Bird Feeder - Glass Yard Art

I'm in love with my new bird feeder.

It's made from various glass items.

An egg plate, saucer, small pot, light fixture, etc.

The ceramic bird sits atop and adds color.

The bird is glued to the saucer which is glued to the pot. This lifts off to add the bird seed.

It's glued together with a waterproof epoxy.

Fairy Gardens

I recently went to a class with my daughter~in~law to learn how to make a Fairy Garden.

The class was at Washington Nursery.

They had a lot of small plants and accessories to use in our gardens.

We purchased large glass jars with lids to build our terrariums in.

They're really easy to make.
Start with a clean jar, add a layer of pea gravel, horticultural charcoal and soiless dirt.
Add plants and little decorations to build a scene.
Add a very small amount of water and pop on the lid.

 

My first fairy garden is simple but sweet.

This one has one small plant, the small gnome reading a book and a few mushrooms.

The other one I made is larger with more plants, rocks, larger gnome and a few more decorations.

If these fairy gardens do well, I've got plans for a large one :)

 





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My Elodie Lilies are starting to bloom.

I planted several varieties of lilies this past Spring. All sizes and colors.

I've got asiatic and oriental lilies spread throughout my garden.

I'll post more photos as they start to open.

Butterfly Crossing

It's still really cool here and not a lot has come up in the garden yet, but I thought I'd try to hurry it along and make a new garden sign.

I found these blank, black metal signs at Michaels.

I decided to put some butterflies on it and Butterfly Crossing. I get lots of butterflies in my garden in the summer.

I cut the white, matte outdoor vinyl on my Cricut.
The font is Amaze & the butterfly was free. I put it all together in SCAL

Hurry up summer!

Backyard Wildlife

I made a few of these cute Birdie Heart Treats this weekend.

They were quick & easy!

I've got more to hang up tomorrow.










A few other birds and critters came around later.

Winged Things in my Garden

I photographed these in my garden today.

'Hummingbird Clearwing Moth'



Bumblebee on a Coneflower



Katydid on a Zinnia




Unknown Butterfly - I'm still trying to identify it

Nature in Action

I found this by my side garage door today.
Poor toad :(