This project uses garden art flowers made from old plates and dishes, kitchen utensils, and a few other supplies.
For instructions on how to make the dish flowers, see this post:
After building a privacy wall for our patio this summer, the flowers seemed like a the perfect choice for decorating the big, blank wall.
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Repurposed Garden Art Flowers
Here’s a look at one half of the patio wall. You can see my collection of cobalt blue glass peaking through the top window.
I had the dish flowers displayed in the garden but, due to the sandy soil, I found it hard to keep them in place. Everything falls over in sandy soil! Time to mount them on the wall, I say.
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Supplies
- Garden art dish flowers
- Kitchen utensils (for leaves): whisks, spoons, forks, beaters from electric mixer, measuring spoons…
- Pre-twisted seagrass rush or similar thick twine (for stems). You could also use old garden hose or twine.
- Poultry staples (to attach twine)
- Deck screws (to hang flowers and some utensils)
- Tools: hammer, screw driver, wire cutters to cut twine
Steps
1. Plan flower arrangements choosing which utensils to use for each flower.
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2. Attach flower to wall, then add stem (rush seating twine) with poultry tacks.
3. Add leaves (whisks, spoons, forks, beaters from electric mixer, measuring spoons…) with screws or poultry tacks.
At last: the unwanted electric mixer beaters of the world have a purpose!
Here’s a closeup look at some of the finished flowers. The (bottom left) one is made from a metal basket-type thing I found (and have no idea what it’s supposed to be used for).
Here’s the entire wall of flowers. I still want to add little, half flower pots to the base of the stems (if I can find some):
In case you’re curious, those are my surplus tomatoes growing there (planted very late-we’ll see if we get a summer long enough for them to ripen before the frosts set in).
I’m sure I’ll be adding more to the wall but for now I like how it adds some art to the entrance to the garden.
No water required.
~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛
these are great, how did you drill the holes in the glass plates? Thanks for the inspiration!
This post shows a demonstration of how to attach the plates together including how to drill holes in glass. http://empressofdirt.net/makeglassflowers/
ive looked at lots of adhesives, which one besides the two apoxys mix that will dry clear, with stand all weather elements, and strong enough to hold several plates and a hook. I wanted to put some inside my home as well and didn’t want to screw them in.
Hi Jerilyn, This post shows what I use: http://empressofdirt.net/silicone-sealant/
I’m in love with your blog! It may be summer and the almost end to gardening, but it will give me a lot of time to make your fun ideas. Love the flowers on the building! Oh, and by the way, I think the unidentified object, is the cover to a fan!? Keep up the great work!
Wow! I love this. Got a moment to stop by my blog hop and share? It is live right now! Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop on Ducks ‘n a Row. 🙂
I love your wall of flowers. Mine are in the garden, and I keep asking everyone who makes them , what do you do about the water spotting? We have irrigation water and all of them plus my blue jars are just coated with water spotting. I don’t have anywhere out of range of sprinklers to put them. Thanks for your blog, I love what you do. And as far as being empty nesters soon, you will be so busy you won’t know how you did everything before !
Hi Bernice, You must have hard water? Thanks for the empty nester encouragement. 🙂
I’m a newby with tools…would appreciate knowing how/what tools to use to attach glass bowls to each other/wall. Thank you
No tools required. Just adhesive.
just joined your web site.Love it especialy your gardening tips.I am writing from Ireland and we have much the same climate.So keep up the tips —-Noel(retired)
Hi Noel, and welcome!
I LIKE that extra “twist” — fastening the to a structure and THEN adding the “leaves”! How clever.