PJ 233 – an upcycled link party

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   Welcome to Party Junk 232 – an upcycled link party Every Friday, 7PM through Sunday 11 PM Pacific Hello everyone! And yet another happy upcoming weekend to you! It’s been a busy week at the ‘ol dayjob, plus I did some public speaking, as well as attempting to book a little weekend getaway for […]

Milk paint line vs. junk that’s so fine

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Dear neighbours… I know. You live next to a junker, and I feel for you! I vision folks coming home, noting it must be garbage day when they face my place, then gasp and run indoors when they clue in. No, it’s just another junkin’ haul that won’t fit in my garage. Ah well! Let’s […]

Reclaimed garden features at a Hope garden centre

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This magical find of reclaimed garden features at a Hope garden centre called Mountain Border Floral in Hope, BC Canada was a complete and wonderful fluke! When my son was at camp, I had a full day to tour the little town of Hope at my complete and utter leisure. Do you have any idea how thrilling […]

The little rustic garden shed that could

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Once upon a time, there was a little rustic garden shed that needed some love. Actually, it wasn’t a garden shed at all. It was a messed up greenhouse! With beams exposed and plastic ripped, the greenhouse needed a new life. A morph if you will.  (edited to add: the cow mural was painted by […]

2-pallet garden walkway – easy and affordable!

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Build a 2-pallet garden walkway I had a thought… would a pallet garden walkway work in this area? There’s this lovely little sitting area porch on the front of my house that has a tiny cement stone walkway leading to the front yard. Only trouble is, the cement stepping stones really weren’t stepping stones but […]