Yard Art-May 13, 2010-Bell

Yard Art!

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Yard Art has always been an interest of mine. I love seeing the different ways people find for expressing their personalities ...almost anything goes in decorating our yards!

For instance-
I have seen old fashioned, claw foot, bathtubs used as water gardens.
(I have one of these and am thinking of making myself one.)

Also-
I have seen 'Flower beds ' made of old iron bed frames. They are set up like a bed would normally be -with colorful flowers planted inside! Very striking.
( I'll try to get a picture of one in my sister's neighborhood!)

My husband has come up with some fine ideas over the years ...This one pleased me greatly- though it did not require any great creativity on his part. Nonetheless, I was thrilled when he found this old bell at a flea market a couple years ago and did some welding and painting and installed it on a pole in our back yard.









Another of my husband's *Yard Art projects here!*

Junie

Ringing in the season!

Once again, it's time for Ruby Tuesday!
( Thanks go to 'Mary, The Teach' for this photo project!)


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Ringing in the season at our place!




Junie

Just a few more of my favorite things...

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Hi All,

Today was filled with bits of this and that...Still trying to get my decorations the way I want them! I'll get there...lol-I still have 2 weeks to go!

This is what our day looked like today! Cool temps and a blue sky!

This is the bell Charles got a few weeks back at a flea market! He did some welding on it and painted it and mounted it to this pole! It's in our back yard! I just LOVE it!

Here are a few more of my Ornaments and displays around my house!

Nut Crackers ~

Ornaments:

Grandchildren

Cat ~~ I have had this for nearly 40 years. It once held perfume and was a gift from my son when he was a young boy!

Turtle~~ 2 Elf type little people~~ All of these have been around since my kids were little.
(they were trims on gifts I gave them)

Dancing Ballerina doll~~ We bought this little doll about 1972- at a craft show here in Ocala! (many years before we moved here!)

White Birds~ These were bought for our tree in the early years of our marriage- early 60's I think! I have always LOVED them!!

Other things~~~SnowPeople~Santas~~

The bear and Primitive-look santa I like displayed together (also the monkey going after the bananas -never to reach them! :)

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I still have my Nativity to set up and also my Angels and Gourd Santas~~~
but I still have time!

Love,

Junie

Flea Market Find!

Charles went to the flea market this morning!

I didn't want to go. Just wanted to chill out with the AC and catch up on some 'computer business.'-haha!

He came back with a hesitant tale of having bought something...He said, "It's something I've been wanting for a long time...
Well-it's something for BOTH of us!"

;) I had some dread, wondering just what he had bought-this time!

To my great surprise and pleasure, it turned out to be
this:






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It so happens I have been wanting to find just such a bell for a long time, too! I'm happy he found it.

It's BIG! It measures 18 inches across at the bottom and stands 18 inches high, including the top part that's attached to the bell.
It needs work- as someone in the past has painted it white! (dumb!!!) Charles will get all the old paint and rust off and paint it black! It needs some welding on the part that holds the bell, pictured! ( The yoke?? ) Anyway-I'm thrilled with it- and with what it will look like in the future!

~~~Lol- I bet some of you are thinking it doesn't take much...and you're right! I LOVE old things of the past!~~~

Here is an interesting website about this company:

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http://home.swbell.net/csz_stl/towerbells/HillsboroFoundry.html

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Note:

We found it unusual that this BELL company was founded by a man named Bell! :)

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I hope to have that bell all restored and on display by the Christmas season...with the biggest red bow I can find tied below it!! :)


Junie