How To Make DIY Decorative Flower Pot Stakes
Supplies Used:
- copper tinted aluminum
- glue
- candle
- bamboo skewers
The first flowers I made with the copper tinted aluminium.
Click the image for the tutorial on how to make these types of flowers.
Holding real copper tooling foil over a flame is a great way to add some different colors to the metal. I used a candle flame. You must be careful because the metal gets very hot quickly, so use something to hold the metal – don’t use your fingers!
Hand embossing a very simple design only takes a minute for these quick flowers. Don’t you love the color the heat gave the metal?
For the birds, I drew a pattern on a piece of paper and transferred it to the metal. I used an embossing folder to add quick texture. These birds were lightly painted white and then dabbed with a paper towel to give them an antique look. I also added a little black paint and dabbed that as well. The wings are hand embossed, cut out and glued on with E6000 glue.
To finish it off, I attached some bamboo skewers.
