Fun New Graphics

We have hundreds of graphics that will be going on our website vinylgiftsandmore.com in the next few months.  We are really excited about it!  My mom has been busy putting some of the graphics on tiles and taking pictures of them.  All the finished tiles you see here are also for sale. 

More Graphics

More graphics!!! Actually we have hundreds that need to be put on our website.  It takes awhile to get them up on the website.  We are working on getting these up today.  Vinylgiftsandmore.com

New Graphics

We have lots of new graphics that we will be posting.  Here are a few.  My mom is over the web, and she is back from her trip, so these graphics should be up this week on vinylgiftsandmore.com.

Road Trip

My parents went on a road trip from Idaho to New York and then back.  .  The trip lasted over 2 weeks, and it is amazing what they packed in those days.  I am glad they are back because my mom is over the website, and we have lots of new items that will be posted shortly.  If you want to see my parents road trip with lots of fun pictures go to http://grandmaschitchat.blogspot.com/  This trip was a LDS church history tour, family history, and US history.  It looked like so much fun.  I wish I could have gone. Gas is so high right now, I don't know if I will be going anywhere with my big old suburban.  At least  I can dream.

Night Stand Make Over

I bought this night stand for 2 dollars.  It is solid wood and it had minor problems.  The door did not latch and it had some dings. There were two in the store and I only got one.  I am kicking myself now that I didn't get the other one.   I brought it home 2 weeks before I was moving. So I have had it in my house for over 6 months now.   For the last 2 months it has been our TV stand.  My husband and I made an entertainment center for our home (pictures soon to come), so we didn't need this stand anymore.  For the last 2 months I have been thinking what I wanted to do with it.  I decided I still wanted  a night stand, but I didn't like the door.  I took the door off, and wood puttied the holes.  Then I painted it white (Vermont Cream from Home Depot) I sanded the edges and put some stain on it.  I love the rustic country look.  I found these cute baskets at Walmart.  They were only 5.00 each. The total cost of everything was 12.00.  Can't beat that!

Teacher Gift

Did this school year even happen?  It seems like it just started and now it is ending.  My kids are growing up way too fast.  It is that time where you have to think of something to give your child's teacher.  If you were my mom, the gift she gave was taking her kids for the summer. :) This sign is the gift we are giving this year.  The teacher name will change, but you got the idea. 
If you are interested in having one made or just want the vinyl, please email me at vinylgiftsandmore@gmail.com. We will have these on the website next week, but until then, please email me.

Garden

I love to garden.  My grandfather was a farmer, my dad grew up farming, and I guess he passed the gene to me.  I don't have a farm (yet), but I can sure plant me some yummy produce.  I just moved in my house 4 months ago.  I have many projects still not done, but I had to get my garden in.  Where I live you can start planting the cold crops in February, and everything else in March.  Let me show you how I made my rasied beds. 

 I bought (2) 4x4 redwood post.  This will make 3 boxes.  I cut them down to 13 inches long.

 I also bought 2x4's and 2x6's.  I had them cut down to length at the lumber store.  Have it cut to the size you want your box.

 I put the 2x4 on the top, and the 2x6 on the bottom.  There will be 3-4 inches of the 4x4 left so you can put it in the ground. 

 This was my birthday present from my husband.  I am easy to please. :)  This is horse manure that has been sitting over the winter.  You want it almost like dirt so it does not burn your plants.   I used this and soil I got in a bag and mixed it together.  If you were wondering, those are curtains holding the manure in.  I forgot a tarp and this was in my car ready to go to a thrift shop, and they worked great.  They are not going to a thrift shop anymore.

 I was told this is good stuff.  Bone and Blood meal.  The package said it is not made from cow, so where did they get it from???  A little goes a long way. 

 This was a picture of my garden today.  The first planter does not have anything in it yet.  I have lots of plans for it.  You don't always have to use wood for your planters.  If you look in the back, I used my left over bricks from my fireplace to make a planter. 

 The best thing for tomatoes is tomatoe food.  It doubles or triples the yeild.  I get mine from an online catalog, but I hear you can use rose plant food.   

These barrels were in my front yard, and I didn't like the look of them there, so I moved them to my back yard and planted tomotoes in them.  They are doing really well.  I planted 11 plants, and I am the only one that likes tomatoes in my home.  I guess I will be canning a lot and giving lots to neighbors.