Personalized Garden Decor ~ Handmade Father’s Day Gift
Personalized Garden Decor ~ Father’s Day is coming up and I wanted to put something together extra special for my Dad. My Father is always available to help us out whenever we need him. Whenever we work on a project around the house, he’s always willing to help us out. He’s also a wonderful grandfather who LOVES to play with my daughters. We are so lucky to have him close by.
My Dad has had a rose garden for as long as I can remember. It started off by being a small rose bed with a few rose bushes and slowly grew to a huge rose garden. I believe he has about 30 rose bushes. He cares so much for his roses. He even has a cemetery for them (he hangs their name tags on a special hook when they don’t make it through the winter).
For Father’s Day I made him something to decorate his rose garden, a personalized metal trellis. I love that it’s personalized, inexpensive and handmade just for him.
I picked up the supplies to make this gift at Walmart. It cost me in total about $15.75 to put together (including what I already had at home). Didn’t it turn out great? I can’t wait to surprise him with it!
Personalized Garden Decor
(Inexpensive Handmade Father’s Day Gift)
Supplies:
Metal Trellis ($10 at Walmart)
2 Wooden Signs ($1 each at Walmart)
Chalkboard Paint ($22.48 at Walmart. I used about $0.75 worth of the chalkboard paint)
Foam Brush (in stock)
Wire – Black 19 Gauge (in stock)
Wire Cutter (in stock)
Decorative Beads (in stock)
White Chalk (in stock)
Instructions:
Step 1: Put two coats of chalkboard paint on the wooden plaques (front and back).
Step 2: Attach the wooden signs with the help of the black wire onto the metal trellis. Loop the wire through the hooks on the back of the signs and wrap the wire tightly around the trellis.
Step 3: Cut small pieces of wire and thread it through the beads that you would like to use to decorate the metal trellis. Loop the wire around the trellis tightly. (I only put one bead because my father isn’t much into ”bling”.)
Step 4: Use white (or another color) chalk to write a personal note onto the wooden signs. And voilà, you’re done!
I sure hope my Dad will LOVE the Father’s Day Gift I made him. It’s going to look GREAT in his rose garden. I’ll make sure to show you some photos of the metal trellis in it’s real home when I give it to my father.
Are you making a handmade gift for your father this year? I would love to hear about it!
Gabrielle has informed me that she’s making Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins for her Dad for Father’s Day. Hopefully, she’ll let me eat one too! hehe
Have a FABULOUS day!
P.S. I’ll be linking to these Parties.
I KNOW he’ll love it! What a sweet daughter, aww! Now he just needs a tombstone for the rose cemetary…
This is a very thoughtful gift for your father Christine! very nice! :-)
What a great idea. I which my Dad was still alive. He & my Mom loved to garden. That would have made a great gift. Thanks for sharing.
Très sweet Christine… Je suis certaine que ton père va bien l’apprécier!!!
Natalie
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I love this idea :D I’d love for you to link it up over at my link party :D
http://thevelvetmoonbaker.blogspot.ie/2013/05/sweet-savoury-sunday-13.html
Love this what a great idea ! Would love it if you came by One More Time and share it http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/2013/05/share-it-one-more-time-features-and_26.html
Hope you can make it… if not this week I host every Sunday…Hope you can make it some time.
Tammy
This is a fantastic idea! I’m going to pin this so I can try it out too!
Oh very fantastic ,I love your idea,thank you everything ;)
What a thoughtful and personalized gift for your Dad. ;o)
Wow, Christine….this is very cool! It looks like a $30-$40 item at Home Goods!
I love your blog and DIY ideas…..so happy to find you! This project seems easy enough I may try for my garden. Mine would say Grandpa’s garden! :)
Joan gramcrackercrumbs
How fun! I wish my husband had a rose garden. Or any garden. ;-) I’m sure your husband will be super-impressed with his new signage. You did great!
His blessings,
Kim
Christine – you always have such great ideas. Thanks so much for taking the time to share on BeBetsy BRAG ABOUT IT Tuesday. xo Sharon and Denise
So cute! I might have to try to make something along those lines for our new garden too!
Morgaine @ Madcap Frenzy
P.S. I would love if you would join me in celebrating my Blogiversary by linking up any of your awesome posts at my Blogiversary Link Party: http://www.madcapfrenzy.blogspot.com/2013/05/its-my-blogiversary-and-ill-link-party.html
Hugs!
What a lovely idea. And the price is right! Found you through the party over at The 37th Avenue. Thanks for sharing!
What a lovely idea. This turned out great. I am sure he will love it.
Have a wonderful week,
Bev
@ Eclectic Red Barn
This is an awesome idea, Christine! Father’s Day is around the corner and I am still clueless ;-) Thank you for sharing your post at the WEDNESDAYS ADORNED FROM ABOVE Blog Hop !
I found you on Catch a Glimpse Thursday link party. I love you idea, thank you for sharing. I pinned so I could find it again.
Love this!! Terrific job! ;)
I love this! I was just wondering where to get some little wood signs too, so thanks for that! My girls are wanting me to make a sign for their playhouse..”kid’s club” or something like that. :)
~Gina
Ooh, I love this! Thank you for sharing at our Pinteresting Party!
I host a weekly link party called “Seasonal Sundays”. This week, in honor of my fourth blog-a-versary, I’m having a giveaway of a $100.00 gift certificate to HomeGoods/TJ Maxx. I’d love to have you join the fun!
– The Tablescaper
Thanks for linking up to Whimsy Wednesday! Your project has been featured this week on my blog!
Very cool idea – I’ll bet he will love it!
Thanks for sharing at the party!
Stacey
Love the beauty that came from your creativity!!! Visited from Titus 2 Tuesday:)
Blessings,
Joanne