Wednesday, April 17, 2013

free ReStore Garden Grove workshop on April 21, 1-3pm: repurpose wood pallets into garden planters

this is straight from your pinterest "future projects" board: learn how to repurpose wood pallets into garden planters!

on April 21st from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, ReStore of Garden Grove, a Habitat for Humanity charity thrift store, will be hosting a workshop on refashioning wood pallets into garden planters.

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i have a (vertical) pallet garden planter on my patio. it's a great conversation piece and was so fun and easy to put together. i highly recommend giving it a go!

plus, you can't beat free...

-b

here's the press release for more information:

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Free How to Repurpose Wood Pallets into Garden Planters Workshop on April 21 at the Garden Grove ReStore
Workshop is part of Earth Day weekend celebration

Santa Ana, Calif., April 11, 2013 In celebration of the greenest weekend of the year, the Habitat ReStore OC Home Improvement Resale Outlet, 12827 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, is hosting a free workshop on How to Repurpose Wood Pallets into Garden Planters on Sunday April 21, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.


Don’t miss this interactive workshop where you will learn how to safely and environmentally craft garden planters using wood pallets found in the ReStores. The workshop is free and open to the public.


The workshop instructors will be Natalie & Jeremy of The Sunshine Grove in Anaheim. They love vintage, reclaimed wood, and they also enjoy farming in their raised bed gardens. By using reclaimed wood, Jeremy’s designs limit the impact on the environment. It’s all about taking a piece of used wood with the character it has accumulated, sanding it, shaping it and treating it to give new purpose, and enjoying it in new ways. The only limit is the imagination.


What: Garden Grove ReStore "How to Repurpose Wood Pallets into Garden Planters" Community Workshop


When: Sunday, April 21, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.


Where: ReStore OC Home Improvement Resale Outlet

12827 Harbor Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92840

For more information, please contact Shannon Benson at 714-376-5143, or Shannon@habitatoc.org.


About the Habitat ReStore OC Home Improvement Resale Outlets in Orange County

There are two Habitat ReStore OC Home Improvement Resale Outlets in Orange County one in Garden Grove, and one in Santa Ana. Both ReStores are open to the public, and sell new and gently used home improvement items at deeply discounted prices. Proceeds from sales at the Habitat ReStores are used to build affordable homes in Orange County. For more information, please visit us on Facebook @HabitatOCReStore, Twitter @ReStoresOC, and our website at http://www.ReStoreOC.org.

About Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
Celebrating 25 years of changing lives and changing communities in Orange County.
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, headquartered in Santa Ana, CA, is dedicated to ending substandard housing and building strong communities in Orange County. Habitat for Humanity families and volunteers have built and sold 173 homes serving more than 855 women, men and children in Orange County since 1988, and are currently building four homes in Santa Ana. For more information, please visit www.habitatoc.org

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Bracelet Wish List Amazon.com - Part I

sometimes i get a little lost on amazon.com and it can get slightly dangerous since i happen to be broke... there's already enough temptation in the OC but somehow i can find even more online!

so i like to bookmark things i want, as if i already have a bit of a collection going. i had the thought that maybe some people might want to also get in on the splurge (or bookmarking splurge, whatever your wallet allows for).

hey, if you are shopping for a gift for a gal pal, girl friend, etc. (hrm hrm, ME?!) below are some flashy items on my bangles bookmark wishlist.

commence eye candy:


































i can not think of a better way to break the bank. well... maybe a trip to Cancun - decked out in these awesome bangles and bracelets, haha!

happy shopping
-b

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Sprinkles Ice Cream Newport Beach Opens April 3rd

my mouth is watering as i type this... Sprinkles, famous cupcakery, is opening Sprinkles Ice Cream Wednesday, April 3rd in Newport Beach!


(via Sprinkles Ice Cream)


the grand opening event is taking place on April 3rd from 12pm to 2pm.





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Sprinkles Ice Cream
952 Avocado Avenue
Newport Beach, CA 92660

for more sweet news, check out Sprinkles Ice Cream on Facebook.

yum!
-b