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May 28, 2024 4:50 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Dianne
Eagle Bay, New York (Zone 3b)
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Level 2 Butterflies Dragonflies Bee Lover Hummingbirder
Echinacea Daylilies Organic Gardener Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Birds
Okay, I give up. Let's have our own daylily gardens art and decor thread. Please join in and add your wonderful art, projects and creative ideas ... where they won't 'disappear' with the seasonal topics.

A re-showing of a recent 'on the porch' posting of solar fountains and birdbaths...

cascading bowls
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fishie
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frogger
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And the 2-tier resin fountain that I've had about 10 years and repainted this year.

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And because this should not just be a repost - my 'lighthouse' is also being repainted this year, and the solar light for the top (which quit a year ago) is being replaced. Here is the 'before' pic... you will have to wait to see how it turns out. Whistling

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Life is what happens while you are making other plans.
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May 28, 2024 7:30 AM CST
Name: Diana
Southeast Missouri (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Vegetable Grower Enjoys or suffers hot summers Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: Missouri Irises
Canning and food preservation Hibiscus Dog Lover Daylilies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I'm not a Garden Art sort of person, but I did purchase this one of a kind planter made by a local arist:
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Meet "Eggbert", with Sempervivum "Oddity". Green Grin!
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May 28, 2024 8:57 AM CST
Name: Vickie
southern Indiana (Zone 6b)
Bee Lover Garden Photography Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: United States of America
Region: Indiana Garden Art Annuals Clematis Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 2
Very nice, Dianne! I love the cascading bowls!

And Eggbert is so cute, Diana!

I will have to walk around and get pics later if I have anything worth showing. I have to leave for a haircut.
May all your weeds be wildflowers. ~Author Unknown
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May 28, 2024 1:16 PM CST
Name: Vickie
southern Indiana (Zone 6b)
Bee Lover Garden Photography Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: United States of America
Region: Indiana Garden Art Annuals Clematis Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 2
Well, even though I love art in the garden, I don't do ceramics or make any garden art myself. However, I do like to play with photos in Adobe Photoshop, so here are some collages of some items currently in my garden that I have received as gifts or have purchased.

Christmas gifts from my husband.
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Concrete statues inherited from my father- and mother-in-law
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My DH repainted these butterflies and they turned out so beautiful!
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Birthstone bees from the kids for Mother's Day last year.
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I enjoy going to craft shows and picking up these welded pieces. A horseshoe frog and a grasshopper with a body made from what looks like a railroad spike.
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May all your weeds be wildflowers. ~Author Unknown
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May 28, 2024 1:59 PM CST
New England🇺🇸
Bee Lover Hydrangeas Hummingbirder Hostas Foliage Fan Echinacea
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See? I may have been "right" about the need for this thread after all? .... Whistling 😉 Lovey dubby Thanks, Dianne! Loving all the garden art shares. 🥰

Vickie, those bees are especially cute! 🐝 Love that idea and your husband really did do a beautiful job on those butterflies! 🦋 The welded pieces are so creative! 💡 Hurray!

I don't have much but here is an artistic shot of my new bird bath under a partly cloudy sky.
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My new napping cat tucked in under the holly
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I got some of these solar gnomes for Christmas... admittedly they are not my thing. Hilarious! But I put them out anyway...
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One of my older pieces..."Guardin' Gnome"!
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May 28, 2024 3:20 PM CST
Name: Jill
Baltimore, MD (Zone 7b)
Daylilies Hellebores Cat Lover Region: Maryland Garden Photography Butterflies
Bee Lover
I am not a garden art person but I have received gifts.

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I miss my SIL who died way too young. She gave me this guy

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May 28, 2024 3:22 PM CST
Name: Vickie
southern Indiana (Zone 6b)
Bee Lover Garden Photography Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: United States of America
Region: Indiana Garden Art Annuals Clematis Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 2
Thanks, SummerBee. I love the bird bath. And Guardin gnome is adorable!
May all your weeds be wildflowers. ~Author Unknown
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May 28, 2024 3:23 PM CST
Name: Vickie
southern Indiana (Zone 6b)
Bee Lover Garden Photography Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: United States of America
Region: Indiana Garden Art Annuals Clematis Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 2
Oh Jill, what a beautiful little gnome and a nice remembrance of your SIL.
May all your weeds be wildflowers. ~Author Unknown
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May 28, 2024 4:23 PM CST
New England🇺🇸
Bee Lover Hydrangeas Hummingbirder Hostas Foliage Fan Echinacea
Dragonflies Daylilies Garden Photography Butterflies Bookworm Peonies
I love those colorful post covers! I know Ginny has some as well. Where do you guys find those??
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May 28, 2024 4:27 PM CST
Name: Diana
Southeast Missouri (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Vegetable Grower Enjoys or suffers hot summers Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: Missouri Irises
Canning and food preservation Hibiscus Dog Lover Daylilies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Thank You! for the Acorn , Dianne.
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May 28, 2024 4:45 PM CST
Name: Donna
West Jefferson, North Carolina (Zone 7a)
Annuals Herbs Hostas Hummingbirder Hydrangeas Canning and food preservation
Irises Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: North Carolina Orchids Peonies Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
@Zoia I have several pieces of garden art that need repainting. How about I ship them to you? Hilarious!

Seriously, I was wondering what type of paint you used and did you airbrush some of that? The spinner almost looks air-brushed to me. You did a beautiful job on all your repaints. I am thinking I may wait until Winter to do mine, not wanting to waste any of my days without rain.
" The majority of us on this planet are often collateral damage for decisions made by flawed men" Luke Russert
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May 28, 2024 4:59 PM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
Azaleas Region: Massachusetts Organic Gardener Daylilies Cat Lover Bulbs
Butterflies Birds Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Ok, I've got garden art for the ages. I don't have photos of everything and a bunch of stuff is being repainted. I'll add it later.

Repainted spinners
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Garden fairy
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Butterfly Bench
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Spinner
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Another repainted spinner
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Lots more but I'll need to take photos. Also three more toys to paint!
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May 28, 2024 5:10 PM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
Azaleas Region: Massachusetts Organic Gardener Daylilies Cat Lover Bulbs
Butterflies Birds Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Donna, I bought enamel paint sets on Amazon. No, I'm just using brushes but it's easy to blend onto the previous paintjob. I'm also changing some colors, brightening up a few things. I really like the iridescent paints the best, they have a nice metallic shine. I'm looking forward to updating my peacock spinners, I have two!

SU.S. Art Supply Professional 24 Color Set of Outdoor Acrylic Paint in 2 Ounce Bottles, Plus a 7-Piece Brush Kit - Vivid Colors for Artists, Students - Use on Canvas, Rocks, Kids' Wood Crafts, and Toys https://a.co/d/66l6f4K

JCaliart Acrylic Paint Set With 4 Brushes, 52 Colors (59ml, 2oz) Art Craft Paints for Artists Kids Students Beginners & Painters, Canvas Halloween Pumpkin Ceramic Wood Rock Painting Art Supplies Kit https://a.co/d/eOaalKM

Here are the links to what I bought
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May 28, 2024 5:13 PM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
Azaleas Region: Massachusetts Organic Gardener Daylilies Cat Lover Bulbs
Butterflies Birds Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Ok, wrong link on the second one, here is the right link.

VHissiCo Iridescent Acrylic Paint Set of 16 Chameleon Colors 60ml 2 OZ Bottles, High Viscosity Shimmer Paint for Artists, Beginners on Rocks, Crafts, Canvas, Wood, Fabric, Ceramic https://a.co/d/61fFKC6
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May 28, 2024 8:09 PM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
Azaleas Region: Massachusetts Organic Gardener Daylilies Cat Lover Bulbs
Butterflies Birds Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers cold winters
More garden art in front of the house

A fun table, chair and bench set
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A gnome my cousin sent me next to a plaque my Mom gave me
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The front bird bath
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Big outdoor garden flag…this gets switched every three or four weeks to remain seasonal
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Shepherd Hooks
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The mailbox cover, also gets changed with the flags
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With the spinner
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Little garden flag, gets changed with the others
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My trusty house guardian gargoyle, in position for 32 years now
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May 28, 2024 9:35 PM CST
Name: Dana P
Canton, OH (Zone 6a)
Project Junkie
Daylilies Butterflies Hummingbirder Cat Lover Dog Lover Roses
Region: Ohio Composter Birds Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1 Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Zoia, Boy you have a lot of gorgeous garden art!! Lovey dubby Every wind spinner you have I've been dreaming to acquire! Whistling Whistling I have three 42 inch high wind spinners, but the top pole of one broke from the bottom pole. I bought a replacement, but it's just slightly big enough for the entire pole to look like a slightly bent flamingo leg. Rolling on the floor laughing I'm still working on that one. Thinking The second one is a bicycle where the wheels look like sunflowers that spin. The bottom pole broke on that one too. I repainted it several years ago, but it's peeling again. The third one is really psychadellic when it moves, but it gets stuck because of the unusual way it operates. D'Oh! Still working on that one too. Boy, I have a lot of work to do on my garden art! D'Oh! I do have a tall rose wind spinner that DD#1 gifted me for my birthday. I'll post a photo later. Smiling

I'm loving everything I've seen here so far!! Hurray! Hurray!

@SummerBee, I'm glad you wore Dianne ( @adknative ) down to start this thread for our DL world! Whistling Whistling nodding

Our DL homies are free to either follow or not follow along. Smiling But the semi-artist in me can't resist following along! Whistling Green Grin! Green Grin! Green Grin!
Check out my jewelry shop, Dana Marie's Jewelry on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/Dana...

"The heart is happiest when the head and the hand work together" ~ (Unknown)
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May 29, 2024 3:18 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Dianne
Eagle Bay, New York (Zone 3b)
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Level 2 Butterflies Dragonflies Bee Lover Hummingbirder
Echinacea Daylilies Organic Gardener Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Birds
Some beautiful art being shared here! Lovey dubby Thanks to all and keep them coming. Thumbs up
Life is what happens while you are making other plans.
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May 29, 2024 5:20 AM CST
Name: Dana P
Canton, OH (Zone 6a)
Project Junkie
Daylilies Butterflies Hummingbirder Cat Lover Dog Lover Roses
Region: Ohio Composter Birds Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1 Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Today, there is a hazardous weather outlook for the top half of Ohio, where the system may stall causing locally heavy rain. Looks like a good day for painting garden statues! nodding
Check out my jewelry shop, Dana Marie's Jewelry on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/Dana...

"The heart is happiest when the head and the hand work together" ~ (Unknown)
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May 29, 2024 7:25 AM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
Azaleas Region: Massachusetts Organic Gardener Daylilies Cat Lover Bulbs
Butterflies Birds Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Today should be beautiful here but I'll probably still paint for part of it, as, other than weeding ( eternal) I don't have a lot of other stuff to do in the yard at the moment.
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May 29, 2024 10:04 AM CST
Name: Vickie
southern Indiana (Zone 6b)
Bee Lover Garden Photography Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: United States of America
Region: Indiana Garden Art Annuals Clematis Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 2
Just in awe of your garden art, Zoia! I especially love the spinners!
May all your weeds be wildflowers. ~Author Unknown

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