tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post433268203968551141..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Handmade Garden ProjectsKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-15406335018736188072012-05-22T10:48:44.917-04:002012-05-22T10:48:44.917-04:00Oh, whoops. I guess I'm too late. Next time! :...Oh, whoops. I guess I'm too late. Next time! :)Genevievehttp://www.northcoastgardening.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-55564498273593944882012-05-22T10:46:44.744-04:002012-05-22T10:46:44.744-04:00Ooooh! I want to win! I got to take a look at a di...Ooooh! I want to win! I got to take a look at a digital galley prior to publication but don't have a hard copy of my own. It's a beautiful book. Pick me, pick me!!!Genevievehttp://www.northcoastgardening.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-45941588454524338432012-05-21T21:23:04.074-04:002012-05-21T21:23:04.074-04:00This book looks really interesting - I really like...This book looks really interesting - I really like the idea of the terrarium table made from a lamp.SuzOHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506820323393419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-74118617127578783242012-05-19T09:40:48.923-04:002012-05-19T09:40:48.923-04:00This book looks awesome. We starts with bare land ...This book looks awesome. We starts with bare land so you could say I've built pretty much my entire garden, would love to add more decorative fun stuff for my landscapeKelley N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-40610721404723929342012-05-18T16:39:22.021-04:002012-05-18T16:39:22.021-04:00Hi Kylee,
Thank you so much for the kind words abo...Hi Kylee,<br />Thank you so much for the kind words about Handmade Garden Projects! Cheers,Lorene Edwards Forknerhttp://plantedathome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-64003152097364027372012-05-18T07:26:21.934-04:002012-05-18T07:26:21.934-04:00I used pizza boxes as molds for pouring my steppin...I used pizza boxes as molds for pouring my stepping stones. They turned out perfect. I love to recycle and I would love to win this book. Lorene is one crafty lady.karlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-42598097024706345612012-05-18T02:16:18.805-04:002012-05-18T02:16:18.805-04:00Looks like an amazing read - would love to win a c...Looks like an amazing read - would love to win a copy of the book. Am in the process of repurposing a winerack and making it into a succulent/edible vertical garden.Nellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-14527852738704157032012-05-17T18:50:41.765-04:002012-05-17T18:50:41.765-04:00Kylee,
I would love to win a copy of this book. I ...Kylee,<br />I would love to win a copy of this book. I love getting ideas for adding meaningful art in the garden. My daughter and I took a stained glass class and both made stepping stones for my garden. Her stepping stone is on loan for the day that she has her own garden. Mine was a butterfly stone and her's was a parrot. Very cool!Dottiehttp://delgreenacre.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-38667473070769636402012-05-17T08:53:17.827-04:002012-05-17T08:53:17.827-04:00Years ago we made small "end" tables fro...Years ago we made small "end" tables from left over cedar from our deck. The deck has been replaced with a patio but the tables live on.Nancybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727198059506807058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-32998342321443242522012-05-17T06:11:43.207-04:002012-05-17T06:11:43.207-04:00Wow, I love all the projects you've highlighte...Wow, I love all the projects you've highlighted, this looks like a great book for putting your personal stamp on your garden. I want my own field office, too.Debbie/GardenOfPossibilitieshttp://gardenofpossibilities.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-34842481471852747462012-05-17T01:06:01.461-04:002012-05-17T01:06:01.461-04:00I am integrating my chickens into the garden this ...I am integrating my chickens into the garden this year so I am all about beauty but function. Love the chalkboard idea. I see on in my future.Sunny Simple Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442975157454720956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-67632123659585906552012-05-16T21:36:45.370-04:002012-05-16T21:36:45.370-04:00Hi Kylee, just stopping by to say how delightful y...Hi Kylee, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris<br />http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.ca/Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371079442081063376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-29444306575492754602012-05-16T18:05:10.160-04:002012-05-16T18:05:10.160-04:00We made a potting sink/bench out of the old procel...We made a potting sink/bench out of the old procelain sink we took out of our farmhouse when we remodeled the kitchen.It is my favorite piece in my potting shed.I put a skirt around the bottom and can store my dirt underneath.Laura Cottrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-65454673118037397322012-05-16T10:48:12.792-04:002012-05-16T10:48:12.792-04:00Oh, how cool.
I did make a wooden bench and 3 plan...Oh, how cool.<br />I did make a wooden bench and 3 planters out of metal buckets for my front porch. I stenciled cute little designs on the buckets and they now have asiatic lilies in them.<br />Thank you for the chance to win this book.Lisa Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899776716388567563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-81101904287583044652012-05-16T08:31:07.259-04:002012-05-16T08:31:07.259-04:00This sounds like a great book. I'd love to win...This sounds like a great book. I'd love to win a copy.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-86269594123750525272012-05-15T23:14:15.834-04:002012-05-15T23:14:15.834-04:00I have made the hyper-tufa pots and love to find n...I have made the hyper-tufa pots and love to find new varities of sedum and succulents to plant in them. They look great in the rock garden. <br /> <br />Glad to have discovered Our Little Acre.<br /><br />Charlene GuingrichCharlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-47738685795486735452012-05-15T22:42:06.021-04:002012-05-15T22:42:06.021-04:00What a fun book & a creative lady. I would lov...What a fun book & a creative lady. I would love to win! I've done a few popular garden crafts - a bowling ball gazing ball, bird baths & feeders from old containers, ect. My favorite is a platform bird feeder that used to be a roasting pan - not really artistic but I love that it has holes so rain water drains through & makes it so much easier to keep clean.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-25799325374614955452012-05-15T21:08:50.926-04:002012-05-15T21:08:50.926-04:00That trailer / "field office" wins the p...That trailer / "field office" wins the prize in my book! I love that terrarium table among many other things you've shown here - how inspiring!<br /><br />For our garden I collected some old pint-sized mason jars and wrapped wire around the necks, then creating a "handle" so that they could be hung from the trees...pop some tea lights and/or LED lights in them and we've got instant lanterns! They look great, cost next to nothing, and they definitely create some fantastic mood / party lighting in our yard!Aimeehttp://www.redgardenclogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-78252208789757418792012-05-15T21:03:30.391-04:002012-05-15T21:03:30.391-04:00I am forever collecting odd metal bits and making ...I am forever collecting odd metal bits and making things out of them. Once I picked up a captured glass lighting globe done in a dreary amber (not a pretty amber). I knew it was wonderful but hated the glass...it took me a year of looking at it before I had one of those "duh" moments and took a hammer to the glass releasing the fantastic metal globe from its prison so it could become the top of a metal art trellis that now graces my garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761905183383934350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-22434546882155192912012-05-15T18:38:07.388-04:002012-05-15T18:38:07.388-04:00One summer I had so much fun stacking various glas...One summer I had so much fun stacking various glass pieces and glueing them together. The pieces really sparkle in the sunlight. I love repurposing items for my garden.Karen Jacobsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-28189370447118138442012-05-15T18:03:39.339-04:002012-05-15T18:03:39.339-04:00I am in the process of making a mosaic stone. I h...I am in the process of making a mosaic stone. I have taken a medium sized rock out of my yard and I am adding blue stained glass in various colors and blue gem stones in different sizes and colors. Once the grout dries and the stone is sealed, I will be adding this to my landscape.Designed Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786605043622318266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-81845444812769260842012-05-15T16:30:38.937-04:002012-05-15T16:30:38.937-04:00I have made banners for the garden. I have also re...I have made banners for the garden. I have also repurposed other items like the teapot flower pot and the bird bath side table.ysmeinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261979046707725456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-82215965416613771892012-05-15T12:41:59.120-04:002012-05-15T12:41:59.120-04:00I'd love to read this book, my current favorit...I'd love to read this book, my current favorite garden art is an old highchair that I've painted and decorated with flowers that I use for a trellis. I have blackeyed susan vines growing up the legs this summer.Judy Fairlambnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-51787838171803638412012-05-15T11:50:33.223-04:002012-05-15T11:50:33.223-04:00I REALLY could use this book! My creativity so fa...I REALLY could use this book! My creativity so far consists of colored rubber snakes my granddaughter got from the dollar store and tossed in among my garlic plants. They do make me smile when I'm watering!Barbara Dellingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-59958994158151357492012-05-15T10:54:12.675-04:002012-05-15T10:54:12.675-04:00With the help of my husband doing the welding, we ...With the help of my husband doing the welding, we made a "flower" out of old spoons for the garden. Looks like more fun projects in this book!gisch@usfamily.netDonnanoreply@blogger.com