Arugula, Eruca vesicaria, is a leafy salad green in the Brassicaceae family that also includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and Swiss chard.It’s a self-seeding annual for Zones 3 to 11 tha
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Are you looking for a cheap garden lighting idea to transform your outdoor space into a magical retreat? Today I'm going to teach you how to make a beautiful DIY outdoor chandelier with a tomato cage and wood shims.
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In this guide, you will discover the art of creating DIY outdoor lighting without electricity by embracing solar powered energy.
Grab your materials and let's learn how to bring this outdoor chandelier idea to life so you can illuminate your garden with this sustainable solution.
These shims have a unique feature – a small end and a thicker end. Our primary focus will be on the thicker end, where we'll drill the necessary holes.
First, grab a scrap board to protect the table while drilling. Take the thick end of the shim and mark the center about an inch down. Use a drill to make a clean hole, without applying too much pressure. Repeat this process for all the shims.
Now get your wood stain. Take a towel, dip it into the stain, and gently rub it all over the shim. The stain will insure the shim is protected, even when exposed to sunlight. Make sure you cover the whole shim, front, back, and sides.
Simply wipe the stain on and once you're finished with all your shims, set them aside to dry.
Let's prepare the tomato cage that we'll be using as the frame to hold our shims.
We don't need the sticky points that usually anchor the cage into the ground. We are going to easily snap those off without using scissors.
Just bend the tomato cage at the bottom, right where the first circle is, and wiggle it back and forth. After a few times, the spike will snap right off.
Now, let's grab some thin copper wire. Although it
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