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How to finish the castor leaf birdbath* by swingme2bali

"Extraordinary! "

How I did it: after much talk about what to do with giant & elegant castor leaves before the frost hit, my mother in law (The Amazing Artist) & i decided to make bird baths out of them* so we gathered all the supplies together, thankfully picked our leaves & we molded away at our new creations! seeing that the concrete itself had to cure & dry for about a week, in between that time it allowed for us to get ideas on how we wanted to paint them*  i decided to lean into the fall colors as shown in the picture above! it's going to make a great addition to our little garden & i believe the birds will be much appreciative to their new gift* 

Lessons & tips: Have a fun/artsy partner with you~you can learn together & it makes the experience more enjoyable.


On your sand mound make sure it has a nice hill/bump in the middle because this is going to form the curve in your bird bath.... my mother-in-law did this & her turned out more as a leaf cup instead of a flatter surface like mine*

Use vinyl concrete as oppose to just regular concrete because this leads to a very rocky core which makes it a little hard to notice fine details from your leaf print & makes painting your bird bath easier~

make sure your sealer is ECO friendly, its a little pricey but worth it to those sweet lil' birds*

you can also do this project without the stand, as we did! just leaf itself will really stand out beautifully in your garden*

Have fun & be creative & remember the possibilities are endless!

Resources: http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/extras/53birdbath.php


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Nov 08, 2011, 06:26AM PST | 10 comments | 21 cheers


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iamcarson Wag More; Bark Less!

beautiful!!

you have some lucky birds!! :)

Nov 08, 2011, 07:13AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

swingme2bali you got the cool, you got the cool shoe shine ahdadaydodeebop!

^__^

thank ya! & yess indeed! i haven’t seen any splashin’ around in it yet but i’m sure they’ll come around*

Nov 08, 2011, 10:59AM PST | Respond to this

beauty11 ...you have to keep alive that part of yourself that's rebellious

LOVE this!!!!

Nov 08, 2011, 11:11AM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer

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Nov 08, 2011, 02:34PM PST

swingme2bali you got the cool, you got the cool shoe shine ahdadaydodeebop!

=]

thanks you* it feels great to hear feedback from all you positive people out there! & yes the thought has crossed my mind to spread the magic & i thought my next move on them would be a showcase & have a small class with my herbalist & a few friends*

Nov 08, 2011, 06:53PM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer

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Nov 08, 2011, 03:08PM PST

swingme2bali you got the cool, you got the cool shoe shine ahdadaydodeebop!

^_^

~~thank YOU!! =]

Nov 08, 2011, 06:54PM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer

Laree Alexander is thinking about how I can make my room into a warm, sanctuary..

Wonderful!!

This is so great Jess!!!!! YAY!! I can’t wait to do this with you next year, planning on growing lots of castor beans just to make some neat sculptures with! <3

Nov 16, 2011, 09:22AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

swingme2bali you got the cool, you got the cool shoe shine ahdadaydodeebop!

;)

thanks so much! i ended up giving the last coat a very pretty shimmery gold tone~i can’t wait for you to see it;) i’ll be teaching a class over at mary’s workshop along with some other projects next summer so i’ll definitely keep you posted =D

Nov 16, 2011, 11:42AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Laree Alexander is thinking about how I can make my room into a warm, sanctuary..

oh thats so cool!! Ive been wondering how things have been going there! I wonder if I might be able to teach a class on creativity, been thinking about it a lot!

Nov 16, 2011, 11:48AM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer


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