Arriving at the dacha, I want to see a well-groomed area, and not just the greenery of the garden. After reading this article, the transformation will not keep itself waiting long, and the neighbors will begin to pry how to do the same.
Beautiful decor, fence, bird feeder, figurines of your favorite characters and much more. The most important thing is that you can do everything with your own hands from simple materials. Particular emphasis is placed on environmental friendliness and benefits.
Plastic bottles
Plastic is one of the most polluting elements on the planet. The consumption of drinks packaged in such bottles far exceeds its self-disposal. The decomposition period reaches about 500 thousand years.
There is a great solution for recycling plastic bottles into beautiful crafts for the garden. So you can not only help in the global problem of environmental pollution, but also decorate your summer cottage.
Here are some ideas:
- Fencing for flower beds from bottles. You can use bottles of the same color or different ones. After removing the label, bury it under the ground, approximately to the middle, with the neck down. Paint the base with bright colors. When viewed from above, it will look like a flower. Acrylic paints or any other water-resistant paint will work well.
- Track. From the corks left over from the bottles, you get the original track. Drive them upside down and into the ground. Having a lot of multi-colored lids, you can even lay out a drawing, if you wish, or a pattern. Examples can be seen in the photo of crafts for the garden.
- Bird feeders. Having previously cut a square in the center of a five-liter bottle, tie it with a rope to fix it on a tree. Color as you wish and add food. It is useful not only for the planet, but also for birds, and the process will bring pleasure to lovers of needlework.
Waste tires
Old or damaged tires can be reused in garden crafts.
For example, in the form:
- Flower beds. Paint the tire in bright colors. You can draw circles, butterflies, or other images. Place undersized flowers in the center. Another option is made from three tires of different sizes. Having previously painted, you need to place one on top of the other, getting a pyramid, and in the center, as in the previous version, plant flowers.
- Figures for decoration. Several tires of the same size are stacked on top of each other. Further it is a matter of imagination: you just need to stock up on paints and draw any cartoon character. In a house where there are children, the character of the cartoon "Despicable Me" or the hare from "Well, wait a minute!" Will look great.
- Chairs. In the center, you need to place a soft bedding, and paint the tires. If you make several of these, you get a stylish seating area with original seats.
Gypsum or cement
Many interesting garden craft ideas can be obtained from plaster or cement.
Here are some options:
- Decorative figurines. Ideal for lovers of sculpting. All you need is plaster, water, paint and a little patience. Following the instructions on the Internet, you can repeat your favorite figurine of a frog, gnome or any other character. If you do this with the whole family, you will get excellent leisure time, and the result will delight you for more than one year.
- Pot. A useful accessory can be made: a flower pot. Pour into a round, square or any other form of cement, paint as desired. You just need to get creative - you get a unique plant pot.
Plywood
A good budget solution for decorating a garden is plywood crafts. They can be made both functional and decorative.
For example:
- Figures of people and animals. Draw an outline of the image on a piece of plywood and carefully cut it out. Then, all that remains to be done is to paint. Draw the eyes, the smile of a man or an animal. Such a decoration is definitely not found on every site. An interesting solution will be the figures of vegetables near the beds where they grow.
- Flower box. Having cut the plywood into 5 pieces, you will be able to build a nice box, and then plant flowers in it. Especially skillful ones can cut patterns on it, decorate with beads. Sand thoroughly at the end of the work.
- Mailboxes. It takes a little work to make a plywood mailbox, but the result is worth it. It will definitely be unique and unrepeatable. And if you make an effort: cut out patterns, burn out initials and paint, then surely more than one neighbor will come with a request to repeat this for him.
Rubber boots
For the original flower pots, you will need rubber boots. It is advisable to choose bright colors and medium size. Plant purple lobelias, scarlet carnations, tender begonias in them.
These flowers will go well with an unusual pot. You can place it on the fence by attaching it with ropes or wooden bars. A place near a mailbox is also a good choice.
Now, after reading the article, you can easily answer how to make a craft in the garden with your own hands, without losing half of the budget. A particularly big plus will be the sustainability of garden decorations, because you can reuse what is usually thrown away.
Make crafts for your summer cottage from used material!
Photo of crafts for the garden
