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emerald1951

my first totems...

17 years ago

Hi all I have been watching and seeing all the things you do here and I have to say I like it all, you all have fantastic imaginations. And I guess I wanted to try and heres my first try to make some totems, what do you all think, thank you linda

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Comments (8)

  • 17 years ago

    WOW !!!!!! Those are your first ??????? You are an instant professional !!! LOL They are soooo nice !

    ****** Can I offer some friendly suggestions ? You definately have " the eye " & the talent ! I learned these tips the hard way ..... when you have plates that are concave - the rain water will collect in them and form pools . Mine looked awful ... & .... I'm not sure what it does to the adhesive. I kept having to tip them over to dump out the dirty water.

    I also learned to make mine with glass pieces that are bigger on the bottom and get smaller on the way up . This way it won't be top heavy and the adhesive will hold better .

    I hope these tips helped - believe me - I could write the book on "What not to do" .... LOL
    ******* Something tells me you are getting addicted ! LOL ****

  • 17 years ago

    thank you, am glad you liked them and thank you for the advice...I guess I was thinking the birds could drink the water, (the little white one is a mini bird bath, Im thinking of doing a mini garden as you all do...) and I put a big heavy micowave plate on the bottom of the tall one and I was thinking of burying that in the soil, good idea or not? thank you again this garden junk or garden art is fun and as I said before I have been watching and everyone here are so creative I enjoy it all.....linda

  • 17 years ago

    Love your color and shape choices! Yes, putting a heavy plate, etc. on the bottom is a great idea. The little white birdbath is just darling! Toomuchglass' suggestion about the plates between the vases is a good one....all you need to do is turn them over and put your glass globs on the back side. But...if your aiming to make a bird or butterfly bath, then, of course, the dishes need to be right side up...just need to dump the water sometimes. Great job!!! Keep them coming!

  • 17 years ago

    Very creative!!are you going to put a plant in the tissue box? That would look so cute. I agree that the water will end up leaving muddy mosquito breeding puddles. This green 1 you can just wash out as needed but think what a mess it would be if you made 10 like that. With the plates where water slides off they will be so much cleaner & less work for you!! Thanks for pic! Jan

  • 17 years ago

    They are all so pretty! Your tall green one would make an awesome fountain. Now if I could only figure out how to drill holes in these things without breaking them! lol! I'd copy that one in a minute. I just love milk glass in totems. It looks so fresh and clean. The little birdbath is very cute and I can't wait to see your miniature garden you use it in! I agree with Jan, the little birdhouse on top of the other milk glass totem would be so cute with a little plant in it. What did you use for your topper for the green one and what are the multi-color balls on the one plate? Keep those totems coming!

    Btw, your lilies and purple cone flowers are very pretty too!

  • 17 years ago

    Hi all and thank you very much for the very nice comments and suggestions..I did not think of the water getting nasty, I just thought the birds would like the water...
    as for making a fountain it would not be to hard just use a moto tool and a carbide drill bit and high speed and gentle presser...kinda like at the dentist...thank you all again..linda

  • 17 years ago

    oops, the top of the green totem is a glass angel and the colored balls are glass and were on the plate when I got it...linda

  • 17 years ago

    Very nice I luv milk glass been saving up some to make one out of it too.
    Emerald Green is very creative!!!!
    What I do is wash them off when I am watering plants. In this hot weather the birdies really appeciate them!

    Nanagrandma

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