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$5 Goodwill Challenge ~ DIY Garden Mushrooms

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This is always a fun challenge for me. Old World Home issues an open invitation to crafters each Season. What we are to do is to buy items from the Goodwill or thrift shop, for $5 or less to decorate our homes for that Season. This time it’s for Spring.

I found a couple of items, with a specific idea in mind. I got some wooden salad bowls & a Pilsner glass for beer.

With a little bit of paint & some Mod Podge mixed with food coloring, I turned them into some ‘mushrooms‘ to go with my little garden gnome.

I just love the way they turned out & I can’t wait to put them outside.

To see how I did this, click on the link below.

I hope you enjoy!

Happy Creating everyone!

Patriotic Bird House Wind Chime

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It’s been a long winter, and it feels so good to throw open the windows and let the warm breeze come into the house.  Starting the Spring house cleaning is always a chance to re-do some things, and that gets my creative juices flowing.  The warmer weather has also been pulling my thoughts to the outdoors.

When I was browsing through Michaels & Joanne Fabrics, I saw some bird houses in all shapes & sizes.  It got me thinking of how to decorate them & use them outside.  This is the first in a series of birdhouses. The post is very long because it’s picture laden.  But it really doesn’t take that long to do.

Patriotic Bird House, Patriotic Bird House Wind Chime

Here’s how I did it:

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