Candle dish birdbath

<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6asmrgapFj9uk53sZG-7D4_ezletsqTxe8p4a_jJyJYPJemlbwf7AQG9NVKXlZaGA5z4vhS7mj_5ryD1uWOjGEOgJkUCwyahVuRMO33RL3BH2MR0p5NDhRZuLEnDJ2BsgaBUZRxJ4Ko_l/s1600/IkeaHacker3-781049.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484340295956256386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6asmrgapFj9uk53sZG-7D4_ezletsqTxe8p4a_jJyJYPJemlbwf7AQG9NVKXlZaGA5z4vhS7mj_5ryD1uWOjGEOgJkUCwyahVuRMO33RL3BH2MR0p5NDhRZuLEnDJ2BsgaBUZRxJ4Ko_l/s640/IkeaHacker3-781049.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials:</b> Ikea Bigarra Candle Dish, 3, 4' wood dowels<br /><br /><b>Description:</b> I bought the Bigarra Candle Dish to use as a - GASP - candle dish. <br /><br />A few days later I began thinking about making a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/API-645-Clean-Mounting-Bracket/dp/B00075M3N0?ie=UTF8&tag=ikeahacker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">birdbath</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ikeahacker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00075M3N0" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> from scratch because most of them are either too expensive or too ugly. Oftentimes, they are both. <br /><br />Realized the candle dish was the perfect shape and size for the sleek/organic look that I wanted. Ta Da! <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7LigWK8p8SwonLitQl3wGGXWXPN_mTkohyY7dORF_7tr__JYYKM_f4FoFdtI6MPqQuJHuMCJZ2pHo-W3HGNtiWuHH2UG4VGOCz7mM-0F_vcWt5FvKU9OtzMFY48jll-7vPZRiFuzAiMB/s1600/Ikeahacker1-777339.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484340279788646674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7LigWK8p8SwonLitQl3wGGXWXPN_mTkohyY7dORF_7tr__JYYKM_f4FoFdtI6MPqQuJHuMCJZ2pHo-W3HGNtiWuHH2UG4VGOCz7mM-0F_vcWt5FvKU9OtzMFY48jll-7vPZRiFuzAiMB/s400/Ikeahacker1-777339.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WiGItSPMQVpGnScaA6Ogpyo1AgBpRlkRcLiXkb__8047vPj93q4h7kywCwm_08zXkGaVsdTQdPwnc6IRcHBsCCwTKVYTghhULXOT1ysx8R9WIjAb6fHNCwsDcp0hmCqVONjzFd_xSpAa/s1600/Ikeahacker2-779528.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484340289171008626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WiGItSPMQVpGnScaA6Ogpyo1AgBpRlkRcLiXkb__8047vPj93q4h7kywCwm_08zXkGaVsdTQdPwnc6IRcHBsCCwTKVYTghhULXOT1ysx8R9WIjAb6fHNCwsDcp0hmCqVONjzFd_xSpAa/s400/Ikeahacker2-779528.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />Just hammer the dowels at least 12" into the ground. Use a level to make sure they're even and place the dish on top. <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGRX41lE4Mx24XGPdmH_4goYO8lptZ2jPY5mTKqbUCxCew7P0ZERiztda8hgWrhSY-2dfv1oIuc5b1GHAC-l35iX_P2Qnize7HTVrKJfLKGBmoXpvFCnDi66UPo0KNbnM8aoEqDqK1V7P/s1600/Ikeahacker4-784050.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484340309708633442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGRX41lE4Mx24XGPdmH_4goYO8lptZ2jPY5mTKqbUCxCew7P0ZERiztda8hgWrhSY-2dfv1oIuc5b1GHAC-l35iX_P2Qnize7HTVrKJfLKGBmoXpvFCnDi66UPo0KNbnM8aoEqDqK1V7P/s400/Ikeahacker4-784050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/expensive-bird-bath-flip-em-the-bird-make-one-for-20" target="_blank">Full instructions on staining dowels etc.</a><br /><br />~ Karen Bertelsen, Ontario, Canada

Candle dish birdbath

Materials: Ikea Bigarra Candle Dish, 3, 4' wood dowels Description: I bought the Bigarra Candle Dish to use as a - GASP - candle dis...

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