Are you looking for a craft project to do in 5 minutes or less? I made an industrial style flower today that literally was completed in just 5 minutes. This type of project is right up my alley – especially when the idea comes into my head in the evening. It started when I found an outdoor faucet handle in the garage. With Spring starting soon, I thought it would be fun to do a flower craft using the faucet handle.
![diy industrial flower](https://rustic-crafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/diy-industrial-flower-1.jpg)
Industrial Flower Craft
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I quickly carried the faucet down to my craft room and started looking for other supplies. All I really needed was some heavy gauge florist wire. But as I was looking around, I realized that one of my cheerful looking beads would be perfect for the center of the flower.
![flower craft supplies](https://rustic-crafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/flower-craft-supplies.jpg)
Luckily the hole that is going through the bead is big enough to fit my heavy gauge wire. I chose a black and white striped bead because I wanted to stay fairly neutral. A bright yellow bead that I had came in close second. There are so many options for flower designs with bead colors and patterns.
I also could have painted my faucet handle to give it some color but I was happy with the plain metal. You can also purchase faucet handles in a wide range of colors and they’re not very expensive.
Assembling The Flower Pieces
![flower assembly](https://rustic-crafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wire-threaded-through-faucet-and-bead.jpg)
The hole in the middle of the faucet is quite big so you really need a bead to keep the wire in place. Once I put the wire through the faucet and bead, I was set to glue the bottom of the bead to the faucet. However, first I twisted the wire at the top of the bead to secure the bead from the top. I used needle nose pliers for wrapping the wire.
![twisting wire around pliers](https://rustic-crafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/twisting-wire-around-pliers.jpg)
After making my twists to the top, I dabbed some E6000 craft glue to the top of the faucet. Then, I pulled the wire back down so the bead sat on the glue.
That is pretty much it! I shortened my length of wire to fit in a bud vase that I had previously made. A small tin snip works great for this.
![flower craft](https://rustic-crafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/flower-craft.jpg)
![5 minute flower craft](https://rustic-crafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5-minute-flower-craft.jpg)
I feel like this flower is just the right thing for my funky little bud vase. The vase was just made from an old test tube and a vintage shoe mold. To see other ways that I have used shoe molds, check out my post – What To Do With Vintage Cast Iron Shoe Molds
Faucet Handle Flowers For Fall
I also have a small stash of old rusty faucet handles. Because of the warm patina, I decided to make some faucet handle flowers just for Fall. I used orange beads at the center and placed them in some vintage amber bottles that I had. It’s another fun look that has a bit more of a rustic feel.
![faucet handle flowers](https://rustic-crafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/faucet-handle-flowers-2.jpg)