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Monday, July 8, 2013

crystal mushrooms

I've made several of these lately and the response has been great.  People can't believe that something as simple vases, bottles, bowls and light shades can make such a pretty garden ornament.  With pieces picked up for $1.00 or less at TS or RS they are very inexpensive to make.
You need:
light shade or bowl
bottle or vase
GE II Silicone outdoor caulk in clear
gravel optional
Wash all  your parts with soap and water and let dry completely. Stack your vases, bowls, light fixtures and bottles in different configurations until  they look right.and in proportion to one another.  You don't want a great big bowl on a tiny little vase.  Add gravel to your base piece if you want, it will add more stability so they can't get blown or knocked over as easy. Glue your pieces together and let dry.  If you light shade has a hole in the top you can add a finial, ornament, glass glob or bottle stopper to finish it off, and stop water from getting in.  Display in your garden, they look even better with a patch of several placed together.

In the yard, he needs some fungi friends

up close, vintage shade and tall bottle the cost was  $2.00 plus the glue


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