Many of us have a file full of garden ideas or have wanted to do a project they’ve seen here on our page. Look through your file or in our albums and pick one you can do ALL this this month… It’s a challenge!
#1 Choose any project you’ve wanted to do.
#2 Decide to do it now and post your intentions!
Then….
#3 Sometime THIS month, post a “how to” photo of the materials you’re using.
#4 Sometime THIS month, post a photo of your finished project!
Label all your photos “July Project Challenge”
Your photos will be included in a special Photo Album and could be included in an article on our companion Flea Market Gardening website. Junkin` in July!
Sooo, first step: Write a post on our Wall OR in the comments here, tell us your project and if on the Facebook page include the words, “July Project Challenge”
OK, I’m off to look through my idea file! ~~ Sue
Peggy Paterchak- Old wheel herb garden
Debi Shoun Hopkins- Glass insulator project
Pam Lange- Plant some galvanized buckets Name of project: Get Galvanized!
Sarah Ann Jones- Pergola with swing and flagstone patio. Name of project “JUST A SWINGIN”
Joshua Miller- Gas garden lamps that run on chicken manure
Debra Iacobellis Caw- Garden ladder project!
Ann Larsen- Summer project dragonflies
Valerie Knutson- Rakish old rakes
Ammie Crumpton Peters- Greenhouse/garden shed
Mary Hunt- Potting bench
Di-Ellen Davenport- Pet Memorial garden
Claudia Cline- Morris Gravel paths
Colleen Weaver- Fence board herb garden
Lisa Waters- Picket fence with a birdhouse, plants
Natalie Tabor McPherson- Orchard door/flower border
Lori Conley Shutter project
LuAnn Hebert Buff- Cobblestone pathways and wire fence
Sue Langley- Mailbox Planter
Stormy Day- Zen Garden
Tonya Fennig- Garden Arbor
JudynEd Meglasson- Succulent Garden
Barbara Leslie Gilstrap- Bench from old tree
Teri Crawford Smith- Mosaic steps
Recycled by Skattur- Tree Stump Gnome House
Myra Glandon- Barn birdhouse
Marie Niemann- Old mailbox in my garden for my tools and gloves
Lille Landsby- Headboard fence by our little cottage
Debs Kislingbury-Boivie- Garden Mirrors project.
Heidi Bender- Fairy House
Julie Watt- Bottle flowers
Becky Shaul Norris- Mosaic bathtub water feature
Janet Schermerhorn- Potting bench
Cindy Large- Outhouse UPS drop box / Garden tool shed
Cece Harpo- Fence project
Debbie Wicker Long Baker- Gazing ball and scrap iron flowers
Michele Grove Young- Creamery can tabletop
Peggy Therrien Taylor- Vanity top w/mirror project
Sharon Stimson- I have two project. A mosaic and a whatchamacallit project
Cyndi S. Kudelka- Accent shed wall project
Toni Visconti- July project challenge- bird arbor-
Kim White Trudo- A new succulent planter
Natalie Tabor McPherson- Arbor doorway with flower beds
Caroline Artzi- Garden shed fix-up
Kay Hess Grogg- Cement sculptures with fabric
Gina Powell Melanie McKiddy- and Amy Harris Patterson Picture frame project
Gina Powell- Window Project 50
Sandee Schwieger -Garden Shed Vignette
Claire Conlon- White wagon wheel herb garden
Janet Derrick Waddel-l Ladder project
Ruth O’Donnell- Paint old tires for flower beds
Stephanie Freeman- Zoe’s Hidden Garden
Kathryn O’Brien-Custadio- Bird bath project with the green vases
Rebecca Fenley- DIY greenhouse
Maryann Planic Milcic- Wooden pallet potting bench
Jeanie Merritt- Bowling Ball Garden Lady
Penny Piatt- Roof my shed
Nichole White- I want to make a Fairy Garden
Shirley Uhlman- Bird Cage Planter
Kathleen Henderson- Fairy garden in a broken clay pot
Toni Visconti- Bird arbor
Gail Balcom- Topsy turvy planter
Linda Harnish Lull- Plant raspberry bushes/perennial veggies
Melissa Soucy- Paint my plant ladder
Julie Brown- Clean up this area
Tina Akers- Decorative faucet handle cross board
Marion Bronner- Mosaic lotus tabletop
Peggy Paterchak- Metal wheel herb garden
Jenni Henni- Wicker fan project
Ann Chastain- Dragonfly Garden Stake
Jane Tex Schneider- Ocean garden
Linda Gladman- Mailbox & bicycle OR recycled potting bench
Debbie Avila Newton- Painting ”faux bricks” on cement walkway
Janet Derrick Waddell- Front porch flower box!!
Maria Hernandez- “Butterfly Wagon.”
Melinda McCarty Sabo- Hanging herb garden
Joyce Harbin- Cole old tree into a fairy home.
Becky Lynn- ‘Ugly’ corner redo/old wagon wheel, wheelbarrow/porch swing
Angela Carr Tackett- Ceiling fan Dragonfly/red wagon fairy landscape
Darlene Danielson- Egg basket planter
Sandy Mathis – Front entry fix up
Patty Runyon- Wicker chair project
Lisa Bradford Collier Garden angel
Terri Kay Hall Kemp- Recycled/upcycled material windchime and a planter
Linda Dunlap- Dragon fly
Rhonda Mike Duchesneau- Glass totem bird bath and gazing/bowling ball
Susan Bauer- Mish-mash metal flowers on stakes
Martha Meger Francour- Potting bench.
Rachel Mix- Re-do old table, first grouting project.
Laurie Knutowski Skusevich- Fairy garden
Tami Henderson- Old mailbox in my garden
Billie Wilson- Arbor from old doors.
Nancy Carter- Nesting box for the birds
Racquel Downing Stair- Garden Dragonfly
Sue Roberts Blakeman- Bowling ball mosaic.
Valerie Blackwell- Repurpose found dresser
Lynn Majors Hayward- New fence in my little side garden…
Barbara McGee- Bed spring fence
Alice Keiner- Glass flowers and birdbath/feeders
Sandy Mathis- Front entry fix up
Yesteryear’s Garden Art- Patio water fountain from vintage/upcycled glass/knick knacks #99!
Cindy Zamojcin- Painted Wheelbarrow planter
Cindy Maag- Remake a garage sale bargain chair
Kay Comer- Distressed garden sign
Roger D. Cope- Hypertufa elephant leaf
Suzanne Martin Biddle Sager- Garden area, using bricks, cinder blocks, columns
Valerie Weston- Birdbaths/flowers from red glass I saved
Laura Mayo- Backyard Redo
Karyn Courter- Re-purpose piano into a wine bar
Christine Cowles Iturrino- Repurpose cooking pan lids to mini birdbaths
Cindy Zamojcin- Painted Wheelbarrow planter
Donna Allgaier-Lamberti- decorate the exterior of my playhouse/fairy garden
Nancy Wilkerson- Reclaimed metal porch decoration columns project
Marj Spence- Old wash tub into a water feature
Lynn Carol Paluska- Picket fence & furniture to create “Secret Garden
Elaine M. Valladao- I plan to make a lamp out of this electric insulator
Patti Clarke- Deck/Porch redo
Nancy Short Logan- Dragonfly
Melissa Blanco – Fountain out of a clawfoot tub
Becky N Howard Ambrose – Memory Wall
Shea Ricci – Windchime
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