Homemade V.S. Store Bought

[Lazy Farmer]

Reuse is awesome! Kinda looking at a possibility if you can muster up a little elbow grease and exploit you imagination.
BTW...
We live in Florida, the last pic with the snow cover freaked me out. I panic when our temp drops with our critters exposed to the elements while we have our home toasty with our fireplace! BURRRRRRRRH.
Animal lover is showing right now!
Awesome!

We are in South Carolina and that was our one real snow of the year. (We might get a few flurries at night that don't stick a handful of times). All of that snow was melted and gone by the end of the day! I loved it while it lasted but can't imagine dealing with that for much longer.

P.S. the A Frame proved to be an excellent in closure because the weight of the snow. I am Impressed. Thank you for sharing!

 

[FatHenAssociation]

P.S. the A Frame proved to be an excellent in closure because the weight of the snow. I am Impressed. Thank you for sharing!

It did! The run barely had snow in it. But it did make the run really dark so we had to knock some off and help the chickens out because it prevented our solar door from opening the hen house. But we learned from that mistake and relocated the sensor just in case we got more snow.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Doggie Food Pan Tables.
Made from reuse material!

Great to have friends, especially friends in the construction trade!
Our friend grabbed us some long cedar planks from a demo job that were just going into the dumpster.
We used those beautiful cedar planks as shelves in our barn for storage and such. Worked out great. A bunch of farm related clutter now organized.

We had some cut off ends that almost made it to our burn pile until the brain storm occurred!
Make tables to hold the sliding metal dog pans!

Simple constructed, no blue prints, no over thinking it. Just start cutting the cedar planks and slap them together.

A little dab of glue, a few brad nails and ta-da!
No sanding. The rough look fits the Farm Life Theme.
Used up every scrap of the cedar reuse wood.

Had to make two different sizes since our dogs are medium and large.
Now when they eat out of the metal bowls they don't slide away and make a racket.
BONUS.. cedar smells awesome!
Petsmart.. Eat your heart out!
Save money! Save our landfill!
Reward yourself with a tremendous sense of pride and self sustainability!
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE TODAY?
Made in USA!
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[NorthTexasWink]

Shelving unit /book shelf for wall, floor or tabletop. Made from scraps left over from fence replacement and repair. I made a bunch for myself and gave some as gifts. Put a few in our yard sale and all the white ones sold out, along with a few in different wood stains. I made more after the first day of the sale since they sold so well. No set measurements, I just used what we had and what looked good. Priced them $10-25. I was really surprised how many people bought! I already had stains and paint from other projects. This one is on the patio, near the back door. The BBQ tool caddy is something I put together for HE because he was unhappy that his BBQ tools didn't fit in the kitchen drawers and he didn't have a way to keep then handy. It's not stocked in the pic as we just used those tools before the rain came. It's been around a while, but still looks presentable. Also made from scrap wood I had left after making a new tabletop.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

View attachment 1062133 View attachment 1062134 Shelving unit /book shelf for wall, floor or tabletop. Made from scraps left over from fence replacement and repair. I made a bunch for myself and gave some as gifts. Put a few in our yard sale and all the white ones sold out, along with a few in different wood stains. I made more after the first day of the sale since they sold so well. No set measurements, I just used what we had and what looked good. Priced them $10-25. I was really surprised how many people bought! I already had stains and paint from other projects. This one is on the patio, near the back door. The BBQ tool caddy is something I put together for HE because he was unhappy that his BBQ tools didn't fit in the kitchen drawers and he didn't have a way to keep then handy. It's not stocked in the pic as we just used those tools before the rain came. It's been around a while, but still looks presentable. Also made from scrap wood I had left after making a new tabletop.

Awesome idea! We too have oversized BBQ utensils that are so big that they get placed in different spots in the kitchen after they get cleaned. A real pain in the neck when they jam the drawer closed. That just inspired me to make a BBQ tool caddy!
Bravo! Thanks for sharing! You've got talent!
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[NorthTexasWink]

Thanks folks! Now if I really had talent, I'd be able to train HE to wash his tools and clean up after himself.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Thanks folks! Now if I really had talent, I'd be able to train HE to wash his tools and clean up after himself.

 

[NorthTexasWink]

I'm trying to train him. You notice I left his "tool box" as I found it, although I did bring it in from the rain. It's still there.

 

[NorthTexasWink]

On an appropriately patriotic note, here are some folk art flag decor pieces I made from yet more scrap wood and left over paints. Again, no set measurements, but proportion is important for these to look right. I've also used small star wood cutouts and numbers that you find at craft stores to make house number plaques, but all sold or given away. You can see another iteration in my profile pic.

The second photo shows the reuse of old cedar fencing that was being thrown out by folks in town when they were installing chain link. My kids and I actually made that particular piece the weekend after 9/11. We gave it to my dad for his birthday the following June and we all signed and dated it. He had it above his mantel for years and loved to brag about his grandkids making it. When my dad passed, I put it on my wall as a very special keepsake that my kids can squabble over when I'm gone.

ETA: its also important to start and end the stripes with RED! Otherwise, even in an inaccurate folk art piece they look wrong.

 

[cavemanrich]

View attachment 1062343 View attachment 1062344 View attachment 1062345 On an appropriately patriotic note, here are some folk art flag decor pieces I made from yet more scrap wood and left over paints. Again, no set measurements, but proportion is important for these to look right. I've also used small star wood cutouts and numbers that you find at craft stores to make house number plaques, but all sold or given away. You can see another iteration in my profile pic.

The second photo shows the reuse of old cedar fencing that was being thrown out by folks in town when they were installing chain link. My kids and I actually made that particular piece the weekend after 9/11. We gave it to my dad for his birthday the following June and we all signed and dated it. He had it above his mantel for years and loved to brag about his grandkids making it. When my dad passed, I put it on my wall as a very special keepsake that my kids can squabble over when I'm gone.

ETA: its also important to start and end the stripes with RED! Otherwise, even in an inaccurate folk art piece they look wrong.

We have similar views. Here is a picture I just could not pass up taking. No, I did not just take it now. That flag (changed and retired yearly) has been there since 9-11-2001. Before that time, I only displayed flags on Holidays.

Now every 9-11 anniversary I do a White Dove Release.

I fly Flag at Half Mast. It is a US Flag 50 Star Size 5 5'x9.5' Valley Forge Cotton Bunting. I only fly this one on that day.