Simplicity continued.......Tin Flowers

With the show just around the corner, and having spent so much time on the road, I need to do quick and easy projects using materials I have on hand........so....using lamp parts, tart tins, jello molds, and some hardware----it just takes a little time to make some fun metal flowers.

Just cut with tin snips, drill holes if needed, paint and assemble. (I am going to do additional ones in different colors and distress them more)

OK, now how can I use them? How about in a funky garland, or on garden stakes..... or maybe wire some into the spaces of a bare lampshade..... or I'm leaning towards attaching one each on some wire flower pot shaped baskets I have and hanging them upside down as covers on the bulbs of a string of outdoor patio lights.

Pricing logistics have to be considered at this point--I love the idea of putting them on a bare lampshade, but I would have to use lots of them on one project, and the price would be high with all of them tied up in one piece. Same with the garland, unless you sell each cover separately. The way to make the most profit on them would be to sell them as they are by the piece, and just display them in an interesting way, but it's much more fun to give them a function! For the most awesome artwork around using vintage metal "junk" for flowers, visit Alice and Jay (march post).