BIRD CAGE GARDENS

Do you remember when I posted about finding these bird cage gardens? If not you can click on the link and read all about them.

Well, ever since I first saw them, I fell in love with them and knew I had to have one of my own.

However, they cost way to much for my budget.

Not having much money was not going to stop me! I knew if I kept looking and looking I would find a great cage and then I could just add some moss, dirt, flowers and a cherub that I already had found at a thrift store.

Well, let me tell you, it's not easy to find a nice bird cage in my area. I put an add on Craigslist and Free Cycle. I did get one reply from Free Cycle and I drove a few cities away to pick up the cage.

It was not very nice. It was just a plain cage for a cockatiel bird and not well taken care of. But, I thought I would still plant it and could make it cute. After all, it was free.

The cage has been out there for weeks waiting for me. I just wasn't excited about it. So off to the thrift stores and antique malls I went to find me a different cage.

I was shocked to find out even really small ones at the antique malls ran $45 - $100+.

All of my thrift store shopping found not one bird cage!

That is until....

I found this one! I saw it and almost ran to it, trying to not knock over anyone that got in my way.

I couldn't believe the price was only $5.99! Could that really be the price? After all the thrift store I was at was known to be a bit on the high side.

I just knew that if I carried it all the way up to buy it I was going to be told I must have switched the tag because the price was really $30.

So I left it there. I KNOW! What was I thinking?

That night I couldn't sleep. I just kept thinking about how crazy I was for not getting it.

It had a cute little top. It was white like I wanted. It was a good size. It even had little hearts on the doors.

Plus it had a great iron stand!

I just knew that if I went back it would be gone! Yet, I had to go see.

I almost fainted when I saw it was still there. That's it! It was meant to me mine!

So I grabbed it and went to the front. Guess what! That was the price after all. I was so happy!

So now I have my own bird cage and I'm excited about turning it into a little garden. I just have to decide where in my yard I'm going to put it so I know if I should get shade plants or sun loving ones.

Either way, I know it's going to turn out cute.

Oh, by the way, I will still plant the other cage too. Who knows, it could turn out to be darling too!