HEAVEN BESIDES THE SEA

24 inch x 18 inch Oil on Canvas Painting...

CORAL REEF FISH HAVEN

 An acrylic on canvas 3 feet by 2 feet depicting the CORAL REEF LIFE under sea - 

TREE TRUNK - SUCCULENT PLANT DISPLAY

A cut tree trunk was spotted while driving. 

White ants had made their home inside the trunk and made it hollow. I picked it up. It was cleaned and was treated with anti termite spray. 

The tree trunk was varnished, polished. 

A 10 mm thick glass was fitted on top of the trunk with rubber vacuum holders.

 

The hollow part was used to lit up with an electric bulb. 

The abondand tree trunk was transformed into a Succulent Plant Display. The succulent display is by the better half  who develops and takes care of the garden. 

JUST CLICK ON THE LINK AND YOU WILL SEE THE TRANSFORMATION 

TRANSFORMATION OF A TREE TRUNK

In the similar manner see this

Some more .....

GARDEN CHAIR WEAVING (PARACHORD OR PLASTIC WIRE NETTING)

This was the chair to be salvaged. 

The old netting was stripped out. It was cleaned and and painted with a coat of black paint.  

A para chord was bought (it comes by weight and cheap - around 200 rs per kg). It is wound on a make shift bobbin. This bobbin is important so that it can be meshed back and forth with ease. 

Before the meshing, a black parachord was wound at four courners of the base and back to make the area a rectangle so as to make meshing easy. Every where a constriction knot was used to have a firm long lasting knot.  

Once the corners done, the white parachord was meshed in a manner to have the chord running over the back base pipe and under the back base pipe evenly so as to get a tight base. 

The bobbin came handy to work swiftly without parachord getting entangled while going over and under the base and back pipes. 

The scale was used to separate the over and under para chords. so that the cross black para chord could be woven back and forth easily.

The result is here!! 

Cost of new chair - 3000 - 3500 rs

Cost of old chair given to refurbish (for weaving only!!)  - 2500 rs

Cost of old chair if refurbished at home (as hobby)  - 250 rs.

You have to decide how you are going to spend your time. 

I prefer the third option (critics will always roast me for not contributing to the nations economy though !!!!!)