Do It Yourself Water Feature

An outdoor water feature is a relatively straightforward way to add beauty and elegance to your garden or outdoor space. If you have never attempted a do-it-yourself project of this nature, try a basic multitiered fountain to start with. The result is a soothing water feature that you will appreciate all the more because you have made it yourself.

Small, medium and large ceramic bowls
Marker
Drill
Rocks
Pebbles
Plastic tubing
Fountain kit

Instructions

- 1
  Turn the three bowls upside down and mark their centers with a marker. Drill a hole in each of the three marked spots.
- 2
  Place a fountain kit, which is readily available from home or hardware stores, into the largest of the three bowls. Attach the plastic tubing on top of the fountain kit's pump.
- 3
  Insert the plastic tubing through the holes of the medium and small sized bowls.
- 4
  Position a few rocks and pebbles around the plastic tubing in the largest bowl. Repeat with the other two bowls. Fill each bowl half-full with the rocks. Hide as much of the tubing as possible.
- 5
  Put the medium-sized bowl on top of the largest bowl and connect them with the tubing. Put the smallest bowl on top of the medium-sized bowl and insert the tubing of the medium bowl into the smallest bowl's hole.
- 6
  Pour water into the smallest bowl so that it flows down into the other two bowls.
- 7
  Connect the fountain kit to an electric socket to keep the water flowing.

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