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I've been jumping from one project to another these days.... working on shovels again - the inventory of those is almost down to Zero ~ still making crosses as my supply of scrap wood is found, barbed wire hearts, but also started making a few little bird sculptures for the garden, or up in a window, or on the stucco wall.  They're a work in progress as I find scrap pieces, bend rod and rummage thru the Junk pile.

Some have scrolls I made representing a branch.

Center one is on a car leaf spring.

 I found a lovely little forged candle holder at the thrift store

so I just embellished it with a few of my creations and sent it off to my Son.

 Candle Holder or flower.... you choose

Used lots of little pieces of Junk to create a little nest and pull some scrolls from a junk pile - needs to rust more and will add some little babies in the nest later.

 Another carrying a little barbed wire flower

Shovel Art #5 and #6

I've said it before and I'll keep saying it........

I LOVE SHOVELS!  

I loved resurrecting these and transforming them into something so different than what it was originally designed for.  I started turning them and using the entire handle for exactly that .... A handle, a hanger.  You can hang your jackets, your bridles, your garden tools or whatever you feel like on them.  It's hard to see and photograph, but hopefully you can see the horseshoes used as the hook and its got a bit of rusting to do yet....but you get the gest of it.

And then.... my favorite  "The Scoop Shovel"...  it's so much larger than the average shovel blade and so much easier to get a large drawing on.  It stands out so much better - don't ya think? In anticipation of Spring... here come the butterflies.  You'll notice I do a lot of those.

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day and someone made you feel special - Cuz You Are Special!  I had a wonderful dinner out with my Valentine and he bought me the cutest plant - it has pink heart shaped leaves!  I love it.

Have an Awesome Week  and Get Out There and

Create Beauty

in whatever Fashion that is to YOU!

Shovel Art - Two

I've completed the Church windows I showed in my last post.  I decided that the Hoe did not fit the beauty of the window - so instead I cut up an old stump of Pinon that I absconded from my Dad's wood pile.  He just couldn't figure out why I wanted that old wood - and basically at the time I myself didn't yet have a plan for it, but we all know how that works, Right?  We all have a pile of trash just waiting for resurrection

 

You can display the front (below) or the back (which I prefer)

 

And the Antique Hoe.... 

well it was better suited as the base for the flower shovel, added some flowers & leaves growing out of the bottom and a butterfly, because what is a garden without a butterfly.

 

What Is This??

It's very heavy, about 16" across.

It has prongs underneath it

hubby said it's a candle holder upside down ... I tend to agree. 

It's gonna look so much better when I'm done with it!

 

Stay tuned for its Resurrection

Next Week

Lace Wrapped Garden Rocks

Texture and Design

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It's everywhere

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It's what I surround myself with

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It's something I can never get enough of 

I saw a lovely idea where someone who could actually crochet did so over Rocks.  Well, I can't crochet but I loved the look it gave the rocks and it reminded me of the way I cut out steel.  As always I was drawn to the contrast of these delicate and hard surfaces, just like my shovel art.  

I had some old crocheted doilies laying around and what better way to use them than to wrap them around rocks.  The thrifts stores are loaded with them so they are always available.  I've got at least 20 more to make and then I'll place them in the garden ~ they'll make such a beautiful contrast amongst the flowers.

Did you know that the doilies make the most beautiful patterns when you spray paint over them onto something else.  I use them quite often in my Art.

Take something OLD and make it NEW again