House Numbers...Finally

I have had an empty, rusted frame hanging on the outside wall of our courtyard for one year. That's right,a whole year!! It had been lying around for a year before that. I just couldn't decide where to put it or what to put in it. I finally decided to use if for a house number feature. I purchased a special masonry drill bit and masonry screws and got the thing mounted. I was so proud of myself. A year later, I'm not as proud of my mounted, still empty, frame.

I knew that it was time to do something about it so I immediately went into brainstorm mode and decided that ceramic tiles would be perfect. I was very fortunate to find hand painted numbered ones. They fit nicely into the frame, but there would be a 2" blank space on each side and that would just not do. So, I measured carefully, and off I went again. This time I purchased a solid white tile and had it cut to size at the store. I did a mock-up trial run and I hated it. Wouldn't ya know it?? So, nothing got done for another three months.

I don't know why I sometimes get bowled over with an idea, but it happened last week.

We had a couple of rusty pieces of tin in the edge of the woods. I grabbed the tin snips and a pair of heavy duty gloves and off I went!

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Before:The sad empty frame

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Getting all set up in the 100+ degree temperature!!

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Snipping away at the old tin

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I used self adhesive copper foil for the numbers. I like them shiny, but I think I will leave them unprotected to see if nature will verdigris them for me.

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After: It looks good from the street, especially in the morning when the sun reflects off the copper

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That is my little make-over for Metamorphosis Monday. Go on over to "Between Naps on the Porch" and take a look at how busy everyone has been.

Rhon