With St. Patrick’s Day next week, I am daydreaming about Ireland. I enjoyed attending the late 29th Knight of Glin, Desmond FitzGerald’s lecture stateside about Irish Furniture. He was a respected scholar of Irish decorative arts.
The gardens at the Glin Castle are simply breathtaking.
Let’s travel virtually together and view more photos here. Enjoy!
Light up the night in your garden with these simple DIY solar fence lights!
You will need:
1 Solar landscape light
Snips
Gloves (for protection)
1/2″ Flange
1/2″ Elbow
Clear rubber glue
1″ Screws
Directions:
Step 1: Remove solar light from post
Step 2: Carefully cut 2″ off of the post
Step 3: Coat inside of elbow with glue
Step 4: Coat end of post with glue and insert into elbow
Step 5: Seal opening with rubber glue and allow to dry for 24 hours
Step 6: Spray the post, elbow, and flange with rust preventative paint
Step 7: Secure elbow to flange
Step 8: Use a pen to mark screw holes
Step 9: Remove elbow and secure to fence post
Step 10: Secure elbow and insert light
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