Three years later, From Chanty Love to Terrarium Revisited

 

Well hello! Strolling in the yard I was checking out these Terrariums I made way back in June of 2011. The original post here.

 

Wow, they have stood the test of time, they have been outside in and under a patio all this time.  I guess that really says something for the chandeliers themselves and the E-6000 glue I utilized to attach the wrought iron bases.

 

The little tea cups were also glued on two small clay pots for height.  They are a little worn but love the patina and crazing they have now.  I love the character. 

There was one that didn't last however, the base came off, but I still have some more glue so will be repairing that one soon.

 

I just recently re-planted this one with some succulents.  The little moss plant has lasted all this time and her roots cover most of the bottom but there was just enough room to add some little pieces from the garden, a little pinch start here and more little handfuls of dirt!

I got dirty nails! lol

 

 

This was one of the largest, now over-grown, very heavy, I frankly cannot lift it, and he sits proudly in full sun!

 

The birds love the water in the cup so I try and keep it filled at all times.  The little hummingbirds will sit a top the cup too, so darn cute.

I use this as my little test garden, sticking in pieces of everything to see if they grow.

 

 

This one is also a large size, planted with one plant of the tiny ivy. She has taken over! Same plant from way back. Ivy is a hardy little thing.

 

By the way I only use Miracle Grow, dirt and the time released fertilizer.  I credit this stuff to my green thumb up to my elbow, lol. Miracle Grow has been my go to everything garden for almost forty years! I swear by it.

 

 

The "stained glass window" sits atop the table and behind the planter. I made this for
my dear Mother, who had hung it in her dining room window, so the light would filter through it each afternoon.

Then it was a new old window, much more colourful, clear and hung with a gold chain from a swag lamp.
 

 Just before she passed she asked me to take it back, so I did.  It's been inside and out and all over, but I like it in the garden the best now.

It has weathered well and I will keep it in the garden till it falls apart. It is on it's way, broken glass and all, but stands for part of my heart in the garden.

 

 

Little coloured stones, I think from Big Lots garden section, fills the place where the candles used to be.  Since it is so hot here, we are now in the triple digits, candles are out of the question, and you really cannot see the chandy "arms" anymore the plants have covered them up!

Maybe I will have to get the little cutters out!

 

 

I made these at my last home. It was a task to get them here to quaint little cottage in one piece, but they made it!

 

I hope you enjoyed the re-visit! I enjoyed looking to see if
 and how everything was holding together!

Surprise for me!

I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week.

 

xo Kat =^.^=

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Where Bloggers Create 2013, this bloggers creative space, under construction!

 

Hi! and welcome to Boulder Dam Cottage! I reside in a quaint little town by the Hoover Dam called, Boulder City, in Nevada, USA!

 

And this is Where this Blogger Creates!  I call this "my fashion wearhouse" for the lack of a better name.  Better known as the "former" woman garage, I  made a conscious decision to park the car on the side of the house and move some of my fabrics and sewing notions out here!

 

The above picture is a newly painted set of old kitchen cabinets that the previous owner decided to put up when they re-did the kitchen.  They were a lovely creamy green teal colour and while I loved it, I decided that RED, which is one of my fave colours, would be my inspiration colour and would perk up the place! It sure did, and thank you Joann's for the Eiffel Tower knobs that I found to girlie them up!

 

While my creative place is no where near completion, due to our Summer heat, triple digits and a few days of 117 degrees, my friends that were helping, well we just had to quit work for a little while until it cools off a bit! I am so thankful for them and their help and time, I couldn't have done it without them! So many neat ideas we bounced off of each other, the gift of time and materials, I can never thank them enough, Mrs K is an organizer and believe me I have learned so very much, sometimes I can't even sleep thinking what I am going to tackle next!

 

Mr. D, can make, create, work with anything and wa la there it is! Custom made for me! Thank you Mr D and Mrs K!!!!! You guys are awesome!

 

I did, do an insulation installation of the garage door, which was a learning experience, did that all my myself in the middle of the night! Did I mention I don't sleep much! lol!! I accomplished that in the Spring, and it really does cut a little of the heat out. I have windows on my garage so I did a dark window film on them first and then the insulation boards. What a difference!

 

Anyway here are some pictures of the garage in the before, during, and "still under construction" with comments!

 

I hope you enjoy my eclectic vision, which might make some people run screaming into the night, but for me, I still have my vision of covering up the clutter with beautiful fabrics, finishing the one wall with insulation and a fabulous bunch of boards from an old You Haul rental trailer, I so love character and recycled stuff; and I have many various shelving boards that will be hung on the wall as well.

 

I share my creative space with the "Chinese" laundry area, my new addition to the family! the CYCLONE! a must have swamper that rolls around in this heat, and my zones that include, a "storage" area, cabinets for fabric and pillows, overhead storage units, and zones that that house household articles, cleaning supplies, paint and my extra portable old antique working Singer sewing machines.

 

So I'm really ready to go, it's just Mother Nature has another thought!

 

Thanks to my friends that sweat along with me, movin and shakin with ideas and that supplied me with their old closet doors, a set of 4 mind you, that I truly love that sit atop my 6 x 6.5 foot square working table. I don't like perfect! I like character and the industrial look!
I nailed vintage and new yard sticks all around for easy measurements!
 

The table was made from Big Lots bookcases, a couple of 4 x 4's, some yard sticks and the Dollar Store plastic shoe boxes were used for my storage, a whopping 36 of them on one side and the other side houses my collection of sewing baskets, sewing magazines, vintage and new sewing patterns!

 

The table top is smooth, but not perfect and with tons of character, of course I had to get a nice big piece of teal felt to put on top which can be removed at any time! It just makes me happy!

 

I just love my place, when I can go out there, but when it cools down, oh Lord, when it cools down! lol

 

So here we go on a pictorial tour of my new "fashion wearhouse" where this blogger creates!

 

Thank you for stopping by and I would love any comments or additional ideas you might wish to share, as I am not quite finished yet and my mind changes daily!  

 

Have a great week! and enjoy all of these Bloggers that have joined in! I cannot wait to see all of them, and believe me, there are a ton! I'm so excited and I won't be getting any sleep again, go figure!

the link to My Desert Cottage is up on my sidebar! Please visit and take in all the eye candy won't you?
 

 

 hugs kat =^.^=

Here we go,

 

 

under cabinet storage of paints and my two footer! in teal of course!

 

As you can see my table sits to the right inside the garage, handy to the wall cabinets. The roll around houses my irons, storage and some sewing supplies, I was gifted my own little shop vac (thank you Mr D!!!!)  and this way cool metal vintage roll around!

 

(Actually my sticky fingers grabbed it out of someones truck! lol Thank you thank you thank you! I just love it! )

 

 

 

There is a another storage "zone" under the large work table, the brown vintage roll around chest fits perfectly underneath.

 

here is one side of the table 18 cubbies of storage! oh my!  Our plan was to utilize every inch of space, which is still a work in progress. Now that the bigger pieces are in, it is easier to "fit" things in where they belong.

 

I attached some of my vintage yardsticks to the top this little charmer, then I stained it and polished up the chest, she is real wood and just lovely! My five dollar find last year.

 

 

 

 

another "zone,"  4 inches of space to lay patterns and large papers to stay flat. This table is a good height for my back!

vintage pant hangers hold  tons of ribbons

 

inside the red cupboards are plastic totes from Kmart, they fit perfectly! In teal!

 

 

display inventory

 

stack able tool drawers just fit under the cabinets for needles snaps and pins, button and bows!

 

I found a clock with scissors as hands, a whole dollar, and a large thimble hanger for the cabinet doors. Also a small organizer with pockets a white board and bulletin board for notes and inspirational pictures!

 

 

The beginning.

 

 

overhead units and roll around shelving

 

in the middle of the garage is the "storage" zone, flanked by two 5-shelf roll around units to square this space up.

 

 

the table being constructed.

 

under the table, yet another storage zone; we decided to leave the "backs" of the bookcases off for air circulation  and to see the totes

 

oh dear, pardon the mess! This is a working industrial area and hard hats are suggested! LOL

 

 

 

 

love the other side of the table, all these shoe boxes for lace and things. I'm able to organize as I go along and some of these are still empty!

 

I'm now in the process of draping the "zones"  and the hanging overhead storage units.

 

 

It was so hot, I just had to stop!

 

This is one of my vintage sewing machines

 

 

 

She will be living out there! I cleaned her up and applied a good wood conditioner, she looks like new now! Such character, the patina of this oak wood and the lines are so charming.

 

 

 

Beautiful vintage details. They don't make cabinets like this anymore do they.

Well, that is it for now, hoping by next year I will be finished with the "wearhouse!"  I have some painting to do when it cools down, more organizing and one wall to insulate and install the vintage wood planks on!

I've learned so much, it is so nice to know where everything is! I'm killing two birds with one stone so to speak. I'm organizing as I go along, a slow go process but so worth it!

 

  Wish me luck! and thank you for stopping by to see where this blogger creates! :)

 

=^.^=

Please be sure to hit the below link to see all the wonderful creative bloggers that have joined in this year!

And a big thank you to our host, Karen, at My Desert Cottage, for all her time and effort that goes into this event for the past FIVE years!