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GARDEN POND

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POND GARDEN MAKING:      B uilding a pond for your garden is not complicated as it appears.You could make a pretty little pond in your garden or front yard  where you can enjoy the sight & sounds or relax your mind. Here are some of the steps to build your own garden pond. PROCEDURE: B efore doing any thing make sure to use a hand gloves.               Decide if you just want a decorative pond a complete water garden with live plants and fishes or an artificial pond. I prefer artificial lotus flowers on my pond , but if you want a water pond then you need a deeper pond with more maintenance. Rough out the area the size you want your pond to be.Lets say you want to make a pond of size 4x8 feet. Once you have the pond shape marked with either point, chalk or a spare hose laid out on the border.             Excavate the pond to the desired depth & keep the sides as vertical as possible.                                                 This will make it e

GLASS ETCHING

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ETCHED GLASS: E tched glass gives a nice frosted and edgy look to your glass and its super easy to create this edged look to your glass at home. It doesn't have to be a wine glass,you can etch anything glass... mason jars,beer mugs,trifle bowls,candles stand etc... MATERIAL REQUIRED: Armor Etch cream Glass according t your choice Vinyl Transfer Tape Cricut or other cutting machine Paint brush  let's start the  procedure... First of all cut out your design on vinyl.I use cricut for cutting  but you can use any other cutting machine or you can even use stickers. Apply transfer tape to your vinyl and then apply it to glass where you want it. With rounded surfaces, I usually make slits around the edge to make sure it lays down flatter. Press all around to make sure it is really stuck every where! Then you can take off the transfer tape. Then start applying the etch cream. Make sure you do this in a ventilated area,it's pretty smell

WINE BOTTLE CUTTING

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WINE BOTTLE CUTTING: You might be knowing old wine glasses are a new cool way to decorate your homes. I am going to so you some cool tips for cutting your old wine glasses and decorate them at your home.This way you don't have to buy it from out side you can do it your self. METHOD ONE: MATERIALS Bottle  Cotton string or fabric string that absorves liquids Acetone  A container with cold water. Hand gloves Sand paper METHOD-1 Get a string & wrap it around to bottle tie it to the bottle & cut off the ends. Take off the string & soak it in acetone. put it back on the bottle, preferably on the line that looks like a point where the glass is joined or a point where the glass starts to joint. Put on the hand gloves for safety unless u might end up hurting your self. Light up the string & spin the bottle until most of acetone has burned. Drop the bottle in cold water. After cutting rub a sand paper to the cutting edge for a smoot

ROCK PAINTING

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ROCK PAINTING:   Here i am going to give you all the information you need on painting sealing & hiding your rocks !  First you need some rocks, the size of a painted rock generally look like this:  you can also take bigger or smaller size of rocks.   You can get these stones from the river sides or if you want then you can also get it online. After the collection of rocks the next step will be cleaning them properly.You can soak them in hot water for a few minutes, then scrub away all the dirt with a toothbrush and make sure to complete this step outside in order to avoid clogging your drain. After cleaning properly pet with a towel & let air dry completely before before painting you can also use a dryer t dry the stones. Next is paint and paint brush.The best paint for rocks paint is acrylic paint. It coats extremely well. now you can choose paint of your choice for painting, you also will be needing a variety of brushes as per the

Honeycomb shelf

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HONEYCOMB SHELF         Hello friends here I will show you how to make this kind of honeycomb shelfs for your walls.        Things we need for this are... A miter saw  Pin boards(1"×4"×6') A staple gun & staples Wood glue Measuring tape & pencil Wood stain & rags Disposable gloves Drop cloths First set your saw to make a 30 degree angle cut.Flip the wood after each cut so that the angels are facing opposite direction. Decide the length according to your requirement.Measure the wood and mark where cuts will be made. After making the pieces assemble it properly and stick it with the glue and staple it before hanging.   And your honeycomb shelf is ready, make as many as you want and use it for decorative purpose also... Friends it can fit in for any thing like for shelf, decorating purpose or for your wordrop etc.And its very easy to make but friends be carefull while cutting the wood.

Spilling solar lightpot

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Today we will make spilling solar light for our garden. As we all know in the evening we need light for our gardens and if we can make a beautiful light lamp with less effort then why not...       Things we need for this are  Solar powered led light according to your required length I would recommend 50 to 60 feet length led light   An old tea pot or you can also use watering pot according to your choice. A shepherd's hook. Craft wire. A large size washer. Hot glue. Snips   First start with unwrapping string lights and the length should be around 30 inch but thats up to your choice how long do you want.Then bend it from the middle.It will appear like this after that  After bending it will look like a 15 inch single string, repeat the same procedure for several times    After finishing the hole process we  will work on putting it together and for that we will cut a 20 to 25 inch of craft wire           After cutting the wire wrap th