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@@carolyngurney5376 I appreciate you! Plastic canvas is one of my favorite things, and I've really been wanting to get back to stitching more since there is so much you can do with it. What sorts of projects do you like to make the most, or interested in making?

@@jamiemcallister9818 that warms my heart to hear! Plastic canvas is such a fun craft with endless possibilities. Happy stitching 😊

@amandawoodburn904 so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

@kellylindsey1492 this did okay on the weeds for about a year. Seems the cardboard boxes were nearly disintegrated by then, which surprised me, and the weeds were starting to pop through as well as growing from above (from birds and squirrels dropping seeds and such). It was easy to manage in the beginning, but then I wasn't as on top of it. Two and a half years in right now, and the weeds were out of control this past Summer. I would recommend either a thicker barrier if using cardboard boxes, and/or trying a weed barrier (those fabric-ish sheets they sell).

Thank you!

I have been wanting to do this for a while! I will try to get out there tomorrow to film. It definitely needs a touch up! Moreso in higher traffic areas, and I started to see that about one year in, so I really wish I would have just invested in the rubber mulch in the beginning like I actually wanted. It was a bit more expensive, but it would have been less when it comes down to touching up.

Absolutely! I am working on some numbers, and will add that in! Coming at you soon 😊

Hi Emily, I don't currently have numbers published, but I have started working on them! I will spend more time on them this week, and try to get the charts finished for them.

I'm so glad you enjoyed this tutorial! I am working on some new projects to share soon 🙂

Thanks so much :-)

I think you're right! I did want to do rubber mulch instead of the natural one, but the cost was too high for me, and since I was already buying some bags here and some there with each paycheck, I didn't want to spread out the project too long. I didn't keep a record of how much this project ended up costing me, but I know Home Depot's website, and other mulch sites, have a calculator to help you determine how much/many bags of mulch you'll need to cover your space, and then you can calculate it with the cost of your desired mulch.

Sorry I didn't see this sooner! I'll try to put together a video this week showing how it is now after a year in, but basically it's held up pretty well, though the color has faded a lot. It's definitely time to refresh with new red mulch, though I'm really considering switching to rocks as those would not need the touching up - I'm not quite sure yet. We had a busy hurricane season last year, and the mulch stayed put, and did not hold onto the water. In the beginning, I did have some spots of Dog Vomit Slime Mold, which is yellow and sort of puffy. It's not harmful and after it fades away, it adds nutrients to the soil, but does pop up and stay for a couple days and it is not really a pretty sight. It seems to be common in wet and warm climates on organic material like mulch, but it was only a few spots, and only during the first 2 or 3 months or so. Being that trees are nearly hanging over, and close, and squirrels and birds are constantly in my mulch and around it (their feeder is there), weeds have popped up here and there. I've been pulling them out, but a weed spray would work too. The barrier underneath is good for smothering, but it doesn't do anything for that that falls from the sky. My husband did not want a driveway of rocks just because he did not care for the look, but if I were to do it again, I would have done the rocks anyway simply because they would not need touching up, which in the long run would save money, and keep a better appearance.

Sorry I didn't see this sooner! Yes, the cardboard is perfect for projects like this! Glad I could inspire :-) Full disclosure on the red mulch though - while the color is gorgeous, it does fade a bit fast. Here I am at about a year in, and the mulch could use some refreshing. I'll try to put together a video this week showing how it is now.

So sorry I didn't see this sooner! Living in Central Florida, we get lots of heavy rains and hurricanes. The driveway has held up well to it all. It doesn't hold onto the water, and the mulch stays in place except one spot where the mulch meets the brick area that leads up to our door - it tends to wash out the mulch there so I think I will be replacing that area with some rocks.

Thanks so much! I haven't heard of anything like this, but I'll check around. Eventually I'll need a little refresh.