We make it a point to recycle anything we can. In 2003, when Dale and I built our house in Glencoe, we had this motto, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

One by-product of the stove manufacturing process is lots of scrap metal. To that end, we've laid out our CAD drawings so that any small crack in a 4-by-8 sheet of metal can be filled in with some doo-dad or ornament.

We take these pieces of cut metal, tumble them to remove rough edges, and put them here for you to browse. Perhaps you'll find something that will fill a need for one of your projects. Perhaps you'll be inspired to create (as we have!) garden art.

Check out the pieces we've got assembled and how we used the cut metal to enhance our garden and living space. And please share with us how you've been able to use this scrap.