How To Make Repurposed Folding Strainer Flowers
Discover the beauty of repurposed folding strainer flowers, a unique and creative way to add a touch of elegance to your home decor. These stunning floral arrangements are made using folding strainers that have been transformed into beautiful blooms. Each flower is meticulously crafted, with the strainer's mesh delicately shaped and painted to resemble petals. The result is a one-of-a-kind piece of art that will surely captivate anyone who lays eyes on it. Whether you're looking to add a pop of color to your living room or create a whimsical atmosphere in your garden, these repurposed folding strainer flowers are the perfect choice.
How to Make Repuposed Folding Strainer Flowers
I love these metal folding strainers. Around here I find them for 25 or 50 cents each at my regular thrift stores.
After I took this picture I found one more strainer to use. The more the merrier.
I’ve always thought they kinda looked like flowers, but never really thought about making them into strainer flowers until this challenge came up.
I was collecting them for another project idea, but one day I was sitting looking at them and poof… the idea was born.
How to Spray Paint Repurposed Folding Strainer Flowers
Spray painting these strainers is really easy using my spray painting tips that you can get access to by signing up to my newsletter later in this post.
First I spray painted the tops.
and then the bottoms. With this one folded in the shape I want it to stay in.
I gave the strainers 4 light coats of paint, which holds the strainer folding parts in place.
Especially the centre part. First I laid this strainer out flat and painted both the top and the bottom. Then I folded it like this, which is how I wanted it to stay, and gave it 4 coats of paint.
How to Assemble Repurposed Folding Strainer Flowers
For finishing my flowers I used stainless steel tablespoons that I hammered flat, Marine GOOP adhesive , and 3 screws and nuts.
I used the 2 short screws to hold together 2 two part strainer flowers, and the longer one for the main three part strainer flower. You’ll see what I mean in a minute.
How to Enjoy Repurposed Folding Strainer Flowers
And here they are in my front yard hosta garden.
We have quite a few different hostas, which we grow for their foliage, and these strainer flowers add some fun pops of colour to this shade garden.
I spray painted some leftover pipe parts from an old deck swing green for the stems. They should be put into the ground a good 8-10 inches to protect from the wind.
Here’s what they look like from the back.
For the centre of this flower I used a red knob from a vintage biscuit cutter. The long screw, which I spray painted red, goes right through the cutter, the 3 strainers, and out the back.
At the back the screw is secured with a nut, and that holds the whole thing together.
For this flower I used a metal flower shaped candle holder, which I spray painted Magenta, for the centre. I drilled a hole into it first and used one of the smaller screws and nuts to secure it.
Once the flower was tight I glued a faux pearl from a broken vintage stud earring into the centre.
This flower got a simple Lagoon painted wooden cabinet knob as its centre. The hole in it was big enough so I just glued it in place over the screw.
Even though I used five different colours to make my strainer flowers I think they look good together because of the yellow, which kinda unifies them.
To make these flowers you’ll need:
-silver metal veggies strainer/steamers (how many depends on the flowers you make)
-needle nose pliers
-Marine GOOP adhesive
-stainless steel tablespooons
-tape
-hammer
-spray paints (colors of your choice)