Different set up of my DIY contemporary fountain

Please note that I switched the original solar pump to electric one so it can run from early morning into the evening. One thing I like to mention is after the first few day running this fountain, I saw dust accumulated in the bowl. So I would recommend soaking the cement piece for few day, rinse it before running in the fountain.

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

I came for the fountain, but when the whole thing with the plant stand and the fountain was finished, it blew me away at how beautiful it is. Will take your fountain idea and create a base of my own. Thank you for sharing and the inspiration!

[@pixiesnow7636]

Watched a lot of DIY fountains and this is by far the best one. Not just because it is relatively easy to make but due to its beautiful, clean design. Everything is hidden without using a ton of fake plants or having to glue a pile of rocks together. It looks very relaxing.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Pixie Snow Thank you so much for your kind words.❤️

[@A2D4]

Ohmygosh! I just figured it out. There doesn’t need to be a hole in the first plastic tray. Only thru the cement. Duhhhhh! I blame it all on my old age….🤪☺️

[@pathavingfun]

Very nice! Now, I have got to make one for myself. Just what I was looking for! I love the bottom tray and stand. It all fits so perfectly together for this fountain ⛲️🥰.

[@desireewood6389]

This is the most tasteful one I have seen, thank you! Absolutely love it and it has inspired me to do this with my seashell collection and finally give it a purpose ❤

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Aww... Thank you so much for your kind words.💕

[@traceymorin1236]

Amazing, I love it. I am going to try to make one, just ordered bowls from amazon. Thank you for the well put together video!

[@jojoymatt]

Can you link amazon stuff that you bought??? Thanks in advance

[@koyewin51]

Thanks for the idea & simple process everyone can do . God bless you .

[@patElfpat]

I love this fountain. It’s going to be the first time I work with cement. I could swear you had a video on a variation on this fountain but I can’t find it. I would love to see more videos from you. You are inspiring.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment. I had another fountain made similar to this using river pebbles, but I like this setup much better so I deleted that one.

[@mercedezm7599]

I finally made it, it’s curing for two day. I’ll make sure to soak it first once it’s done. I didn’t know to use instant cement so I had regular cement on hand. So far it’s coming out gorgeous. Thank you so much.

[@heatherway25]

Beautiful work! Elegant design! I ’m inspired. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏾

[@KarenCalypte]

Very nice water feature. Good job. I bet the hummingbirds will like it too !!

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Thank you Karen. They really enjoyed this fountain in the summer. Here is a link of the video I got, enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnLdkH2vo6tgbbM

[@MaryBethJohnsonRN]

fabulous! MORE! MORE! I fell in love with a fountain in another video but no instructions! I kinda figured it out but having your video makes me more confident in my idea! sending a big hug!

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Mary Beth Johnson, Thank you so much for your kind word.

[@donniblahh]

I've seen a lot of fountains but this is the first one I've seen where you mix up with the cement. However, you did a nice job! 💕

[@suehofkamp8594]

Love this idea! Guess my hubby is going to get a new project.

[@julieritter3973]

I love this one!! So cute especially for birds and bees and such. Thank you : )

[@chantalrochon3566]

👍🏽 nice! Great craft. Thank you for this video 😊

[@kathleendillon4712]

I make stepping stones so this is a great new way to use them!!!

[@sometimesiwander7146]

Gorgeous! I love the shells you used. It’s just beautiful. Thanks for the video!

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Thank you! I am glad you like it!😊

[@thedareneewilliams8360]

Great job I absolutely love this it's beautiful!! :-) thank you so much for taking the time to share 🦋😄💞

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Theda Renee Williams Thank you so much for your kind words.💕

[@thedareneewilliams8360]

My pleasure! :-)

[@joannesmith3991]

best 1 i have seen thats been made . great job

[@sheilabennett1842]

I have read instructions for years and never taken the time to really follow thru.. WAtching your video makes it so easy to figure out...I will watch it a couple of times and I should be the "fountain-maker" any day ~!

[@silviajordan2173]

Very much appreciated, thanks for your amazing class, God Bless you

[@alonteach]

Great video. Thank you for sharing it with us 🌻

[@sevenofnine6211]

New subscriber here ! I love this fountain mo try it for my hummingbirds ...Thanks for sharing .

[@mr.thickey1820]

"Ach du lieber, mein schatz"! Beautiful fountain! BUT the hit of your video was your "jaunty bouncy" music! I was bouncing away in my recliner! YA! Classical music is my first love. But your music was a wunnerful change of pace!!! "Gesundheit" und pass da Lutefisk und saurbrauten poleaze!!!

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Mr. Thickey glad you enjoyed it. 😬

[@oksills]

My favorite design 👍!

[@notmyname2229]

Great video, thank you.😊

[@ladoo33]

love it~ exactly what I have been wanting to make!

[@ganeshiyer4579]

Too good.. Nicely done 👌👍

[@pamnandin7266]

beautiful. I m making one with solar panel.

[@2024.Etiquettte]

Amazing!!! Thank you so much for the video. I am really exciting about making it myself. Just waiting for the fountain kit to arrive. Thanks again for inspiration. And the instructions. Loveable and doable!!

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Ecoblonde Thank you for your kind comments. Hope you have fun making it.

[@ma.sylviacarro8373]

Wow very creative

[@cdav28]

This is genius! Will make this but with a different base! Thanks :)

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Thank you very much!

[@amandajane7726]

Great job!!❤️😍

[@lindasimons691]

Very, very nice💛

[@Ghettolove75]

thank you I have everything I need at home

[@oksills]

Very nice!

[@curiouslass4280]

Love it!!!

[@cindylarson6130]

I love this!!!!! Thank you

[@joyadams507]

Love this....thanks so much for sharing!!!

[@TheSweetpea73]

I love this.

[@DIYTCraft]

very nice 👍👍

[@romana98479]

Very nice. I' like it.

[@curiouslass4280]

Love it!!!🥰

[@Marcat34]

Great fountain, can tell me where the bowl came from? Is it a plastic bowl, stone planter, a third option? Thanks

[@kimberlysmith3790]

Really cool

[@jeffharris9981]

Does Lowes, Home Depot, or someone else already sell a 10" concrete patio stone that is about as thick as yours where all I would need would be to buy a concrete drill bit to drill a hole for the hose? Better yet, do you know of a retailer that has the 10" concrete patio stone already with an adequate sized hole? Please advise. Best regards.

[@deb8534]

I'm sure if you look at Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards you should be able to find either walking pavers or patio stones. Drilling holes in them may be difficult as they might crack or otherwise break but I guess it's worth a shot if you don't want to pour your own.

[@williamtaylor2412]

very nice

[@neideborges3110]

Super elegante obrigada. Vou fazer para mim vai ser sucesso...

[@nurybleu77]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 wonderfoul! 😍

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Thank you!

[@bugwar5545]

Visually nice. How much labor, and how often to clean that mess?

[@eeeeeeeeeevonne3897]

Where did you find the beautiful bowl? Is it ceramic?

[@ganeshiyer4579]

Too good.. Smart.work

[@kevinbrislawn5918]

So instead of a solar driven pump you decide to use an electric pump. I'll bet I could add a waterproof timer to the plug in and the outlet source and camouflage the entire set up

[@jodispade1333]

Where is the solar panel? I really love this !

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Jodi Spade hi Jodi. If you look closer, when I place the rocks near the end there is a black cord hanging on the edge of the bowl. That connects to the solar panel, I just place the solar panel on top of my patio cover, to maximize sun exposure. Hope this helps.

[@Gsmithrv8]

FANTASTIC

[@jwhite5396]

Stylish fountain, what type of cement did you use? Is it holding up well? Thanks for sharing!

[@mercedezm7599]

I love this video and I can't wait to make my own fountain. Can you paste the name and link of the exact solar hump you used please. Thank you so much for this tutorial. God bless.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

This solar pump was purchased 3 years ago, I believe they have better and newer versions now. I have switched all my solar pumps to 40 gph adjustable electric pump, so they will run reliably during early morning and sunset when hummingbirds are most active. Hope this helps. 😊

[@mercedezm7599]

Perfect! Thank you so much again for sharing your creative talents. Love the fountain.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

I like this design but what do you do when the water evaporates? The water in a bowl like that would evaporate in 1-2 days in the Arizona sun where I live. Also plastic components degrade quickly in UV light.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

I am in CA and lately it’s been 100 degrees. I just add water to it every other day. All my birds like to take bath in it so I’d like to keep it clean and rinse it out twice a week.

[@robertcasey7312]

Beautiful, thank you. Can you please describe the cement mixture. Cement & Sand recipe? Mortar & Sand recipe? Thank you. My wife adores this. TY

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Hi Robert. Thank you!! I used Quikrete Motar mix for this project because it’s the smallest package available at the time. Just soak the piece in water for a few day AFTER it’s completely dry and cured, so the loose sand won’t cloud the water. Have fun making it!

[@robertcasey7312]

@@mydiyfountain7054 Thank you for your kind reply. Best Wishes.

[@rocio2917]

@@mydiyfountain7054 I finally understand what you are talking about regarding the sand.

[@A2D4]

How does the water come thru the tube you placed in the 10” tray when there was no hole in it? It says “ place tube thru cement piece then the clear plastic saucer........etc” but when did you put a hole in the 10” plastic tray/cement ? All I saw after watching 3 times, was when you put a container lid and pressed down to make a slight depression in the wet cement. I can’t imagine you drilled it in AFTER the cement was set.....

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Hi Bobbi. It’s shown at 1 minute and 21 second mark. After I removed the green cap, I put the tube in when the cement was still wet so it created a hole for later use. Make sure to remove the tube after 2 hours when cement still wet, so it is not stuck in the piece.🙂

[@A2D4]

@@mydiyfountain7054 Thank you so much for your reply. I did see where you put the green cap....I guess I missed where you put a hole in the plastic saucer. When you were shaking it to settle the wet cement evenly, why didn’t the cement go thru the hole? I must be really dense but I want to try this project and want to make sure I don’t miss a step. I appreciate your patience with me!! 😊

[@tacksscherbo7771]

I sure wish I could have some faith in solar power!!! Have purchased three pumps totaling some $90 and NOT ONE worked as advertised. Not one. Full sun, cloudless sky and barely three drips from what should have been a two-foot spray. I would say what they were really good for but that wouldn't be socially acceptable.

[@acts10truth]

thats beautiful. ty much

[@chicksrace2]

I love this fountain idea! Where did you get the shells? They go so well with the river rocks you use for the perimeter.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

I bought a bag of broken shells from either Joann’s pr Michaels years ago. I am glad you like it.🙂

[@EverFlo777]

Did you stop making more fountains? I've enjoyed watching them.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Thank you so much for your support. I’ve moved on from making fountains to other projects. Maybe I can film those too.😁

[@klee88029]

Subscriber #993; Sun.21.Apr.19~ Happy Easter!

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Awwww..... you are so cute! This really warms my heart. Thank you and Happy Easter to you too!💕

[@BeaNissen]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@jaydominguez7487]

Where does the electric chord come out on the bowl. It don't show very much on the pump procedure. Can someone please explain that part?

[@IDVDalot]

Where did you get this GREAT MUSIC? What is it?

[@6862211]

Love this!! How often do you have to clean the birdbath?

[@mydiyfountain7054]

6862211 I try to clean it 1-2 times a week since the birds take bath and drink from it.

[@gg-sb8mn]

I'd recommend a daily rinse out.

[@Donna-vh5ym]

Love it

[@starlastarbright9221]

I like this , but where did you buy the solar panel at and also I didn't see you pur a solar panel on that and if so, where ? Please respond and thank you, in advance.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Tina Monroy I purchased my pumps from Amazon.com. You can search “40 GPH solar pump” at Amazon.com. Choose the one that comes with a wire and a separate solar panel. It comes as one piece so no assembly required. You can also buy an electrical pump for a more reliable performance, since any shadow over the solar panel will decrease the water flow.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

At 2:50 you can see the pump is connected to a wire. And the wire is connected to a solar panel.

[@kingyo9783]

where is a sound of this fontaine...it is important..

[@francisvivian]

Agreed!!! I would like to hear it too!!! Please! Thank you!

[@deb8534]

If you want more sound from the fountain as the water runs off just raise the top piece up a bit. The farther the water has to fall the louder it will be, up to a point.

[@lindagatchell1276]

Hi its beautiful! What size pot is underneath & where do you buy the shell chips?

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Linda Gatchell It’s a 12” bowl. The second 12” clear saucer can fit right in to hold the small rocks. Bags of shells can be found in craft stores, I found mine at HobbyLobby at the time.

[@lindagatchell1276]

Thank you. Any special kind of concrete?@@mydiyfountain7054

[@lindagatchell1276]

Is this a plastic planter bowl?

[@lindagatchell1276]

what size pump did you use? How many gallons per hour work on this?

[@mydiyfountain7054]

I use 40 gph adjustable pump.

[@lindagatchell1276]

Do you remember where you got your 12" bowl? Having a hard time finding one....thanks.

[@mydiyfountain7054]

I got mine from Lowe’s a while back. You can search “Bloem 12” Planter bowl” and see if anyone still carries it. 😬

[@lindagatchell1276]

Is it ceramic or plastic? @@mydiyfountain7054

[@lindagatchell1276]

Is this it? www.homedepot.com/p/Bloem-12-x-6-25-Black-Dura-Cotta-Plastic-Plant-Bowl-Planter-PB12-00/205111723@@mydiyfountain7054

[@mydiyfountain7054]

www.amazon.com/Bloem-PB12-32-Planter-12-Inch-Sea-Struck/dp/B00GJEJ6CO/ref=sr_1_17?keywords=Bloem+Planter+bowl&qid=1555636999&s=gateway&sr=8-17

[@mydiyfountain7054]

It’s more like this one in a grey color, I think it’s past season item that can’t be found anymore. Sorry.

[@karimartin7897]

How big is the round planter you use?

[@mydiyfountain7054]

The grey bowl/planter is 12” itself.

[@joyadams507]

Hello...does it matter how deep the 12 inch bowl is? I found a 4 inch deep bowl...would that work? Thanks in advance!

[@selenachannel2782]

Show all steps please

[@Tillia_cordata]

Супер!!

[@zacharysalamon9944]

what is this song called

[@ranarizwanahmed]

Can we use heroin fountain with this? and how

[@lindagatchell1276]

what was your recipe, was it cement or concrete?

[@mydiyfountain7054]

Linda Gatchell just go a hardware store and ask for the smallest bag of cement mix. Follow the instruction on the bag to make mixture.

[@lindagatchell1276]

so it was just cement and water, not concrete and sand?@@mydiyfountain7054

[@lindagatchell1276]

So it was cement, not concrete? There is a difference & you use both words in your video. Just trying to clarify...thanks.@@mydiyfountain7054

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[@rebeccarivas420]

Very nice!