Oh Jeanne - I love the colors You did a beautiful job!

Wonderful job!

Thanks Vic and Vickie. I love little projects like this. It is so relaxing. I had plenty to do out in my flower beds and garden but it was too hot today for outdoor exertion.

I totally get it - and agree! The heat is unbelievable this year.

@bumplbea Thank you for the acorn for my newly painted gnome. I appreciate it.
@UrbanWild Thank you for the acorn for my newly painted gnome. I appreciate it.

I hope to get him sealed and then put out in his new home. I will share a picture when I do.

vic said: What a beautiful cardinal Urban - Thank you so much!

Love things made with found objects. Am I correct in thinking it's okay to post things we make, and not just store-bought?

@manitougigi, here is a link to another thread for garden art made with found items or recycled junk. Would love to see what you've made!

The thread "Share your garden art made from found items or recycled junk!" in Garden Art forum

Thank you Vickie, for sharing that link Bless you

You're welcome, Vicki!

I believe this thread has a few things that could go on the other thread. They kind of cross-over each other a little, so maybe it doesn't matter which is used.

Full disclosure - When Dave brought Garden Art over from Cubits - when this website was All Things Plants, he accidentally added me along with Becky who is a true artist. I'm clueless

Becky no longer comes here so I do watch the forum. There are so many talented folks here and I love seeing what they make, what they buy, what they decorate, etc.

I can rarely answer questions and I'm so thankful for the folks here that can - just like you

Thank You

blue23rose said: @manitougigi, here is a link to another thread for garden art made with found items or recycled junk. Would love to see what you've made!

The thread "Share your garden art made from found items or recycled junk!" in Garden Art forum

Thank you. I have made things like that, but what I'm doing now is making things out of clay. So they wouldn't qualify for that forum. Can forum titles be edited to include handmade, lol?

You can actually start your own thread within this forum.

Scroll all the way to the bottom and you will see subject and then you can post under your message.

Well, it's not really store bought, but I got this "recycled metal" flower on eBay:


I took it upon myself to give it my own personal touches:

That is BEAUTIFUL - Love the color

Very pretty! I like the new touch!

bumplbea said: Solar stakes and wind chimes.The top of the chimes are solar pads. At night they light up changing colors thru the rainbow 🌈 shades. Nice movement at night in the garden.
Ahh..they look better in person, than they photograph...same for me ...famous last words. Hehe!

@pirl boy that's goin back a few years… I still have most of my solar lights. They are great. Especially in winter helps fill in the dark areas with color and movement with the solar chain light like wind chimes with hummers hanging down , flowers, adds a lil brightness and visual warmth in winter.

Do you have to replace the batteries in time?

@ Hamwild
They are not very spendy , never had to replace a battery. They are solar…As long as they are kept in sun to recharge and the solar panels kept clean they work great. In winter I usually have to turn them off and bring them inside. Some are placed in house plant pots in sunny windows to keep charged up on good sunny days. They also really come in handy during winter storm power outages. Just turn them on & make a trail of lights to the kitchen..