My son is still asleep and my husband and daughter have gone outside to work on the the new chicken coop — I should be making Birthday cake and cleaning house in preparation for the party later tonight….but….seriously I have to share this great idea from Karen over at The Art of Doing Stuff.
Gates that close with magnets — and a full set of DIY instructions for putting it together yourself…..and thus allowing for all sorts of creativity when it comes to handles for your fences….
A quick brainstorming session on ideas is getting me in the mood for creative cake making…..How about using vintage car parts for a gate handles?
image from make club
…or perhaps old toys and charmingly aged found bits….
image from old holden
Tinker toys seem to provide endless options for a modern but colorful and thoughtful detail. Handles fashioned from these would need a bit of shellac for protection.
Of course silverware is made to be comfortable on the hand…so why not re-purpose to another hand friendly device…
image by mazzorello media.
or maybe forgo the whole creative handle and magnet thing entirely and do a kick to open and auto close cannon ball variety….hmmm…any other ideas for interesting gate handles?
Have a great Sunday….see you back here (hopefully) tomorrow…
Love that idea (and Karen’s site – I have only recently found it but it really is tremendous).
Now go and tidy that house and get baking!
Very good ideas, i think magnets can be very handy in all sorts of diy projects. I must try some of this myself.
Have fun at the party!
Thanks for the mention again! (I think you mentioned my post on redoing my backyard a whiel back)
Good thinking with the vintage car parts! I wanto to use composite bones as handles for Halloween!
Thanks again! ~ karen
Interesting ideas for recycling old bits and bobs.
What about making a resin cast of your own hand so that people get to ‘shake it’ as they enter your garden?