Make Overs on Garden Statues.

So this deer was at cemetery for the past 10 years (family gravesite) and was in need for some major TLC. So I grabbed it the other day along with a can of clear coat from Meijers.

Ok so this is it before I did anything with it, as you can see it is very sun bleached and has a few cracks and holes... I actually got some very thick glass like spray clear coat for this very reason. I wanted it to hold up well once I was done with it.

For starters I scrubbed it as best as I could (plastic was kinda brittle) and then I covered the holes with some glued on cardboard. 

Then next I started painting!!! I used acrylic paint, first painted it completely brown.. well more of a brown/orange. Then from there I added white and black (after the brown is dry!) and then the eyes last. It turned out great and pretty easy!! I just looked at a picture off the web for guidance of colors and spots :)

The cardboard doesn't look perfect but at least they're not gaping holes anymore. 

I Love what the clear glossy spray coat did for it! Looks great and should last a long time back outside!!! 

How To Build an Easy Bird Bath

Found this beautiful large bowl the other day and decided to make it into a bird bath with a removable bowl for easy cleaning.

Also found this plant stand and it was a perfect fit!!

 I just happened to have these old metal hooks from sticking them on my wall during christmas (plastic ones would work too!)

So I super glued them while the bowl was on the stand, so that I knew they were placed correctly.

These hooks are so that the bowl wont slide off. I loved this metal stand because it sticks into the ground and I don't have to worry about it falling over!! Turned out perfectly :)

Have a Bowl already? buy this stand on Amazon for 16$ (click on picture for link)

Buy the metal hooks too $1.25 for a pack of 6! Make sure you peel off sticker part before glueing! 

(click Picture for link to Ebay )