I was asked to build a fountain for a friend to put in her consignment shop. She didn't care what it looked like. She just wanted water flowing. I had an old aviary that was used for finches. So, I took it apart and reused the wood and screen.
I had an old piece from a fountain that at one time was used in a corner of the yard. Through landscaping and planting, the fountain was disassembled and other parts used elsewhere. This piece was left over.
I built the wood into a frame for the water fall and mounted the old fountain piece onto it. I used a drawer from a plastic filing cabinet to hold the pump and water. I then fed the tube from the drawer up to the top of the "water fall". The water will circulate from the bottom to the top and down the falls.
I then put the screening around the entire fountain and started foaming. This process took about a week as the foam has to be done in layers so that it will cure before additional layers can be applied.
The inspiration for the design came from this dragon I had in an older fairy garden. He would be the main piece at the top of the fountain - where he has all the jewels of the kindom...Lol.
As with all my fountain and fairy gardens, there is a bridge to cross the river.
And the end of the river flows into the "water holding area".
3 years later, it has held up well and this is it's permanent home under the house. It's a magical piece for our grandchildren and us. I hope you "take the plunge" and give it a try. Spray foam in a can. Who knew!!!!
