Wishing well makes dreams come true

If you’re a do-it-yourselfer trying to dream up a fresh way to make the garden blossom this spring, this pretty little wishing well is the perfect project. Just close your eyes and toss in a coin – then fill up the well with potted plants and flowers and watch your wish come true.

Featuring full-size traceable patterns for all of the curved and angled cuts, the project is easy enough for most woodworkers. To build, just trace the pieces onto wood and cut out. Next, assemble the well and the roof separately. Finally, combine the well and roof, attach the shingles and apply finish.

What you need

Required materials for the project include standard lumber (redwood, pine, cedar or treated lumber), a 4-by-4 sheet of exterior plywood, a bundle of shingles (cedar or asphalt), a dowel, fasteners, glue and finish. As pictured, the project is finished with a clear sealer, but it can be also be stained or painted to match your house.

The completed wishing well measures 27 inches in diameter by about four feet tall.

What you do

The Small Wishing Well plan, No. 877, is $9.95 and includes step-by-step instructions with 10 photos, full-size traceable patterns, construction diagrams, a shopping list and cutting schedule and a toll-free help line for project questions.

How to order the plan

A package of wishing well plans, No. C126, is $16.95 and includes this project and a larger version. Our catalog picturing hundreds of do-it-yourself projects is $2. Please include $3 for postage and handling (except catalog-only orders) and allow about two weeks for delivery.

To order by mail, clip this article and send it with a check or money order to U-Bild Features, 15241 Stagg St., Van Nuys, CA 91405.

To order by credit card, call (800) 828-2453. Visit www.u-bild.com.