Bring in these DIY pieces to make your garden look spectacular. All of these ideas are simple and don’t require so many labor or money.
Your garden may already be gorgeous, but with the right decorative pieces, it has the potential to become your dwelling’s most striking feature. We are talking about some DIY garden arts that will add to the appearance of your garden. You can easily make them at home without investing so many labor or money. And you don’t need to buy a new stuff. Just look for the things like an old tire, used golf balls, rusty cycle rims and old copper tubes.
- 1. Hanging Tire Planter:
An old tire can be used to accentuate your lush garden. And it is easy to make.
What You Need…
- Old Car tire
- Spray Paint
- Potting Soil
- Flowers
- Power Drill
- Heavy Duty Rope
Instructions:
- Firstly, make drainage holes in the bottom of the tire using a drill.
- Spray-paint tire. Let it dry.
- Fill potting soil in one space (other than the hole side)
- Plant your seasonal flowers in the tire.
- Hang the tire from a tree or porch. The knot should be tied securely.
- 2. Torch Craft:
This is an excellent way to revamp your old lampshade. Let’s do it…
What You Need…
- 4 Inch soft copper tubes
- Glass light shade
- Glass jar with metal lid
- Fuel
- Nails
- Hammer
- Manual pipe cutter or saw
Instructions:
- Bend one end of copper tube to form a circle to hold the glass light shade securely. Bend the remaining length of copper tubing to get a curvy “stem.” The bottom third of tubing should be left straight.
- Strike hammer on the bottom end of tubing to make it flat. Now, push it into the ground. It should be done in a way so that the light shade can remain upright.
- Take a jar lid and punch a hole less than diameter in it center. Pass the wick through lid. Fill jar with torch fuel.
- Place jar in the tubing circles and light the wick.
- 3. Bicycle Wheel Garden Art:
The good thing with this art is that you don’t need to invest much labor. It is a simple DIY to accentuate your garden. And you can get them in many variations and colors.
What You Need:
- A bicycle rim (you can use the desired numbers of rims.)
- Spray paint
- 5 feet long bamboo sticks.
Instructions:
- Paint the bicycle rim. Let it dry.
- Once it dries, attach the centre axis part to a bamboo stick (here you can screw it for a fastening.)
- Your wheel garden art is ready! Mount it amidst the flowers. (You can make many more like this.)
- 4. Golf Ball Ladybird Beetle:
The name of the project must have given you a hint. Yeah, here you learn making decorative pieces of ladybird beetle from golf balls. Ready? Let’s dive into the process.
What You Need:
- 3-4 Golf Balls
- Sand Paper
- Primer
- Red, black and white paint
- Paint brush
Instructions:
- Apply sandpaper over all the balls.
- Spray primer over them.
- Once the primer dries, paint the balls red.
- Use black paint to make mouth, lining and the spots.
- Your decorative ladybird beetles are ready. Leave them across your garden.
So you must have understood how to create breathtaking art by repurposing old stuff. Well, these are just some ideas. You can get creative with other things by getting lessons from YouTube. Want to share the “recipe” of your DIY garden arts? Do this by commenting below.
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