Life is a rush into the unknown. You can duck down and hope nothing hits you, or you can stand tall, show it your teeth and say "Dish it up, Baby, and don't skimp on the jalapeños."

| @dragonfly53 | Post #1145033 (10)

MISSINGROSIE

May 11, 2016 8:40 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

Yes..or a landscape nursery raid....estate sales...

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1145036 (11)

MISSINGROSIE

May 11, 2016 8:42 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

And then I would hear...."THATS still good!!!! What do you mean you are going to make an acorn with it?? I can clean that up.."

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1145038 (12)

dragonfly53

May 11, 2016 10:27 AM CST

Name: Terri
virginia (Zone 7a)

MISSINGROSIE said:And then I would hear...."THATS still good!!!! What do you mean you are going to make an acorn with it?? I can clean that up.."

The voices in my head would be telling me that.

Life is a rush into the unknown. You can duck down and hope nothing hits you, or you can stand tall, show it your teeth and say "Dish it up, Baby, and don't skimp on the jalapeños."

| @dragonfly53 | Post #1145178 (13)

MISSINGROSIE

May 11, 2016 10:36 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

What is that song the kids love from Frozen...the one they play ad nauseum...

🎶let it go...let it go...🎶🎶

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1145194 (14)

grannysgarden

May 12, 2016 1:50 PM CST

Name: Bonnie Sojourner
Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a)
Magnolia zone

I have picked up a lot of shovels without handles over the last few years. I have never had a project in mind for them. I just knew I liked them and that they were cheap - never more than a buck for one - and that I would use them someday. I wonder if I could make a shovel pine cone. It looks challenging. Thanks for the idea Rosie.

Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?

| @grannysgarden | Post #1146410 (15)

MISSINGROSIE

May 12, 2016 2:22 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

My pleasure. I sort of wonder if the handles contribute to the formation or stability of the art piece

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1146447 (16)

Suga

May 13, 2016 5:03 AM CST

Name: Suga
Coastal South Carolina (Zone 8b)

I love all the idea's here!!! Everyone is so creative. Yesterday I had to have my dishwasher replaced and when the man came to do it of course he had to remove the broken one and was going to haul it off. Once he got it out and before he loaded it onto his truck I told him I wanted the silverware basket and both of the racks. That man looked at me like I was crazy

but the racks I can turn upside down to protect seeds from these darn fuzzy tailed trèe rats (squirrels) and the basket will be handy for any number of things. But the look on his face was priceless! Hahahaha

| @Suga | Post #1146934 (17)

MISSINGROSIE

May 13, 2016 6:49 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Rosie
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Zone 7b)
If it sparkles - I'm there!

He was thinking he had a use for those baskets!!! Probably nails'em up in the shed to hold screwdrivers

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

People try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved

| @MISSINGROSIE | Post #1146989 (18)

Suga

May 13, 2016 6:54 AM CST

Name: Suga
Coastal South Carolina (Zone 8b)

Probably so haha but he wasn't getting MY basket. Hahaha. But I bet he gets the next one he hauls off!