1. Remove unnecessary clutter from surfaces. Discard appliances and gadgets that you don't use any more, as unused appliances would only tend to gather dust. Be sure that any appliances that are still maintained and used are stored in a safe place that is out of reach of children.
Potting soil Basket and necessary liner Assorted annual plants Sphagnum moss Watering can Slow release fertilizer Plant hanger Bracket for hanging your basketPATIENCE- it takes time for plants to fill-in and drape over the basket!Design and Maintenance Tips From Shirley
#1 Cancun/Playa Del Carmen - Looking to get away from the cold this holiday? The Mayan Riviera that encompasses Cancun (more commercial) and Playa Del Carmen (more authentic) are a fabulous choice:
Small tomato cage (used as topiary support)4 packs of green floral wire netting by Panagea 12" x 48"-inches ( $3 each Joann's)1 pack 22g green floral wire 1 lightweight plant container 1- 5-gallon African Boxwood plant (SEE NOTE) 3- 4"-inch English Daisies1-4"-inch Festuca blue- (to use as bunny's tail)1-pack "sew on eyes" (.50 cents at Joann's)Sphagnum mossNOTE: Use an evergreen plant for a topiary frame so it looks good year-round.
Make Shirley Bovshow’s Stacked Patriotic Planter: Select 3 terra cotta pots, each smaller than the last. We chose pots 18”, 15” and 8” in diameter. Make sure they have drain holes in them. Tape off the inside of the pots with painter’s tape just below the lip of the pot. Choose whatever colors you want for your special occasion pots. We chose Red, White, and Blue. We used indoor / outdoor acrylic paint. Do two coats of paint, waiting 30 minutes in between each coat. Then set aside to dry completely. This may take up to 2 hours. Place painters tape in a pin-stripe pattern on the terra cotta pots, just below the lip of the pot. Paint your pin stripe in red or blue. If you choose red, your lettering should be blue. If you choose blue, your lettering should be red. You can stencil or free hand your Holiday Message. We chose, “God Bless America.” Let paint dry completely for two hours. Take your largest pot and place an empty, sturdy plastic pot inverted into the center of the large terra cotta pot. Plastic pots should be tall enough to raise the stacked pots at surface level. They should also be wide enough to allow you to plant 6” plants around the plastic pots. To make your planter last from the 4th of July to Christmas, choose hearty perennials, like /geraniums. They last from Spring to Frost. Keep your color choices to a minimum. That way the pot won’t look too busy. If you choose a red plant, accompany that with another red plant of a different texture to vary the look. In our case, we chose Celosias. Place your "draping" plants (plants that grow long) over the sides of the pots so they don't eventually cover the wording on your pots! And plant as you stack so you can make adjustments should you need to. Place the second pot on top of the inverted plastic container and repeat the process to the top pot! Here’s the twist! – On the opposite side of the pots, use red and green and a holiday message like “Peace, Love, Joy.” Just spin the planter around for that particular time of year! You’ll have a holiday planter for year round!
Instructions: Our first job is to take off the old fixtures. Don't throw them out, though. You may find a use for them with another project in the future. Our second job is to prep our dresser drawer for painting. There isn't much you have to do when refurbishing old furniture; taking a piece of sandpaper and roughing up the surface will do. Finally, we can start painting each individual drawer as a "suitcase." We chose earth tones for our colors. This is in keeping with the colors that were common and popular during the sixties, fifties, forties, and before.
Items Needed: White Ikea "Billy" 41 ¾" tall bookcase 4 Foot Pine Board 1" thick by 12" wide (NOTE: This is "dimensional lumber," but the actual size of a 1-by-12 is ¾" x 11 ½". Go figure.) 4 Foot piece of Decorative Molding Picture frames for windows Screws Wood Glue Glue Gun Paint Wood Putty
