This bottle tree hangs in Sandy's garden from a cedar tree near her secret shady area in her beautiful garden and gives all who see it a great deal of joy. Just look at all those colorful bottles that glow with the winter light. As an added bonus Sandy hung a Mardi Gras necklace from her bottle tree to give a bit of extra bling. This bottle tree is made from a corn cob dryer. If you ever see one of these at a flea market or old farm stand snap it up quick and you too can have a colorful bottle tree to light up your life....
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So cool! You know...I was watching "The hills have eyes" last night. A hit horror movie set in the dessert, the gas station has several bottle trees! Guess it's a good idea to keep those creepies in the hills!
ReplyDeleteThese bottle trees inspire me so much, and yet I haven't yet created one mostly because I have to figure out where to site it. More trees coming into the place this year, mostly small ones, but they'll help with creating windbreaks after a couple of years. I'll keep thinking and looking....
ReplyDeleteTina girl I am loving these bottle trees .. especially the blue ones they are so rich in colour : )
ReplyDeleteYou gotta' love who ever strated this ? LOL
Joy
Good Morning...
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought people were funny with these Bottle Trees but you know, they are really starting to get me to think of creating one! They are becoming fun with the different ways people are displaying them...
Oh Tina, I signed up for Freecycle to give away wine bottles! Wow, they give away some fun stuff over there. Just saw on the Clarksville sight where someone is offering free manure! Says take all you want because they make it every day... I thought that was hilarious….
Off to see if I am selected for Jury Duty…
Like a bottle tree vine hanging out of the tree, cool!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great bottle tree. Love the different colors. Who knew a corn cob dryer was such an awesome thing?
ReplyDeleteA corn cob dryer? Who would have thought? What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteDawn, You just can't have too many of them. Time for another at your place?
ReplyDeleteJodi, They are a lot of fun and add such a nice splash of color all year long. I like my bottle trees up close where I can see them from inside the house but that does take thought. Trees as a windbreak would be lovely.
Joy, I can see one on your deck for the boys?
Skeeter, I saw that same post! I thought about going and getting some but then remembered the horses next door. They make enough for me. Freecycle is fun. The Clarksville group has had some major issues with it and is not so great anymore but maybe it'll get better. I thought of you when I was using my wine bottles. I didn't use them all and still have a few. I think you could get away with something like this in your garden-maybe not the bowling balls but glass surely? There are so many neat ways to make a bottle tree.
Darla, It sure is and makes a nice focal point.
Lzyjo, The corn cob dryer is perfect for bottle trees. I found one at the Nashville Flea market a few months ago. I felt so darned lucky. I think it is going on this weekend. I seem to remember you enjoying the flea markt? Or maybe that was Donna.
Carla, it works so well with small bottles in a garden.
Tina, She's clever...There's a store here in Nashville that sells a Bottle Tree for hanging chandelier style. I am looking for an interesting Bottle Tree to place on a bare wall in the back garden! I know there is some piece of equipment some palce that will work! gail
ReplyDeleteWow! I've never seen such thing before! Is there a limit to a gardener's imagination?! Nope!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of light shining thru colored glass. These bottle trees are so cute. I've only seen one in my area so far.
ReplyDeleteMarnie
Wonderful! A bottle chandelier in the garden!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
Great idea for those of us with more trees than available ground space. I love it!
ReplyDeleteGardeners just come up with the most fabulous ideas!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea. I still want one in my garden.
ReplyDeleteFunny, I never heard of a corn cob dryer.
I've been wanting to put one in my garden, but then I start thinking: won't that really give the neighbors something to talk about? You don't know how many lips-that-touch-wine-will-poison-the-vine denominations we have around here! That corn cob dryer is unusual. I don't think I've ever seen one before.
ReplyDeleteI love this, Tina, never thought about hanging one. We still have lots of blue bottles that need a place to be displayed. I have seen those corn cob things over the years, now will have to keep the eyes peeled for something like that. Love that the bottles are different and the mardi gras necklace as the finishing touch. :-)
ReplyDeleteFrances
Very neat!
ReplyDeleteThe Mardis Gras necklace is a nice touch!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to use the corn cob dryer (which I'd never heard of before). It sure does add some pretty color!
ReplyDeleteHi Tina, i just came back from a trekking phtography workshop, and i think i should imitate this style with the bottles and hang it in our property in the province. I wish to have some time to look for the colored bottles.
ReplyDeleteBTW, if Skeeter is reading this, i wish to relay to her that i can have the seeds now. There is no problem here as long as seeds are not sent by kilograms! hehehe. I would definitely love them and gratefully appreciate it. Maybe a courier will be more appropriate rather than the Post Office, as this is not very efficient in our place. LBC or DHL is efficient in these areas, i just wonder if you have them there. But definitely our POst Office is not reliable these days. Thank you so much Tina and Skeeter.
Now that's original. Never thought I'd be looking for a corn-cob dryer (nor do I remember ever seeing one!) but I will now!
ReplyDeleteI love these and like the others have never seen a picture of one hanging. I've never seen a bottle tree in person. I just got the pots for my tipsy pot now need to get the bottles for a bottle tree - have wanted one for a long time. I do have some cobalt bottles already but not enough. I have loads of green wine bottles I got from a friend - was gonna give a bouquet in them to people who bought flowers. Blue/green mixed? I'll think about that!
ReplyDeleteI'm still looking for a way to make a bottle tree - unfortunately we are lacking corn cob dryers over here :-) Lack of metal working skills on my part doesn't help either. One day an idea will pop into my head!
ReplyDeleteThese bottle trees are intriguing. When I first saw them I thought I should make one for my garden. But, the more i think about it the more i think it wouldn't work, because of the long frigid winter and the resident bear who comes out of hibernation wrecking things in his quest for food.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, I will get back with you tomorrow on this :-)
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