| From In the Garden |
Mr. Fix-it had a day off recently and we spent it-drumroll please-flea marketing! I am very happy we share this hobby together as auto swap meets are not my thing, and garden tours are not his. We meet in the middle with flea marketing.
Did you know that folks within driving distance of Nashville have one of the best flea markets in the country? I read this in one of my women's magazines a few years ago and that fact stuck in my head. I love this flea market! You can find everything from beach vitex to can openers to etched stones to arbors to furniture and signs and oh my! The list goes on and on.
Since I have been downsizing here we went simply to look around and enjoy a day together. Mr. Fix-it bought an engraved stone with the Jimster's name on it, I purchased a bottle tree like thing and a vase. This bottle tree might have been designed to be a corn holder or something else. I am not sure what it was designed to be but thought it would work perfect as a bottle tree. And this 'tree' actually resembles a tree-a Christmas tree. I am enjoying it very much and I can see it was easy to make. All you need is some wire (rusted concrete wire seems to have been used for this tree) and some pliers. You first would form the hook and 'trunk', then twist short pieces of the wire around the trunk where you wish to place bottles. I put larger bottles on the bottom while working up to smaller bottles at the top-hence the Christmas tree shape. We view it from inside the house and the sun shining through the bottles sure makes a lovely presentation....
in the garden....
Not sure when I'll stop collecting bottle trees as three is getting to be way too much fun, but hey, why not? Do you have any bottle trees you'd like to share? If so, let me know and I'll add a link to my sidebar.