Get rid of mosquitos from your birdbath with a water wiggler.
A water wiggler is a device you can add to a birdbath to keep the water moving. The wiggler slightly shakes the water around, keeping mosquitoes from laying eggs in the birdbath. The device is small and requires no plumbing or special tools to install it. You can choose a solar- or a battery-operated water wiggler that vibrates silently 24 hours a day. Before choosing your water wiggler, though, you may want to consider making a birdbath. Only a few materials are needed to design a colorful water wiggler birdbath.
Instructions
1. Smooth out any imperfections on your terracotta pots and saucer, using sandpaper.
2. Place the 16-inch pot upside-down on a flat surface, put the 14-inch pot upside-down on top of the 16-inch, and place the 12-inch pot upside-down on top of the 14-inch pot.
3. Mark below the rims of the top and middle clay pots with a pencil. These marks indicate the area of the pot that are not covered by another pot, making it easier to paint your design.
4. Unstack the three terracotta pots. Coat the insides of your clay pots and saucer with the oil-based polyurethane (if not already coated). Apply two to three coats. Make sure to seal the outer rim of the largest pot because it sits directly on the ground. Allow the polyurethane to completely dry.
5. Paint the pots in various colors and designs up to your marked lines. The area above the line is not visible. Allow the paint to dry.
6. Seal the outside of the painted pots with three coats of water-based polyurethane. Allow the pots to dry. Stack the three clay pots the same way that you did previously, adding construction adhesive around the rim of each pot before stacking it.
7. Secure the saucer to the top of the clay pots with construction adhesive. Allow the glue to dry overnight.
8. Place the water wiggler in the center of the assembled bird bath. If it is battery operated, insert the appropriate size batteries first.
9. Fill the bath with water.
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