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You‘ve likely have seen these 2×4 turkeys online or around town. There are popular DIY craft for Thanksgiving and they’re a fun way to celebrate the day of thanks.
2×4 turkeys are easy to make and are created with a square 2×4, craft sticks, the end of paint mixing sticks, some paint, and some fun items to help decorate and embellish your turkey. Here’s one great tutorial from U Create for this 2×4 turkey.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Every year Americans spend billions of dollars on holiday decorations, but not every holiday requires brand new decorations. With ReColor by Wipe New there are plenty of ways to refresh and restore those old and dingy holiday decorations!
There are also creative ways to use old – or inexpensive items – to celebrate holidays. Consider, for example, these 2 DIY ideas to celebrate Thanksgiving that come from Iowa Gardener Magazine.
Both Thanksgiving displays are created with corn stalks, ears of corn, and faux fruit. Give the plastic fruit a great shine by treating it with some ReColor by Wipe New!
Autumn is here! It’s time for crisp apples, bright orange pumpkins, mums of every color, and falling leaves. Celebrate this fall by getting crafty with one (or both) of these DIY Fall projects from Midwest Living.
Fall Picture Frame
Filling an empty Fall-colored picture frame with some brightly colored fall leaves is a great way to decorate your fireplace mantel.
Hang leaves on S-hooks or pin to a ribbon. Put nails in both sides of the frame and suspend the ribbon loosely across the center, tying it to the nails. Attach your favorite fall leaves to the ribbon using an adhesive. Add to the display by spreading a branch full of brightly colored berries across the length of the mantel.
Source: Midwest Living
Autumn Lantern Glow
Sometimes simplicity is the best choice. If you’re looking for a way to show some warmth this autumn simply place a lantern on your entryway and surround it with an arrangement of pumpkins. Be sure to use a battery-powered candle if the lantern will be unattended.
Source: Midwest Living
If your picture frame and/or lantern are looking a bit worn don’t fret. Use Wipe New ReColor to restore that shine on your picture frame and to protect your lantern from the elements. Learn more about Wipe New ReColor.
While most people think of falling leaves during autumn there are a number of plants that blossom during fall. What better way to show off your flowers then with these pumpkin flower pots from Frugal and Fun Mom
They’re super-easy to create – check out Frugal and Fun Mom for the how-to! Jack O’Lantern Flower Pots Tutorial
After you’ve painted your scary faces on the pots, simply place in one of your favorite fall flowers. Mums would be a great choice! If you don’t want to use flowers, place a battery-operated candle inside the flower pot and let them light up those scary Halloween-season nights.
The end of summer does not mean the end of yard care. In fact, autumn is a great time to use the cool weather to fertilize, control weeds, and improve the overall health and appearance of your yard. Here are some tips to help get you started.
Keep Mowing
Continue to water and mow your lawn, as needed. As fall comes to a close drop the mower’s blade to its lowest setting for the last two cuttings of the year. That will allow more sunlight to reach the crown of the grass and cutting your lawn slightly shorter in autumn helps prevent the grass from matting down under leaves and snow. Avoid cutting the grass too short, however. Tightly clipped turf has fewer roots and allows weeds to get a foothold.
And before you put that lawn mower away for the year, why not give it a coat of ReColor to help brighten and protect the finish?
Continue to Water on Schedule
Most lawns need water whenever it’s dry — no matter the season. If you had a lot of dry days – or drought – water once or twice per week. Water long enough to soak the soil several inches deep. Early morning is the best time of day to water and try to avoid watering in the evening because that encourages fungal diseases.
It’s Time to Rake the Leaves
It’s important to remove fallen leaves from your lawn as soon as possible so don’t wait until all the leaves have fallen from the trees to start raking. If you do, the leaves can become wet from rain and dew. This causes the leaves to stick together and form an impenetrable mat that, if left unmoved, will suffocate the grass and breed fungal diseases.
An alternative to raking leaves is to use a lawnmower fitted with a collection bag or vacuum system. These methods are particularly effective if you have a very large yard with many deciduous trees. Regardless of whether you use a rake or a lawnmower, be sure to remove the leaves before they turn into a soggy, suffocating mess.
Tackle those Dead Patches
The early part of autumn is a great time to reseed any small dead or thin patches in cool-season lawns. If you seed in autumn, you’ll have fewer weeds and the seedlings will become established before stressful hot weather conditions arrive. A mulch product embedded with seed and fertilizer is a convenient way to fill the gaps.
Lay Sod
Spring or fall is a good time to start a new cool-season lawn or patch existing turf with sod. Moderate temperatures and abundant moisture get sod off to a quick start. High-quality sod should be thick, dense, and weed-free.
Aerate Your Soil
Fall is also an ideal time to aerate your lawn so that oxygen, water, and fertilizer can easily reach the grass’s roots. Rent a gas-powered, walk-behind lawn aerator and the self-propelled machine will quickly punch holes into the soil and extract plugs of dirt.
Fertilize!
Most lawn experts agree that fall is the best time to fertilize your lawn. The reason is grass leaves grow much more slowly as the weather turns cool, but the grass roots and rhizomes continue to grow quickly. An autumn application of fertilizer delivers essential nutrients for the grass to grow deep roots now and to keep nutrients on reserve for a healthy start next spring. Wait until mid-to-late autumn to fertilize. Apply a dry lawn fertilizer to all grassy areas and be careful not to miss any spots
Halloween has increasingly become one of the most celebrated holidays. It’s associated with the colors orange and black, skulls and skeletons, and – or course – jack-o’-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. What’s not to enjoy?
The Halloween season is also a time for decorating front doors, patios, front yards, your school, and perhaps in your office. As is the case with Christmas decorations, many people have Halloween decorations that they have saved from previous years. When you reach for those items you may notice they’re looking ragged and dingy, but have no fear! ReColor by Wipe New is a perfect way to spruce up your outdoor Halloween items and to bring back that shine. Use ReColor to clean up your plastic pumpkin decorations, use it to restore and protect your metal lanterns or witch’s cauldrons, or use ReColor to bring life back to those skulls and skeletons.
Give all your outdoor decorations a new look with ReColor and watch the fun unfold this Halloween!
Finally, a no-mess alternative to painting! No more: paint brushes, spray cans, tape, drop cloths, messy overspray, or ugly drips to clean up!
ReColor by Wipe New® is the first ever wipe-on clear coating and sealant designed to wipe away years from outdoor furniture, grills, shutters, fixtures and more in just a few minutes! There’s never been a better way to protect and restore! First, clean and dry the surface. Then simply remove the pre-soaked starter cloth from the package and wipe over the target areas for a shiny new look. Unlike traditional coatings, ReColor by Wipe New does not lay on top of the surface. Instead, it becomes one with it restoring original color while adding new properties that protect the surface from UV and liquids to keep it looking new for years! That’s right! The ReColor by Wipe New proprietary nano-polymer formula penetrates deep to protect and restore for years against elements including oxidation, fading, sun and water damage and more!
ReColor by Wipe New® restores and protects:
Each ReColor by Wipe New Kit includes a 2oz bottle of Recolor, one pre-saturated starter Wipe-It infused with ReColor, 3 applicator cloths, one microfiber sponge, one pair of nitrile gloves, and one detail swab. This is enough ReColor to cover 100 square feet! For comparison, it would take 7 cans of spray paint to cover the same surface area! ReColor saves you time AND money!
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