The Apple Street Cottage

Winter is over, the ground has thawed, and the garden centers are full of beautiful plants and flowers.  Let me show you how to create beautiful stepping stones to add a whimsical, charming touch to your garden.   W elcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop. We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY. I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you.   Our theme this month is "For the Garden" and I've challenged the team to 'do over' something that would be perfect for the garden.  Please visit to see everyone's creativity. The links will be listed at the end of this post. Here's what you'll need to make a stepping stone: Plates.  I find mine at yard/estate sales.  Disposable cake pans. Tile nippers . I really like the wheeled ones. Safety Goggles .  We 're cutting plates and glass pieces can fly.  Protect your eyes. Petroleum jelly Cut Resistant Gloves . T...

  This sweet little goose (OK, maybe not so sweet) was found at an estate sale late last fall. It sat on a shelf until the last day, broken bill taped to its back, and no one interested in taking the little quacker (or honker) home. Until I came along! Now, there was some debate as to whether this was a goose or a duck.  The ladies running the estate sale really felt it was a goose so, for all intents and purposes, goose it is! This poor little goose was broken, dirty, wobbly, and priced at $8.  Since it was half-price day, I paid $4. How could anyone resist that little face?   This post may contain affiliate links. The first thing to do?  Reattach that bill.   Fortunately, it was a clean break and a little bit of wood glue took care of the problem. Some tape to hold it while the glue dried... The wood on the tail feathers had a split.   A little wood filler took care of it. Time to sand and paint! This little goose was looking much better ...