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Completed on April 19, 2024 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This DIY dragonfly yard art project repurposes painted table legs as whimsical dragonfly bodies and uses sheet metal to craft dynamic, decorative wings. This imaginative craft offers a creative way to recycle materials while adding unique charm and personality to your outdoor space.
Completed on March 23, 2024 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This project at our Spanish Fork home involved installing a concrete driveway extension and RV pad to enhance parking space, adding vinyl fencing and gates to finish fencing in the backyard. We also added concrete flowerbed edging, creating a clean, polished border for improved landscaping aesthetics.
Completed on April 26, 2020Build time: 1 year | Cost of Materials: $5000.00This castle playhouse has two levels. The upper level is mostly open with a raised lookout platform in one turret. Access to the upper level is by a ladder on the back or an elevator in one of the turrets. The downstairs has a theater stage with moving curtains, color-changing lights, changeable backgrounds, and storage under the stage floor. One of the turrets has a jail cell with a swinging metal door. The other turret has the elevator to the upstairs. A talking tube embedded in the wall lets people upstairs and downstairs communicate. Also downstairs is a cabinet with a concrete countertop, a magic mirror on the wall, cedar ceilings, chandeliers, arched windows with hinged shutters and metal bars, and a murphy table with two benches. The front has accent lighting, porch lights with flickering flame lights, a coat of arms, hinged front doors, and a motorized portcullis gate that goes up and down.
Completed on September 28, 2019 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This outdoor water sculpture uses a metal grid wall adorned with watering cans, funnels, pipes, springs, and chains to create a dynamic water feature where water cascades, splits, and recombines as it flows from top to bottom. The design offers a playful, artistic display that brings movement and sound to gardens or outdoor spaces.
Completed on September 28, 2019 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This water sculpture project is built from a metal circle with interlaced steel channels, allowing water to drip and flow from one channel to the next in a cascading pattern. The elegant design creates a mesmerizing, continuous water movement, adding a dynamic and soothing feature to outdoor spaces.
Completed on July 16, 2018 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This DIY project creates custom circular concrete stepping pavers for a garden, featuring decorative elements like marbles, glass stones, shells, and imprints for personalized flair. The result is a unique, artistic pathway that adds charm and character while enhancing the landscape’s functionality.
Completed on May 12, 2018 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
The DIY dragonfly yard art project transforms painted table legs into dragonfly bodies and repurposes ceiling fan blades as wings, creating a unique and colorful outdoor decoration. This creative and eco-friendly craft allows for personal design choices and adds a playful, artistic flair to any garden or yard.
Completed on August 29, 2017 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Shelves from Ikea.
Completed on December 10, 2016Build time: 40 hours | Cost of Materials: $600.00Jones & DeMille Engineering sponsored a float in the Richfield, UT Christmas Light Parade. This year's float was a 40-foot-long bridge made out of electrical conduit. We hung the bridge from a truck and a 4-wheeler.
Completed on June 3, 2016Build time: 2 months | Cost of Materials: $400.00We added a pergola roof over our deck. It was a little bit tricky because we had to replace the posts holding up with deck without the deck falling down.
Completed on July 16, 2015Build time: 2 years | Cost of Materials: $1500.00In the backyard, we added a railroad tie path from the back deck on the north side of the house to the patio on the south side of the house. We added some terraced flowerbeds, an herb spiral, a pergola trellis, a wishing well, several trees, and a patio.
Completed on December 13, 2014Build time: 40 hours | Cost of Materials: $0.00Jones & DeMille Engineering sponsored a float in the Richfield, UT Christmas Light Parade. This year's float was a gingerbread house with lots of lights, projected falling snow, and a gingerbread man.
Completed on October 23, 2014Build time: 50 hours | Cost of Materials: $1250.00This haunted house facade goes in front of our garage door and serves as an entrance into our haunted house walk-through. The facade is two stories tall with a salvaged sheet-metal roof on the lower level and a wood roof on the upper level. The finish is 7/16" plywood on the inside and 1x6 wood lap siding on the outside. The haunted house facade can be disassembled into 8 ft. by 8 ft. panels for easy storage.
Completed on July 8, 2014Build time: 10 days | Cost of Materials: $600.00These wooden benches go on our patio around the fire pit.
Completed on June 16, 2014Build time: 150 hours | Cost of Materials: $1000.00We made this rock climbing wall with used utility poles and pressure-treated plywood. There are two levels on the back side. The total height is 22.5 feet tall. There is a rappelling platform fifteen feet up.
Completed on May 24, 2014 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Building your own 4 Square in the Air game out of PVC is a fun and cost-effective project that involves constructing a large cube-shaped frame using lightweight PVC pipes and connectors. The game is easy to assemble, portable, and provides a creative twist on the traditional 4 Square by adding a vertical dimension for enhanced play.
Completed on May 2, 2014 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Creating butterfly yard art from painted table legs and sheet metal is a charming DIY project that repurposes old furniture legs as colorful butterfly bodies and shaped metal pieces as wings. This whimsical craft allows for endless creativity in design and adds a vibrant, personalized touch to your outdoor space.
Completed on April 6, 2014 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This DIY horseshoe flower project repurposes metal horseshoes into charming floral-shaped yard art by welding them into petal patterns. This creative craft brings a rustic, decorative touch to outdoor spaces while giving new life to old materials. The centers of the flowers can be old gear sprockets or any other circular metal object.
Completed on March 25, 2014 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This DIY yard art project transforms painted fan blades into vibrant, petal-like shapes to create eye-catching metal flowers for outdoor decoration. With creativity and colorful paint, it’s an inventive way to repurpose old fan parts and add whimsical charm to gardens or lawns.
Completed on February 24, 2014 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This DIY cat condo project uses wood for a sturdy frame and carpet for comfortable, scratch-friendly surfaces, creating a cozy and engaging space for cats to climb, lounge, and play. This customizable project offers endless design possibilities to suit your cat’s needs while complementing your home decor.
Completed on December 15, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $5.00
These garden globes are made by pouring concrete inside a glass light fixture globe and then decorating the outside.
Completed on November 21, 2013Build time: 6 hours | Cost of Materials: $37.00River Crossing is a sequential movement puzzle by ThinkFun where you try to cross the river by moving planks from stump to stump.
Completed on October 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2013Build time: 2 hours | Cost of Materials: $0.00Buddy's Body Shop is a scene similar to a butcher shop but for humans. There are lots of tools hanging on the walls, hooks hanging from the ceiling, and body parts strewn everywhere.
Completed on October 31, 2013Build time: 3 hours | Cost of Materials: $5.00Chromadepth glasses make different colored objects appear closer or farther away than they really are. So we created a maze with different colored paper circles hanging from the ceiling. When people go through, it is very disorienting, and this lets us startle people easier.
Completed on October 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 26, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 26, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 26, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 26, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 19, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 19, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 17, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 17, 2013Build time: 15 hours | Cost of Materials: $100.00We made this fireplace for our haunted house out of styrofoam. This technique can also be used for graveyard fence columns or any number of other projects.
Completed on October 12, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 11, 2013Build time: 12 hours to make 40 | Cost of Materials: $20.00These potion jars can be used in several haunted house scenes including an apothecary, a witch's cottage, or a scientist's lab, or they can be used as an indoor Halloween decoration.
Completed on October 10, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 2, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on September 26, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on September 23, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on September 22, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
These witch feathers are a cheap and easy prop to use in your Witch Scene. To make this prop, gather a bunch of ratty-looking feathers, perhaps from your local duck pond. Take a length of jute or other authentic rope, and poke the feathers between the strands of the rope. Hang the prop from the ceiling of the Witch Cottage.
Completed on September 22, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
The witch herbs are a quick and easy prop to use in the Witch Scene. To make the witch herbs, just gather a bunch of bundles of weeds and tie the stems together with some jute. Hang them upside down to dry and then hang them from the ceiling or mantle in the Witch Cottage.
Completed on September 10, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on August 29, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Giant Jenga is an easy and cheap Do-It-Yourself project that is sure to be a hit at your next backyard party. This fun outdoor game is made of 2x4s and is fun for adults and children alike.
Completed on August 5, 2013Build time: 1 week | Cost of Materials: $100.00We added this simple pergola trellis over the railroad tie path in our backyard.
Completed on July 31, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This DIY crab yard art project creatively transforms a horseshoe into the crab’s body, nails into legs, nuts into eyes, and wrenches into claws for a unique, industrial-style decoration. This fun and resourceful craft adds a whimsical, nautical charm to gardens or outdoor spaces using repurposed metal materials.
Completed on June 18, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on May 18, 2013Build time: 10 months | Cost of Materials: $800.00We built this awesome playground in the backyard for the kids. It has tons of fun stations to play on including monkey bars, a wobble bridge, stepping logs, tarzan ropes, climbing tires, a fire pole, a balance beam, swings, and a zipline.
Completed on January 26, 2013 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2012Build time: 5 hours | Cost of Materials: $50.00We made a maze out of cardboard and PVC for the little kids.
Completed on October 23, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on August 15, 2012Build time: 60 hours | Cost of Materials: $200.00I made these wall-hung boxes to display my rock collection.
Completed on August 11, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
I built these simple closet organizers for Savannah's bedroom. They are 16" deep. I took apart the shelves that were in the storage room and used the wood for this project. The shelves are 23" wide and 12" tall so they fit 2 cloth bins side by side.
Completed on July 21, 2012Build time: 3 months | Cost of Materials: $500.00When we moved in, the front flowerbeds we flat, empty, and boring. We brought in a bunch of landscaping rocks and dirt, built the flower beds, added concrete mow strips, and planted flowers and shrubs.
Completed on June 22, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This brightly colored outdoor water sculpture features a spinning metal wheel with PVC cups attached to each spoke, where water pumped to the top randomly fills the cups, creating unpredictable motion. Holes in the cup bottoms allow water to drain, adding dynamic randomness and playful charm to this kinetic water sculpture.
Completed on June 22, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This yard art project in Greg's backyard features a charming wooden water wheel powered by a water chute connected to an old rusty boiler, creating a rustic and kinetic display. The turning wheel adds a nostalgic, mechanical charm, enhancing the outdoor space with motion and the soothing sound of flowing water.
Completed on May 10, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on February 21, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on January 18, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
I built these simple closet organizers for Savannah's bedroom. They are 16" deep. I took apart the shelves that were in the storage room and used the wood for this project. The shelves are 24" wide and 12" tall so they fit 2 cloth bins side by side.
Completed on January 12, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on January 10, 2012 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on December 3, 2011 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on August 12, 2011 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
This backyard bench swing project features sturdy 6x6 posts supporting two levels of gracefully curved arches made from hand-glued laminated cedar. Octagonal cross members and wooden slats complete the elegant structure, creating a durable and visually striking swing for relaxation and enjoyment.
Completed on July 30, 2011 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2010Build time: 1 minute | Cost of Materials: $20.00We discovered this special effect on accident and have used it every year since. We point a dance light projector directly at the oncoming people through a hallway filled with fog. The people coming down the hallway can't see anything except swirling lights. Then usually we have a clown appear in front of them and give a startle scare.
Completed on July 5, 2010 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2009Build time: 3 hours | Cost of Materials: $20.00We did a dungeon scene in the stairwells.
Completed on October 31, 2009Build time: 3 hours | Cost of Materials: $5.00The polk-a-dot room is a very trippy room where you hang fluorescent circles from the ceiling, and attach them to the walls. The visitors wear chromadepth glasses, which causes the different colors to appear to be different distances away. It is very disorienting, and actors can easily hide and scare the visitors.
Completed on October 31, 2008Build time: 2 hours | Cost of Materials: $10.00This electric chair is a simple prop that can add a lot of flair to your haunt. It's basically just a bunch of 2x4s and plywood screwed together and painted black.
Completed on October 11, 2008 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 1, 2007 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2004Build time: 1 day | Cost of Materials: $200.00We took a carport kit from Sam's Club and removed one wall so it became a trapezoid. Then we hung up curtains and nets and bones and strobe lights.
Completed on June 21, 2004Build time: 1 year | Cost of Materials: $0.00My parents built this awesome pond and waterfall at their house (with all of our help of course). 
Completed on October 31, 2002 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2002 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
These stocks make a great addition to the graveyard scene, or they can be used as a photo prop at the entrance to the haunted house.
Completed on October 31, 2001 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on October 31, 2001 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on April 1, 2001Build time: 2 weeks | Cost of Materials: $0.00We helped my grandpa turn some old barns into a craft shop at his animal farm.
Completed on May 1, 2000 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
When I was 13, I built a large model farm in my bedroom. The house, barns, fences, and animals came in a kit, but I added onto the kit with homemade details like trees, roads, and a large mountain backdrop.
Completed on April 5, 2000 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on March 26, 2000 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
Completed on September 17, 1999 | Cost of Materials: $0.00
The marble maze at Sage Creek Elementary was an incentive for the students to read. The more minutes the students read, the more marbles they could put through the marble maze. The spinning wheel would pick marbles up from the bottom of each track and drop them off at the top of the next track.
Completed on September 8, 1999Build time: 1 year | Cost of Materials: $0.00When I was about 13, I saved up my money and bought a pond kit from Sams Club. My mom and I (with help from everyone, of course) built this little pond and waterfall.
