CBJ's Lure 3.2018

Pizzazz And Perso
Salvaged Items
Become Garden
Art in the Hands of
Creative Crafters
BY RUTH PAARMANN
PHOTOS BY BRIAN DRAEGER
You can make garden art out of almost
anything – teacups, metal steamer baskets,
gourds, silverware or even rusty farm implement
parts. With a little ingenuity and
skill, old objects can be transformed into
useful birdfeeders, candle holders, wind
chimes and just plain beautiful garden art.
For the Birds
Robbie Hinz, of Miss Daizey’s Garden
Creations in Wheatland, began her journey
into creating birdfeeders and birdhouses
about four years ago.
“I started saving things and made some
of the glass flowers out of plates for the
girls at work. Then, I made bird feeders,
and they loved them. Everyone started
asking for them.”
Robbie’s basement is filled with glass
and metal dishes, pots and pans and metal
parts she found at antique stores and flea
markets. She also combines new chicken
feeder parts with old mason jars to create
birdfeeders. >
Ryan Halbur, owner of Iowa Creations,
works in his Independence shop. The
scrap metal artist creates garden art,
such as this fish, out of everything from
railroad spikes to bike chains.
30 LURE SPRING 2018