Many summer residents think about the improvement and decoration of their backyard, but ready-made decorative elements are by no means cheap, not everyone can afford them. But after all, you can make interesting crafts on your own from any improvised means and materials. Moreover, you can use everything that lies idle on your site: stumps left after pruning trees, worn car tires, old plastic containers, and much more.
We decorate the garden with our own hands: garden figures from tires
The most popular car tire crafts are, of course, swans. Moreover, these beautiful sculptures can, among other things, be used as flowerpots for flowering plants. It is better to use old tires, as new ones have a clear surface texture that can be difficult to decorate.
The rubber tire swan is made as follows:
- Onthe previously cleaned and prepared tire is marked with a ruler and chalk.
- Outlines are cut with a sharp knife.
- The tire must be turned inside out - this way the curves of the sculpture will be smoother.
- Next, you need to fix the tail and neck of the swan in the desired position with the help of stretch marks made of fishing line or aluminum wire.
- It remains to paint the decor for the garden in white or black. The finished swan should be placed in another “lake” tire painted blue.
We decorate the garden with our own hands: original flowerpots
Flowerbeds made from old tires also look no less interesting. To do this, you need to apply a wavy or zigzag line on the side of the wheel - these will be the flowerpot petals. According to the markup, future petals should be cut out with a sharp knife, the tire should be turned out and painted in any color with acrylic paint. After the finished product dries, it can be filled with soil and any ornamental plants can be planted in it.
Decorate the garden with your own hands: concrete sculptures
Garden figurines in the form of ladybugs made of concrete look very original. To make them, you will need a hemisphere shape, which can be easily built from an old rubber ball. After the base is ready, it is necessary to lay out its bottom with a plastic bag and pour it with a concrete solution in a ratio of 1: 3. For better grip, you can put pieces of reinforced mesh inside. Afterdrying figurines for the garden, you need to cut the shape or simply remove it, coat it with a thick solution of cement, sand and tile adhesive and dry it thoroughly. After that, the figures are ready for coloring. The figurines will look very interesting if they are decorated on top with pieces of glass or ceramics.
Decorate the garden with your own hands: crafts from plastic bottles
Various compositions made from waste plastic containers have become very popular among summer residents. From old bottles you can make interesting fences for flower beds, cut out all kinds of flowers or trees from them. It is not necessary to do something very complicated, often unpretentious home-made crafts look much more original and spectacular than purchased ones. Imagine and create a cozy atmosphere on your site with your own hands, the result will certainly bring a lot of pleasure to you and your loved ones.
