Garden Bling
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Here is a garden decoration that I made using some copper wire and some old marbles. I bought about 2 meters of copper wiring from the hardware store, stipped off the outer layer and had 7 lengths of copper wire inside. After untwirling the wiring I had 7 pieces of copper wire about 2.5 meters each in length. You need to start at the bottom and coil the wire around the first marble, which will keep it in place. I then coiled the wire around a small piece of pipe to get the coils between the first and second marble. When I had attached the five marbles I made a hook at the top to fasten over a tree branch. This makes a great decoration to hang on a tree, from the edge of a pergola, or on the edge of a patio. It is a great sun catcher. I originally saw this idea on a garden craft message board. I have also seen similar items sold in stores starting at around $15. For about $4 I am able to make 7 of the decorations.
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Here is another garden suncatcher that I made using copper wire, marbles, flat marbles and 2 old cd's. Using Crafters Goop glue the 2 cd's together (shiny side out). Be sure to let this dry and then drill 4 holes (one at the top and 3 at the bottom). Using copper wire make the 4 danglers as needed. I used marbles but you could use sea shells, polished rocks, old jewelry etc. Cover the center hole with a flat marble and I added 2 other flat marbles at the bottom (both sides) I want to do something to the center but haven't quite decided yet - perhaps paint a sun burst around the center. Hang in the garden and watch the sun reflect off the cd. |
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Look at some window danglers.
