I have run out of gifts for my mother. She has everything she needs, so i thought some garden 
decorations might be nice for an upcoming Birthday gift. I scarfed a sheet of 18ga sheet
 metal from a buddy who works in a sheet metal shop (they were scraps) and some border wire 
from a mattress company that I work at (they just toss them anyway) and made a garden toad 
(actually two). I started off with two oval pieces of sheet I cut with a grinding disc. 
Then I hammered them and mig welded together until I had my desired shape. The feet were cut 
in the same fashion. I bent the wire for the legs and walah! A few seconds in the sandblasting 
cabinet and some clear enamal. My Mom had herself a couple of garden critters. The flies on the
tongues were a peice of wire, sheet metal wings, and I touched the mig wire on the body
for antenaes.
Enjoy the pics
walt