This is such fun to meet so many new people all at one! Glad you found us, Samantha and Susan~

Yes, Lynn, I will teach and lead and guide and help....but I want everyone to jump in and do the same. It's going to be such fun. I have a craft-art teaching background and am a muralist by profession. Paint is my main tool but I love using recycled things. I will be having Dave help me in bringing over some forums from Do Overs at cubits to Garden Art.

If anyone is eager to learn something in particular, share it here or tree-mail me (I LOVE THAT it's called Tree mail ). I have a friend (Barb) that is the queen of garden art and I will be begging her to show up here. You will all be blown away!!! I sit on her patio with my mouth hanging open over her amazing gift of creativity and you will too.

Oh Becky, I am thrilled about this forum. You know I always need new ideas for more pretties in my garden. I can't wait to participate in your teachings.

Mornin', Folks...

"Additionally, it can be bought, recylced, hand crafted, or made from something not originally intended as garden art."

Welp, here's mine then! "Gizmo Man". Made as a Christmas present quite a number of years ago this creature has an old chicken waterer for it's torso, a mailbox for hips, pipes for arms and legs, a head made from a piece of duct, and the hat is the tray from one of my old mkt scales turned upside down. Eyeballs? Golf balls. Found them in my yard; my neighbor practices his driving quite often! The nose is a bolt, the "mouth" a hose washer and the neck collar is the ring a wok sits on while cooking in it. And the left hand holds a rain gauge!

And, of course, the mailbox is for storing hand tools and such so they are easily available. Ta-dah ♫.

See? It pays to enjoy "junk", eh? Of course now, over the years I've been told my former "junk pile" is to now be referred to as a "resources area". I'm fine with that!

Happy Day to All!
Shoe

Ooooh...I love that Gizmo! And I will have to "borrow" your resource area reference.

Heheheh, yeh, the new resource title seemed to clean that area right up, eh?

Shoe (off to pick tomatoes, peppers, dig onions, etc)

I will enjoy this as I have garden art that I have made such as a garden face, several Garden Tool Junk art and then the leaves, and then I have ones I have bought.

Congrats Boo

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I love to make "unique" things from found clutter. I got a lot of clutter. I'll be watching and

Show how to make one of these plants. this was this last winter with our snow.

Here they are now.....

Do the old landscape lights drain well? Cool idea

If you don't think the holes in bottom are big enough, gently drill you a larger one and put rocks in the bottom for good drainage, little pebbles will work.

Hello everyone! Glad I found this site!

I'm here and ready to play.

I found ya too! Looking forward to all the creativity on display. Maybe I can find some motivation tucked away under an elf or painted into a mural.

There's some! Very pretty Robin.

Thank tou. Heading out to the garage to paint rocks and glass bubbles to look like ladybugs.

Nice Robin! Are they clay or concrete?

I was up so late last night so slept in and look at all the activity already! I'm happy people are finding their way over without the formal announcement. I know Dave is hoping to have the forums all set up first but you will see it blossom before your eyes!

Shoe, THAT is great!!!! I love it. I'd like to visit that resource pile.

Robin...your work is bright and creative....but those doors are especially precious....

Glad you all made it over here...Debbie, Shoe, Sandi, Linda, Robin, Sherri and Chris~

I'm leaving for a few hours for a project bid so cross your fingers for me! I'm hoping to get the contract to create faux finishing in a new home.

Shoe I love your 'Gizmo Man'. How fun he is and useful. Great combination.

Charleen you will have all of us watching for those yard lights at garage sales.

Robin are those made of cement? Love the doors. I can think of places in my little woodland to put those.

The small Fairy doors are polymer clay, the bigger hobbit/gnome doors are plaster or concrete and the stepping stones are concrete. All very easy to make and paint.

Oh Robin.....maybe you can show us how!

Evrything I've done is pretty simple using plastic lids and such from the bakery or produce section at the store. I bought the quikkrete from Home Depot, the plaster and clay from Walmart. Follow directions on the packages, then paint. But I will be glad to show every one.

Here are some pretties for my garden.