{"product_id":"lyndas-handcrafted-copper-bird-bath","title":"Lynda's Handcrafted Copper Bird Bath","description":"\u003clink href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700\u0026amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n  \/* Farbpalette: Kupfer #a2431b \/ #c96a2c, Flachs-Gruen #1f6b4f,\n     Papier #faf7f2, Leinen #efe8dc, Tinte #2b2118 *\/\n\n  .prod-wrapper {\n    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;\n    max-width: 820px !important;\n    margin: 0 auto !important;\n    color: #2b2118 !important;\n    line-height: 1.7 !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n  }\n\n  .prod-wrapper h2, .prod-wrapper h3 {\n    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;\n    color: #2b2118 !important;\n  }\n\n  \/* --- HERO --- *\/\n  .prod-hero {\n    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2431b 0%, #c96a2c 100%) !important;\n    color: #fff !important;\n    border-radius: 12px !important;\n    padding: 34px 30px !important;\n    text-align: center !important;\n    margin-bottom: 28px !important;\n  }\n  .prod-hero-icon { font-size: 40px !important; 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}\n\n  \/* --- SPECS --- *\/\n  .prod-specs { width: 100% !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin-bottom: 10px !important; }\n  .prod-specs tr { border-bottom: 1px solid #efe8dc !important; }\n  .prod-specs td { padding: 11px 6px !important; font-size: 15px !important; color: #55493e !important; vertical-align: top !important; }\n  .prod-specs td:first-child { font-weight: 600 !important; color: #2b2118 !important; width: 38% !important; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 600px) {\n    .prod-includes, .prod-features { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n    .prod-hero h2 { font-size: 23px !important; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 1 HERO --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-hero-icon\"\u003e💧\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eHand-raised in an old boat shed in the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#ffe3c8 !important;\"\u003eLynda Blakeney, seventy-two, thirty-one years a coppersmith in the Esquimalt navy dockyard. These are the last 83 bird baths she will ever make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 2 STORY QUOTE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e“Everybody on this island thinks water is the one thing we’ve got too much of. Then one night in December it all turns to glass, and that little bowl is the only drink for half a mile.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e— Lynda Blakeney, Cowichan Valley, BC\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 3 WHAT YOU GET --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🪑\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe copper bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eTwenty-four centimetres across. Brushed copper finish with dark patina streaks — no two come out identical.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e📌\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe ground stake\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eCentral stake with the cast scrollwork ring. Push it into lawn or garden bed and it stands firm.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e⚡\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eNothing to assemble\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eOut of the box, into the ground, fill with water. No tools, no fixings, no instructions to lose.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🌿\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eLynda’s frost tip\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eOn a freezing night, pull it out and bring it in. In the morning, fill it with warm water from the kettle and push it back in.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 4 FEATURES --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eWhy this one works and the pretty ones do not\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🟠\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Copper Bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eCopper naturally holds back algae and bacteria in standing water, so it stays cleaner between rinses. The worked surface also gives a bird something to grip — glazed ceramic never will.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🌊\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Shallow Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eThe bowl curves: barely a centimetre of water at the lip, deeper through the middle. Juncos and sparrows stand in the shallows, robins bathe in the centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e◯\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rolled Lip\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eThe edge is rolled over instead of cut off square. Solid footing for a landing bird, and a raised edge an insect that has gone in can climb back out over.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e👁\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Carry-In Stake\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eLight enough to carry with one hand. On a freezing night it comes inside; in the morning it goes back out with warm water. Try that with a forty-kilo stone bird bath.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🥬\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eTwo minutes a week\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eSmooth inside, no corners, nowhere for algae to sit. Rinse under the tap once a week, change the water daily. In a frost, warm water in the morning. That is the whole job.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e☀\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eHonest about winter\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eIt is not heated, and it does not pretend to be. Metal, not ceramic that cracks in a hard frost. Warm water in the morning stays open for hours — long enough for every bird in the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 5 EXPERT --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003e“On the coast, people don’t think about water for birds in winter, because it rains so much. But in a cold snap, open water disappears overnight, and that is exactly when birds need it most. A shallow, clean bowl of water, kept open in the morning, is one of the simplest things a garden can offer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eDr Megan Rowley, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cem style=\"color:#cfe3d3 !important;\"\u003eWildlife Biologist · Wild bird rehabilitation, Vancouver Island\u003c\/em\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 7 PERFECT FOR --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eMade for\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌳 Back gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏠 Front garden beds\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌲 Acreages and country gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏦 Decks, porches and the cabin\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌿 Gardens with winter birds\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 A present for a birdwatcher\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👶 Grandkids who want to watch\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎄 A Christmas present\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 8 QUALITY CHECKLIST --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eWhat you are actually buying\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand-raised, not pressed out by the thousand\u003c\/strong\u003e — the bowl and the rim are worked by hand, which is why the patina falls differently on every one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned by watching, not by drawing\u003c\/strong\u003e — twenty-eight winters of watching juncos and thrushes and changing the depth and the rim until the birds actually used it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal all the way through\u003c\/strong\u003e — no plastic to go brittle in the sun, no glaze to chip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSized for small birds first\u003c\/strong\u003e — a junco or a hummingbird can stand at the edge without going out of its depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe last of the run\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lynda is closing the shed. 83 left, the last one goes out before Christmas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 9 GUARANTEE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e30-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003ePut it in the garden and watch what happens. Not convinced? Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. No questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 10 NOTE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003eA note on the finish.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bowl is worked by hand and the copper patina is applied by hand, so the streaking and the depth of colour vary from piece to piece. Outdoors the finish will keep moving over the first seasons and settle darker. That is the material doing what copper does — it is not a fault, and it is the reason no two of Lynda’s baths look the same.\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 11 SPECS --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eThe details\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCopper-coated metal, hand-applied polychrome patina\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBowl diameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 24 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBowl profile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCurved — shallow at the rolled lip, deeper through the centre\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDetailing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast scrollwork ring below the bowl (a hummingbird and a flower)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCentral ground stake for lawn or garden bed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 × bowl, 1 × ground stake\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAssembly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone — push in, fill, done\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChange water daily, rinse once a week, bring in on freezing nights\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLynda Blakeney, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLast 83 — while they last\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Handmade by Lynda Blakeney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51278494367969,"sku":"CF-BIRDBATH-CA","price":50.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5234\/2497\/files\/bb-ca-a1-garden.jpg?v=1793640547","url":"https:\/\/craft-folk.com\/products\/lyndas-handcrafted-copper-bird-bath","provider":"CRAFTFOLK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}