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Darla's Year-Round Copper Leaf Bird Bath
Darla's Year-Round Copper Leaf Bird Bath
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Darla's Year-Round Copper Leaf Bird Bath
A copper leaf bird bath you can lift off, carry in and set back out warm
Shaped from a real sycamore leaf, finished by hand by Darla Kincer, 72, on her farm in Paint Lick, Kentucky. She has made them since the coldest morning Kentucky ever recorded. Arthritis no longer lets her hold the file steady. These are her last 67 leaves.
“January 1994, 37 below. Eleven cardinals were pecking at a frozen pie tin by my porch. I thawed it on the stove and carried it back out with warm water. Within the hour the step was red with birds. That’s when I knew what a bird bath should be.”
Darla Kincer · Paint Lick, Kentucky
What you get
About 11 in across, 1.4 in deep, with raised leaf veins
Sits on the rim, so the real ones know somebody’s home
20 in tall with a forked two-prong foot
Packed by hand, a gift for anyone who feeds the birds
What 31 winters taught Darla about a bird bath
The leaf lifts right off the stake. On freezing nights, bring it in. In the morning, fill it with warm water and set it back.
Only about 1.4 inches deep. Chickadees, wrens and bluebirds can stand in the water instead of swimming in it.
The raised veins of the real leaf give tiny feet something to hold on to. No slick bowl.
A forked foot keeps the stake from spinning or leaning. It goes into a flower bed, lawn or big pot in a minute.
Fill it with water by the porch, or with a handful of sunflower seeds by the garden. Many people keep one of each.
Three coats of copper finish, brushed into every vein, so it looks like it has been in your garden for years.
“In winter, most people only think of seed. But birds need open water every day, too, and on a hard-frost morning there often isn’t a single drop that isn’t ice. Darla’s idea is so simple: a shallow bath you can carry in at night and set back out with warm water. It is the kind of habit folks can actually keep up all winter.”
Rhonda Shively · Retired county extension advisor · Garrard County, Kentucky
One leaf or a pair
Perfect for
Why Darla’s leaves are different
- A real leaf. Every bath is shaped from a real sycamore leaf, veins and all.
- Edges filed by hand. Smooth all the way around, nothing sharp for small feet.
- Copper finish in three coats. Dark in the veins, warm on the ridges, like an old penny.
- Light enough to carry. One hand for the leaf, the other for the kettle.
- Made to stay out. Iron with a weather-resistant finish, for every season.
Set it in your yard and watch who comes to drink. If it isn’t right for your garden, one email to info@countycraftco.com is enough for a full refund.
Tip from Darla: Change the water every day or two. When it freezes at night, lift the leaf off and bring it inside, then set it back out in the morning with warm (not boiling) water. Every leaf is finished by hand, so the copper color varies a little from piece to piece.
Product details
| Contents | 1 or 2 leaf bird baths, each with garden stake |
| Leaf size | About 10.8 in (27.5 cm) across · 1.4 in (3.5 cm) deep |
| Height | About 20 in (51 cm) with stake |
| Material | Iron with hand-applied copper finish |
| Stake | Detachable, forked two-prong foot |
| Use | Bird bath or seed dish, garden, lawn, flower bed, large planter |
| Care | Rinse and refill every day or two; bring the leaf in on freezing nights |
| Made by | Darla Kincer, Paint Lick, Kentucky — last 67 leaves remaining |
| Made so far | More than 2,600 leaves since 1994 |
The Last Leaves from Paint Lick, Kentucky
The Last Leaves from Paint Lick, Kentucky
A note from Darla's workshop:
On January 19, 1994, the coldest morning Kentucky ever recorded, Darla Kincer watched eleven cardinals pecking at a frozen pie tin by her porch. She thawed it on the stove and carried it back out with warm water. Within the hour, the step was red with birds. That spring she pressed her first sycamore leaf into a box of wet sand. For 31 winters she has finished every leaf by hand in the old tobacco room behind her house, about three hours each: filing the edges, brushing out the veins, three coats of copper finish, the little iron bird on the rim. This October, the arthritis in her thumbs made the file slip out of her hand. 16 leaves are left. When they are gone, there will be no more.
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- Delivery time: 3–5 business days
- Every leaf is packed by hand and ships from the US
- Leaf about 10.8 in (27.5 cm) across and 1.4 in (3.5 cm) deep
- About 20 in (51 cm) tall with the stake, forked two-prong foot
- Iron with a hand-applied copper finish; the leaf lifts off the stake
- Care: rinse and refill every day or two; bring the leaf in on freezing nights
- 30-day money-back guarantee — just email info@countycraftco.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@countycraftco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (ET). Whether it’s about your order, where it should stand in your yard, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. Set it in your yard, watch who comes to drink, and if it isn’t right for your garden, email info@countycraftco.com within 30 days for a full refund. No questions, and US shipping is free.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Every bath starts as a real sycamore leaf from the trees along Darla's creek, pressed into wet molding sand. A small foundry one county over pours the iron. Darla does the rest by hand: she files the edges smooth, brushes out every vein, paints the copper finish on in three coats and sets the little iron bird on the rim. About three hours per leaf, packed by hand in Paint Lick, Kentucky.