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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:28 PM Post #4028971
| I see several other folks on this forum are fans of thrift-store glass lamp parts. I've had mine out in the garden for years with candles in them, but they always get filled up with junk over the winter, and it's hard to light the candles.
This summer, I told DH I wanted something solar. So he went to Lowe's and got cheap solar light fixtures & modified them so they would fit over the openings of my glass pieces. Now they light up automatically every night!
When they're all lit up, our back yard looks like a landing station for alien spacecraft, but I love it! Here are a few photos:
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:31 PM Post #4028986
| Another style: 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:35 PM Post #4029005
| And another, which nestles with a flock of Christmas ornaments----I mean elegant outdoor decor!! 
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 28, 2007
09:37 PM Post #4029015
| love the first one...; how very creative:) |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 28, 2007
09:37 PM Post #4029016
| Ooooh ... what a great idea! I have a couple of glass globes just turned upside down in potted plants! I had no idea you could buy kits at Lowes for something like that! I gotta check it out. Do you know if they are expensive?
I love that one in your first photo! Really neat. You need to try to take a photo of all of them in your backyard. I bet it looks great at night when they are all lit up!
Any idea of how long the solar thingy's last ... do they take special batteries?
Thanks so much for posting your wonderful idea! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 28, 2007
09:38 PM Post #4029023
| These are really cool ... I'm loving it! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:42 PM Post #4029031
| And my silly "Godzilla globe" (he matches my cobalt blue pots). His light isn't solar, but it changes colors. Very fun! 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:49 PM Post #4029057
| Glad you like them!
The solar lights were like $12 for a set of 4 on sale at Lowe's. We got some at WalMart, too. And since it's end of season, now might be a good time to pick up more. The silver ones from Lowes are the second batch, and much nicer than the black ones we got at first.
They're just the "stick in the ground" solar stake pathway lights----for this project we used only the the solar collector, battery, and light bulb parts and tossed the rest. Well, not actually tossed, of course, because who knows what wonderful use we might find for the rest of the pieces?
I tried taking a picture at night, but it didn't come out. Now that I have a good reason to, I'll try again---but it's been cloudy all day today so they won't be lit up (much---not enough for a picture anyway) tonight!
They come with batteries, but they have little solar collectors that get recharged by the sun, and the first ones we did in July are going strong. I imagine when they stop lighting up, you replace the batteries and the solar cells will just keep going.
The color is a little "blue" (not warm gold like candlelight), but I've learned to live with it. Since they're totally maintenance-free, it's a great trade-off!!
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 28, 2007
09:50 PM Post #4029060
| plantlady...i already have dibs on the first one(grin) |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:55 PM Post #4029075
| That first one is my favorite, too--I have two. They're from one of those '60s light fixtures with a bunch of them on chains that people hung in stairwells and tall, open front landings? |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 28, 2007
10:02 PM Post #4029099
| Love your lights...Would be tickled pink to have any one of them. Great work. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 28, 2007
10:10 PM Post #4029125
| I see another project coming! I can just see them lining my sidewalk by the front door ... or hanging in some trees ... or staked in some container plantings!
Thank you Imapigeon! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:20 PM Post #4029164
| Well, since you insisted on night-shots, I took some---even today with heavy overcast all day they are lit (not as bright as if it had been sunny all day). The photos are a little blurry because I took without flash, of course, but you can get the idea!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:22 PM Post #4029178
| Another one: 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:25 PM Post #4029192
| Another (I'm cleaning the birdbath tomorrow!~): 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:28 PM Post #4029206
| A different style (I love these guys, and I have a few of them): 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:34 PM Post #4029229
| And the big "glass flowers" that DH put on copper "stems" for me-----we're still working on these because they are open bowls to collect rain, leaves, and other messy stuff. But when they're clean and lit up, they're amazing. I have a whole "bed" of them.
I thought about covering them with a circle of clear glass and cutting out a hole in the center for the solar light, but DH suggested just turning them upside down and figuring out a way to hold the solar fixture from inside. When we figure out the solutions to the problems, I'll post it here--or if anyone has any suggestions, post those, too!!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:40 PM Post #4029252
| And here's Godzilla with his lit-up globe in pale blue phase (couldn't resist posting). He sits in a pot in front of a mirror in my courtyard... 
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
September 28, 2007
10:44 PM Post #4029264
| Okay, now that is just too neat!
Now I am going to be visiting the thrift stores even more!
What a cool idea! We have a few strips of those little lights
everyone and their brother has, but no one around will have
lights like yours, too cool! Thanks for sharing!
KM |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:47 PM Post #4029276
| Wuvie, I'm delighted to be able to repay a VERY small amount of the inspiration you've provided to me since I joined DG!~~ |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 28, 2007
10:48 PM Post #4029278
| wuvie ..when you say you have a few strips of those lights...what do you mean? and or can you show a pic? |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
September 28, 2007
10:52 PM Post #4029299
| Hi Sticks,
Malibu, that's it, I was having a hard time remembering the name of
the lights. They are very cheap lights, usually on the bottom shelf of
Lowes, about fifteen lights for twenty bucks. Pretty popular a few
years back, but now they tend to come in metal.
I was just thinking along the lines of what Pigeon mentioned, I could remove
the plastic domes and cover them with glass globes. Too cool, Pigeon!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
10:57 PM Post #4029317
| If you use the solar lites you need to leave the solar collectors uncovered---but if you already have something like Malibu lites wired, I'll bet you can just "redesign" those puppies!! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 28, 2007
11:23 PM Post #4029407
| Pigeon: You must have the coolest yard in your neighborhood! I just LOVE those lights! Gotta try one ... and then another and another and ...
Oh, I really like the idea of the flower ones too. Keep us updated on how you end up doing those to keep the leaves and rain out. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
11:50 AM Post #4030546
| plantladylin, it's not quite cool yet---it's definitely a work in progress---and the progress is slow. But since I joined DG I've gotten so many great ideas that I think it's finally going to come together. At least the visions it my head are getting a little more consistent from one day to the next...lol!! |
BlueGlancer
South/Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
12:10 PM Post #4030608
| Those are soooo neat, imapigeon. I love them. : )
~Lucy |
shellabella
West Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 29, 2007
03:04 PM Post #4031027
| Clever, clever idea!
I have a couple of yard sale lamps like the first one, only round...now I know what to do with them.
Dh will be thrilled to get them off the shelf in the garage! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
03:11 PM Post #4031058
| It's really sunny here today, so maybe tonite I can get pix of the 2 in the front courtyard----one's a big one like the first one (probably similar to yours, shella) and the other one is a clear crackle globe that throws REALLY cool patterns on the ground around it when it's lit up. |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
03:36 PM Post #4031139
| okay guys...i am not the brightest star in the sky...but i am trying to figure this out...
do you just take the guts of a solar light kit...and closely match it to the best light fixture it will match with regards to fitting on the mouth of the light fixture...?
where do you get the chain? |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 29, 2007
04:53 PM Post #4031318
| You can buy the chain at Wal-Mart ... in the area that sells light bulbs they have kits with the chain and the ceiling hook.
Imapigeon: Do the solar light kits come in different sizes? |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
04:54 PM Post #4031323
| plantlady...thank you; i wonder what the chain is for besides our little project? |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 29, 2007
05:11 PM Post #4031370
| I'm not sure of your age, but back in the 70's those Swag (hanging) lamps were all the rage and used these types of chains. I usually buy the chain/hook packages for screwing the hooks into the ceiling or out on my screened pool enclosure to hang plants! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
06:02 PM Post #4031468
| Sticks, you're exactly right----we just bought solar light "heads" that were about the size of the openings on the globes. The black ones were actually a bit large, and DH just gut the edges off so they would fit.
For the chains, we just buy smallish brass chain by the foot at the hardware store. (The brass holds up well inthe weather.) To make a hanger for a light or a planter with a rim or whatever I decide I want hung, I just make a circle of chain that fits under the rim, open up one of the links, hook it to itself and then close the link back up. Then I take 3 more lengths of chain and attach those to the circle, and hook them together at the top through one link.
Now, that being said, I forgot DH made something special for the two lights like the one in the first photo. He took some copper tube, bent it into a circle that would fit the top under the rim, and then soldered it together to make an unbroken ring. Then he soldered 3 links from the hanger-chain to the ring, and attached the lengths of chain to the soldered links. He did that on those because they have a narrower mouth, and we weren't able to get the solar head to sit down flat on the rim---in fact, it still doesn't, and I think we're going to have to modify it slightly! |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
06:17 PM Post #4031506
| wow...yall are creative...but i really really need those for my yard, and i just so happen to be going to antique show...the biggest in the US...(i am told) this next monday...i hope i can find that first globe of yours...i want those for my front ...whhoooohoooo |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 29, 2007
06:49 PM Post #4031599
| That first one is my favorite too ... I just really like that shape and the size of it.
Imapigeon: Now that I found this thread of yours I keep looking at this light fixture in one of my bathrooms (been there since the house was built in 1973) and I'm really, really wanting to replace it, just so I could use those glass globes!
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
06:55 PM Post #4031614
| plantlady...those bulbs are gorgeous!!!!!! severe envy here:) |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 29, 2007
06:58 PM Post #4031618
| They are the same identical glass as Imapigeon's first photo ... a little different shape and not quite as large, but I love them ... the more I looked at her pic I kept thinking, boy that glass looks so familiar! Then it hit me and I went and looked closely at the ones in my bathroom ... same design in the glass! I would love to make solar garden lights out of them! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
08:13 PM Post #4031844
| There ya go---two, two, TWO projects in one!
DRAT, now I'll have to look for some like YOURS!!!
The long fixtures are better with the silver solar fixtures that we got, because the bulbs sit down in the glass.
Heck, I'll have to go take pictures of the two different solar lites so y'all can see what the heck I'm talking about! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
08:27 PM Post #4031884
| OK, here are the black ones, which are Intermatic. They're the first ones we got.
They just have a little LED bulb in the very top (see the little white thing next to the yellow battery?), but it's actually a brighter light than the silver ones. These work great for the smaller round globes.
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
08:42 PM Post #4031922
| Here are the silver ones---no name on them, and I can't remember what brand they were. They might have been Malibu---it was a name I recognized. Finally got DH to out the boxes in the trash yesterday, of course!
The bulb on these is in the same place, but the textured plastic piece in the middle diffuses it and makes it seem "longer" You can see it in my night-time picture of the long globe. The diffuser carries the light further down into the fixture. It's better for the longer glass globes because it lights them up almost all the way to the bottom. The black ones only light them up about halfway down. I took the plastic diffuser off a silver one that I have out in front because I didn't want the light to be as bright right next to where we sit in our chairs, and the black ones have a brighter light.
The silver ones are much better quality than the black ones. I played around with them, and each style has applications where I like it best.
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
09:40 PM Post #4032145
| imapigeon...i am getting the hang of this...(finally)...am i correct in saying that nothing will hold the actual solar thing/housing etc...onto the glass bulb but gravity? and if so/no...do you have winds? i am just trying to envision what will happen when we get a big old west texas wind like we had today? |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
09:55 PM Post #4032191
| sitcks...Yes, gravity, and the hanging ones are somewhat secured by the 3 chains. The lites are sort of crammed between them, and they haven't blown off yet. The one I have just sitting on a candleholder, not hanging, gets blown off by the weed-blower, so that's probably an indicator. The solar lites ARE pretty lightweight, and we haven't had our big storms yet this year. But the chains have held up for several years, so I think the hanging ones will be OK---especiallly since the solar lites will act as covers and keep the globes from filling up with rainwater. |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
09:58 PM Post #4032204
| i like the hanging ones...i am wondering if there would be a way to somehow secure that with say another chain...but then it wouldn't be as pretty...but we have some pretty big winds here so i need to find some solution...i am so excited for such a great project...definitely have to have some of those:) |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
10:24 PM Post #4032302
| Maybe some double-sided tape on the lip of the globe? Or maybe body caulk? |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
11:04 PM Post #4032401
| what is body caulk...??...but that made me think of silicone glue...it is suppossed to be water proof... |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
11:05 PM Post #4032405
| i shall be thinking about this project at my antique show...i hope i can find some globe things down there...i am sure i can...will photo when i get back:) |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
11:33 PM Post #4032475
| now wouldn't this one be nice...(ahem...i guess then it would not be a real trash to treasure if you bought if off ebay)
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-MILK-GLASS-PAINTED-GLOBE-W-GROUN... |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
11:36 PM Post #4032488
| yowza:
http://cgi.ebay.com/victorian-CRANBERRY-glass-CHANDELIER-lam... |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
11:37 PM Post #4032496
| really yowza
http://cgi.ebay.com/old-vintage-cage-blown-murano-glass-lamp...
i can see i will have so much fun looking at my antique show...yippeeeeee |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
11:39 PM Post #4032502
| am i ever in trouble now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-HANGING-LIGHT-GLOBE-GLASS-SHADE-... |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 29, 2007
11:40 PM Post #4032507
| somebody stop me!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Cherub-Glass-Globe-Victorian-Lig... |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
11:53 PM Post #4032532
| sticks, you BAD!
Body caulk is some stuff that's kind of like modeling clay, but sticky? The problem with silicone is once you get the pieces together, getting them apart would be a...challenge. And you need to be able to get them apart to change the battery at some point. I'll ask DH what he would suggest---we have a long drive tomorrow, so it will be a good time.
I'm turning my computer off NOW before you send any more darn eBay links!!! I'm getting drool on my keyboard!!! |
jschweizer
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
September 30, 2007
12:16 AM Post #4032561
| I just love them. I think # 2 is my favorite. I used the small glass shades with candles in them on the porch at Christmas time before and loved them, but that wouldn't work for this project.
I think the sicilone would work as we use it for alot of things.
My neighbor has alot of solar lights throughout her garden and has tried to get me to get them, but thats too normal(but pretty at night)and I want something like you have done. Something that is not only pretty at night but pleasant to look at in the daylight.
You have a great hubby to help you in your creations. Hats off to him!!!
O.k. just a thought but if some of the globes light up only half way down, could you maybe put a small piece of mirror or foil at the bottom to reflect the light so it would all light up?
Judy |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 30, 2007
10:57 AM Post #4033335
| Judy, that's an interesting idea, and one I've used in my stained-glass candleholders, but hadn't thought of for this. Hmmmmmm...
Are you able to get things apart easily that you've siliconed, and then put them back together? I've only used it for "permanent" sealing, and never tried separating pieces after. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 30, 2007
11:25 AM Post #4033430
| Sticks ... Oh wow, don't stop! I am loving these glass globes! I would love to have that cranberry glass one and that old vintage murano blown glass one! Gorgeous! I would be afraid of putting some of the really Beautiful ones outside ... if they got broken you maybe wouldn't be able to replace them. |
jschweizer
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
September 30, 2007
02:11 PM Post #4033870
| "are you able to get things apart easily that you've siliconed and be able to put them back together"
I am of the opinion that where there is a will there is a way,having said this I must admit when my "way" doesn't work I turn to my hubby who doesn't always agree with my opinion but usually finds the"way" humm...got that? You might be right about it so go with your gut feeling. When in doubt,Don't!
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
September 30, 2007
07:58 PM Post #4034919
| Sticks,
Will you be driving the bus, stopping by to give us all
a ride to the show? What fun you will have!
KM |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 30, 2007
09:52 PM Post #4035322
| The verdict from DH on securing the solar heads to the globes:
Use 3 globs of silicone sealer spaced in a triangle. That should hold them, but be easy to cut when necessary to change the battery.
I, of course, was thinking of a bead all the way around that would totally seal the 2 pieces together. This is why we're still married after 32 years-----he gives life to my hare-brained schemes...LOL!!! |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
September 30, 2007
10:14 PM Post #4035419
| wuvie...i am taking photos of my little adventure this trip; i normally just come home with alota stuff and show photos of what i found...but i have taken photos ...this is day one...; i will start a thread soon for my big adventure...but you can bet i am going to find some of these glass globes...!!!! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 30, 2007
10:17 PM Post #4035434
| Can't wait to see what you find!!!! |
msrobin
Caneyville, KY
(Zone 6b)
September 30, 2007
10:24 PM Post #4035459
| Love the globes! Extremely creative!
I just want to share a couple of things. I have a lot of solar lights on our little farm that are 4 -5 years old. Some weren't working, so I was at Walmart fixing to buy some more, and saw the batteries specifically for them. Bought a pack, now all my lights work!
Also, all of mine had little cone shaped reflectors in the bottom. I would think that you could make one out of foil for your beautiful home made ones, if needed.
Thanks for sharing your "bright idea"!
Robin |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 30, 2007
10:52 PM Post #4035554
| Sounds like there may be another glass project on my "todo" list... |
Rocco
Tulsa, OK
(Zone 7a)
October 01, 2007
12:48 PM Post #4037025
| Ima
I think that your idea of using the top part of the solar lights with globes is an excellent idea. I placed one on top of a beveled wine glass last evening and it looked great.
The bottom parts of the solar lights may be used for mini bird feeders-birdbaths. They can be mounted on a fence or a post or on a deck railing as I have done. I have several mounted around my yard and they are always busy.
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vs71099
Osage City, KS
(Zone 5b)
October 01, 2007
01:57 PM Post #4037242
| What a GREAT idea... I just bought two hanging lights at a GS to use the chain to make me a rain chain (since the rain chains you buy are outrageously priced) and I was just going to turn the globes upside down in a pot but this is even better... |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 02, 2007
10:16 PM Post #4042980
| BWWWWWAAAAAHHHHHHHH...i am down here antique/fleamarket/sale shopping and have gotten a lotta photos of lamp ideas!!!!!! i shall post pics when i am back home with the camera and the pics!!!!! see yall then:) |
GaLateBloomer
Rincon, GA
(Zone 8b)
October 03, 2007
12:25 AM Post #4043337
| These are awesome...I love em all...What a Brilliant Bright Idea... lol
They look so elegant in your courtyard. Judy, I agree they are much better than the regular solar light on a stick.
I can just see them around my pool... and hanging in the bare trees this winter. Image lighting up the edge of the woods. I could go on and on... lol...I think I am addicted, must have caught it from Sticks.
I can't wait to go thru all the old globes we could not bear to throw out.
I won't be sleeping late tomorrow... junk and thrift stores, here I come.
Thanks for sharing, and Sticks for giving me more ideas where to look.
Janice in GA
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rose318
Houston, TX
October 03, 2007
01:12 AM Post #4043408
| I total agree. Awesome idea. Thank you Imapigeon for sharing your idea with us all.
Patti |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 03, 2007
10:06 AM Post #4044152
| i think looking at goodwill, junk stores etc...alotta people don't want to mess with old glass globes... |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 03, 2007
11:14 AM Post #4044382
| I'm de"lighted" that so many of you like this idea!~ I'm anxious to see photos!! |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:33 PM Post #4053568
| i went to my antique show and found alota light fixtures...got some
good ideas ...here are some photos
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:35 PM Post #4053572
| nother 
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:37 PM Post #4053575
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:40 PM Post #4053587
| this was i REALLY wanted...but 40 bucks...yikes... 
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:44 PM Post #4053594
| goodwill had this; i thought the blue vase would work just like a light fixture if your
color scheme was blue; and the green vases would be great also
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:46 PM Post #4053600
| more lighting 
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psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 05, 2007
11:48 PM Post #4053605
| Oh Ladies!!! I just had a thought!! We have what is called "Second Chance", it is a store that sells stuff donated to raise money for Habitat for Humanity houses. The stuff is used and there are LOTS and LOTS of mismatched globes and light fixtures!
I have bought a few things from there. We bought a REALLY powerful garbage disposal for $8, new it would have been over $100. I swear, my husband would like to buy one big enough to put a Wooly Mammoth down it without cutting it up. (He's funny that way)
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:49 PM Post #4053610
| and i just remembered another place that i forgot about ...it is the catholic resale place they may have stuff tooo!!!! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 05, 2007
11:51 PM Post #4053614
| Oh man.. look at the upper right hand corner of your lastest Pic. Do you see all those BLUE glass bottles?? Looks like bottle tree finds to me!! Do you remember if they were expensive? All that metal work for the chandeliers etc, had me wanting to get a hack saw and reusing the metal for decorations on trellises etc.. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 05, 2007
11:54 PM Post #4053619
| My husband would like us to get an overhead pot rack.. maybe a rehabbed light fixture would be cool! There were some excellent candidates in that photo! |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 05, 2007
11:54 PM Post #4053621
| actually those blue were glass lighting fixtures...not sure if for candles or electric...; i didn't price them
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 06, 2007
12:59 PM Post #4054746
| sticks, what a TREASURE TROVE! That copper fixture would have had me drooling, too. I don't think I would have been able to resist.
I've got a couple of other old glass lamp-parts stuck out in the yard as "garden decor", including an amber one open at both ends. I'm going to have to put a solar light in that one and see what I get tonight!! Right now it just looks stupid.
You all have re-inspired me on this project! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 07, 2007
02:35 PM Post #4057972
| I can't keep from going back and drooling on the screen, looking at your post with all the chandeliers. I talked to my husband about it, he said we could not hang the candelier from the middle like a light because it would need to have all the pots balanced that way, it needs support from all four corners. He wanted a pot hanger, I did not until I got inspired by your post. NOW I can't wait to find something to convert!!! My husband is such a practical straight ahead kind of guy (I call him my NERD) how did he EVER get mixed up with me??? (And I'm so glad he did!) |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
October 07, 2007
02:45 PM Post #4058005
| psychw2 - it's that opposites attract thing... |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
October 07, 2007
03:28 PM Post #4058146
| psych you are too funny |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2009
02:31 AM Post #6779377
| BIG BIG wonderful bump to the top~~~ Such a wonderful idea and Gonna give this a try as soon as I find the globes but now I know what to look for... Thanks imapigeon
for starting this thread back in 1907 |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 05, 2009
02:46 AM Post #6779388
| Wow. Thanks for bumping this, Dirt_Road! What a fantastic idea, I must make my own garden lights now! :)
|
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2009
02:57 AM Post #6779399
| Oh your welcome.. I was doin some searching for old OLD post here and ran across this idea and LOVED it... Thought someone else might could use the idea too.. :) So had to give it a big bump to the top.. :) |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
July 05, 2009
08:02 AM Post #6779655
| I made several solar lights after seeing this post back in 07 and glad to see it back. those I made are still lighting my yard and I love them. Thanks for the bump. |
thelittleflower
Penfield, PA
(Zone 5b)
July 05, 2009
10:42 AM Post #6779995
| Boy imapigeon must be pretty darn OLD if she started this thread back in 1907, as Dirt_Road mentioned above. LOL. I am just kidding, I am sure that she meant 2007, but I just couldn't resist. LOL |
planolinda
Plano, TX
July 05, 2009
11:11 AM Post #6780093
| too funny! because i am not a detail person i read the last posts and never noticed the 1907--in fact when i read your comment about imapigeon being "pretty darn old" i was starting to feel sorry for her--thinking someone making such a comment on her age!! ha---i should have known better--dave's gardeners being that rude? no--i should have known better!!
oh--love the lights |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2009
11:19 AM Post #6780119
| LOL!! I FEEL that old this morning after a late night watching fireworks in our cul-de-sac. Since the original post, most of the original lights are still chugging along and I love them even more. Last fall, we had the landscaping finished, and the lights are scattered more widely throughout the garden. I've taken out the big "glass flowers" for now. Removed some of them from their copper stems and turned them over so they sit on the low walls we built around all the beds out of broken concrete. They light up the gravel paths really well.
I'd like to get some of the big open fixtures back into the garden on the copper stems. I think I need to cut glass circles with a center hole drilled for the solar bulb to put over the big openings, and then figure out some way to keep them all assembled, but removable for cleaning. Still gedunking that one.
I'm real nitpicky about light color. I found that the "warm white" LED Christmas lights are about the same color, so that's what we put around the edge of the recycled satellite-dish gazebo.
I was at a thrift store with a friend a couple of months ago, and she brought me a big glass lightshade and asked if I was still collecting them. Heck YEAH!! And if one gets broken, the pieces go into my tumbler for faux beach glass. Lots of DG T2T stuff in this garden!
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planolinda
Plano, TX
July 05, 2009
11:51 AM Post #6780308
| i am sure it is a fun garden to view! such creativity! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2009
04:44 PM Post #6781304
| lol.. OH my goodness!!! 2007 not 1907 Ohhh my.. I bet they wish they had solar lights way back then.. I didn't even catch my typo until littleflower said something.. lol.. I was just so darn excited about the lights, I didn't notice the hundered year typo.. lol.. Reason I was so excited is, I bought a solar light from lakeside last year. It is a windchime with 3 glass floating balls.. I love it!! Would love to have a whole tree full of them but not at that cost.. So this idea (thanks again :) ) is going to give me the chance to have more floating lights around the property..
DId I say it before??? I freaking LOVE this idea!!!
imapigeon~ Thanks for being a great sport.. and thanks for the super SUPER idea!!!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2009
06:59 PM Post #6781799
| Sounds fantastic! Could you post a picture so we can all drool and get inspired? |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2009
07:51 PM Post #6782001
| I will!! I am starting my hunt for globes and orbs.. I can't wait.. |
glamourpuss
U.P., MI
(Zone 5a)
July 06, 2009
06:49 AM Post #6783570
| I love these solar lights. I am going to look at all the lighting fixtures and shades at the thrift stores in a new light, Pun intended :)
Do the milkglass one work for solar lights? I saw some really cool ones at gw yesterday.
Sue |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 06, 2009
10:17 AM Post #6784231
| Yes! I have 2 and they're some of my faves in the garden. The whole globe lights up & glows. I have a milk glass hobnail on one the corner of the wall to mark the opening for the path. I also have an amber crackle piece that looks great with the solar lite coming thru it.
Gee, I haven't had anything to look for in the thrift stores lately, but now I'm getting re-inspired by my own thread...LOL! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 06, 2009
05:12 PM Post #6785905
| imapigeon ~~ LOL... I love that re-inspired.. funny.. :) I am so glad to know about the milk glass because I was wondering the same..
woot can't wait to check yard sales this weekend and thrift stores... Im on a mission.. :)
|
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 09, 2009
11:36 PM Post #6800397
| o wow - can NEVER get enough lights for my garden - now I have IDEAS - thank you soooooooo much for the ideas imapigeon, and the bump-up, dirt_road!! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 10, 2009
03:50 AM Post #6800791
| Tallulah... you are so welcome.. I am can't wait to do this.. I hope by Sunday I have atleast one if notn 20 (hey a girl can dream right? lol.) hanging in my backyard.. CANT WAIT CANT WAIT CANT WAIT... I am in ♥ with this idea... |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 10, 2009
10:50 AM Post #6801791
| Pictures, please!!! |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 10, 2009
01:04 PM Post #6802480
| btw - my name is Susan :-)
Dirt_Road - how do you make the heart? (I can't promise that I'll remember, cuz I got told how to make the "happy face" and I forgot that lol) |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 10, 2009
01:51 PM Post #6802689
| Happy face: space, hold down the shft key, hit the 6, dash, 6 let up on the shift key  and you've got it! (you'll have to look after it is posted, it will not show up on "preview")
Now how to do the musical notes and the heart?
edited for clarity
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Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 10, 2009
02:07 PM Post #6802746
| : _
hope this is it... :-
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Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 10, 2009
02:09 PM Post #6802757
| nope, that's not it...
ah well... |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 10, 2009
03:11 PM Post #6803018
| Hold down the shift key the whole time that you are hitting the 6_6 there has to be a space before and after it. You can do it with "earrings" or arms by playing around with other symbols: +--+
++
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Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 10, 2009
03:20 PM Post #6803048
|
DUH - I was using the num keys...for the 6 |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 10, 2009
03:22 PM Post #6803051
| I'm going to play with this, and see!
(_) &_& %_%
hahahaha nuffin!
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JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 10, 2009
04:43 PM Post #6803321
| Ok! I found this: http://davesgarden.com/faq/forums/#131 but I still can't find the musical notes or heart. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 10, 2009
04:52 PM Post #6803354
| !!!
♪♫yippee♪♫
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/782129/
edited to add:
You do these using the numbers on the 10 key pad to the right side of the keyboard. Hold the alt down and hit 1 3 and 1 4
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 10, 2009
05:35 PM Post #6803555
| lol.. yea the heart is made by holding down the alt key and using the numbers to the right side of you keyboard at the sametime number 3 ♥ .. Hold them down together and release together.. ♦♣♠☺☻•◘○ different numbers make different things.. Well now JUNEYBUG!!! I have been using those hearts for 14 years but never knew you could make music notes.. lol.. that is so cool.. THanks |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 10, 2009
06:31 PM Post #6803733
| Thanks to YOU too!♥! |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 10, 2009
07:33 PM Post #6803952
| ♪♫Yeeeeeeeee Hawwwwwww♪♫ (that's musical western talk for yippee) lol
♥♥♥♥♥
& we get to see them confirmed before we "send"!!
☺☻♦♣♠•♪♫◄↕‼♂▬○ |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 10, 2009
07:51 PM Post #6804047
| OH, I like this! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 10, 2009
11:17 PM Post #6804911
| I found one little globe that will work in a box of stuff in my craft room. Must hit some yard sales for more! ♥ (had to try the heart thingie too... LOL) |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 11, 2009
05:26 PM Post #6807625
| WOOOOOOT YAY.. Found 6 globes today.. I think Im gonna make a run to Lowes and check the lights/chain... ◘ |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 11, 2009
06:04 PM Post #6807740
| Fantastic, Dirt_Road!!
Please post when they're done, k? |
seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
July 13, 2009
09:04 AM Post #6813422
| just now seeing this thread,
great idea!! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 13, 2009
10:43 AM Post #6813791
| Update.. ☺ Ran to lowes and bought the lights (12 pk on sale for $29.00) had them cut the chain (51 cents a foot) RUSHED home trying to beat the sun going down.. I wanted to see atleast ONE hanging from my tree that night.. I was able to get out all 6 globes that I had bought that day (Sat) for 25 cents each.. YAY... I still have 6 solar panels left so I will be on the lookout for more globes.. and even more solar panels.. I love these things.. OH and the two globes I almost didn't buy turned out to be my favorite lights.. lol.. go figure..
Oh and Lowes did have their amber solar lights on sale... but I wanted the white lights for my globes.. Once I got home I kept thinking about those amber lights and thats when it hit me... HALLOWEEN!!! I could get those orange pumpkins, cut out the eyes, mouth and nose, add the amber (yellow) light to the top and hang it from the trees.. Since my daughters birthday is 2 days before Halloween its a big thing around here. lol.. and I love the idea of having the glowing lights with no elec or cords running to them.. I could even hang them down through the woods down our long driveway and not have to worry about candles catching fire... So gonna have to make another trip to Lowes.. who knows maybe they will mark them down a little more.. :)
Oh and I will take pictures of my globes and post them later today... |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 13, 2009
10:45 AM Post #6813802
| Great idea on the pumpkins! Anxious to see your photos...
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 13, 2009
11:12 AM Post #6813934
| Thanks.. I believe it would even work on real pumpkins.. I love the thought of them coming on at dark.. Once you carved the pumpkins, just top them off with the solar light.. I have always wanted to make a pumpkin display on our driveway but its to long for a elec cord to run out there.. I really really like this idea.. Thanks imapigeon.. sooooo much.. I will never look at those little solar panels the same again!!! or old used glass globes.. lol..
Janice~♪♫♪ ☺
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Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 13, 2009
11:19 AM Post #6813964
| wow - this is such a fabulous thread!
I've been telling my friends about it, and they love the idea (we're such el cheapos!) |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
July 13, 2009
05:00 PM Post #6815341
| PPllllllllleeeeeeeeeezzzzzeee... Not El Cheapos, Thrifty Imaginative people!!! hehehe |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 13, 2009
06:47 PM Post #6815788
| ok, ok, but I'm Scottish, and used to being a "moths in my wallet" type of person LOL |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 13, 2009
06:54 PM Post #6815806
| ...and finally, Tallulah, we're "fashionable and trendy"...LOL! |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 13, 2009
06:57 PM Post #6815810
| ok - noted.
I'll be ok with being cheap.
- Susan - |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
04:28 AM Post #6817267
| GRRRRRRRRR my whole msg was lost somewhere in cyber space... Grrrrrr...
Short version.. some pictures are just at dark so you can see them glowing. The one's with the flowers are the two that I almost didn't buy and they are now my fav!!!
The one looks like a small UFO hovering in the trees.. I also forgot to take pictures of the other globe.. Its a different style of globe, a clear one..
K gonna try and send this before space eats this msg too.. OH and can only attach one picture at a time..
THIS FIRST picture is the solar windchime I mentioned earlier in the thread.. this is those balls glowing at night.. 3 little orbs.. :-)
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
04:31 AM Post #6817268
| The little UFO globe.. lol.
Strange, we had a purple sky after the storm.. lol.. it helps add to the UFO feeling.. lol..
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
04:34 AM Post #6817270
| These pictures were taken after the bad BAD storm we had today, thats why they are wet.. But they didn't move or swing around.. Stayed right where I hung them.. :-)
The little ufo one again, picture taken with NO flash on.. So it actually lights up pretty good..
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
04:35 AM Post #6817272
| I just love how they glow in the darkness.. 
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
04:37 AM Post #6817273
| MYYYYY FAVVVVVV ♥ So glad I went ahead and picked them up.. Then when she told me 25 cents each.. lol.. Umm yea I will get these two ... So glad I did.. 
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
04:39 AM Post #6817274
| Right before the storm, when the sky was just starting to turn black.. You can see they were already starting to glow.. 
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
04:50 AM Post #6817282
| I just love the mix of flowers and frosted glass on these ones.. I will be on the look out for more of them!!!! 
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the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 14, 2009
08:17 AM Post #6817587
| Those look awesome! I like the flowered ones best too, I hope I can find something like that! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
10:25 AM Post #6817950
| Nice collection, Dirt! I have one of those faves of yours, too---it's one of my faves as well. My clear crackle, which cast the coolest light, got broken last summer, so I keep looking for another one of those.
If your lights are new, they'll probably get brighter in a few days. When we have a good solar day, mine are still glowing when I get up in the morning. And remember when they start to die off (maybe a year from not?) you can get replacement batteries for them. I get mine at Lowe's. I had to replace batteries on 3 or 4 this spring---but some of the others are still on their original batteries.
Could you post a photo of the wind chime one during the day? I'm trying to wrap my tiny brain around how that might be assembled. I love wind chimes, and it would be fun to make some and combine them with some of my "spare" lights! |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 14, 2009
11:57 AM Post #6818237
| Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
btw - there is a neat little program from Google, called Picassa, that you can edit pictures with, and create collages. Then you can send more than one pic. Here's the site:
[HYPERLINK@www.google.com]
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
02:03 PM Post #6818724
| Thanks Ladies.. :) and Im glad to know they will get a little brighter.. I need to move them so they get direct sunlight.. Right now they are right under the tree limbs, so no direct sunlight..
Here is the windchime.. If the pic is not good enough I can take another one.. I took this one yesterday while taking the other pictures... With the wind chime.. The solar panel is at the top with wires leading down to the glass globes. They have a suction cup on the top to make them water proof and keeps the globe in place. Then threre is the glass tubes. They don't light up.. Its just the glass balls.. The one solar panel lights all three globes.. Oh and the glass balls are made of crackel (sp?) glass too.. :-)
Thanks again for all the kind words.. and YAY my fav is also ya'll's :) lol.. I love that globe it looks like a little lantern..
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
06:37 PM Post #6819780
| Dirt, that is a really neat piece! Thanks for posting the daytime photo. Now I can start gethunkin' on how I can make one... |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
07:15 PM Post #6819932
| aww, you are very welcome. I Will get close up pictures so u can see just how the globes work. you figure it out, and i will copy you so i can have more. lol i love them. if ya just wanted a light that didnt chime, we could use clear christmas balls. hmmm now u got me thinking about it and where to find thicker hallow glass balls?? lol |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 14, 2009
09:24 PM Post #6820407
| I always stock up on glass Christmas ornaments during the season, and use them for garden accents in my planters. In the summer, I get the swirly plastic beach balls in colors that coordinate with my house and cushion colors. They're fun to have "floating" around the yard when the wind blows, or stuck in empty planters like gazing balls. They also make excellent foot-rests, and when some of the air comes out, they're comfy back-supports, too...LOL!
Yes, I'm CHEAP AND PROUD!!! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
July 14, 2009
10:07 PM Post #6820625
| I'm having trouble picturing a swirly plastic beach ball. Got any links or pictures? |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 15, 2009
12:18 AM Post #6821170
| Here ya go---not a great pic because it's dark out, but they have these in giant bins at Target for about $2. 
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grammygoose
Concrete, WA
July 15, 2009
06:10 PM Post #6824020
| I loved the solar light idea so much that when I found this chandelier at a garage sale, I couldn't resist. I looks very nice when lit up...not very bright, but pretty cool. I took the top part of the chandelier off and made a small light from it. 
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grammygoose
Concrete, WA
July 15, 2009
06:12 PM Post #6824027
| Here is a pic of the one I made from the top of the chandelier. 
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seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
July 15, 2009
09:36 PM Post #6824735
| LOVE that blue one!!
gorgeous! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 15, 2009
10:11 PM Post #6824898
| Excellent! I'm sure if the people who sold it could see it lit up in your garden, they'd kick themselves...LOL! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 15, 2009
11:43 PM Post #6825257
| very nice grammy... really love that blue one... |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 17, 2009
02:47 AM Post #6829709
| I put one of the solar light caps on a pretty candleholder that a friend gave me shortly before he passed away back in the mid-90s. It's now in my memorial pond garden that I just made for my best friend. It seemed fitting.
The cap is way bigger than the candleholder, so it kind of looks like a mushroom. I should paint the black cap to further that. :)
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 17, 2009
11:29 AM Post #6830717
| Oh, that opens up a WHOLE new realm of possibilities! I saw one of those glass mosaic candleholders at the thrift store the other day and passed it up (HEAD-SMACK!) |
grammygoose
Concrete, WA
July 17, 2009
12:41 PM Post #6830997
| Wow!!! That is so beautiful. I love these lighting ideas! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 17, 2009
03:00 PM Post #6831460
| Thanks! It does look very pretty all aglow. I folded up some tinfoil to fit inside the bottom as a reflector, and I think it actually does make it brighter. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 17, 2009
03:22 PM Post #6831530
| It's a lovely piece, and what a joy to have a rememberance of your friend.
Is the colored glass mortared/grouted onto plain glass, or is the piece copper-foiled or leaded, or...?? Inquiring minds want to know...:-} |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 17, 2009
03:31 PM Post #6831574
| Well, I don't know squat about glasswork, but it looks like maybe it's grouted onto plain glass, because the inside is smooth and the outside is rough like regular mosaic.
I'm so glad I thought to try this with it, I never burn candles, so that pretty candleholder has just sat next to my desk unused for all these years. It's really nice to see it all aglow with light as it should be. I think Johnny would have approved, and I'm sure Ivy would have loved having it included in her memorial garden. :) |
Depsi
Orofino, ID
(Zone 6a)
July 23, 2009
10:47 AM Post #6854975
| What a lovely way to remember dear friends...really, really great ideas all of you...Deb |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 26, 2009
12:24 PM Post #6867203
| I took a stab at this Linda 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 26, 2009
12:26 PM Post #6867218
| That looks really cool! Where's the solar collector panel? |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 30, 2009
11:51 AM Post #6884846
| lindawin58 ~ Very pretty, but like imapigeon I dont understand or see the solar panel??? I bet it would be very pretty all lit up..
Okay I really need to come across a deal on these solar panels.. lol.. I bought another glass globe this past weekend and LOOKY what I tried (to see if it would work/glow enough)
Before I said something about cutting out the eyes and mouths and using the amber lights, with this pumpkin I didn't cut the eyes and mouth and used a white solar light and it glowed GREAT... So now I am on a search for plastic pumpkins, and if I don't find enough before Halloween at least I know they are cheap enough at the dollar store, but would rather get them for dirt cheap right now.. lol..
Anyhow here is the pumpkin.. Cool thing too, is that they already have a handle on them.. YAY.. Just make and hang in the trees.. ♥
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 30, 2009
11:53 AM Post #6884856
| Here is the backside of the pumpkin,,
No flash used.. 
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 30, 2009
11:55 AM Post #6884867
| And this one is with the flash.. You can see how great the little solar panel sits on the top.. :-) 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 30, 2009
12:05 PM Post #6884915
| PERFECT! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 30, 2009
01:42 PM Post #6885345
| *squee!* Punkins! I want punkins too! That's brilliant! :D |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 10, 2009
01:01 AM Post #6928954
| Scored two gorgeous orange glass light covers today- put them straight into the flowerbed around the pond. They look awesome! :D 
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 10, 2009
01:47 AM Post #6929023
| Oh pony its sweet.. and two of them even sweeter!!! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 10, 2009
01:52 AM Post #6929032
| I knoooow- I woulda been thrilled with one, I was positively bouncing off the walls over two! LOL! |
Gardenia731
(Arlene) Lakeland, FL
(Zone 9a)
August 10, 2009
01:54 AM Post #6929035
| Wow this is an awesome idea! I have two red candle holders that I will be turning into some cool light too. Thanks posting! |
pyromomma
Columbia, SC
(Zone 7b)
August 10, 2009
08:07 AM Post #6929448
| I can see that I will have to get the solar lights, get the top part off, and then carry it around in my purse so that I can "try it on" different globes, candle holders, glass vases, etc. at the local thrift stores, dollar store, and Goodwill.
What a great idea!!!! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 10, 2009
11:10 AM Post #6930006
| poly, those are sooo cool! Pickins are gettin real slim around here in the thrift stores. |
sassygranng
Milwaukee, WI
(Zone 5a)
August 19, 2009
10:15 PM Post #6966909
| WOW THIS IS AGREAT THREAD!!! LOVE IT .IS IT HARDTO GET THE TOP OF THE SOLAR LIGHTS ?? I'm going hunting LOVE the Hallloween idea!!!...Sharon |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 20, 2009
12:56 AM Post #6967373
| Sharon, you basically just take the solar "stick lights" and rip their little heads off. I found it pretty easy, and kind of enjoyed it...LOL! I agree the Halloween idea is fantastic! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 20, 2009
01:20 AM Post #6967404
| lol.. Just rip their little heads off.. lol..
Sassy, glad you liked the Halloween idea and you too Imapigeon.. :)
I keep watching to see if Family Dollar will mark their lights down, I know they cant keep them at full price much longer.. I know they are going to need at area soon for Christmas stuff.. I should ask the Manager.. :)
Sassy~ once you do one you will be HOOKED... |
sassygranng
Milwaukee, WI
(Zone 5a)
August 21, 2009
12:04 AM Post #6970970
| I'M SURE I WILL ALONG WITH ALL MY OTHER ADDICTIONS ON DAVES!!! KEEP THE IDEAS COMING AND THE PICS THERE GREAT.!!!!!!!!!...Sharon |
jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 02, 2009
01:11 PM Post #7233800
| Love this thread sooooo much wanted to give it a bump and... add some stuff too ;D
For those of you who were wondering about how to keep the solar tops on in wind, etc. I found a couple of things that worked for me.
The first one is clear silicone caulk. I figure the lights last QUITE A LONG TIME, so i just caulked on the tops (kinda like glue). If I need to replace the tops (or batteries) the caulk is easy to remove and replace. A tube of $4.00 caulk goes a really long, long way. Be generous with it though, especially on the heavier glass. And also, I think with this one, you need to decide if the opening on the globes is appropriate for this application. I don't think I would want to use this on an opening where the glass is straight up and down. I think angled glass hold better. And these I think I will bring in during the winter. Not sure how the caulk holds up to our winter here.
The second thing I found was some glue tape stuff. Its called "Loctite Power Grab on a Roll". I found it at Wal-Mart for about $5.00. It's double sided super sticky, waterproof, Withstands temps between -40 and 248 degrees. Super strong, I cut it in half for my use. Twice as much that way ;D Great stuff.
The third thing I used was a kinda throw back to some wire wrap jewelry I have made in the past. On the "lip" of the globes, I tightly wrapped several courses of cooper wire around the lip. Fashioned two loops (one on each side) then twisted a wire hanger up from one loop and over to the other. Replaces the chain around the globe and you can bend the wire around the solar panel if you need to. One thing I did think might help in some where the solar piece is bigger than the globe opening would be to notch the solar piece a little bit for the wire or chain to set into. That would help keep the solar thingy in place
I'll try to take some pics tonite when I get home and post them tomorrow.. Thanks for starting this thread!!!! I have another new addiction LOL
Jewls |
AlwaysWeeding
Cedar Rapids, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 02, 2009
03:26 PM Post #7234279
| Great tips, jewlybug! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 02, 2009
03:53 PM Post #7234351
| Thanks for the tips! I'm still muddling around with some more cover ideas for my larger glass pieces on stakes so I can leave them out and not have them fill up with water and leaves in the winter. I lost one I really liked because water froze in it last year. I've covered one with an aluminum tray with a hole poked in it for the solar lite. It works, but I have to weight the tray with rocks or it blows off. Lately it's taken a LOT of rocks----we've been getting some high winds. I'd like to use something like an upside-down shallow glass bowl, but it needs a hole in the bottom. I could drill that, but it hasn't made it to the top of my priority list. Maybe since you've jogged my memory, it will now..LOL!
Some of the openings on my hanging globes are a tad too large to be completely covered by the solar lite, so I'm trying to figure something out for those. A bead of silicone caulk might be the perfect thing to close that gap.
The other thing I'm trying to find is inexpensive solar fixtures to cannibalize. Lately around here I only seem to see the pricey ones.
The original lites I put up are, for the most part, still going strong. We replaced batteries in a few this summer, and one that lost its bulb, but they've held up pretty well! |
jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 02, 2009
10:10 PM Post #7235676
| Do you have Menards in Gilroy or nearby? I was there this weekend and found a box of 8 w/ amber lights for 19.99 (I think). The are also selling small ones for 2.98 each and a bit larger ones for 3 something each. I bought three of each of those for some smaller opening things I have. The one in this photo had a metal top that DH cut off for me. I replaced it w/ the smallest of the Menards lites I bought. I lined the bottom edge with the silicone (kinda like glueing it) to seal it to the top of this and keep weather out. This started out life as a tea light lantern. 
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jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 02, 2009
10:18 PM Post #7235710
| This was a candle cover thingy. It's hard to see in the pic because of the flash reflection but it is clear and purple glass pieces. I used one of the bigger ones that came in the set of eight. Am going to end up taking it apart tho cuz the light is amber and doesn't look nice w/ the purple glass pieces. Oh well... thats what I get for being in a hurry to put it together ;D This is the one I was thinking of notching on the sides so a chain could sit in the notches. I fastened the top on w/ the locktite glues strips. Put it around the edge of the lip on the underside of the solar light and then it fit snuggly into the glass top and now it won't come loose even if the wind really blows. 
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jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 02, 2009
10:21 PM Post #7235726
| And this last one was made with the slightly larger than the smallest light, but w/ the top being a bit flared it fit almost perfectly on top of the globe opening. I caulked the seam around the light and then made a twisted wire hanger for it. Thanks pidgeon for sharing this idea ;D I'm totally hooked !!!!!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 03, 2009
02:20 AM Post #7236359
| Great lights, jewly! Menards is not a store we have here. I'll just have to keep my eyes open at Wally World, Home Depot and Lowe's.
That last one you pictured is similar to one of my favorites, but mine is a flatter shape. It's one of the ones that the opening is just a hair large for the light, and water gets into it. I'm going to run it thru the dishwasher to get it nice and clean, then put a new light on it and caulk it. |
jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 03, 2009
09:30 AM Post #7236742
| I think it should work well. And as before... caulk is cheap (my favorite price LOL) and easily replaced if necessary ;D |
bsavage
Dolores, CO
(Zone 5b)
November 05, 2009
01:08 AM Post #7243197
| LOVE his idea and thread, thanks so much for bumping it!
Brenda |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
November 05, 2009
11:15 AM Post #7243979
| I have found solar lights fairly cheap at Big Lots but a lot of them turned out not to work so if you buy there be sure to test them when you get home and return them if you have to (save that receipt).
katie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2009
11:51 AM Post #7244117
| I hate that place----maybe it's just the ones around here, but I find scroungy little thrift shops are tidier. But for solar lites, I'll give them a try! Thanks for the suggestion. |
JasperDale
Long Beach, CA
(Zone 10a)
November 05, 2009
12:05 PM Post #7244149
| I have to be in the "right frame of mind" to endure going into Big Lots...but they do have some great deals on gardening related stuff sometimes. An hour after the one by my place opens, it looks like a cyclone hit it. |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
November 05, 2009
02:32 PM Post #7244604
| Check out a web site called http://www.glowinc.com. They have powders, paints and even little glow rocks. A forum with lots of interesting ideas. I've been thinking about using some of their paints with glass totums and concrete items. It occurred to me that they might also work well in place of solar lights. No battteries, etc. They seem to be a very user-friendly site, interested in "alternate" uses of their products (i.e., trash to treasure types).
katiebear |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2009
06:50 PM Post #7245365
| Oooh, that sounds like fun stuff---I'll have to check it out! Everyone I know who has bought those glass globes that are supposed to glow in the dark on their own has been disappointed in them. I ended up with several as floats in my pond because they didn't work for other people as garden decor. Their loss=my gain! |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
November 05, 2009
08:29 PM Post #7245761
| I'm thinking of doing a concrete dragon painted with liquid copper paint, then a coat of their outdoor green.
The glowinc people seem very dedicated. Lots of fun on their forums.
katie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2009
09:29 PM Post #7245976
| Sounds VERY cool! DH is into dragons---we got one of those 3-part "lawn dragons" & put her in our pond. Nessie is very hapy there. |
jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 07, 2009
02:10 PM Post #7250626
| ooooohhhh cool ;D Maybe the dragon could be holding one of the solar lights!!!!!! May have to think about this... maybe a big Gandolf type wizard holding the solar globe... hmmmmmm |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
November 07, 2009
03:06 PM Post #7250755
| Lots of experimentation going on at the website. It's a good place to explore and they are a small enough business to respond quickly. Fun place to hang out and let your mind expand.
katie |
henryr10
Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6b)
November 08, 2009
10:57 PM Post #7254760
| EXCELLENT Idea!
Hope you don't mind but we will be stealing this one...lol!
We have dozens of solar lights and glass pieces.
Thanks!
Ric
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 09, 2009
01:36 AM Post #7255101
| I think we're all pleased to have the ideas we post on DG "stolen"! Have at it, and please post photos of your combinations so we can steal YOUR ideas...LOL!! |
henryr10
Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6b)
November 09, 2009
10:13 AM Post #7255642
| LOL!
I always feel it's nice to ask...
Winter is a good solar time for us.
We have so much shade most of our main lights are driven from a collector.
Now we can use the individual lights like yours for affect.
Ric |
kdm1000
Edelstein, IL
November 09, 2009
11:59 AM Post #7255987
| I just found this thread. I am traveling until before Christmas so can't try it now. But, I make a lot of totems and use a lot of the light globes. be kind of neat to try the lights in them. Even in the decorative glass or bowls etc I use. I just skimmed through this thread so maybe some one has done that already. Just "food for thought"
Lynda |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 09, 2009
12:03 PM Post #7256002
| PLEASE post pix of your totems when you can---- I'm sure they would inspire all of us!
The issue I've found with these lites is that they don't extend the light down very far, even into the single globes. Would love to figure out a way to resolve that... |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
November 09, 2009
07:36 PM Post #7257529
| Elaine did one on a totem! And then redid it with another light fixture...absolutly beautiful! combination of old pvc pipe, tiles & light fixture! Really inspiring and I can't wait to see pictures of what others have done with this idea!
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1048156/ |
kdm1000
Edelstein, IL
November 10, 2009
05:40 PM Post #7260897
| I just checked out Elaine's. It is neat. I do totems and I do mosaics, but never together. Something else to explore. Always trying to get ideas for my Daughter-In-Laws for Christmas. This year it is bowling ball gazing balls.I got them done before we left on our trip in Oct. but never got around to pictures. I am taking them as I deliver them to the ones from out of state.
I have lots of ideas to keep me busy over the winter from lurking on Daves. |
