Glass Fountains and Totems
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- čas přidán 7. 03. 2024
- My glass totem designs, garden glass sculptures and fountains have been very popular with Pinterest and on my blog, so I thought it was time to video the process of building a solar fountain and making some repairs to broken pieces. I think I will make a few more videos to help with the "how to" design and assembly process. It seems my crowded workbench makes for a "busy" setting and background. Ah, well. Enjoy the video and I hope you get some inspiration to try it for yourself.
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I love the glass fountain 😊
That is the neatest use of thrifted glassware I have ever seen! Thank you for showing how you make them. I will definitely have to try this!
As I try building a few new pieces I will be sure to try another video or two to share some design ideas. I also have a few more repairs to make that might mean some reconfigured pieces. It keeps me busy and I am glad that folks enjoy the videos.
❤ I love the glass flowers that another lady makes ❤. So beautiful 😍
Loved watching the elements of this craft…repairs…reimagine…really beautiful! I’ll look at thrift glass differently!
I'm glad I happened to see your channel - and you have a new subscriber. I use a lot of glass items outdoors to create solar lanterns, even if it's just to use something upside down over a solar light. As a bonus it protects the solar panels.
Now I know what to do with my old punch bowl sitting in my closet! I love the blue, your fountains are beautiful!
Love the imagination!
Thanks what a fun project 😊 cool idea, a little bling in Ur yard 😊
These are wonderful. You have brought more beauty to the outdoors. I can't wait to go glass hunting. What fun. Thanks for sharing.
Love your video and your complete explanation of your process! Hope you continue to share your ideas.
Thank you! Will do!
I love the blue bell in the center the best. Great job. ❤
What a fun idea. Thanks for sharing, they are stunning❤
Very good video. Very clear instructions ❤ finding centre is difficult. I would enjoy seeing your garden.I enjoy making birdbath’s. About 3 years ago it was great, lots of glass available but now not so much. Sometimes I would drill a hole for solar lights and silicone the hole closed. I sold a few for fun. I also made 2-3 tier fountains with punch bowls for the base. I like how you put the blue lid inside. Thanks for sharing your video ❤
I have a couple of punchbowls that I want to make the next fountains from, but I am searching out some sturdy bases. As soon as I find those I will try a few more videos. There are some more repairs I need to make, so that may be another opportunity to share some design ideas. Keeps me busy, along with my bread, photography, RV travel and blogging about it all. I think maybe I need to clean up my workbench a bit, since it looks pretty busy and crowded in the video.
Sturdy bases? Hit the lamp section at the thrift shops or estate sales❤@@adventureswithdougandjackie
Enchanting!
Pretty ❤
You're inspiring! I just saw that ice bucket on Ebay. He wanted $45 + $37 shipping. Great find
Turned out pretty.
I had so many boxes of all kinds of glassware. Came from my uncle and my grandma when they had passed away. I just donated after hanging onto them due to a move. It would be nice to have a space to play around and make artsy stuff like that.
Beautiful work…very creative ❤
Very cool! (literally) 😊 Thank you for your videos! I've been collecting different pieces of glass for a few yrs now but haven't had the time to make anything. Now is the time. I love how you used the fairy lights. I have extra pkgs of them from the holidays. I'm not finding the interesting pieces of glass or dishes as much at our second hand stores. I think they get bought fast since a lot of people now make the garden art to sell. Hobby Lobby has some nice and different pieces of glass ware, though its more expensive. We live in the southwest, and have been in a horrible drought for the last several yrs. We have a well on our property, so water is precious. I never thought about it (running the water) before we moved here, and we were on city water. We're not planting many flowers. In fact we're going to re landscape with drought resistant plants and trees, with more hardscape. So, my glass garden art and flowers will be in the raised flower beds, my hummingbird and bird baths on both patios, as well as some recycled glass feeders for the birds. It makes me feel good to recycle. Every bit helps. I'm going to see how to make the dandelion flowers out of plastic bottles next.
If it weren't for great people such as yourself for making videos, none of us would learn. I'm a visual learner. Thank you again, Doug! Blessings ~ 🌷
I agree about the "availability" lately, but of course that depends on people actually donating their unwanted glass. Some of the bowls and glasses I find have small chips in the rim, which would not make them suitable for use anyway, hence the donations. I also think thrifting and upcycling is much more popular at the moment. Probably my fault for posting these how-to videos! What I really miss are small saucer plates and glass candle holders.
Beautiful works of art ❤❤❤❤❤
Love the Blue fountain. By adding the blue stones / marbles to the bottom it shows the bottom and frames and grounds the entire fountain. Nicely done!!!!
Thanks, sometimes inspiration and what's available turn out just right.
Beautiful!
I really love this craft so beautifully made ❤I’m always amazed by how much effort that goes into these pieces 😊nice job
I love that fountain. It’s a Beautiful Water fountain you made! 🥰🐾
Your fountain is gorgeous. The Goodwill near me has a lot of glassware, but hokey smoke Bullwinkle they are a bit pricey for me. There are other resale shops in the area so I will be checking them out in order to make something similar for my porch. This was a very informative video.
A bent washer glued with JBWeld works really well as a hanger. I've used them for hummingbird feeders on glass bottles. Last for years.
That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Mr doug vous êtes très minutieux et vous avez beaucoup d'imagination ce que vous avez fait est incroyablement magnifique felicitation et bonne retraite avec votre douce 🥰👌👌👌💙
Merci pour ces gentils mots. Et oui, je profite de ma retraite, je réalise des sculptures en verre folles et je voyage à travers le pays (consultez la page blog de nos aventures : adventureswithdougandjackie.com)
Gorgeous
Beautiful work and inspiring!! 😄😄
Oh I love this fountain!!
It took me a while to figure how to use the large glass base in a sculpture until I hit on the idea of a fountain. The downside is that it needs cleaning and filling frequently during the summer, but that is simple enough.
I’m impatient waiting for you to add the fairy lights!
I have another piece ready to go, but am waiting for the delivery of a smaller set of fairy lights. That video should get posted rather soon.
Good job I enjoyed the video
As I try building a few new pieces I will be sure to try another video or two to share some design ideas. I also have a few more repairs to make that might mean some reconfigured pieces. It keeps me busy and I am glad that folks enjoy the videos.
In case you haven't thought of what to do with the glasses, try gluing a chime or bell or crysrals in the bell of the glass, to hang freely. Love your videos.
Thanks for the tip! I actually had one that I tried that with, although it doesn't seem to catch the wind the way I hoped.
It’s very pretty and a good way to repurpose glass that would otherwise be packed away. How do you change the lights once they burn out?
Lucky not to have that problem so far, but it would likely mean separating pieces at the silicone seal.
nice pieces...
heads up test fairy lights to be sure they are working
- immediately before sealing them in...
Good suggestion!
How long will the silicone securely hold outside?
Gorgeous work!! ❤
I haven't had any problems with it here in the South for several years. The pieces I would expect to separate would be some of the larger hanging ones, yet I have only had one where the hook separated from the base. Other pieces that came apart were due to a paint layer between the glass and silicone that peeled off. So far so good.
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I see plates and bowls at the Thrit Store all the time. I can make one of these🎉🎉🎉
The blue glass fountain is beautiful ❤
I might just have made it harder to find nice glass with all the new interest!
Thanks. More to come, but it really all depends on lucky finds at thrift shops and friends who say "I don't need this piece my grandmother had." Good luck with your own creations.
make a windchime out of the blue glasses.
@@SS-wu5du I might try that sometime. Good suggestion.
Would a heat gun help to loosen the silicone when doing replacement work or would it be too messy?
I haven't tried that. The silicone might soften a bit. One reason I don't use epoxy or other permanent glues is that I do have to repair and replace some pieces and silicone works to eventually separate and start over.
Find the supplies here! I have just become an Amazon Associate, which means I can now post links to the products that I use or recommend for you.
Where to find supplies? Use these links:
GE Clear Silicone Caulk: amzn.to/4bbMtwO
GE Clear Silicone Caulk, 2-pack: amzn.to/4b1OPhS
6" Solar fountain: amzn.to/3KNq7a9
6" Solar fountain with LED lights: amzn.to/4ekQ8vj
5" Solar fountain (good for smaller bowls): amzn.to/45vtv38
Fairy Lights (2 pack of 100 LED lights): amzn.to/3VLuSHE
Fairy Lights (2 pack of 50 LED lights): amzn.to/4cnQiAe
Other fun solar garden lights I use:
Color Changing LED "Firefly" bundle (2 pack): amzn.to/3VKFE0I
Warm White LED "Firefly" bundle (4 pack): amzn.to/3XrGgtF
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Why silicone it together the water will keep it sturdy enough
I don't want to leave it to chance that the bowls won't fall off. Between the squirrels that come to drink and our dog, grandsons and such, I want to be sure everything is sturdy. And I also don't want to have moisture inside the large vase bases. Good thoughts, though. Maybe that will work out fine for you.
Why silicone it all down bc you cannot break it down to clean for next yr and the bell should have a few lights on it.
I don't want to leave it to chance that the bowls won't fall off. Between the squirrels that come to drink and our dog, grandsons and such, I want to be sure everything is sturdy. And I also don't want to have moisture inside the large vase bases. Good thoughts, though. Maybe that will work out fine for you.
Get rid of the plate and set the bowl down in it
The nice thing about this hobby is that you have all sorts of creative options.
I thought you were going to show how to make a fountain from the title and thumbnail.
Well, that's true and I did finish the fountain a bit later in this video. I also posted a few other videos of making solar fountains. However, I did not make any videos when starting out, which includes the one pictured in the thumbnail. Sorry bout that, but it can be inspiriation.
Glass is too big
The nice thing about this hobby is that you have all sorts of creative options, plus it all just depends on what you can find out there.