Looks good to me...

Does copper bond well with copper? I've read that it doesn't.

Looks very pretty! And your garden looks amazing too!

shrill,

LOVE what you did. Your garden looks sooo inviting! Humm--I just got back from looking at home depot at the copper fittings to see if DCarchs idea would work with a elbow fitting. My whole thing is I'm trying to figure a way to make it more economical than what I have used. I use a metal flange and pvc elbow. I definitedly want mine at a 90 degree angle. With the way you flattened the end of the pipe it looks like it angles just a bit up from 90D. Most all my plate flowers are clear or colored glass. Humm, more ideas are good. Just got to park on the one that works for me.
Thanks for posting your photos and creation!
Love, Jules

Beautiful! Like your simple solution and that you can change the tilt of the flower!
kathy

What are you going to use for leaves? I might have some ideas that's different from yours?
I stopped using copper because it go so expensive. I use metal fence posts and they are already green & have holes in them for the leaves. I haven't tried any of the glass plate flowers on them yet because I make jello mold flowers.

Shiryll great job!!!
I love the flower and the your yard is so pretty
I like the idea of the flat pipe but I just can't spend the money for copper if I'm going to sell these. I used 1/2 inch metal conduit with a pvc elbow that fits nice and tight over the pipe sort of like a lid on the conduit.
Thanx for sharing
Carmen

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Laurastheme - no copper to copper bonding here. Did you mean copper to glass? I used the GE Silicone II which seems to be holding up pretty well. I'll definitely be wintering it inside in one of my house plants, though!

Light-lady - I haven't decided on the leaves yet. I was thinking of using some small copper tubing, but I saw someone here used some sort of green tubing - I have to find that post and maybe have a look around for something like that. I like your jello mold tulips! I saw one of those jello molds the last time I was at the TS - never occurred to me that I could paint it!

gardencraze - I agree with you about the price of copper! I really like how it weathers, though. So far I've just been using some pipe that we had left over from a plumbing job, but I was also wondering about using wood (or bamboo would be cool). I have several broken rake handles in the shed (pack rat tendencies) that might look OK with a larger flower. I wonder if that silicone II would bond well with those?

What a good idea! TFS

I still have to decide what and how to make stems for my flowers. I think I'll try several different methods and this will definitely be one.

That is one pretty flower.

Good idea & lovely flower & beautiful garden!! Everything is so green & healthy looking! Jan

Desertrat, I used PVC pipe with the very first plastic plate flowers I made,(about 2004) with a 90 degree elbow (instead of the 45) and a cap. Of course, I could drill holes in the plastic and put a screw through into the cap. Still afraid of drilling glass, coward that I am! I have always like the angle better. Like you, I am still in the thinking mode with glass and the angle.
The bent pipe is looking good to me.

shiryll the post you are talking about with the green leaves, She used green close line for her leaves and she wired then to the pole.( I think that was toomuchglass that had that post)

I got a really neat idea today after brain storming on what to attach the flower with, if it works for me I will post over the weekend

Carmen

I will post some more ideas in the next few days when I get a few hours.

dcarch

Carmen - thanks for the leaf info. DH has some 12 gauge clear coated copper speaker wire that has been sitting unused in the basement for YEARS that I thought would work quite nicely. However, I made the mistake of asking him if he needed it...of course he said he MIGHT need it in the future IF he wanted to move some speakers around. LOL. I don't think he'll notice if I snip off a foot or two...
Looking forward to seeing your idea (and dcarch's ideas too!)

Your plate flower looks like a photo...black & white (crystal clear, really)...very pretty...and looks good in your beautiful gardens! I think black wire leaves or stem(something wrought iron, maybe?) would look wonderful, too! TFS! Jeanne S.

What a clever girl you are! That plate flower is such an eye catcher.

I really like your angle idea. Never thought of glass flowers like that. Yours looks awesome in your beautiful garden. Really pops against all the green. Let us know how the GEII holds up on the copper!

That is really pretty I like the black. I made a black one with a white plate. Your yard is very nice.
Are those poppies in your yard double poppies? If so would you share seeds?

Thanks everyone for the nice comments about the garden! Usually it's looking a little more ragged this time of year, but obviously the plants and grass have been enjoying the cool wet 'summer' we've had this year. Me, not enjoying it so much!

Sorie6 - yes the poppies are mostly doubles (a few singles here and there) and yes, I will have plenty of seeds if you want some! Email me...

Sheryll