Old Pulley for a Vintage Garden

Rustic Spring Garden

Old Pulley for a Vintage Garden.

It is that time of year…flowers are blooming and flea markets are in full swing!

If you love a vintage garden then this is the perfect time of year to hunt for those unique pieces.

I wanted to recreate the beautiful images I have seen on the web of antique pulley’s filled with flowers.

I thought they would be great for the barn porch and booth display!

You usually find pulley’s at flea markets mixed in with old tools…prices will vary depending on the size of the pulley.

 Look for one or two pulley’s, old metal buckets and you may even be able to find rope(i did)!

Old watering cans would also look cute hanging from the pulley.

Rustic Spring Garden. Old pulley, buckets, and hydrangeas.

You can use any flowers you like to fill the buckets.

I recommend buying a bucket with holes or add holes so that the water will run out when you water your plants.

In this case, I had a bundle of dried hydrangeas waiting to go to my booth.

Rustic Spring Garden. Tinting the dried hydrangeas.

They were beautiful, but I wanted them to be a little pinker.

I purchased Design Master TintIt at Michaels.

This was the first time I had sprayed dried flowers.

It works well and I doubt anyone would know that I had sprayed them.

The contrast in color was just what I was looking for.

Old Buckets & Pulleys.

I gathered up a couple of buckets from the barn, rope, and pulleys.

I weaved the rope through the pulleys and unwound it to tie a knot around the bucket.

(it will have some weight so make sure the rope is good and tight)

My hubby put up a couple of J hooks to hang the pulleys.

Rustic Spring Garden. Old pulley, buckets and hydrangeas

This is one of my favorite rustic garden pieces thus far!

I admit I struggled with trying to capture the perfect shot for you.

They looked so cute nestled under the porch, but I had trouble with the shadows.

I hope whatever you are tackling you give it your all and then set it free…learn as you go!

Kindly, xo

Jane

9 Comments

  • Just gorgeous. The colors of the hydrangea complements the rust so well! Always a good idea to try new idea. Truly never know where it will lead. Another beautiful blog post. 🌸❤🌸

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    • Hi Kim, thank you for your kind words 🙂 you always lift me up, your friendship is so appreciated, xo

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  • looks awesome..love the pulleys with the rustic buckets and your hydrangea’s..nice colors..

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  • I really love how this turned out, Jane, rusty perfection! Great tip on tinting the flowers, too, they turned out beautifully! xo

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    • thank you, sweet friend! so happy to be sharing our journey together, xo

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  • I love this idea! I also never would have thought to tint flowers. I love your creativity. 🙂

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  • This turned out fantastic – love the buckets hanging from the rope concept – thinking you just sparked an idea for the next property. I love hanging stuff in general – beautiful dried hydrangeas too.

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    • Hi Carole, I can’t wait to see you moved onto your new property…excited for you!

      hope it did spark an idea 🙂

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