RE-Use, REcyle, REnew!

REgarding my topic title I thought I'd shaRE some fun REdo's, and neat cREations for next years garden fun!
Garden cloches.
A garden cloche is a glass or ceramic object that is placed over the plant during cold snaps to pREvent it from gettin' zapped by old man winter. It gREatly REsembles the hats of fashion from the 1920's. They aRE pREtty easy to make~ all you need is:
8" terra cotta pots
2" wooden knobs (with the flat end)
scraps of fabric
fabric stiffener or wateRed down glue
Hot glue
Paint (optional)
Throughly soak your fabric in the stiffener mixture and wring out excess. Take the fabric and smooth on the outside of the pot tucking the ends under the lip. Pot should look like it has a wrinkley wrap around it. Let it dry completely. While its drying you can paint your wooden knob a matching color to the fabric.
Once the fabric has "set" onto the clay pot, turn it upside down and glue the wooden knob to the bottom of the pot. It should look like a bell at this point. Once all is completely dry, place cloche over desiREd plant to be protected from the elements...

Seed Starter Cells
Newspaper (black & white sections only)
Masking tape
Tear the newspaper into 3" strips. Doesn't REally matter what length. Wrap around a soda can and secuRE with masking tape. Slide newspaper down til about 1/2 inch of newspaper is hanging over the edge of the soda can. Fold ends in to form bottom and secuRE again with tape. Slide the make shift cell off the soda can and...TADA! Biodegradable planting cells!!

Tin Can Flower Show
6, 15 oz cans and ONE 64 oz can
Cordless Drill
7/8 drill bit
Waterproof glue
Lots of yarn.... any color
Green yarn
Clothespins
Various flowers and soil
Rocks
Take 5 cans and drill about 3-4 holes in the bottom. This is for drainage. Wrap all 6 cans with one color of yarn, covering all of the silver-these are your "petals". Wrap the 64 oz in green-this is your "stem".
Arrange cans in this fashion on a table: One can in the middle ( flower center), surrounded by the other five cans, "petals". All of the openings should be facing up (these are your planting cells". It should REsemble a flower. Using waterproof glue, secuRE cans together clamping with clothespins. Fill the 64oz can with a handful of rocks for weight. Glue the 64oz. can) to the bottom of "center" as a stem. Once the glue has set (usually 24 hours) plant the "flower" in a large pot or in your garden. Fill the openings with planting soil and your flowers of choice.
Happy gardening!

Toad House
A REally big terracotta pot (maybe 12-14" in diameter)
2, 6" terra cotta pots
Paints:
*dark gREen
*light gREen
*pink
*white
Waterproof glue
Sealer
Paint the outside of all thREe pots dark gREen. Paint the inside of the 6" pot walls light gREen with white on the flat bottom(eyes). Using the light gREen paint, paint spots on the dark green big pot. Let dry. On the inside of the big pot paint it all pink. Let paint dry, spray with sealer and allow to dry overnight.
Using waterproof glue, place the two 6" pots on the side rim of the big gREen pot. It should look like a giant frog with big eyes. Glue and clamp to secuRE. Allow to dry 24 hours. Place your frog in your garden with mouth half buried in soil to allow little toadies a place to REst!