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Some great ideas

I happened upon this very cool website that has pictures of some great garden ideas.
I especially like the spoon flowers and the tire alligators!
The site is Dishfunctional Designs.

Here is a link that might be useful: Dishfunctional Designs

This post was edited by ravencajun on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 18:23

Comments (20)

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Spoon flowers

  • missingtheobvious
    10 years ago

    The link tells me the page does not exist. Also no luck when I searched "spoon."

  • Shades_of_idaho
    10 years ago

    So cute. I found this one on Flicker.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Spoon Flower

  • popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
    10 years ago

    Thanks for the link. Lots of interesting stuff there!

  • concretenprimroses
    10 years ago

    Here is a dishfunctional design link with some garden stuff, but no spoon flowers so not the one originally intended.
    Kathy

    Here is a link that might be useful: Dishfunctional design

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Well that is strange, let me try the link again.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Link

  • Shades_of_idaho
    10 years ago

    Well that is interesting because both are different and wonderful.!!! Love the succulents in the bird cage.

    I have a few headboard gates but have never turned one sideways. Great idea.

    I can see way too much time spent playing with my garden junk this year. LOL

    Does any one have an idea for a 15 foot farm gate and a 6 foot tall by 10 foot long cyclone fence panel? I can clamp them together. or?????????

  • Shades_of_idaho
    10 years ago

    Ravencajun you have me going on this spoon thing. I was scrolling Pinterest. and found the bellow. It is forks and spoons. So cute.

    Her Blog is :

    http://fairenotions.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridays-favorite-dan-shattuck.html

    Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:136000}}

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Oh yeah that is really cute and cool.

    Shades you can use the tall fence panel in either direction as a wonderful trellis, lots of beautiful flowering vines could grow on that, even gourds then you can make bird houses from them.

    I just saw a metal farm gate somewhere, I will try to find it. It was used in the garden too.

  • Shades_of_idaho
    10 years ago

    This is what I did with the farm gate before I had to change the kitty kennel. Now I can not do it this way.

    I considered hooking the chain link panel to the corner of the kitty kennel as a wall to my new little patio but it would make snow removal too hard in the winter and this is the dogs yard too. There is more to it than what shows in the picture.

    The new kitty kennel goes over the walk way that is under the clothes line in the picture. I removed that part of the walk way to make my patio. My patio is where the narrow part of the kitty kennel is in this picture. I really liked this arrangement but it had to move for the new house heater heat pump.

    Will have to wait until tomorrow for a picture. I have done more since the last picture I took. I would like to paint the wood gate the color of the farm gate. Weather permitting. And I am not sure how much paint I have left.

    This post was edited by shades_of_idaho on Mon, Apr 21, 14 at 1:03

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Well I found an amazing pinterest garden art page. I love everything on it.

    Especially the chairs.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Garden art

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Well I found an amazing pinterest garden art page. I love everything on it.

    Especially the chairs.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Garden art

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    More spoon art. The lights are awesome!

    Here is a link that might be useful: Spoon art

  • Shades_of_idaho
    10 years ago

    OH My. Gorgeous creations. Love the little necklace bells. Lights are great too. So many things. MUST finish a little wedding present I have been working on then my creative time is ALL MINE again.

  • deegan1
    10 years ago

    does anyone have instructions on how to make the spoon flowers...great idea

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Not yet but I am looking, if anyone finds out how please post.

    Edit
    I did find this one!
    I want to find one with no welding if possible. My husband is the welder here and I don't see him helping me with this project. I might try the procedure but use the same GE ll silicon caulk I use for my totems. I would then have to wire the flower to the stake or rod. As soon as I find a bunch of spoons I am going to try it!

    Here is a link that might be useful: Instructions

    This post was edited by ravencajun on Mon, Apr 21, 14 at 13:33

  • mla2ofus
    10 years ago

    I had to look at all his blogs. What great ideas that started me planning what I can do. Thanks for post the link.

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    This tutorial is great, no welding involved!
    I found it and more by Googleing spoon flowers tutorial.

    Also on this link don't miss the tutorial on the small cocktail forks flowers. So darn cute.

    OK hopefully it works again

    Here is a link that might be useful: Tutorial

    This post was edited by ravencajun on Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 1:13

  • concretenprimroses
    9 years ago

    Doesn't work she took her tutorial down apparently.
    If you read it ravencajun, would you tell us what you remember?
    Kathy

  • laurastheme
    9 years ago

    I got it to work. Great idea.

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