Garden Decor Blog

My first hand crafted wind chime

This is ac sharp major seven tuning made with 1/2 inch copper tubing, hobby wood, fishing line and eye hooks. It is a birthday present for my girlfriends mother who loves windchimes. Special thanks to m grandfather, “Beepa”, for helping me. Enjoy

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Marble Chime kinetic rolling sculpture 3

A hand crafted marble machine that rings like a wind chime. This is one of the more advanced models available for purchase. Contact Tom at Thomasjsenior(at)yahoo.com. This is a type 3. The aluminum tubes are supported at the 22% of their length mark by steel wire to allow the ringing. The tones are chosen from [...]

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Skeleton Key Wind Chimes

check these out at howdoesyourgardengro.etsy.com this set of skeleton key wood cHimEs wAs Recycled from crape-myrtle trees that are annually cut. i cut the wood into thin chips, sTain them, and sew them together with industrial strength thread to form the overall shape of the wind chimes. each wood chip has its own unique design [...]

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Please read! Opinions on story we wrote?

How can we make it better? We know we stink at writing, but we just did it for fun. Prologue: The rain poured down heavily, as the old rusty bell of the tired schoolhouse rang. It swayed side to side, echoing a horrid sound that would continually chime in your head many minutes subsequent to the [...]

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Would this be considered rude?

I live in an apartment complex. My neighbor below me has TONS of wind chimes, plants and other decor hanging from her porch. It has been very very windy the past few days. She has this wooden piece of decoration hanging that gets caught in the wind and will slam up against the sides of the [...]

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How to deal with a great amount of grief?

My brothers friend who i called "Duckie, was killed when he was hit by a car last Saturday. He touched so many lives with his humorous and caring personality. He always said "I LOVE MY LIFE" because he didn’t let life put him down. Ive been trying to find out some ways that can help [...]

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Please Read This ?

My short story for school… It looks really long but it isn’t that hefty… Please take the time so you can give me some tips and general feedback - but not too harsh ! Thanks x I sat alone in that hut for roughly an hour just soaking up her presence. It was her [...]

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What can I get my mom for her birthday/Easter?

My moms birthday is on either the 12th or the 14th of this month [April] so I want to buy her something special; or make. I thought about buying her a wooden chest, medium sized, and painting it green, pink, or yellow for her birthday present and for her Easter present sticking candy in there [...]

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What do you think of my story?

This is the first chapter. I was wondering what people thought of it and if it is even worth continueing. I stared at the pale white face that reflected in the mirror. Another day. "Annah!" My mother called from downstairs where she was making my lunch in the kitchen. "Are you going [...]

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What do you recommend for decorating a shaded back yard in South Carolina?

I am trying to spruce up my parent's back yard as they are getting old and can't really do anything but rake, but want a place to relax. They have several very old oak trees in their yard so there are patches of shade and sun, interspersed, throughout the day. They have a [...]

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