kathi17

Here is the pot hanger with stuff on it. Right now, they are on with lots of wax, because they were falling off as fast as I hung more. When I hung the hanger, I messed up one of the beams in the ceiling, so I'm going to have to take it down and fix the ceiling. When I do, I will tighten up the hooks so the pots won't be removable. It's the only way to keep them from falling off every now and again. It also will eliminate those giant gobs of wax!

A few days ago, I made a pot hanger for the kitchen of my ryokan. It's made from narrow basswood strips and those cocktail picks that are like toothpicks, cut to the correct lengths. I hung it from tiny brass chains I got at a boat model supply place.

I added more rocks to the retaining wall, and am trying to fill in the cracks with foliage.

This shows my celluclay outdoor onsen, (hot spring). I made a little stream above, and put the bridge over it. The stream will come out of a little stone place in the terrace behind the bridge. I'm thinking that the onsen is still too round, and not natural looking enough, so I may extend it further up the side on the right after I do a little more landscaping. Ignore those little flower beds that are on there now.They were some I made years ago, and I just put them on there because I wanted flowers. They really aren't Japanese style though, so they will soon be gone. The bottom of the pool will be deeper blue in the center, shading out to lighter blues and greens toward the edges. The stream will have the lighter shades of blues and greens because it will be shallower. The outside walls will be painted to look like rocks. Once I manage to get some "water effects", I will add a little waterfall.