Rustic Garden Angel

Rusty Salvage comes together in a heavenly body...

You may be like me, hoarder of all things rusty; I'll use that one day, you promise your spouse.

Here's a fun way of using your stash of rusty junk that you've got hidden away - you won't want to hide this Rustic Garden Angel!

Gather your supplies; a couple of wire sock stretchers, two little metal castors off an old bed frame, wire fence staples, some little spoons, wire and a piece of weathered wood start off this project. 

Don't be afraid to think outside the box; the sock stretchers make perfect wings, but you can use almost anything; rusty saw blades, a shutter, piece of driftwood; use your imagination...

Leave the board rough, or sand the edges. Giggle juice optional for a rustic stain, or paint to give it either a red barn look, or white shabby chic.

The staples I used were the smaller sized fencing staples, to attach the 'wings' to the back of the board.  Just make sure not to go through to the front.

The wings are in place, now to attach the halo, which is the rim from a rusty coffee tin.

Old bed frame casters, thoroughly aged, and rusted solid so they don't move.

Flowers made from button, with wire stems.

Don't be intimidated by this project; you can't go wrong, and every mistake is just an opportunity to come up with innovative ways to do it differently next time. 

In my collection of craft supplies, I find things to make into angels for my garden. 

They range from spindles and spools, to random pieces of scrap lumber - the more weathered, the better!

Garden crafts made with junk are all unique and completely your own, making your garden stand out from the crowd.

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