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DIY Metal Flowers

April 26, 2010 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

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Good morning!

I don’t know if it has to do with feeling a bit homesick after returning from my trip to visit family in New Mexico last month, but it seems each and every project I set out to do lately winds up having a funky, Southwestern feel. I absolutely adore theΒ vivid color schemes that are the trademark of Southwestern culture and art, and the project I have to share with you today exudes that sameΒ vibrant mood.

These fun little blooms are made with a very unlikely element: sheet metal! By juxtaposing something so industrial with homeyΒ elements like burlap and buttons, the end result is, in my estimation, truly beguiling! It will only take an afternoon to make enough of these little jewels to cover every special person on your Mothers’ Day, teacher appreciation and graduation gift list. The options for using these flowers to embellish decor projects are endless, but I like the simplicity of attaching a magnet to the back of each as described in the following tutorial. What a perfect wayΒ spruce up a drab refrigerator door!

Before moving on to the how-to, I would be remiss not to urge anyone interested in trying out this project to do so with great care! In cutting into metal, the raw edges are very, very sharp.Β You might consider wearing protective gloves, andΒ please keep all ofΒ your suppliesΒ out of the reach of children. Clean up as you go, making especially sure to retrieveΒ each and every one of the small pieces of metal left after cutting out the flower shapes. Additionally, the finished flowers are certainly not intended as toys and should be kept out of the reach of small children!

Ok, now that that’s off my chest, let’s dive right in! πŸ™‚

Supplies:
Beguiling BlossomΒ Template {{click here}}
Sharpie or other permanent marker
Sheet metal
Metal shears
Spray paint in various colors
Dimensional foam adhesive dots
Gorilla glue
Hot glue gun/sticks
Burlap, twine, buttons and pearl accentsΒ to finish

If you love this project, I do hope you’llΒ {{venture over to this post}}Β to check out aΒ fabulous, functionalΒ and simple project to display your new flower creations with style! Here’s a little peek. πŸ˜‰

A couple of additional project notes:
I found I liked the look of leaving some of the flowers unpainted so the metal would be visible in some of the flower layers.
When stacking your blossoms, try to stagger the petals on each layer so the petals in the bottom layer peek out from behind the petals on the layer above. (Refer to photos.)

Let’s all have a great week!

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Please take a moment to stop by these terrific parties where I’ll be posting this project!

I’ll also be adding this to Traci’s monthly party…

Amy @ Positively Splendid
Amy @ Positively Splendid

Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.

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  1. Michele {The Scrap Shoppe} says

    April 26, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    Very creative!! I love the colors and embellishments you used with them. They look great!

  2. Kimbo West @ a girl and a glue gun says

    April 26, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    love these so much~ they look so great and pretty!

  3. honeysuckle says

    April 26, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Wow, these turned out great and so original!

  4. malia says

    April 26, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    this are so amazing– i am going to try and make them. thanks for the tutorial. you are simply splendid LOL. i’m your newest follower (-:

  5. Alison says

    April 26, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    Amy, these are simply stunning!! I never would have thought to make flowers out of metal stuff! Fabulous idea (although I can imagine all of the injuries I would inflict on myself trying to make these! lol) Beautiful!

  6. Haverford House says

    April 26, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    I love these flowers and the colors you used! You make it look easy! ~Marcy

  7. Barrie says

    April 27, 2010 at 1:35 am

    These are adorable! how long does it take the paint to dry? This would be a great craft activity for a sleepover party, I think!

  8. jenjen says

    April 27, 2010 at 3:23 am

    Oh my goodness – I love those!!! Can I feature them on my blog?

    Sooo cute!

    XOXO
    Jen

  9. La-dee-da creator says

    April 27, 2010 at 4:00 am

    These are great! Wish I can try these, but some what afraid to. I admire you and your blog…..to say the least.
    my blog
    creationsbyladeeda.blogspot.com

  10. Tammy@ Not Just Paper and Glue says

    April 27, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    These flowers are beautiful! I just made some using soda cans, punches and glitter. I really like how you added the burlap – gives great texture!

  11. Sweet Little Smoothie says

    April 27, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    Love these!! Looks like I’ll have to make a trip to the HD for some metal πŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing!

  12. Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage says

    April 27, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    Very cute and creative!! Thanks!!

  13. HoosierHomemade says

    April 27, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    Those are amazing! And I love how you did the photos! Very cool!
    Thanks so much for sharing!
    ~Liz

  14. OC Fun Blog says

    April 27, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    WOW! So Creative. I love it. Your photos are so good they look like something out of Real Simple. You have a great blog. Stopping by from SITS!

  15. KJ says

    April 28, 2010 at 1:47 am

    I saw you featured on tatertots. Your metal flowers are beautiful. I will have to try this! so inspiring!

  16. Abigail says

    April 28, 2010 at 10:07 am

    These are fantastic! They’d be a great way of recycling/repurposing old drinks cans. The metal is surprisingly easy to cut with strong scissors or a craft knife, and with coloured cans you wouldn’t even need to paint them πŸ˜€

  17. PeaceLoveApplesauce says

    April 28, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    These are AH.MAZING! πŸ™‚

  18. Nicole Maki says

    April 28, 2010 at 6:01 pm

    Wow! These are super cool.
    Thanks for sharing your method for making them.

  19. Amanda says

    April 29, 2010 at 12:36 am

    These are so cute! Is that aluminum sheet metal? I think I must try this!

  20. Life with Kaishon says

    April 29, 2010 at 12:58 am

    Wow. You are so creative. These are gorgeous! I am stopping over from SITS and I am going to send all my crafting friends over here to see these. Very cool! : )

  21. mishebe says

    April 29, 2010 at 6:05 am

    creative and cute!

  22. Lisa says

    April 29, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Those flowers really wowed me! How creative! Great detailed work.
    Lisa

  23. Fawnda says

    April 30, 2010 at 1:48 am

    I love these! Even thoguh they are hard metel they look soft and lovely! πŸ™‚

  24. Cheryl says

    May 1, 2010 at 1:35 am

    Clever & pretty! Glad you found me so I could check out your blog too. I’m following you back:)

  25. Alisa @ The Tidy Nest says

    May 1, 2010 at 5:05 am

    I love these flowers! They look awesome embellishing your memo board!

  26. Janera says

    May 1, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    Way cute!

  27. Jen says

    May 3, 2010 at 2:00 am

    very cute! I mistakenly bought aluminium sheet metal for my message board. I was trying to think about what to do with it. It is very easy to cut, so I will try to use it for this.

  28. Kellie says

    May 3, 2010 at 3:47 am

    Wow you have some patients. I love them. So neat!

  29. Traci@ Beneath My Heart says

    May 27, 2010 at 4:21 am

    That is a great little project! I love the touches of burlap. πŸ™‚ Thanks for linking to my party.

  30. Sue says

    August 15, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    Amy cool project… I especially liked the metal with the burlap! For those of you that want to try this technique on the cheap try soda cans.. they can be cut with scissors and some dies and can be used on the plain metal side or printed side! Thanks again Amy … I will be following your blog πŸ™‚ Sue

  31. northern cottage says

    November 30, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    so so so so so so darling! I’m going to totally do something similar…I think I’ll do my own spin and user pop cans! mmmmm!

  32. Mom With No Filter says

    August 5, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    These are beautiful!! I just made a few flowers thanks to your instruction πŸ™‚ but instead of using sheet metal I used the metal from empty altoid containers (I eat a ridiculous amount of altoids lol and always save the tins because they make great little boxes). The tins were slightly hard to cut but at least I didn’t have to run out to buy sheet metal. I think I’m actually going to use the flowers to adorn the altoid tins πŸ™‚ thank you for the great idea!!

  33. concretenprimroses says

    November 23, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    I know I’m really late commenting on this, but what happened to the sharp edges?

    They look sensatonal!

    Kathy

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