new hose guide & updated bottle tree

15 years ago

Here is a new hose guide I made from parts of an old lamp I bought at goodwill for a dollar. I just love how it turned out.

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And here's an updated picture of my bottle tree that I posted a while back. I've added more plants around it and extended the rock border along the front of the flower bed. Also, I've added some clear candle holders and red glass balls to some of the blue bottles.

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texasfern

15 years ago

You would think at my age I would have seen hose guides before, but NOOOOOOO! What a great idea. I had posted "Insulator Fun" somewhere (I get lost too), and someone mentioned hose guides useing them. I need to find that again.
Thanks for the great idea!

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daisydal
15 years ago
Love the hose guide. What a wonderful idea! I love the blue. Your bottle tree has branched out nicely and that is a clever idea for adding some sparkle to the bottles. Very pretty!
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concretenprimroses
15 years ago
Karalynn, how is the pretty hose guide anchored?
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I'm glad you asked this question Sprout. I have the bottles but no tree, and I'd love to hear about details. Bottles: I like wine, and I like it even better if it comes in a blue bottle, lol. A friend of mine loves reisling which almost always comes in a blue bottle, so when I'm closer to actually making a tree, I'll ask her to save me some. Harvey's Bristol Cream (a sweet dessert wine) comes in 2 sizes. It takes a long time to drink a whole big bottle, but I just know I'll use the bottles someday. There are other "regular" wines that come in blue bottles. Also some fancy water comes in blue bottles. Sometimes I'll buy a bottle of it if I'm having company. I've also saved "bottle green" pretty green colored bottles, but finally gave up and recycled some of those. Kind of silly to keep when I'm not using yet. Other folks have asked at restaurants or bars for bottles. Red is the hard color to find because its expensive to make red glass. Kathy
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Dottie B.
15 years ago
That hose guide rocks! What a fabulous idea!
KaraLynn
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15 years ago
Thank you! To anchor the hose guide I hammered the long skinny pipe from the center of the lamp into the ground and then slid the ceramic pieces over the pipe, topping the pipe off with a screw on lamp topper. Without the lamp base and various spacers, the pipe was at least 6" longer then the lamp parts that I kept. The area that I put the guide is also packed with crepe myrtle tree roots so they are also helping to keep the guide upright.
tootiet
15 years ago
That is a wonderful idea for a hose guide...and much cuter than those you see for sale in stores!
Purplemoon
15 years ago
What a pretty hose guide! That lamp is wonderful. For some reason, lamps that would work for the garden are something I never see at the local GW. I keep looking and hoping tho.
Your blue bottle bush is growing good, LOL.

hugs, Karen
susiesunshine
15 years ago
Oh.... Karalyn.... that is such a terrific idea !!
I love the colors of the old lamp... and the
idea of it re - purposed is fantastic !!!!
Thanks for sharing the idea & Pics !
God Bless !
SusieSunshine
cindee11461
15 years ago
The hose guide is very beautiful as is the tree!!! Great job!!!!
Kathryn Botard
15 years ago
what a cool way to recycle a lamp! I love your bottle tree, very snazzy.
Bright199
15 years ago
I love it... of course blue and white are always a fav. The bottle tree is wonderful as well. There are a few lamps around but they want sooo much for them....
thanks for sharing.
jeannespines
15 years ago
Wow! That is one "classy" hose guide...what a great recycling project! Love it! Jeanne S.
luna_llena_feliz
15 years ago
That hose guide sure is pretty. Looking at it, you'd never think it was once a lamp. It looks just perfect as a hose guide! The finial on top sets it off very nicely.

And I love that bottle tree! Did you make the "stems" yourself or buy it? If you made them, would you feel bad if I said I hate you? lol! That is just the kind of bottle tree I'd want if I had a yard for it!
KaraLynn
Original Author
15 years ago
The finial came from another lamp that I striped down in order to use the amber glass in a totem.

The stems for the bottle tree were like that when I traded a neighbor for them. At the time he had a huge pile of copper piping siting in his back yard from a job he had where he was stripping down the interior of a grocery store that went out of bussiness. I just dug through the pile until I found pipes with the shapes that I wanted. Then I stuck the pipes into a 1x1 foot cinder block that I'd buried in the ground.
chickencollecter
15 years ago
WOOZER! I love that hose guide!!! It's beautiful to say the least! I wish my Goodwill sold lamps for $1.00. I'd sure be buying more of them....especially if they were blue and white!

Be Safe, Rach
craftylady-2006
15 years ago
I am soooooooo jealous of that gorgeous hose guide. My hose guide is a piece of wood with a hole in it and placed over a tent pole pounded in the ground. You certainly came up with a wonderful idea for the lamp base. It's super pretty. I also love how you did the blue bottle tree, very clever putting the red glass on the end, very nice.

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sorie6 zone 6b
14 years ago
That hose guide is great!! Love how the bottle tree has grown. Great job.
Kathy Bull
14 years ago
I am sooo glad you posted this idea! I've got a box of junk lamps from my mom and now I know what to do with them! Thanks for the inspiration!

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