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Early this spring Nick and I came upon one of those awesome country yard sales
down the road from us that makes me giddy with frugal joy.
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I was able to buy 7 of these assorted candle lanterns for a mere $.50 each (and the
perfect bird feeder too for the same price.) But how was I going to use them on
our lovely back deck?
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So I pulled out my trusty coil of 9 gauge aluminum wire we use for all our
hanging vases and other aluminum wire items we sell in our Etsy shop.
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With my favorite 27 year old pliers I came up with this design (which we also
make earrings similar too.)
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Then hammered it with my hammer and anvil to make it stronger.
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Put the hook on the lanterns…
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and hung them up on the handy support rods that run across our porch overhang,
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This is the delightful view out our kitchen window.