hi guys welcome back in today's video i thought i would share with you a cool way
that you could diy your own water feature at home
so guys to get started here are few products you will need you will need a water pump any type of
tubing a container and a pot you could use any type of pot at this stage also for decorative
purposes you will need some pebbles and some bamboo however this is optional you could use
anything you got in hand to get the look you're after once i've got all of my supplies together
afterwards i took my measuring tape and measured my pots dimension to cut my bamboo to size
here you see me placing the bamboo on top of my pot and roughly marking the two sides before i
went ahead and cut it afterwards using my miter saw i went ahead and cut my bamboo into two strips
followed by a smaller strip that fit the length of my two longer bamboos
next i went ahead and used my jute twine and tied one end of my bamboo poles together
and wrapped it around i repeated this process on the other end as well
afterwards i went ahead and used my smaller piece of bamboo which i'll be using as my water spout
and place it into the center of my bamboo pole and tie it in place
using my jute twine so guys once you're done this is how your water spout holder should look like
next before i went ahead and started putting this water feature together i wanted to give
this spot a bit of a earthy look so i decided to make my own chalk paint to paint it on
so guys diy in your own chalk paint is so simple and easy to do so all you need to
create your own chalk paint is a one two three ratio that means you need one part of plaster
one part of water and three parts of paint this paint could be any flat paint of your choice
next i went ahead and added my plaster along with my water and mixed it well
making sure it was lump free afterwards i've added my paint and then mixed it thoroughly
creating my chalk paint now my chalk paint is all ready
afterwards i gave my part two generous coats of paint in between drawings and set it aside to dry
couple of hours later once my pot was dry i used an 80 grit sandpaper and gave my pot a slight sand
in to give it a distressed look afterwards i used a damp rag and wiped it down clean
so guys now we are all set to start putting our water feature together
here i'm using a tabletop water pump this is our main feature for this project
next i went ahead and unboxed this water pump and prepared it for its next step so guys this water
pump is the perfect size for this project but if you want to do a bigger project you might have
to get a bigger pump it is all available in your local hardware store afterwards i went ahead and
placed my container into my pot i was lucky enough to get a container that fits my pot perfectly this
container will be used to fill my water in next i went ahead and placed my pump into my container
afterwards i went ahead and took my clear tube and cut it down to the required length
next i went ahead and used the attachments that go with the pump and fix it onto my tube
this process was so simple and easy to do afterwards i used the bamboo
water spout that i made earlier and passed the tube through the spout
next i went ahead and cut off the excess tube
and then using my glue gun i secured the water spout onto my pot afterwards i went
ahead and used my white pebbles and placed them into my pot covering the entire container
next once i have filled it up halfway through using my pebbles i decided to fill up the
other half with some potting mix this way i was able to add some plants into my water feature
so guys adding these plants into my water feature not only gave this water
feature a calming look but it also helped to cover up all of the wires
now our water feature is all done guys and the next step is to fill it up with water
plug it in and see whether it works so guys this is how my water feature turned out
it works perfectly and i love it it was so simple and easy to do hope you guys like it too