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"Polatems" (pots, plates, totems) birdbaths, bird feeders and planters.
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Patty S
(IC: homeowner)
I had so much fun putting my "Polatems" together. I collected beautiful pots and plates from Goodwill and garage sales. I dug a hole 12" deep intserted a piece of rebar, which can be purchased at a hardware store in any length of your choice. Fill the hole with concrete. Level the rebar to make it straight. Once the concrete dries..overnight is good, start putting the pots and plates onto the rebar in an artistic order, gluing them as you go..I used glass glue from the hardware store, it comes in a caulking tube. Use a level to keep each pot or plate straight. You can add pieces in the middle such as a metal dish from an old firepit as a planter or even a terricotta planter. Just be creative. Top it off with a glass ball, a ceramic bird or whatever suits you fancy. There you have it ...Enjoy and watch the birds..even the Hummers like the colors.
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Published May 16th, 2012 8:20 AM
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Tammy on Aug 21, 2016A close up pic and items used or suggested items to use would be most helpful. How far down did you go? I live in FL so how safe is that to ensure wind won't send them as missles during hurricanes?
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Patty S on Aug 21, 201612 inches is good. this was at my home in Arizona which we have since sold. We are now in Wisconsin for the summer and I am sorry but a close up photo cannot be provided. They have survived the Sand Storms and Dust Devils of the desert, but I cannot guarantee them through a hurricane.
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Doris Huskey on Sep 29, 2016Really Tammy---I also live in FL and would remove them if a hurricane warning was issued. For that reason, I would not glue them in place, just stack them together.
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BonitaBonita on Nov 07, 2017
Great project. love it.....
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