Our customer, Monica Hancock, was nice enough to share pictures of her work.
She collects glass chargers, dinner plates, salad plates, bread plates and small bowls from local thrift shops. She then layers them in an appealing color combination and drills a 1/8” or 3/16” hole through the plates and bowls.
The center of her flower is a glass drawer or cabinet pull. The threaded stem of the pull goes through the glass and through a wooden stake. The stake acts as the stem of the flower. The stems can also be made from copper pipes or electrical conduit. A washer and hex nut on the back of the stake hold everything in place.
To hold everything in place, you can either glue the glass pieces together or let the pressure from the drawer pull and nut hold everything in place. Place the “stem” in the ground and you’re done!
These flowers can also be mounted on fences, walls or anywhere you want some extra color in your home or yard.
Great idea. Thank you Monica!!!
If you have any original work, we’d love to feature it in our blog. Email us a short description of what you do, how you do it and a few pictures. We are only interested in original work.
This is so funny. I make these, I use 1/4" hole saw & mount them onto conduit & some I paint green or copper color. I can't make them fast enough. I also make bird baths & feeders, chandeliers, & more.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds must think alike, Susan! If you don't mind, we'd love to feature some of your projects - we love the idea of making your own bird baths and feeders! Please let us know if you would be interested in us having a Customer Spotlight on your work.
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