Thursday, February 24, 2011

Bottle Trees- LOVE THEM!

I love these whimsy fabulous trees.....which were created years ago to keep away evil spirits....but since we don't have evil spirits...I just think they look funky and colorful in my garden!

I had two bottle trees last year but I did not have many bottles (I only drink red wine so I had to have my friends bring me their white wine bottles...which are blue:)! It is a good excuse to have friends over ....to collect bottles for garden art....needless to say, I have collected a large number of blue bottles this winter so hopefully my bottle trees will look like the one above once spring rolls around!
How gorgeous are all of these colors!!! I may have to add a few rainbow bottle trees too.....

Oh and if I had a fence I would TOTALLY place bottles along the top....so whimsy....



Makes me want to open a bottle of wine......;)

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9 comments:

  1. WendyFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    These are so whimsical and colorful. I so have to get me a bottle tree now.... Or I might have to just hang tons of different colored bottles from a tree.
    yep.... that is what I am going to do.
    wishes and whimsy
    Wendy from Wonderland

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  2. EmilyFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Those are SO MUCH FUN. They make me want to have a backyard party (and also make me long for summer time in which to have the backyard party:))Seriously adorable.

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  3. Theresa MacNaughtonFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    How colorful and fun! They look so magical!!! Guess what - I chatted about your lovely blog and fairy houses today. Thanks for always giving me so much inspiration! Theresa

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  4. Lemon Verbena LadyFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    There has been an explosion of bottle trees across the blogsphere, Melissa. You're a trend setter! My MG friend has one! Maybe that's what's missing in my garden! Thanks for cheering me up! xxoo Nancy

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  5. Carousel DreamsFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Love these! Now I won't feel so bad about opening all those bottle of wine, he hee!

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  6. LindaFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    These are wondrous...What a great idea for a lawn ornaments. this would dress up any yard and you could even have one in the house.

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  7. MyaFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    I used to see more bottle trees when I was a youngen, and I was always mesmerized by the light coming through the different colored bottles. Today I occasionally see one in someone's yard, and I can rest assured they are trapping evil spirits.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    I love these! I saw a house with several glass shelves across their windows and all kinds of cobalt blue glass pretties on the shelves. Very nice too. I love the trees better because it's recycling. :)

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  9. Castles Crowns and CottagesFebruary 27, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Melissa! HOW WONDERFUL ARE THESE TREES! I remember having NEVER seen anything like this until I moved to the mid-west. Thank you for your kind words and visit today; it makes my day to see a new face. Have a great Sunday, Anita

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