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This article may appeal to just a small group of people, but I thought it was interesting.  It shows the various stages in building a cedar smokehouse for smoking fish and meat.

It’s not a tutorial with a material list and step-by-step directions. But it’s interesting to watch the slideshow as they build the smokehouse.

Click on the How to Make a DIY Cedar Smokehouse  link below to read the complete article.

How to Make a DIY Cedar Smokehouse

thediydreamer.com

Wind chimes are both soothing and melodic. They add lovely sound and color to any garden or back yard.

Christine has collected 20 different wind chime tutorials. If you see a wind chime that looks interesting, just click on the link and you’ll see a tutorial. For added appeal, some of the wind chimes are also sun catchers.

Click on the 20+ Marvelous Wind Chimes link below to see all 20 wind chimes.

20+ Marvelous Wind Chimes

gardenersworld.com

This tutorial explains how to build a homemade brick barbeque. Adam provides a supplies list and a complete, step-by-step tutorial. There are also step-by-step photographs. Build time is 1 day. It’s a nice-looking grill.

Click on the How to Build a Brick Barbeque link below to see the tutorial.

How to Build a Brick Barbeque

A well-designed and well-built path can add to the beauty of your garden, while providing an easier way to maintain your flowers and vegetables.

Midwest Living offers 9 different approaches to path design.  For many designs they list the Pros, Cons and Tips.

They share 6 different types of material to use for a path.  Then they discuss 3 ways to improve the appearance of the path. To view the article, click the 9 Ways to Create a Garden Path link below.

9 Ways to Create a Garden Path

DIY Cozy Home collected 33 different fire pit ideas and tutorials.  If you find a design that you like, just click on the link above the picture to see the plans and tutorial.

There’s a lot of variety and different styles included in the article. There are square fire pits, round fire pits, a fire pit in a bowl, a  gas fire pit, a fire pit table, a fire pit with a barbecue grill and 27 more designs.  Very nice article with a lot of creative ideas!

Visit the 33 DIY Fire Pit Ideas and Plans link below to see all 33 designs.

33 DIY Fire Pit Ideas and Plans

empressofdirt.net

Garden fences are a way to add privacy to your backyard and garden area.

Melissa has collected some nice examples of fences that work in different ways. A lot of these ideas are lattice fences or creative privacy screens which work really well in garden areas.

Click on the 8 Creative & Private Garden Fence Ideas link below to see all 8 garden fence ideas.

8 Creative & Private Garden Fence Ideas

houseofhawthornes.com

This is a neat recipe for DIY Birdseed Cakes. Pam uses birdseed, unflavored gelatin and other ingredients. You end up with a birdseed cake that you can hang from a tree branch outside. I also like the added, natural perch idea that Pam came up with.

Click on the How to Make DIY Birdseed Cakes link below to see Pam’s project.

How to Make DIY Birdseed Cakes

mixer2mower.com

I’ve always viewed fire pits as an extra, outdoor room that’s a part of the house. It’s a place where family an friends can gather and talk during Spring, Summer, and Fall months. This article has over 18 different fire pits that you can make yourself. They did include a couple of outdoor fireplaces that look beautiful, but daunting as a DIY project.

Use the Prev and Next arrows to navigate through all of the different fire pits. If you see a design you like, just click on the link under the picture for more information.

I love the:

• Stone-walled Fire Pit
• Fire Bowls
• Easy Circular Fire Pit
• Square Fire Pit
• Masonry Fire Pit
• Fire Pit Pizza Oven

Click on the 18+ Mind-Blowing DIY Outdoor Fire Pits link below to see all 18 fire pit ideas.

18+ Mind-Blowing DIY Outdoor Fire Pits

interiorfrugalista.com

This is a step-by-step tutorial for an inexpensive, DIY water fountain for a patio, deck or balcony. Marie steps you through the process of making a fountain using 3 flower pots and terra cotta plant saucers.

This type of small fountain would be a wonderful addition to any small space garden. Sitting on your patio with your flowers and the flowing water from this fountain would be soooo relaxing.

Click on the How to Make a Flower Pot Water Fountain link below to see the tutorial.

How to Make a Flower Pot Water Fountain

runningwave.blogspot.ca

I thought this was the neatest project. The article tells the story of  TH, baker and cook, who wanted to build a wood-fired oven in her back yard. She decided to make a traditional earth oven.

She and her family first built a brick foundation, and an inner wall made out of Cobb,which is a blend of clay, sand and straw. After that they applied a separate layer of sand. Finally, they covered the oven with bricks, also made out of Cobb.

The final oven looks like a brick-covered igloo. This isn’t a complete tutorial but it gives you an idea of how an earth oven should be built. The article also includes references to additional sources on building earth ovens.

Click on the How to Build an Earth Oven link below to read this interesting article.

How to Build an Earth Oven