LAST Giveaway Until Labor Day - one week only - Ophelia's Apothecary $35.00 Gift Certificate! CLOSED

WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY!

Ophelia's Apothecary is the wonderful little Kansas shop where all kinds of amazing potions and lotions and handmade aromatherapy products to nourish mind and body.

They have a wonderful assortment of amazing goodies and I think you will loove this shop.

This will be my last giveaway until fall and it's a short one so don't miss entering below!

WHAT YOU GET:

One lucky winner will receive a $35.00 Ophelia's Apothecary gift certificate!

HOW TO WIN:

It's easy, peasy - just leave your contact information below!

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Let me know if you have done these things so I can give you additional entries. This contest is open to everyone.

DRAWING:
Enter by midnight, Sunday, June 19th!Good Luck!

Upcycling Flea Market Finds for Your Garden or don't be afraid to mess with the old stuff

Last weekend was my favorite local flea - which was disappointing because it had alot more new junk than old junk this year but I did manage to find a couple nice oldies but goodies

including a boardwalk faucet (imagine how many sandy feet this baby has rinsed off), some vintage spools (I buy these once in a while for my display - they make great hangers), a Partridge Family lunchbox for only 15 bucks (a bargain and my daughter collects them) and these 3 amazing pinball games from the 30's that I had never seen before.

Sometimes these old finds seem too precious to actually use and maybe once in a while they are, but mostly things are made to be useful

(the same goes for people)

so don't hesitate to make some old thing into something else.

Adding some clear beads and fishing thread to the faucet (remove head, thread through, tie off the beads and trim thread) adds a little whimsy to a potted plant.

Winding some wire hangers around the spool

(I used a little fire to make this work, but you can totally do this without it)

to form wings and a dragonfly body and attach it to an old metal garden stake and you've got another upcycled garden doodad.

There are some gorgeous handmade gardening goodies on Etsy, too!

1. monkeys always look
2. simply pretty prints
3. blossom farm
4. glazed over
5. kat gallery
6. pumpkin ridge pottery