Taking The Challenge One Step Further

Now that I had completed the challenge, I wanted to add a few other garden things. Like garden tools and a garden hose. Also the wall looked a little bare so I added a flower picture. I also added a little watering can that I had. I was going to make one from a printie but I like this one better.

I also added a spider plant that I had made previously and the two little friends sitting on a bench. The wheelbarrow was also one that I had made some time ago and the lawnmower was a purchased one.

Julie couldn't wait to started working in her shed. She loves to garden and wanted to get all her plants started. She is not sure which room to put the spider plant in.

She is also very happy with her hat and it fits perfectly. However the gloves are a bit scratchy and she prefers getting her hands in the dirt so she does not wear gloves very often. She really would like some garden hand tools though.

Julie want to thank you all for dropping by and her smile says how happy she is to see you all.

Putting It All Together

I put the bench in place and glued the shelf on the wall. I put seed starter tray on the bench (and another one on the floor under the bench), the soil nutrients and starter and beads are on the shelf. The seed packets are scattered on the bench beside the gardening gloves. The hat is hanging on one of the push pins.

I used the rest of the seed packets as a frame for the mirror. The plant pots are on the shelf under the bench ready for planting. Extra fertilizer and soil is in the bushel basket (the bathroom cup that I painted brown) beside the bench.

The other push pin is on the wall ready to hold the garden hose. The final item I had to use was the binder clip. This really had me going as I could not think of a thing to use a binder clip for. I had a small piece of stiffened material left and I was playing around with the two of them and when I put them together, I thought they looked like a sign. So that is what I used it for - a sign showing "Dorrie's Garden" - The last item. I used all 25 items. The one item of my own that I was allowed to use was an old floor tile that I used for the floor. This is the completed T2T Challenge.

I did however take the scene further and added a few more items to give the scene more life but they are not part of the challenge so I will show that finished scene tomorrow.

Plant Pots and Seed Starter Trays

I used one sheet of paper to print off some printies of seeds, soil treatments, bags of soil etc. I also printed off a printie of a watering can on the same page but I never used that one. I made up the seed packets and I used the napkin to stuff the soil and fertilizer bags.

I painted the bottle caps a variety of colours and I painted the plastic pill holder green and cut it in half to represent seed starter trays. I also painted the twist ties and used most of it for the potted plant but there were a few bits left over to use for the starter trays.

I took the foam peanuts and used them for filler in the plant pots.

Then I used the tea bag to fill the pots and the trays. I also put little tiny pieces
of the remaining twist ties to represent seedlings in the starter trays.

That leaves the binder clips, the push pins, dixie bathroom cup, small mirror and some more beads. I will tell you tomorrow how I used them and show you the final scene.

Garden Hat And Gloves

When I first started this scene, I knew that I wanted to have a garden hat and gloves which I had never made before.

I had a piece of yellowish material that I think was a sample for curtains or drapes and I thought that would be perfect because it would almost look like a straw hat. The ribbon came from an old bow that I had.

I cut the material in pieces and soaked them in stiffy. One of the pieces, I draped over my dolls head and secured it with elastic bands and left them all to dry overnight. I drew a circle on one of the pieces for the brim of the hat and I drew gloves on the other piece. I trimmed the piece that was on the dolls head and glued it to the brim and I glued the glove pieces together.

Then I glued the ribbon on the hat and around the cuffs of the gloves and put the butterfly sticker on the ribbon at the back of the hat. Since it was made to fit the doll, I can have her wear the hat or have it hang on the wall.

Tomorrow I will use the sheet of paper, the plastic, the lids, the napkin, the tea bag, and the foam peanuts.

T2T Table and Vase of Flowers

The pizza thingy is usually round but some of them are triangular. I used all my round ones when I made the office chairs awhile ago so I only had the triangular ones left.

I could not think of anything that I could make with this other than a table so I painted it to match the chair and also painted the toothpaste cap the same. The toothpaste cap must be one of the best T2T objects as I have seen them used a lot. Mostly as lampshades or garbage cans but also as vases.

The lace I had looked like a row of doilies, so I used a piece of that for the table.

The hardest thing was making a vase of flowers with the pins and the twist ties. I knew that I could not make a real looking flower but I just wanted something that resembled a vase of flowers or a plant.

It looks okay sitting next to the chair don't you think?

Tomorrow, I will use the piece of yellow material, the ribbon and the sticker.

Using The Pipe Cleaner

Up to now the only thing I have ever made from pipe cleaners was teddy bears and I did not want to put a teddy bear in a garden shed. Then Maureen showed a picture of a chair that she suggested could be made from a pipe cleaner. Maureen has been wonderful in giving us all ideas for using the various items and she really is a treasure trove of information.

I also found another small box that I thought would make a terrific deck or patio box.

I shaped the pipe cleaner according to the shape of the chair in the picture. Thank goodness, it was just long enough to fit. I cut two squares from the piece of cardboard ( I still had some left) and then I cut two squares from the fun foam. I also traced the top of the box on the foam and cut a piece for that as well.

I painted the box black to match the legs of the chair. I glued the cardboard on the chair frame for support and glued the foam on top of that as well as putting a piece on the box.

I did not like the pale green colour as it just didn't look like the colour you have on a chair and a deck box. So I got a small piece of sponge and sponged a dark green on top. I liked this effect much better.

That used the pipe cleaner, the fun foam and some more of the cardboard.

Tomorrow I will use the pizza thingy, toothpaste cap, lace, 4 pins and the twist ties.

T2T Challenge - First Step

I stared at all those items for a long time and I just did not know where to start. Then one of the girls suggested a garden bench. That got me going!! The box is already green and has leaves all over it so I won't need any wallpaper. It will make a perfect garden shed.

Although I think she meant a sitting bench, I have always wanted to do a potting bench so thought I would try that. I only had five stir sticks and four toothpicks so I had to cut the length of the table in order to make support pieces for under the top of the bench. I took the stir sticks, the toothpicks and part of the cardboard and stained them all. The cardboard did not take the stain too well but it is fine for a garden potting bench.

The toothpicks were not long enough so I picked four beads that I could use to add height to the table. The cardboard shelf will be a support for the legs.

I punctured a hole in each corner of the shelf to fit over the pointed ends of the toothpicks. Then I filled each bead with glue and glued the beads over the points. Now I have to let the glue set.

The other piece of cardboard will be a shelf for the wall.

So I have now used the stir sticks, the toothpicks, part of the cardboard, and four of the eight beads. Tomorrow, I will use the pipe cleaner, a small box, some fun foam and some more of the cardboard.