THINGS TO DO WITH BLUE WINE BOTTLES.

I love the color blue.

And I love blue wine bottles. And the wine:)

 I didn't want to throw these beautiful bottles in the recycle,

so I decided to use them in different ways.

First up (and my favorite)

is to make some yard art.

I put in different size stakes

 made out of copper piping or rebar.

Then just insert the bottle on the pipe.

You can make this collection as big as you like if you have the room. 

Next up, use them as a vase.

I decided to make one into a wind chime.

This one hangs out on my open porch.

They make nice lighted bottles.

A little seasonal art.

Here's a few more wine bottle chimes.

The blue ones always sell the best.

A few more lighted wine bottles that I painted with snowmen.

One more wind chime for you.

And another look at my wine bottle yard art:)

Hope you enjoyed my blue wine bottle collection.

There is no one holy like the Lord...

there is no Rock like our God.

1 Samuel 2:2

THE EGG HOLDER :)

Behold the Egg Holder :)

At least that's what I'm calling it.

I'm sure it had a proper name back at the beginning of the 19th century.

I first saw this on another blog.

The Polished Pebble.

She did a post on old kitchens such as the one on Downton Abbey.

I loved that show, anyway, in one of the pictures I could

see an egg holder on one of those big beautiful farm tables.

That was such a great kitchen on that show.

So I thought I'd make myself one. 

I only have 2 hens laying at the moment, so I don't really

get enough eggs to use a big egg basket like I did before.

I don't refrigerate my eggs so I thought this was a great alternative.

I started with a leftover board of my chosen size.

Marked out the spots for my holes,

then went down to my dads' shop and used his drill press.

That is a great piece of machinery.

Makes drilling holes so much easier than a hand drill.

For the legs I wanted to use some old wooden spools.

The biggest problem with that was finding them.

I've had them so long it was a real search to locate them.

I haven't seen thread on wooden spools in ages.

They only use plastic now.

But here they are.

I painted my board and hot glued them on the bottom.

So here you go. 

 Behold my Egg Holder.

 I made mine to hold a dozen eggs.

The girls finally laid enough eggs to fill it up.

Hope you like it.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or

whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of GOD.

1 Corinthians 10:31

PEACEFUL PEACOCK

Here's my Peaceful Peacock.

He's made of pine cones and a few other decorative items.

I made him for my center piece for a fund raiser that my

church was doing.

It's called Festival of Tables.

You're in charge of deciding on a theme and decorating a table.

You provide a little take home gift for each person that has

purchased a ticket to sit at your table.

They in turn receive a delicious meal and some form of entertainment is provided

for the group. It's quite a fun evening for everyone.

Below I've listed the items I used to make him.

First there were the pinecones.

 Then I bought other sparkly items that I thought would show up.

Some peacock feathers of course.

And some dried floral for the tail.

I started by glueing the pinecones in the shape of the peacock.

I spray painted him solid blue to start with.

Then added green later on.

I had this thing that came off of something, so I spray

painted it and decided to use it for the stand.

Here's a look see of it almost complete.

As you can see I have him propped up on

some wooden logs.

Now he's all finished and here are some completed shots.

I hope you find him interesting.

His booty. 

I inserted some of the sparkly floral in between the pieces of pine cone.

I thought it would fill in well and add some interest.

Here's his head shot.
Don't hate him because he's beautiful:)

Now that you've seen how I made him,

here he is in all his glory at the Festival of Tables.

 Here's a look at how I set everything up.

It started with a table for 10 and a white tablecloth.

Then I added a light green overlay that I made out

of two sheer curtain panels.

I then added a peacock wreath that I've had for some time.

Next I started layering the chargers and place settings.

I made the place cards out of small pieces

of a tree limb. It ties in with the logs the peacock is sitting on.

 And here it is all completed.

A head on shot of my Peaceful Peacock.

Another look see.

For the chairs I tied sparkly ribbon and inserted  some sparkly foliage.

One last look.

Everyone had a wonderful time and there were so many

beautiful tables created.

I hope you enjoyed the process of the Peaceful Peacock.

1 Kings 10:22

for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram's fleet,

and once every three years the ships of Tarshish

would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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ANOTHER BARN DOOR

Well a while back, we installed what I think

will be my last barn door.

Maybe.

Anyway, here it is in all its beauty!

It's in my bedroom, leading into the 

laundry/closet/my office/and Maggie's sleeping quarters.

I took off the original door facing and added a wider

and flat trim to accommodate the barn door hardware.

This picture shows the long piece of

hardware that the door hardware will sit on.

Here the door has been mounted on the hardware.

It flows smoothly on the track.

I bought a door for this project. I wanted a french

door for many reasons.

The first being that I wanted the light from the window to be able to

still come through in the bedroom.

I also have french doors leading into the bedroom and

also going into the master bathroom.

Isn't it beautiful.

This picture shows how it slides behind the bathroom door

when not in use.

I found this great door handle at Hobby Lobby

50% off of course.

I love it!

This picture shows what it looks like with both doors closed.

Barn door closed, bath opened.

Bath closed, barn door opened.

Both doors closed.

This is a picture of the door hardware info from Lowes.

One last look at the finished project.

I love it!

How great is Your goodness,

which You have stored up

for those who fear you.

Psalm 31:19