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TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
06:50 PM Post #7052748
| This old antique light fixture shade just called out to me to become a birdbath.
Works as well as a birdbath as it did as a light fixture shade, so don't throw it out, rebirth is just a creative thought away!
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TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
06:52 PM Post #7052757
| Close up, ain't it Purdy? 
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the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 11, 2009
06:54 PM Post #7052763
| It is pretty! Is it as deep as it looks? You might want to put rocks in the bottom or something... |
TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
06:56 PM Post #7052770
| Only about 3 inches deep, I've got some rocks and some floating glass sphere's somewhere around here I will add when I locate. LOL! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 11, 2009
07:00 PM Post #7052778
| LOL I know that feeling. I have lots of stuff that's "somewhere"... ;) |
TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
07:06 PM Post #7052805
| Yes, I admit, boo coo's here! LOL!
It's that STUFF, I'm going to make this or that or something or another out of that has for years been put on the back burner. But I've promises myself that the little projects that have been put away shall now be dealt with, bringing much joy to the heart and mind. We just don't know if tomorrow will be ours, so I'm going to start enjoying today! Who's with me? |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 11, 2009
07:19 PM Post #7052854
| Yeah!
...I'll start tomorrow. LOL! |
jsxtiger
(jax) Dundalk, MD
(Zone 7a)
September 11, 2009
07:25 PM Post #7052879
| Hi! me too, tomorrow! ya did a bootiful job, and gave me an idea. but, if ya dont mind me asking...what is that plant with a leaf hanging over the bowl? |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 11, 2009
07:40 PM Post #7052966
| Like your birdbath. I too have made one using a discarded light fixture and metal candle holder. 
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the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 11, 2009
07:44 PM Post #7052991
| That's a pretty one, Faye. :) |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 11, 2009
07:53 PM Post #7053020
| Quite the easiest TtT I've ever done. |
TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
08:02 PM Post #7053066
| jsxtiger
That is a Texas Confederate Rose, I started it from about a 2 foot cutting last year and it has grown to over 6 foot this first year, it is also now setting budds, can't wait for bloom time.
Thanks,
April |
TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
08:05 PM Post #7053078
| dahtzu
We Be Birdbath Sisters! LOL!
That is amazing and sooo cute. I have many things around here that you just got my creative juices flowing like crazy. I just love sharing with talented people who love to create! Thanks!
April |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 11, 2009
10:30 PM Post #7053765
| Thank you "Birdbath Sister" April for posting your name, makes you so much more real. I too have the confederate rose and love it in spite of it getting sooooooooooo big. The blooms are beautiful from white to pink to red. They are easy to root in water in late Fall. I cut mine back to the ground, that's when I save cuttings for anyone who wants them.
Faye |
jsxtiger
(jax) Dundalk, MD
(Zone 7a)
September 12, 2009
06:28 PM Post #7056550
| troublex2, thanks! i really luving that plant! gotta try ta find me one! |
TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 12, 2009
06:40 PM Post #7056603
| Maybe we could trade a cutting of something you might have for about a 2 foot cutting of the Texas Confederate Rose. October is about the time I took cuttings last year. They grow fast here. They also let you know when they are thirsty, The leaves will droop! Here's a picture of the blooms when I took the cuttings last October. 
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jsxtiger
(jax) Dundalk, MD
(Zone 7a)
September 12, 2009
07:26 PM Post #7056797
| yippers! look at the blooms on that!!!! bootiful! never seen a rose with that big a bloom! unfortunenately i have nothing comparable to trade. tis a shame, would luv to have one! looked it up in pf, but could not find it. maybe ya let me pay adoption fee fer a piece? please? |
jsxtiger
(jax) Dundalk, MD
(Zone 7a)
September 12, 2009
07:30 PM Post #7056831
| ...jist remember, do have a tropical hibiscus, "est bon". a young one, not quite ready to bloom...maybe 12 in tall...if yer interested? |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
September 12, 2009
07:42 PM Post #7056885
| Great job Touble.. I just bought a very old Milk Glass light fixture for 50 cents.. :-) Had the samething in mind. Except I want to make mine hanging from the tree.. Since it was a hanging fixture. It already has the little holes from where it was hanging in a house. Just need to find a way to hang it and keep it safe.. Funny when I brought it home, DH asked what are you going to do with that old thing.. I said its a BIRD BATH can't you see it??? lol.. Sometimes it hard to live with someone who has no T2T vision.. lol..
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TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 12, 2009
11:12 PM Post #7057676
| I know what your saying, I have to hide things in a closet and thinking of installing a lock for it to, to keep DH from tossing it, and to keep my eldest daughter from running off with it to her house. She has the T2T vision. Guess she got it honestly! No fare I get it from both sides. LOL! |
Annette_M
New Waverly, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 12, 2009
11:53 PM Post #7057798
| Yeah, you've got to watch that other friend of yours, too! |
taters55
(Linda Kay) Del Rio, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 13, 2009
03:50 PM Post #7059635
| Love the birdbaths... So pretty. They could bird feeders also? |
TroubleX2
Montgomery, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 13, 2009
04:01 PM Post #7059661
| jsxtiger,
No adoption fee required. Letting it bloom and will pack up a cutting for you.
Buds are forming as we speak. When would be good time to send to you there. I root in water usually take about 2-3 weeks for good roots here in our climate.
April |
jsxtiger
(jax) Dundalk, MD
(Zone 7a)
September 13, 2009
04:27 PM Post #7059740
| yippers! anytime befor 10/29 would be fantastic! thank ya sooooooooooooooo much! i cant wait fer thems to bloom nest season!!! |
