Metal Yard Art(YART)!!!

This is just a little fun project I decided to make with some scrap stuff around the shop.

tools
bandsaw
arc welder I set the heat in the low 40's and used 3 welding rods
1/8 720 welding rod SS

Materials
cable eyes(10)
3/4*1 1/2 bolt
3/4 washer (2)

I cut the big pipe strap and decided not to straighten it.
Welded everything from the backside to keep it clean looking. started all of the cable eyes with a small bead into a small flower looking circle.

Put my bolt on the table and set my circle on top. Again welded from the backside, securing them. Welded the stem to said bolt.

Tacked on these. It looked like it needed a little more.

At first I thought about sand blasting, then a passerby said throw the rosebud and see what it looks like. And after doing that decided that it looked great. After it cooled I knocked the dust off and was quite happy with it. It took about 30 minutes and if you had to buy the parts it could be bought for maybe $20 and even less if you use carbon steel.

I will probably move it later but for now it is done.