Bringing the Indoors out

Sometimes the most simple thing can make an entry more inviting. A simple vase from indoors filled with chive blossoms makes a dreary corner a little more noticeable.

For something a little more complicated, we had a pair of ugly lamps, one was twisted and broken and DH decided to use the cord for something else, so it has been sitting in our basement for about 3 years, twisted and ugly. I was watching the little birds bathing in a mud puddle and decided it was time to buy a birdbath.

Looking at the old tattered lamp I thought, hey…I could recycle this into a beautiful bath for the birds. Picture 1 shows the sister lamp (how the old one looked in its original state). Picture 2 shows the bulb and casing inside the “bowl” of the new birdbath and picture 3 shows everything disassembled ready to be reassembled into the new creation.

I simply removed the middle two segments of the pole lamp and removed the light and stickers from inside the bowl. I was left with a bowl with a small hole and a nut showing as well as a wooden pole with a smaller hole. I drilled out the hole to make it bigger, placed the bowl on top and filled the hole with some pure silicone to prevent water leaks.

Now I have an ugly knob in the middle of the bowl…I searched the house for something to cover it and found and old glass tealight candle holder which when turned upside-down makes a beautiful glass cone that reflects the sunlight as well as acts as a sundial within the new birdbath.

I hope you like my creation…even more so, I hope the birdies appreciate it.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20