making glass bird bath
lily603
9 years ago
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A Blue Glass Paperweight in a Cobalt Blue Bird Bath
Comments (22)Wow! Thanks everyone for your nice comments! Made my day! You ALL inspire me so much to think "beyond the box". Before I joined the forum, I would have never thought to place a paperweight in my garden. You keep my creative juices flowing. Thank you for inspiring me! I "haunt" shopgoodwill, but Carol has banned me from it for awhile! LOL My last purchase before the ban (LOL) was a wood squirrel holding a brass nut. Can't wait to get it! Should look cool on our country porch. Karen and Luna, I love the Miscellaneous, Home Decor, Collectibles, Figurines, and Glass categories. It's amazing what you can find there but some things are pricey with shipping so I try to be careful. :o) Thanks again, everyone! It's so nice that summer vacation is finally here, and I can spend time in the gardens! Bear Hugs! Kirk...See Morenew glass bird baths
Comments (7)I'm loving that red one, well and the purple one too. I just bought that same aqua cut glass vase a few days ago. Also, the red, white and blue one on the other post is great. I just need a few pieces of milk glass before I can put my patriotic ones together. There's a city wide GS this weekend, so I ought to be able to score some. Grrrreat job. Frou...See MoreMaking a bird bath from large rocks
Comments (8)I want to do the same thing, only with a hole through the rock so that the water can flow over one side and recirculate. My biggest problem is getting the rock to my back yard because I have to go over my drain field, so I can't use any heavy equipment to move it. I posted a question about this on Dave's Garden and got some really good responses. The type of rock that I can get from a farm field around here is granite. Two people told me that Granite is hard, but would carve well. You need an angle grinder with a diamond blade. You use the grinder to cut grooves in the rock in a cross hatch pattern, like a giant tic-tac-toe board with lots of squares. Use a chisel to knock out the squares between the grooves. then repeat the process in smaller circles so that the birdbath is deeper in the center than at the edges. At this point, the bottom will have to be smoothed out. I was told that there's a very expensive grinder blade designed for this purpose, but that I could probably use the side of the regular blade to do the same thing. The regular blade isn't designed for this, so it will ruin it quickly and may be dangerous, so this is probably a bad idea. Make sure you wear the proper safety equipment. Since I haven't done any of this myself, I'm not sure how good this advice is. Maybe someone with more experience can speak up here....See MoreFirst Time Making a Mosaic Bird Bath
Comments (6)Got a pic? I glue or mortar pcs on with a water repellant type outdoor silicone adhesive, some here use ge11 door and window adhesive as the flexability is good, is it concrete? or plastic/resin? Grout can be bought already tinted, I go to a tile shop and ask if they have a specific outdoor grout. I also have heard Slow say she uses mortar for mortaring and grouting, now that sounds like it would be a sure bet!!! I'd read the gorilla glue to see if it would hold up outside if you are gonna use it. You could also look em up on the internet and email gorilla glue to ask that question. I've been hung up on trying to make things that will last forever outside and now I say, if it falls apart, make something new and replace it!!! I'm sure someone will chime in and add more info.......See Morediydi
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