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My junk.....ideas?

19 years ago

Ok here are some things that I have been collecting for my garden....

First, I bought this tricycle for $5 at a children's sale, partly for my 18 month old and partly for my garden once she out grows it!

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This basket....I'm thinking of planting something in it?

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I have this CD rack with bent wires. I tried to fix them, but they are still not perfect. A trellis?

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And finally....this is where I really need some inspiration....I got this treadmill from freecycle, thinking that I would get into shape. HA! I have learned to do what you love for exercise, so gardening is my exercise! But what should I do with this? I really need to find a use for it or get rid of it.

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Comments (9)

  • 19 years ago

    Wheeeeeeee.....
    I say for the treadmill paint it with chalk board paint and then use it for a message board...Tee Hee at least leave off the instructions... for exercise... like you said Gardening is a big exercise.
    And for the little trike can you attach the basket to the front / or back and fill it with flowers?
    The Rock could be painted into a little mascot !
    Have Fun I know you'll be busy and having fun with exercising the brain.
    God Bless You and Your Family !
    susiesunshine

  • 19 years ago

    Wow you are right!!! My daughter NEEDS a basket for her trike. ;-) She loves carrying things around.....and it will look great in the garden in a couple of years. LOL

    I wasn't even thinking of what to do with the rock....I just dug it up out of the garden and thought it was pretty. I have several laying around the house that have been pulled up out of the yard.

    I like the idea of making a message board out of the treadmill too....but I would have to take off the rubber tread, because it is too rough to write on....

    Who else has ideas?

  • 19 years ago

    I have no ideas for the treadmill, but I love that basket. I can see flowers blooming out of it. And the trike is sweet. Are you sure your child is going to get to ride it? It would look really cute in the garden! And the CD holder would make a great little trellis. Will you leave it black, or paint it?

  • 19 years ago

    I agree every girl needs a basket on her trike! Absolutely essential girl equipment! The tricycle looks like it's almost new. I would let her ride it, like you said, till she outgrows it and then put it in the garden. What a lovely idea.

    That's all I can come up with for the cd rack is a trellis.

    And the treadmill-I was going to say now that is junk. Get rid of it. But as I was scrolling up the page, the picture came up again and I saw it- there it was- it's a big wooden soldier!!! Like at Christmas-Do you see it? With the straps crossing on his chest-even the red and black looks right the way it is.

    The rock you can send to me. I like rocks:)
    Just kidding. I don't know, the rock has so many possibilities. Have fun.

  • 19 years ago

    love your honesty, gardening is great exercise. i usu. also cut my small back yard for exercise. good finds . bj

  • 19 years ago

    We call those rocks "potato" rocks cuz they look like potatoes.LOL We have quite a few that we have picked up in different river beds.I have painted quite a few to look like critters.
    Turn the cd rack over,fill it with that moss stuff and make a window box planter out of it.Fill it with pretty flowers and something that will trail over the side and hang it on the rail of your deck,side of potting shed or wherever.

  • 19 years ago

    Garden2 is right! All you need to do is add a head and (furry?) cap and there is your wooden soldier!
    Spray your basket with clear spray before you put plants in it to help preserve it. It will also last longer if you put a tray in the bottom and keep the plants in pots. Put some brick under it to let air circulate underneath.

  • 19 years ago

    check out Lin Wellford's website for the rock!..she's amazing.

    the trike and basket will be great, later in the yard..
    sure like the idea for the soldier out of the treadmill...

    I can only second the ideas, cuz I don't have any other ideas, to change any of these.

  • 19 years ago

    How about using the treadmill platform/mat part as a walkway somewhere in your garden or yard? Just a thought...

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