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Jack O'lantern Pumpkin Wind Spinner

 

Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin Wind Spinner

                                                    Only $28.00

The holiday season is just around the corner and beginning with what might be the most fun holiday to decorate for, Halloween!  This Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin wind spinner is the perfect Halloween decor to fill any voided area of decoration.  You can hang it from a tree branch, in a hook stand, in a bracket, from your mailbox, wherever!  Wind spinners can be hung almost anywhere, there is always a place for them.

Jack O'lantern Pumpkin Wind Spinner

 

Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin Wind Spinner

                                                    Only $28.00

The holiday season is just around the corner with what might be the most fun to decorate for some people, Halloween!  This Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin wind spinner is the perfect item to fill any voided area of decoration.  You can hang this wind spinner in a tree branch, in a hook stand, bracket, from your mailbox, wherever!  

You Can Easily Enjoy Your Wind Spinners Inside this Winter

If you'd like to take your Wind Spinners inside this winter, it is easy to do with one of our four wind spinner rotator motors:

Twirling Machine Motor 

$24.00

It will turn a single Wind Spinner for up to a year using 3 AA 
Batteries. Indoor use only. For items that weigh less than 1.5 lbs
*Spinner and batteries not included

TV Remote/Battery Rotator

$24.00

Features: 18 RPM. Attractive white molded plastic housing with swirl pattern.  3 function Power Switch: On/Off/Intermittent.  AC adapter receptacle (adapter not included). Powers on and off with most infra-
red TV, DVD and VHS remote control units (remote not included). Automatically turns off after 10-hours of use for extended battery life. Can hang from included wire handle or mount like you would a smoke detector with the included plastic baseplate, (includes mounting hardware).  Uses 2 ‘D’ Cell batteries (batteries not included). 4.5" Wide on top x 5" High - holds 1.5 lbs.

Electric Spinning Rotator

$22.00

One Speed Level, For Indoor Use Only, Holds 10 lbs

DSA Mega Rotator

$22.00

Operates on Two "D" Batteries, Tough Enough to Hold 5 Spinners,
Rotates Day and Night on the Same Batteries for a Month.
Rotator is 9 inches long, will hold up to 10 lbs, 18 rpm or 54 rpm.

Make Use of the Rain!

It's raining here and sounds like it's the beginning of a 36-hr downfall.  Looks like our river will be close to our backyard by the end of this week... ;(  But on the lighter "brighter" side, just because it's raining doesn't mean you can't make use of it.  There are a few garden accessories that are great for rain days.  

 

This Loving Frogs on Swing with a glass rain gauge on each side is the

perfect lawn decor for your lawn and garden.  It stands just over 19" high and is even more adorable in person.  

 

Birds love water and love your bird baths.  A new rainfall will provide fresh water for them to bathe in.  

 

Garden planters full of vibrant colored flowers and plants love their water.  When it is going to rain be sure your garden planters are in an area outside where they'll get plenty of water.  If you get rain often, you don't have to worry about how much they are getting because it's probably plenty.  

Winter-Proofing Your Planter Pots & Containers

If you live anywhere like MN where the winters can be harsh you are bound to run into problems with your garden planters unless they are properly taken care of.  Believe it or not there are some things you can do to increase the longevity of your pots and planter containers in the long winter months. For one you should not leave soil in the containers over the winter months.  Your flower pots and planters may be more likely to crack.  And while you're at it you could clean your containers with a solution of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water before you put them away for the winter months.  When storing your garden planters and flower pots stack them carefully on top of each other and store in a dry place.  Garden planters area  wonderful addition to any lawn decor and you can add whatever plants and flowers you want to it each spring.  So if you find a flower pot or planter that you want to last year after year, doing these little things may just help you accomplish that.

Feeding Wild Birds in the Fall

The autumn season is just around the corner but don’t take down your bird feeders just yet.  Wild birds tend to rely on bird feeders for their secondary and maybe even primary sources of nutrition.  Keeping bird feeders up through the autumn months is just as, if not more, important as any other season.

         

   

Bird watching is an ever-growing hobby in the United States; therefore, bird feeders are a popular topic when it comes to bird watching.  Some people question keeping their feeders out through the autumn months due to fear that wild birds will not migrate or just think birds will not use them as much.  However, there are many benefits to leaving your feeders out through the autumn months for both wild birds and you.  

One common misconception people may think about leaving their bird feeders out through the autumn season is that birds will not migrate.  This is called a ‘misconception’ for good reason.  Birds will eventually migrate when they are ready.  Leaving your feeders out is only helping prepare them for their long migration journey.  Taking your feeders down too early confuses them and may leave them struggling to store up enough body fat for their long journey.  This in turn will make for a hard migration.  Therefore, leave your feeders out at least for two weeks following the last sight of a bird at your bird feeders.

Wild birds develop a daily routine of visits to bird feeders and other natural sources of food and nutrition.  Most birds may rely on your feeders for a secondary or even primary source of food and nutrition.  At this time of year their natural sources of food may have somewhat or completely depleted.  To prepare them for migration, wild birds will stock up on body fat; therefore, you will see them more often at your bird feeders this time of year.  With that said alone, it is important to keep your feeders out through the autumn months.

Leaving your bird feeders out through the autumn months may attract other migrating birds and potentially invite new birds to your feeding area the following year.  Migration is a long and exhausting trip for wild birds.  For those birds passing through your backyard, they will appreciate the sources of food in your bird feeders through the migration season.  If your feeders are made available they will most likely make them their usual lay-over every migration season.  Not only does this benefit migrating birds but you will get an opportunity to maybe see new wildlife that you may have not seen before.  This is an exciting time for bird watchers.

It’s always important to keep your bird feeders clean just as you would during the summer months.  Some people think they will not be used as much so why clean them.  However, the cleaner your feeders are the more wild birds you will most likely attract during the migration season.  

So think twice about taking down your bird feeders early.  Remember that rather than a disservice, wild bird feeding in the autumn season provides opportunities for bird wildlife during the migration season.  Bird feeders are a vital food source in the autumn months for those birds who have been accustomed to using the bird feeders you provide as well as migrating birds.  If you do decide to take them down during the autumn season try waiting at least two weeks after your last bird visitor.  Leaving your feeders out also extends your bird watching pleasure.

  

Wind Spinners In The Wind

As I've said before these Wind Spinners are the best quality and beauty you will find on the internet for the best price!  These Stainless Steel Wind Spinners not only look beautiful in the wind or the slightest breeze but they have OutdoorMama's Lifetime Rust-Free Guarantee!  With the holidays and birthdays coming up in your life consider buying one of OutdoorMama's Wind Spinners.  With the great selection to choose from you are guaranteed to find something that will be perfect for that hard-to-buy person. 

Or treat yourself to a Specialty Wind Spinner such as a patent-pending Solar Light Wind Spinner or a Gazing Ball Cut-out Wind Spinner.   

Restored Old Solar Lights

My grandpa is moving out of his house and I was helping him get rid of some things (by taking them to my house...not really getting rid of) and I saw these solar lights kind of dismantled along the landscaping that has not been tended to for quite some time.  So I asked if I could take his solar lights and see if I can clean them up and getting 'em looking new again!  I didn't expect them to work still, mostly because they just 'looked' like they have seen their days.  I brought them home, washed them up real good and was able to put most of them back together.  I placed them along our sidewalk and vwalla...not only do they look bran new but all of them work!  What a great feeling to take something that looks broken and fix it up at no cost at all!  Now we have a beautiful lit up sidewalk to enjoy when we come home at night or sit on our patio!

Gold Rush Weekend Pictures

As I mentioned before, this past weekend was the first Gold Rush event I set up a stand.  We displayed mostly our wind spinners and a few items from our lawn and garden website www.OutdoorMama.com.  We were not sure what to expect but did have some success.  We drew a winner for a 12" Blue Eagle Head Wind Spinner and got rid of all our business cards.  I hope to see more people join the group and find OutdoorMama to be the place they can shop in the very near future!  Along with the wind spinners we had a lot of frog decor, garden statues, a bird bath, bird feeder, stepping stones and more!  

 

As you can see in the background of the pictures the type of things people were after at Gold Rush are antiques.  It's one of the biggest antique show around this area.  We love looking at all the antiques and hope that one day we will have a bigger house so we can start collecting antique furniture.