Glass Stone Words for Landscaping (Fixing up my ugly hill)

You can, of course, use these in other places than the yard but I put mine in the yard.  My yard needs some major prettying up.  My yard is more of a hill.  A steep, ugly hill that refuses to really grow anything.  I must do more homework on plants for that hill..... 

Anyways, here is my ugly hill in my back yard.

Yup, steep and lacking all sorts of pretty.

So I started looking into my Pinterest board to get ideas.  Plenty of ideas for stepping stones, flat places, and pools.  Not many ideas for hills or whimsy.  I really wanted whimsy.  So I started thinking about how I could take what I had seen and make it mine.  There was this one pin that I really liked.  Someone on Etsy have taken stones and shaped them into dragonflies and flowers.  I like it and looked into using pavers and such from Home Depot.  But they didn't have the right shapes and I don't have the talent to shape them myself.  So I thought about making molds and making them that way.  I didn't have the patience to do that.  Then I came up with gluing glass pebbles together into words.  I don't remember how my brain made that leap so don't ask.  So I got the small flat glass stones and glued them into words and the big flat stones and glued them into flowers.  I used E6000 glue in clear.  I spent maybe $35 between the glue and the stones.  

Pretty

A couple more of my flowers.  I bout 3 bags and made about 10 flowers total.

Some more of the flowers. 

Laying out one of the words

Ready for gluing.  Don't skimp on the glue.

The size difference between the 2 stones

Finished product

Now there is some pretty in my garden.

Mullock - means dirt, rubbish, and tree stump.  My thoughts about my hill.

 Tips:  Don't skimp on the glue.  The stones are heavy and need the support. 

           Use short words if you are going to place them on a hill.  Mostly to help the glue hold it together.  This hill is very uneven and the bigger words had a tough time staying on the hill.
            Make it your own.
           Use wax paper, E6000 doesn't stick to wax paper and you can use the wax paper over and over again.
           Allow the letters to dry at least 12 hours before moving them.  This is a good time to trim up any glue spiderwebs and flip the letters over to air out.  E6000 is very stinky.
           This project should be done outside!!!  E6000 stinks!!

I used all sorts of words.  Fun words, silly words, meaningful words.  I was struck by the phrase "I am Loved" so I made it.  I also used words like: pure, fun, sun, read, grow, wild, wish, hero, date, wit, care, bliss.   I had many other words I wanted to due too (risk, tact, echo, delight, enchant, star, wine, lazy, allure) but I want to get the project done and I was running out of glass pebbles.  I will add more words at a later date, most likely. 


My other plans my hill include a retaining wall, fly repelling plants, plants on the hill, a rosemary bush fence on top of the hill.  At least, those are my plans currently. 

His and Hers Master Bedroom: Pink and Brown

I was trying to write a post about how we transformed our bed room from hell to heaven.  However, it won't let me post that.  It won't even save it for me.  So I will try again later but I will leave you with the before and after pictures.

Before:

Hit with the ugly stick.

Ugly fan, faded paint, icky boarder.

After:

Pretty, classy pink and chocolate brown walls.  Canvas with Foxglove was given to us by my Mother In Law, when she heard about the colors I wanted.

New paint on walls & ceiling, new chair rail and base board, flipped the fan blades over.

One wall of rich chocolate to help keep the room girly and manly.  New trim on the doors.

Our new bedroom rocks!

I Made a Wreath

A giant wreath!  The thing is wider than our actual door which is why its hung up next to our door.  It looks awesome.  It was a pain to make.  I still have to make another one for Halloween because I already bought the materials. Think twice, buy once.  A motto I need to learn.

To start with, I saw this pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/127367495684040350/ and knew I had to try it.

This Pin

I read the directions and bought the materials.  Pretty easy.  The directions are great and the process was easy.  But she did 4 colors and I did 3, so I used up all my rolls and I wish mine was a little more fluffy (if you can believe that).

What I had a problem with was the Deco Mesh itself.  It was scratchy.  It sheds some when cut and I was just unhappy working with it.  this project should have taken me about 5 hours but I stretched it out over a week because I just could not get excited about cutting and rolling more Deco Mesh.  All said and done?  I LOVE MY WREATH!  For all my whining, the finished project looks great and cost me about $18.  Hobby Lobby was having a sale on the mesh.  Here is my finished wreath:

My Patriotic Wreath

See how huge it is compared to the door?

Can't miss my walkway!

Husband:  He is out on business today but this weekend we are having a belated date to celebrate a successful Opening Party.  I am very excited, he even suggested that we go to my favorite sushi bar for the date.  Things like that are why my husband is wonderful, he doesn't care for sushi but he knows that going will make it special for me.  :)

House:  I have several crafts and projects going on in my head.  Hopefully, I can implement them soon and share them here.  With the wonderful weather, I am mostly in garden/landscaping dreams and plans.

Horse:  My boy is fabulous.  He has decided to wear his flymask again so all is right in my horsey world.

Back from Camp (with a cold)

Camp Timberwolf Opening Work Party 2013 was a success.  I had a great time cooking meals and the men accomplished many projects during the week.  It was fun hanging out with friends, new and old, around the campfire sharing stories.

Camp Timberwolf

However, I had a sore throat going into the camp that I thought I had beat into healing up and I was wrong.  The last 3 days of camp were utter hell for my throat.  The swallowing razor blades kind of hell.  So I have pretty much slept for the past 2 days and I will continue to do that today.  After today I hoping to feel 90% normal.  I miss my Zumba and RIPPED classes!  I have weight I need to lose before mid-July when I have to shimmy into a corset for Comic Con!