I found the perfect 'eye catcher'... but...

[Aiden Thorn]

This vintage wood boat, showed up on the Reading PA Craigslist... It's 22 inches long tho, and would more then likely look like the titanic in my pond. So this has started me on a mission to purchase a boat for floating on my pond... anyone know of any places to look?

Original CL ad if anyone is interested.... http://reading.craigslist.org/clt/4458579744.html

 

[Becky]

That's a great idea! How about Etsy? There's loads of handmade stuff on there, I bet they'd have wooden boats. You might need to waterproof it yourself though!

 

[sissy]

se 18 makes his own boats but I found small wooden one in the craft store .They just need painted .Hobby Lobby had them and so did Micheals arts and crafts .I even found small ones in general dollar store

 

[bettasngoldfish]

How fun!

I recently bought a family of yellow ducks (kids floating bath toys) that I thought I might use in the pond. Not sure if I will put them out there or not.

 

[sissy]

I have those rubber ducks in my pond 3 for 1 dollar at walmart .But they will not sit up they keep flopping sideways

 

[bettasngoldfish]

That's where I got mine too but I'm pretty sure they were more than a dollar! Hmm....

That stinks that they won't stay upright

 

[sissy]

I got them that cheap because the sign said 1 dollar and i bought the 3 frogs also .There mistake my gain .

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Nice

They didn't have frogs at the store I was at or I would have bought them too

 

[sissy]

I went to flea markets and bought duck decoys also .I bought the baby plastic ducks at biglots but have not tried them out yet, 2 babies and a momma for 3.99 and had a 25 percent off coupon

 

[bettasngoldfish]

duck decoys are a good idea, I'm sure they look much more life like

another item to add to my list of must haves

 

[max384]

Do you guys tether this stuff down? Otherwise, I imagine it just getting pushed against the side of the pond or stuck in the skimmer.

 

[sissy]

I don't have a skimmer and since i have the hose that pushes water all over the top of the pond .If you tether them fish could get tangled in it

 

[Mmathis]

I love miniatures! We were at a nursery recently and they had little "mini gardens" that had been built as part of a clinic they'd held. They were the cutest things! Gave me all kinds of ideas for when the pond is FINALLY completed....