Repurposed Metal Garden Sculpture

by Homeroad

2 Materials

2 Hours

Easy

A fun project using an old repurposed lamp fixture.

This is one of those fun projects that takes on a life of its own as I go along. First I removed the metal vines from the globe.

I spread the pieces apart and realizing there were six "legs" I thought about creating an insect. I looked through my junky box of metal pieces and found a few I could add to this to create an insect.

Next, I added a cork head to my piece.

Now I'm thinking bee... I painted the piece with black hammered spray paint.

My bee needs wings so I cut a pair of wings out of metal roof flashing. This metal easily cuts with scissors.

The wings weren't quite right as they were so I stenciled them. I sanded the wings then used a chalky black paint to stencil a design.

I thought the spring-like piece on the the back of the bee looked like a bee body so I painted it with yellow stripes.

I added a small piece to the front of the cork that looked like a face and my bee was finished!

This bee and the honeycombed cookie cutter I found are the perfect addition to my garden!

It fits perfectly on the side of a large planter.

For more information on the stenciling and other details please visit Homeroad.net by clicking on the GO BOX at the bottom of this post.

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