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Garden Trash To Treasure

How to Make a Birdbath

How to Make a Birdbath for your Yard out of Secondhand Items

This is yet another trash to treasure post!  This time, not only did I find a hidden treasure at Goodwill, I also found something in the trash…yes…the trash. Here is my tutorial for how to make a birdbath out of trash (ha!).

Materials:

  • Large plate or bowl
  • Trash- ok this one is ambiguous but I’m not sure what it was. A plant stand? An actual birdbath?
  • Ceramic birds
  • E6000
  • Spray paint

Here is a photo of my “trash”. This was another broken item I found on the side of my house in a trash pile when I first moved in. 

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Obviously birds love it (or hate it), based on this next gross photo…

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I had some left over spray paint from my refurbished thrift store shelf makeover, so I decided to paint the base blue.

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While it was drying, I cleaned my plate I found at Goodwill for $7.00.  It was the perfect size.  It would have been better if it was an orange tag, because it would have been half off that day, but oh well!

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I found some ceramic birds that were just adorable.  I used E6000 (best stuff ever) to glue the birds onto the plate.  I used a bowl to prop them up while they dried.  I followed the instructions on the E6000 tube and allowed it to dry for 72 hours.

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Finally, I placed the plate on top of my base.  Here are a few close ups and after photos.  It looks great in my back yard, and I’ve noticed a few birdies playing in it already!

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  1. Irene says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Adorable!

    Reply
    • Dinah Wulf says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:28 pm

      Thank you Irene! Loving those little birds! And OF COURSE I had to make them blue!

      Reply
  2. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    June 5, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    Love it! Can’t wait to go treasure in the raw, hunting! Hope your having a good start to your summer 😉

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    • Dinah Wulf says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:49 pm

      Thank you Theresa! You too and thank you for stopping by and commenting!

      Reply
  3. Jenny Hostetler says

    June 5, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    Love it!

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    • Dinah Wulf says

      June 5, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you, Jen!

      Reply
  4. Jenise @ diyfunideas.com says

    July 22, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    This is so adorable. Brilliant idea!

    Reply
    • Dinah Wulf says

      July 22, 2014 at 5:41 pm

      Thank you so much, Jenise!!

      Reply

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