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It’s the first Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for the monthly DIY Challenge. We are sharing how we take solar lights and make something creative with them. You are going to be amazed at all the ideas you find in this challenge, at the bottom of my page I will have all of my friend’s solar light DIYs for you.
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DIY FLOWING WATER GARDEN DECOR
Today, I am sharing how I took fairy solar lights and a garden pail to make something cute for our flower garden.
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I am using a metal water pail I had on hand, solar fairy lights, two zip ties and a Dollar Tree Shepard’s hook.
I had Mr. Tip take my metal pitcher and drill two holes, one in the bottom and one in the bottom of the spout.
I unraveled my strand of lights measuring 36″ per section.
Carefully bending the strand, measuring another 36″ creating two 36″ strands. I repeated this step until I came to the controller wire.
To add the pail to the Shepard’s hook
- I took a zip tip threading it into the inside bottom drilled hole
- wrapped it around the hook
- back into the drilled hole
- zipping it tight.
I added the lights to the spout I did the same thing with the zip tie as I did with the hook, but threading it from the outside in.
- using the end without the controller
- thread the zip tie through the drilled hole
- wrapping it around the strand of lights
- back through the drilled hole
- zipping it tight
- cut off the excess tie.
Untangle the fairy lights.
Arrange the fairy lights on your plant of choice.
I made sure I place the solar charger where it can get plenty of sunshine. I covered up the exposed wire with mulch.
Doesn’t it look like the water flowing from the watering can?
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Up next is Gail, Purple Hues and Me, I can’t wait to go check out the purple flower solar light she made! Don’t forget to go over to each one of my friend’s blog and see what they did with solar lights!
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