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[Nyboy]

I love that look too, when moss is growing on it. They are iron so I would guess rust.

 

[ninnymary]

Even rust looks good when it's aged. I wonder how long it would take for them to get at least a little of the aged look in your type of weather? You could rough them up a little with sand paper or look up on the internet on how to age them.

Mary

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

have you thought about offering an exchange of grooming services for the clock?

oh, i've seen a similar looking fountain in my area that has swans/cranes like those. the fountain is painted green like the color on this webpage.

i know that antique 'garden' chairs used to be painted green so they would blend in with the landscapes.

 

[Nyboy]

Good idea don't tell Bob

 

[ninnymary]

Good idea don't tell Bob

I just traded a dozen eggs for a playhouse. Was I supposed to claim that?

Mary

 

[Nyboy]

 

[PennyJo]

I traded eggs for a year for a $300 6x8 greenhouse

 

[Larisa]

I am open to other colors

There are excellent staining technique - craquelure. This means an "artificial aging". It's very simple to do at home with their own hands. You can choose any color, such as a stone. And on the surface appear stylized fracture. You just have to buy all this (I think it is also sold in the USA) and take the instructions on the Internet. There are a lot of video.

 

[thistlebloom]

If you keep them black and grow white annuals in them, I think some draping Golden Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia ) would make a beautiful complement to the arrangement.

 

[ducks4you]

I would definitely clean them up and paint them in your favorite color or texture before using them. You'll forget and maybe in 10 years time have some rust that needs repair. I love finds like this!!