tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post3224403692869563105..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: A Bottle BushTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-55836610938449703882010-11-30T00:56:21.207-08:002010-11-30T00:56:21.207-08:00I know you expressed concern for broken glass bott...I know you expressed concern for broken glass bottles on a later post to do with this bottle brush tree and it got me thinking, plastic bottles come in all sorts of wonderful colours these days. while it won't have quite the same aesthetic at least the bottles won't readily shatter into a million sharp shards.Wockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434692347924718517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-56963311332084338702010-07-13T11:41:09.550-07:002010-07-13T11:41:09.550-07:00My daughter found a box of old vases in the woods ...My daughter found a box of old vases in the woods . . .<br />now I know what to do with them :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564087494111771100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-39966701255970932532010-07-13T03:07:55.593-07:002010-07-13T03:07:55.593-07:00Hey Mr. Smarty Pants that's pretty darn cool!
...Hey Mr. Smarty Pants that's pretty darn cool!<br />Donna :) :)Play for Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475920387209134195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-5058721628212355252010-07-13T00:22:04.104-07:002010-07-13T00:22:04.104-07:00I'd like to add glass pebbles into the effect ...I'd like to add glass pebbles into the effect for children to play with too. I had a lot of fun as a child playing with glass jars filled with different amount of water to create a musical instrument. Put these items at the bottom of the bottle bush and oh wow! What a play centre.Juliet Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035975039896986525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-50876502572088052962010-07-12T23:05:32.547-07:002010-07-12T23:05:32.547-07:00Hehehe Tom - here in Australia we have a common na...Hehehe Tom - here in Australia we have a common native plant called a bottlebrush!SquiggleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094710479615479611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-47871185424868699402010-07-12T21:26:17.188-07:002010-07-12T21:26:17.188-07:00This reminds me of the blown glass exhibit at the ...This reminds me of the blown glass exhibit at the Indianapolis Children's Museum. My kids love it -- it's spectacular and they get to make their own with plastic glass. <br />http://www.examiner.com/x-27266-Indianapolis-Family-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m1d23-Glass-sculpture-at-The-Childrens-Museum-of-Indianapolis-by-Dale-ChihulyS. Krajicekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587950187476099654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-90055755016279041872010-07-12T17:41:20.417-07:002010-07-12T17:41:20.417-07:00Eccentric and wonderful! You remind me of a charac...Eccentric and wonderful! You remind me of a character from a Tom Robbins book (that's a good thing!)Ariellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187228073968629552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-15632367498952944842010-07-12T15:35:50.087-07:002010-07-12T15:35:50.087-07:00I have this image of you Tom in later years - a ma...I have this image of you Tom in later years - a mad old dude who practically lives in his shed with his tools and his creations!<br /><br />Loving the bottle tree (we have a native plant in Australia called the bottle brush) - especially those gorgeous blue bottles.Let the Children Playhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121823006891382199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-86219995305363088492010-07-12T12:28:37.812-07:002010-07-12T12:28:37.812-07:00Gorgeous work of art, Tom! And, I feel for your w...Gorgeous work of art, Tom! And, I feel for your wife...my husband is doing everything BUT fixing top priorities around the house. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638036458628891597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-69479363288278431802010-07-12T08:07:34.358-07:002010-07-12T08:07:34.358-07:00I want to get inside that mind of yours.I want to get inside that mind of yours.Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-47827817267283791002010-07-12T07:50:01.051-07:002010-07-12T07:50:01.051-07:00I do like your creativity and your desire to bring...I do like your creativity and your desire to bring these aesthetic experiences to the kids. (And I swallowed any thoughts about toddlers and glass. You're right; their world is full of glass and learning to handle it appropriately is an important life skill.)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397525011462974857noreply@blogger.com