How to Make an Up-cycled Watering Can Wind Chime...

by Sue's Creative Workshop

When my husband gave me the Christmas Watering Can for a birthday gift, I honestly thought it was a gag gift. Instead of giving it to Goodwill, I re-purposed it into something I would use.
(Edited: What I failed to mention earlier is that my husband did follow up the watering can gift with a beautiful necklace. He's a keeper.)

Up-cycled Watering Can Wind Chime

I'm really not an ungrateful person, but seriously, I think it may have been left over from the 90's.

My Shabby Watering Can Wind-chime

Supplies:

Small Watering Can

Old Keys

Cream Rust-oleum Spray-paint

Extra Fine Sandpaper

Deco-color Silver Paint Pen (Marvy-Uchida)

Folkart Home Decor Stencil 4X4-Regal French

Natural Twine

Thin Wire

Blue Painter's Tape

Beacon Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive, 4-Ounce

Small Birds Nest (Melissa Frances)

Small Decorative Bird

Adhesive Pearl

Directions:

1.Re-purpose a old decorative watering can by taking off the paper covering. Soak in water if necessary.

2.Sand to remove any additional paper and to make smooth for painting.

3.Spray-paint watering can and keys with cream paint.

4.Puddle silver ink onto a piece of scratch paper by pumping the nib. Use the tip of your finger to rub ink directly onto watering can around edges to highlight and distress.

5.Mask off the center of decorative stencil with blue painter's tape, lay onto watering can.

6.Rub silver paint onto stencil as in step #4.

7.Wind thin wire around the end of a piece of twine. Insert wire into the holes in the spout and pull through to the inside of the can. Repeat for however many keys you plan on using.

8.Gather the ends from inside the can and tie them altogether in a knot. Pull the opposite ends to bring the knot back through the spout. (The ends will now be hidden.)

9.Tie keys on to end of each piece of twine.

10.Glue bird inside of nest.

11.Glue bird-nest inside of the watering can.

12.Add adhesive pearl to decorative accent on side of the can.

Best for covered porches or decorative use.

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Pamela Wilson-Adair on Oct 02, 2015
Tour Husband Is A Wonderful Man AND Recognizes Your talent

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- Sue's Creative Workshop on Oct 02, 2015
  @Pamela Wilson-Adair Thank You.
  
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Mary Boger on Sep 02, 2017

Really like this!

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