reclaimed wood

Check out my new tool holder. My friend Nick made it from reclaimed fencing and ceramic knobs. Nick Timmerman is also the talent behind our Little Free Library. If you missed that post, you can read about it at Little Free Library: Books for Everyone.

Garden Tools, Reclaimed Fences

The tool holder is hanging from the side of the house near the vegetable garden. It’s great to have a handy place to put my oft-used garden tools. They’ll be right where I need them throughout the growing season. The arrow points away from the garden. It’s a subliminal message directed at the snails: lunch is that way. Nothing to see here, mollusks.

Ceramic knobs

Nick reclaimed the knobs from his mother’s former kitchen. They looked vaguely familiar at first, but I couldn’t recall why. Later I remembered buying the very same knobs for a project years and years ago.

What goes around, comes around, in more ways than one.

Thanks, Nick!

Memories, from the corners of my mind

My friend, Michele and her family get together every year and make birdhouses. They reclaim wood from broken fences and other old materials, then craft them into unique designs. I’m the lucky recipient of this charming model, below.

Reclaimed fencing

I love their family tradition of gathering and creating together. I’m also a huge fan of reclaiming materials and giving them a new life.

Back of birdhouse

They attached the back of the birdhouse with screws for easy removal and cleaning. Weathered wood blends beautifully into the landscape.

Ceramic or porcelain “chimney”

The birdhouse “chimney” is a vintage ceramic or porcelain insulator. Once used as old telephone wire insulation, the markings indicate manufacturing by WP or Wisconsin Porcelain. The top of the insulator reminds me of a peppermint Lifesaver. I’m never far from my sugar-loving roots. Ha!