trellis Archives - Linda Nelson

GO BACK TO THE SHED!

December 20, 2014

In my previous post I shared an idea for repurposing flowering vine trellises. Upon completion I still had 3/4 of a trellis left to play with (I actually have about thirty trellises stashed in my shed, he-he-he….).

Ta-da!

©Linda Nelson 2014

Now, aren’t these little gift tags just too stinking cute? I had a few cut “shorties” leftover and didn’t have the heart to toss them. I had the ink stamp on hand, a clearance purchase from a craft supply store a few years back; but I never used it. This was the perfect opportunity to christen it. The cotton twine is attached with tiny U nails; sanding smooth the back side of the tags creates an ideal surface to write on.

©Linda Nelson 2014

I do hope this post triggers a few ideas in your head, and motivates you to create something original yourself.

There you have it.

Now, grab a trellis and get creative.

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NO, DON’T GO TO THE MATTRESSES……….

……..Go to the garden shed!

And grab a few of these.

©Linda Nelson 2014

Cut them up, give the pieces a light sanding, then lay them out like this.

I made a slight revision, in that I grabbed another trellis and used one long section to adhere (glue and some brads) all the cross pieces on to. Some acrylic craft paint smeared on with a sponge, a picture hanger fastened to the back, and this project was done in all of about one and a half hours. Not bad, right.

I elected to keep my tree simple, but go ahead and adorn yours in any way you like.

There you have it.

Now, get creative.