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Hi Decogirl. Actually finding a stump is easy if you know where to look. Local conservation areas where they regularly cut trees is a good place to look. Side of the road ... same thing. But if you just want to get one immediately without hunting just look up firewood suppliers in your area. They'll sell you a stump and cut it to whatever size you want for cheap. And they don't need to be kiln dried at all. Just leave them outside or inside to dry for a month or two depending on how old/wet the wood is. An easy way to tell when it's dry is to weigh it at the beginning of its drying process and weigh it every week after. When it stops dropping in weight ... it's dry enough to finish. ~ karen (the art of doing stuff ... stump # 8)

Stephy - I'm not sure what kind of kitty litter you're using, but kitty litter has no scent to it. You *can* buy scented litter, but that's not what I'm recommending you use. I should also say, just so everyone knows ... I never, ever recommend anything I haven't personally done myself and KNOW works. There's enough of that out in blog land, I figure. So give it a shot. Works. ~ karen!

OH! And by the way ... my house doesn't have a skylight either. Sometimes I go into the coop and look up just because I can. Then I go back into my dark house and think about knocking a hole in the roof. :) ~ k

Lorijo - As long as the birdfeeders are hanging at different heights and are away from the tree trunk they shouldn't smash into each other! ~ karen

Thanks for the mentions! I'm very flattered. ~ karen!

Oh! My go 2s are Design*Sponge & Apartment Therapy

To everyone who seems to be concerned about the thin glass in this project: Regular glass does not "explode". Glass does not break from heat. It breaks from uneven heating or from very fast temperature changes. So unless you plan on heating up your fire pit and then jumping into your freezer with it you should be fine. Also, thin glass is LESS susceptible to uneven heating and cooling and is therefore less likely than thick glass to break. Perhaps before you judge, criticize and call people "crazy" you should do a little research. I'm actually fine with being called crazy ... just do it for the right reasons.

I do not post anything on my website that I haven't tested and researched. That indeed would be irresponsible. Hope that clears everything up. Thanks! - karen
www.theartofdoingstuff.com

Hah! That makes me laugh. I just painted my whole kitchen white last week. Exposed brick wall and all. I was nervous and I love it. I'll bet Kerri is shocked by how much she loves her white kitchen too. And if she's like me, wonders WHY she waited so long to do it. Why, why why? Great job Kerri. Really pretty.

I love a coffee table that has room for a bunch of crap on it. (... and by that I mean room for a display of carefully arranged objects that appear to have been randomly placed without any thought whatsoever) I'm still working on that one. Honestly though ... it's so much nicer to have a table you feel like you can put your feet on. A glass or lucite coffee table may look nice, but a rustic wood one also feels nice.

I think I don't like sink #1. In fact, I'm pretty positive I don't. Nope ... don't like it at all. I think the problem with concrete isn't necessarily the cost, but getting someone who is skilled at doing it.