"My-easy-to-make-style", part 3 - What you need to make it. Łatwe-do-zrobienia, cz.3 - Co potrzeba.

Quck post to tell you I am back with commenting!!!!!
And for those dear Followers who want to try to make garden furniture themselves, here is what you need:



You can see the tops/backs/seatings and legs of the furniture and the rings that keep legs in place. To make table legs I put pieces of toothpicks in the tubes' holes to make them longer and glue them together.
Years ago I bought a little tube of Pattex Super Fix which was working perfectly for me for these kind of furniture and even to glue shelves on the walls in Snape's Office. Unfortunately last year I bought a big tube of the same product but somehow this is much weaker than the one I had before. I checked all names and they are the same, still this one doesn't hold pieces so strong. So now I am mixing these 3 glues.
I guess you have to find a glue that will bond strongly metal and wood together for yourselves. I am sure you all will find something better than what I have.:)

Edit. Some great tips from Kathy:
"Kathy wanted to share some tips you might to try for future projects. 1. There is a pre-mixed paint you can buy to give the antique bronze finish. The brand is "Sophisticated Finishes" by Modern Options. 2. On metal, there is an acid based liquid that creates the patina of weathered metal. You could find it at a Stained Glass supply store. Kathy has a bottle from GROBIT USA in New Jersey USA. 3. To weather unpainted wood, Kathy uses WEATHER-IT by A-West in Georgia USA. Hope this is useful for you and the others."

Thank you so much Kathy and Tim!

Hope this helps to all of you who want to give it a try.:) Good luck!:)


And guess to whom these little boxes are going to tommorow?;D



Dzis fotka z tym, czego potrzebujecie, żeby zrobić sobie mebelki ogrodowe we własnym zakresie.:)Na fotce widać siedziska/blaty/oparcia, nogi i pierscienie, które te nogi trzymają razem. Żeby nogi stołu były wyższe przedłużam je wkładając w rurki wykałaczki przycięte na odpowiednią długosć i sklejam razem. Bardzo długo używałam do klejenia jedynie Pattexu, niestety w nowej tubce o tej samej nazwie znalazłam dużo słabszy klej, więc obecnie mieszam te trzy media, żeby otrzymać oczekiwaną moc wiązania metalu.:) Mam nadzieję, że te informacje pomogą tym, którzy chcieliby zrobić meble samemu. Powodzenia!