Viewing post #377631 by RainRabbit

i am a serious planner i plan and research tons before i ever start anything . so my mini water fairy garden was my winter researching project . since the weather has been crappy i put in many hours on getting it planned out . ponds and water gardens are easy so i figure why not combine them into a small city with a river threw it . i had mini ponds as well as a large 900 gallon one . i left all of those behind and only have a small precast water feature on my porch that i did decide to keep and bring along . no telling how many ponds or water features i will end up with before summer is over . nothing brings me joy as much as the sights and sounds of water in a yard . my old place was 150 acres with a huge creek running around the edge of the property and i always loved to hear it flowing along . this is the first time since i was 10 that i won't have that view and sound to enjoy . everytime i would build a pond it would get over run with frogs looking for a place to mate and my kids would catch small fish from the creek to put in it . i spent many hours on my porch just enjoying all of the wildlife that came to hang out for a spell . i will post a couple pics so yall can see what i am missing .. we moved in october so i had to just dream about all the fun of designing our yard instead of doing . but we finally got 2 good warm saturdays and got some things started out there . built the foundation last weekend for my 6x8 hobby greenhouse but the wind kept us from doing any more on building it . so until it warms back up and the wind slows up i am stuck inside building mini's for my fairy creek which the creek i moved away from is the inspiration . i saw in another post that some of yall like working with polymer . i love playing in it as well . i have never tried putting it outside but after reading up know i know you can as well as which brands are the less porous and better suited for outdoor use . however i am wondering if i can take it a step farther and dip my mini's in resin to protect them even more . so i will plan on trying that in the next few days and let you know my results . resin is easy to work with but you must work fast .. i mold jewelry from it as well so i will set my molds up so that after i dip my mini's i can pour the left over into my molds and not waste any . if any of yall use resin i have found out you get a better deal buying by the gallon in the flooring dept at lowe's or home depot . as promised here are a few pics of the creek where i lived , one of my small ponds i left behind , as well as a few of my polymer creations , a cedar wagon i built from scrap wood and a garden ball i made .