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I’m sure you remember this project. I got this giant candlestick and pot lid during the Hop & Shop in Indy with Sarah and Beckie.
I painted it all up to match and put it in my front flower bed by the fish pond. But! The birds do not like it. I am guessing they think it’s too deep. I tried to put a little something in there for them to land on, but no, they still didn’t visit. I do have a small (very old) concrete birdbath that the birds frequent every day. But I really wanted them to like this one.
I picked up some enamel lids. I actually had already bought this one when I found the other two at Joey’s booth for 50% off.
You can tell that it is more shallow.
I used a mixture of the same two colors.
I used the sage first.
Then I used a dash of the turquoise.
You can tell that it is NOT near as deep as the original one.
Please ignore the dying overgrown vegetation. It’s been so hot that I haven’t taken very good care of the yard.
This shadow box is the one I made for my shadow box tutorial. Ya’ll know I was never really happy with the finish. I continue to struggle with paint choices. I know that paint can make or break a project. Check out my first experience with changing my mind on this desk. I’m currently working on a project. I’ve got the primer on it, but can’t decide on a color.
I painted the whole thing with Rustoleum Heirloom White. I sprayed the front and inside, and brushed on the back and outside parts. I was NOT going to try to paint the inside again with a brush.
Then I lightly glazed jus the frame, leaving the inside alone.
I used some of Jamie’s items to stage it. I don’t have a place to hang it. It will wait in storage until I find a new home for it.
Now about the fabric I printed on:
I ironed half of it so that I could wash it as a test.
I used a very old pillow case to cover the drop cloth.
This is how it came out of the dryer. You can see that the left side is faded. I washed it in a regular cycle in cold water. I also used Fray Check on the ironed side. You can see that it did make a difference.
Here it is laying on the other one I printed. I realized that I don’t think I ever washed this drop cloth. I have had it for years and actually use half of it for a “drop cloth”. heheheh See how different the fabric looks? I wonder if it would have “set” better had it been washed prior to printing? If you were to see the ironed part without seeing the other one, I’m not sure you would know that it faded. It just sort of has that aged look to it. So, to sum it up, ironing did help set it. I made a little pillow with one of the images:
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I love that bird bath, I want to make my own! Can I ask how you attached the lid to the candlestick since it has a handle in the way?
Tania
I remember that bird bath the first time around! Do the birds like it now! I am very happy with your shadow box change. It turned out great!
Gail, I’d love it if you’d link up to my Friday link party!
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Have a lovely day!
Now that is totally cool! I love the birdbath and will be on the look out for a large lid at the local thrift stores. Very creative.
You will have to let us know if the birds like the bath any better now that you have used a shallower lid. This is definitely in my list of projects to do. I can think of a spot in the backyard where it would look great.
Also… thanks for all of the details and trial and error that you post with each project. It takes a lot of guess work out of it and makes the average person feel a little bit more confident about trying to pull off some of your great ideas.
Love your stuff… as usual. 🙂
that birdbath is awesome! and my garden looks even sadder- the heat this summer just really hurt it, and i didn’t want to get out there and help it because it was so hot! i figure next spring we’ll have a little garden revival. for now, just waiting for mum season. 😉
that birdbath is awesome! and my garden looks even sadder- the heat this summer just really hurt it, and i didn’t want to get out there and help it because it was so hot! i figure next spring we’ll have a little garden revival. for now, just waiting for mum season. 😉
Love all of it, but especially the birdbath.
Great idea, I want a bird bath and this makes it more achievable!
That bird bath looks wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing the fabric do’s and don’ts that you are learning, saves me time!
oh man! I just passed up a whole box of enamel lids (FREE) – now I have to go back and get them, lol!
Gail that bird bath is adorable… great idea with the lid… I put a few larger rocks in the water so the butterflies and birds can land on them without getting their feet wet… it seemed to do the trick.
Great job on the shadowbox. Thanks for taking the time to figure out the ironing vs non-ironing… that was my fist thought, can you wash it after. I really want to do that technique, now that all my questions have been answered. Thanks for posting that.
Have a great day.
Hugs, Deb
Love that old bench the candlestick is setting on in the first picture. Any old wood that shows it’s wear catches my eye.
The birdbath is really pretty. Sorry the birds didn’t like it.
The shadowbox looks great now. That would make someone a great Christmas gift.