A little Disney at home!

mairinmaureen · 05-09-2008

I ordered these off DisneyShopping.com the other day. I was so excited when they arrived. This used to be a completely grassy area with some cracked slate stones. I hate doing yard work, but I did this all by myself. I'm pretty proud of it. Now if I can only get my husband to do something about the grass.

mickeymotto · 05-09-2008

Very nice!!: You did a great job!

I just ordered some stuff from there too, I got a new mailbox. They are having some great sales.

tinkerbelle24 · 05-09-2008

They are too cool. I may look into getting a few of those.

**WishUponAStar** · 05-09-2008

Oh my gosh, it looks AWESOME!!! How did you do it?

bali · 05-09-2008

Super cute! It's like Mickey's welcoming you home!

mairinmaureen · 05-09-2008

Thanks everyone!

It was actually really easy, Wish.

First, I took a shovel and put it under the old slate stones and lifted. They came up incredibly easy. Then, I figured out the shape I wanted the walk to be in and edged it with the shovel. I pushed down about two inches just by stepping on the shovel. When I got two inches deep, I lifted up on the grass. Once the first chunk of grass came up, I used a planting shovel (a little handheld) to reach under the rest of the grass at that two inch below the soil level and got the rest of it up, chunk by chunk. Finally, I took some landscaping fabric and cut it to the shape of the walk and laid it out over the dirt to prevent grass from growing.

Then, I went to Home Depot and bought 3 bags of pea pebbles. This cost about $8 total. When I got back home, I positioned the Mickey stepping stones exactly where I wanted them and poured the pea pebbles to fill in the rest of the walk.

Believe me, if I could do this by myself, anyone can do this! I only wish I would have taken a before picture. Oh well! I love my new Mickey walk. As bali said, I feel like Mickey is welcoming me home every time I go in our back door.

**BDavis932** · 05-10-2008

Very cute!!!! Great Job!

Daisee · 05-10-2008

Great Job! Looks great.

**DisneyTeacher** · 05-10-2008

Nice job, it looks great.

WDW Rules · 05-10-2008

How cute that is, you did a good job. A really nice sight to come home to.

**Dopey** · 05-10-2008

That's so cute. I think you did a great job

jk8 · 05-10-2008

Very cute!

Monique · 05-10-2008

How cute!! "Follow The Mickey Mouse Road"

Caseys Corner · 05-10-2008

What a great idea.

Andrea · 05-10-2008

Oh, that is fun!

.... and my grass is a bane of my existence, too.

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mairinmaureen Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: On the shores of Lake Erie Posts: 331	A little Disney at home! I ordered these off DisneyShopping.com the other day. I was so excited when they arrived. This used to be a completely grassy area with some cracked slate stones. I hate doing yard work, but I did this all by myself. I'm pretty proud of it. Now if I can only get my husband to do something about the grass. Attached Images __________________ Aug. '93 – 1 Day – Magic Kingdom – Marriott's Cypress Harbour Resort April-May '99 – 8 Days – WDW – Dixie Landings Next Trip: Sept. '08 – 10 Days – WDW – Port Orleans – Riverside (Free Dining) My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Cirque, surfing, and MNSSHP! 75 days, 8 hours, 22 minutes

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mairinmaureen Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: On the shores of Lake Erie Posts: 331	Re: A little Disney at home! Thanks everyone! It was actually really easy, Wish. First, I took a shovel and put it under the old slate stones and lifted. They came up incredibly easy. Then, I figured out the shape I wanted the walk to be in and edged it with the shovel. I pushed down about two inches just by stepping on the shovel. When I got two inches deep, I lifted up on the grass. Once the first chunk of grass came up, I used a planting shovel (a little handheld) to reach under the rest of the grass at that two inch below the soil level and got the rest of it up, chunk by chunk. Finally, I took some landscaping fabric and cut it to the shape of the walk and laid it out over the dirt to prevent grass from growing. Then, I went to Home Depot and bought 3 bags of pea pebbles. This cost about $8 total. When I got back home, I positioned the Mickey stepping stones exactly where I wanted them and poured the pea pebbles to fill in the rest of the walk. Believe me, if I could do this by myself, anyone can do this! I only wish I would have taken a before picture. Oh well! I love my new Mickey walk. As bali said, I feel like Mickey is welcoming me home every time I go in our back door. __________________ Aug. '93 – 1 Day – Magic Kingdom – Marriott's Cypress Harbour Resort April-May '99 – 8 Days – WDW – Dixie Landings Next Trip: Sept. '08 – 10 Days – WDW – Port Orleans – Riverside (Free Dining) My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Cirque, surfing, and MNSSHP! 75 days, 8 hours, 22 minutes Last edited by mairinmaureen : 05-09-2008 at 10:55 PM.

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