I plan on hitting a few thrift stores soon to see if I can find a few more glass shades to copy Becky's friends idea. They will make great covers for little tea lights or (fragrant) votive candles lining the driveway during the holidays!

SongofJoy said:LOL, Debbie, I think we're two peas in a pod.

The odd thing is I already had a few of these in the workshop. I was planning to use them as molds for mushroom caps but now I'm not so sure I want to smash them!

OHHHH, mushrooms...............Someone Please tell us how to make garden decor mushrooms. (ON ANOTHER THREAD) I love them. By the time I get all of this garden art into my flower beds, I won't have any place for my plants. But won't it be nice to have color in the garden this winter when it is usually so bleek.

Ok, back to the shades. All shades are open, so what happens to the tea lights when it rains? Just wondering.................

Exactly my dilemma! I know if I used the little LED tea lights they would work but you'd still have to 'cover' them? It will be awhile before I can put something together but you can be sure if I figure it out I'll be sharing!

My friend used a tea light that last a long time. Maybe Princess House?

I'm wondering if votives would work since they last longer.

Outside LED lights (like you can buy to put in pumpkins at Halloween) still work in the rain and the snow.

Another great garden project. I don't know how you come up with such creative ideas.

rcn48 said:


The odd thing is I already had a few of these in the workshop. I was planning to use them as molds for mushroom caps but now I'm not so sure I want to smash them!

A workshop ... sigh! You lucky girl!! I'd love to have a workshop ... and a greenhouse ... and an arbor ... and a gazebo ... might as well wish big while I'm at it.

Go read her article again. Bet you could build all those things with QuikWall! An arbor, a gazebo, well, maybe not a greenhouse.

I've got to get some of this QuikWall stuff and try making something!!

Here's what I did this morning. $3 for solar light, $.80 for shade, hanger-free. Got 2 made the other is hanging on the otherside of these steps. Gonna have to make more.

Ooooo I'm liking those, Robin. Great job!

Thank you. They are so easy and fun, I tried them upside down with the light on top and they look good that way too. DH liked them this way best.

Oh, I LOVE those! BEAUTIFUL!

Wow ... really nice!

Love them. A whole lot!!!

What kind of solar lights? Where did you buy them?

That was speedy! I'm eyeing the funky fixture shade in the guest room

Dahlia

I got them at WM. You pull off the stake part and pull the tab to get them started and then put the stake back on and put in the ground. I left the stake off and put it in the shade, no glue, the bottom sticks down about a half inch from the bottom of the glass. This is what they look like before I pulled stake off.

It looks like a magic wand. Now I want one to run around with at night

dahlianut said:That was speedy! I'm eyeing the funky fixture shade in the guest room

If we keep this up , we will all have pieces of our homes outside.

Great project Robin. And don't throw the stake away. Surely it can be turned into something else too.