Category: Patio

Shopping bags to Pennate Banner for the Patio

Jackie Hill August 20, 2016 0 Comments
Hi There! I am so happy that you're here. Lately I have been showing a few outdoor projects that I have done to decorate my back yard on the cheap! Easy projects that I think anyone can do. Today I have a super simple project that took very little time at all. Here is a view of the patio on the side of the garage in the back yard. For the last two years I have had the Mexican plastic Picado...

DIY Art for the Patio

Jackie Hill July 22, 2016 0 Comments
Hi There, how are you? Thanks for stopping by. Today I have another piece of DIY artwork to show you. Last summer 2015, I made this herringbone pattern on a wine crate lid. I used wood shims from the hardware store cut into small pieces and glued them down with wood glue. I liked all of the different tones in the wood shims. But it just wasn't feeling like it was done, ya know? So, out came the...

A Sweet Little Spot by the Garage- circa: Summer 2015

Jackie Hill May 31, 2016 0 Comments
Hi There!   2015 The year I wanted to blog, but had a hard time finding the time for it. I did a lot of projects, and took a lot of photos. I just didn't blog about any of it. 2016 The year I want to get back on track. Lets take a look back at what was done, so we can move forward. Here we go! We have this cute little spot by the garage. I did blog about it here once. This week getting ready...

A pretty spot by the Garage

Jackie Hill July 12, 2014 0 Comments
Another little spot in the back yard. Small, but I have made it cute and colorful. When we moved in, this spot had a few little waxy perennials. The bricks were there to outline the little bed next to the walkway. A nice start. This spring I moved the stepping stone I made years ago here. I like how the orange glass is almost the same color as the bricks. I also planted some cute little light...

Are those Flamingos in the back yard?

Jackie Hill July 9, 2014 0 Comments
I love Flamingos. In my early twenties, I had a plastic flamingo that sat in the back seat of my car. She was the kind you put in your yard, a friend gave her to me. I named her Fran. I loved her, not sure where she went to. I probably gave her up when I thought I needed to be a "grown up". Years later at my old house, I had a neighbor who hated flamingos, she felt they were "tacky". So, I...

The Paper Airplane

Jackie Hill June 21, 2014 0 Comments
That's what I have been calling it. The Paper Airplane. It is the coolest thing I have gotten in a long time. I am so happy I got it. It was almost a pass at Ikea. I saw it online and thought it was cool. It is the Dyning Canopy. And it was only $25. I decided for that price, we could give it a try.We attached hooks to the trim on the garage. Then attached the canopy with carabiners and the...

Fire Pit Area of the Patio

Jackie Hill June 21, 2014 0 Comments
Okay here we go, on to the third corner of the Patio. Again, I want to say, things are not complete. I still have a few projects to finish up. Some things to paint, others to sew. But sneak peeks are fun, don't you think?The back corner sitting area around the fire pit. Great chairs, lovely cushions. Where is the color?I spray painted the Ikea table turquoise. A nice pop of color there. Flowers...

Flowers and Succulents, oh my

Jackie Hill June 21, 2014 0 Comments
Plants just make a space feel so warm. Don't you think?I love flowers. Who doesn't? I always put flowers outside my house. I feel they make a house look like a home. If the flowers are well tended and loved, so is the home. I am not picky about what flowers I get. I am not a garden snob at all. I know some names, but not all. I like, what I like. I am always looking for flowers that are...

Dining Table on the Patio

Jackie Hill June 19, 2014 0 Comments
This will be just a itty-bitty post today. Just a few photos to show you. I thought I had taken more, but not so. Today it rained super hard, and everything looks a bit dis-sheveled. I don't want to show you that, so here is a little peek at another corner on the Patio. Only two more after this one ;) Here is the before shot of the dining table above. A bit dirty, a bit rusty. Where can it go...

One corner of the Patio

Jackie Hill June 18, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!I have been working on the patio for what seems like forever. and I am not done. Still a few projects that I need to finish. Sewing projects, I love them and hate them. I really need to be motivated to work on them. I just have not been feeling it lately. Anyway, I want to show where we are in one of the little corners. More to come later, but here is a peek.Here is the before. Furniture...