Spring is a busy season. And, we are certainly in it full swing in my part of the world. Our indoor and outdoor to do lists are long and it seems like as soon as we cross one thing off the list we add another.
And, we spend more money at the garden centers and hardware stores this time of year, money that is in considerable shorter supply this year than in years past.
So, anytime we can come up with ideas that will save our dollars, we are thrilled. One current project is our home-made window boxes for the front of our house. We need four boxes and the prices at the garden center made buying them out of the question. So, we drew up our own plans and Brian began building them at a fraction of the cost. He is almost done, getting a second coat of paint on them today and hanging them later this week. I’m sure I’ll take pictures and show them to you soon.
In the meantime, I want to share with you a little thing I made the other day to save us the expense of buying at the store. It’s a twig trellis! And, I think it’s kind of cute, if I do say so myself!
I took a pair of loppers into the woods and cut me a few long straight branches.
I stripped them of their leaves, cut to size and laid out a pattern. I attached the cross pieces with some wire.
I dug a couple of holes behind the rose bush so I could insert the trellis a good 8 to 10 inches below ground level. And, I also attached a couple of string anchors to the building behind it to give it a bit more support. The whole project took about an hour and a half.
Ta da!
I’ve added several organizers to other kitchen cabinets to gain back drawer space. I’ve added this one for food wraps and I added another in the spice cabinet, and another under the sink, and another for plastic lids, well, you get the picture! Oh, and yes, that is Charlie Kitty on the left of the photo, curiously nosying the action in the kitchen.
And, this is my favorite use of utilizing the space inside a door! I bought a hanging shoe organizer and hung it on the inside of my linen closet next to the bathroom. I was able to clear out a whole lot of bathroom stuff crammed in the far nether regions under the sink or stuffed into the drawers with this maneuver. The clear pockets let me see everything at a glance. And, I have a few spare pockets for future use.