Ever since we moved out of the city, to a sort of rural area in Northern Arizona, we have managed to make a lot of things. Mostly sheds, for animals, wood, hay storage, etc.
Walking the property is exciting, as there is always something we didn’t know we had back there, thanks to wind and rain.
There’s a LOT of stuff out here that we can repurpose. One of those things that have been used the most was a set of shelves the previous owners had installed in one of the back rooms.We wanted to use it for a bedroom and the occupant didn’t want the shelves, though I’m sure they regretted it later. We have used the shelves they made for a bunch of stuff.My first creation was for a wood holder for in the house. We had installed a woodstove and needed something to store the wood in the house. It still is one of my proudest crafts.Today, though, I was inspired by watching the Raney family on Homestead Rescue. They repurpose the crap out of all kinds of stuff. We have been watching almost all day yesterday and today and I just decided I was going to make something.
One thing we are really making a go of, is growing our own vegetables. I have a raised bed in the yard. Its yields are low, but theres something. My husband made me another raised bed from an old metal sink and some 2x4s. Things sprouted in there, but Podkayne, my cat, keeps plopping her ass in it, so I think she has eaten everything that’s come out so far.I have been thinking, specifically about 4 pots in the front yard. I think they were trees at one time, but by the time we moved in, they were basically four pots of dirt. I made a half hearted attempt at planting stuff in them, but I kept forgetting them. Now I have a lot of time and have been vigilant with watering and feeding the plants. At first, I thought I’d plant something in the pots. Then I thought, well, we need to move them, why not build a little table for them. So that’s what I did.
I found one of those shelves that I was talking about and four pieces of wood posts that were basically the same size. I have a drill, bits and a ridiculous amount of screws in an old Folgers coffee can (its metal, if that gives you a hint). I almost thought it would be too small and briefly considered not doing it, but I REALLY wanted to make something. I did require some assistance with drilling a few of the screws, but I figured out the design and assembled it.
This picture here, with the yellow string… I needed to measure the distance between the two legs on the short sides and found using the tape measure in that space way too fiddly. I cut a length of cotton yarn and then stretched it out and measured that.
It’s now at home, up against the front of the house, and I managed to get all four pots on it. On the table, they’re just about the same height as my sink garden bed, so it’s almost perfect. Now, we just need those veggies to grow!
I went ahead and bought some more lobster clasps to make more crochet stitch markers. Most of what is in the shop is for knitting needles up to US 10.5, with two of the crochet sets being virtually identical, so I think the rest of the charms I have I’ll add the lobster clasps. Also, I fell in love with these blue teardrop type charms! I love blues and purples and have been looking for something different from what I have been using.
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