Easy Re-purposed Outdoor Plant Picks
May 27, 2014
Plant pick #1: A $2 Thrift Shop Rosette Iron
I decided since I only had one stick to go with the butterfly instead of the flower. I spray painted it blue.
I found an old wooden shank button in my stash and removed the shank.
I sanded the edges just a bit, glued on the wood button (that fit perfectly I might add) with E6000, and sprayed the whole butterfly and button with a matte clear sealer by Krylon.
Here is my rosette iron butterfly plant pick in another of my outdoor containers, a mop bucket, planted with bidens and a red trailing verbena.
Plant Pick #2: I forgot to take a before pic of this 50 cent slotted, thrift store serving spoon. I loved the flower petal pattern. I first wrapped foil on the handle of the spoon and spray painted the top of the spoon with marigold spray pain.
After the marigold paint was fully dry, I wrapped the foil on the top of the spoon and spray painted the handle with key lime spray paint.
More shank buttons! These are black plastic and very small. I broke the shanks off the back with a needle nose pliers.
I glued the buttons on the petal centers, and sanded the edges of this spoon too to give it just a little age.
Here is this plant pick in a kettle of bidens!
Two very easy garden re-purpose projects that you can make too!
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Those are too cute!
ReplyDeleteI like the spoon best...because I'd have a better chance at making one with slotted spoons readily available...the butterfly would be harder to make...but still, super cute!
You HAVE the cutest CLUTTER!
Pat
That is so clever! I love it that you painted the serving spoon and especially that pretty rosette iron.
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! So cute!!!
ReplyDeleteBesos
Ha! ADORABLE :-) So sweet for the garden.
ReplyDeleteBlessings...
~Sherri
Carlene,
ReplyDeleteThese are fun and fabulous. Too cute.
Kris
Really cute projects!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative, Carlene. Always fun to see what you're doing for your garden!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting.
Mary Alice
You are great at re-purposing...too cute!
ReplyDeleteNow that is what I call, 'thinking outside the box!' How adorable and GENIUS! I love your creative ideas AND your gardens, Carlene!
ReplyDeleteYou make the cutest things for your garden!! Love it!!
ReplyDelete~Cindy
what an imagination!! Great ideas!
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