Hanging out on a limb

I was in one of my favorite discount chains the other day and spotted some pictures I loved-

At $30 a pop, there was no way they were coming home with me-

so I took a few pics with my trusty phone

and started re-creating in my mind!

I am always picking up framed art at GW-not for the art but for the frames-

and with my trusty Krylon spray-

the frames are new to go!

After flipping the art over, I spray mounted some scrapbook paper from my stash-

My chalkboard vinyl was perfect for the birds and

the words would be created with "the machine"!!

I hadn't used this in awhile so I was excited to bring it back to life-

With a few cranks-it was set-

the letters popped out-

and I was good to go!!

I didn't want to use the same black vinyl for the limb

 so I decided to use the real thing and spray it

and I attached it with hot glue-

the clothespins also got a quick spray

and

voila, a simple and very cheap project-

floating pictures for my screened porch!
The smaller pic- mommy and daddy bird
and
the larger is the whole flock!

The whole thing cost me a whopping $3.98-( the cost of the 2 framed "art" pieces!)

I had everything else-

Just what I love, a cute and simple project for pennies!

Well, gotta fly-Claire

Lights-camera-action

So, now that the porch is structurally sound,

the screens have been replaced

the fencing is in place

and the porch is lovely and liveable-

it was time for some lights outside-

but stringing lights is not as easy as it sounds

It's not that hard either!!

Placement is the key-

 so the final outcome looks magical-

 The magic of little Christmas lights, even in the summer,
gives a warm and cozy glow to
any decor, both inside and out!
Gotta fly-Claire

All Fenced In

YEA!!

The porch is now safe from the intruders-

You heard me-

YIKES!

Over and over and over they come

ripping through the screens

one

by



one-

Finally,

after some repairs were made in the porch

I was able to install the barriers

after



before

It worked!!!!!

The puppies can't jump into the porch from the patio anymore-

 I am one happy camper!!

The puppies-they aren't too happy though!!

Well,  gotta fly- Claire

Grand opening of the porch-part 1

My porch gets a beating every winter.

Snow, rain and sleet pummel the screens

and the rug-

The pups ripped the screens last summer

 just as I finished with the re-screening- of course!!

My job this weekend was to begin the restoring of my porch

washing the rug,

washing the wicker furniture,

washing the walls,

swatting the spider nests in the corners-YUCK!!

It's beginning to look familiar to me but,

I've got to do something with those screens again!

Darn pups!

I'm thinking about attaching some type of fencing

 along the patio side of the porch

so those frisky puppies

won't rip through them again!!

YIKES!!

So, I'll show you the end result when I get my rear in gear!!

Back to work, gotta fly- Claire