Figures for the garden with their own hands

What does a garden and vegetable garden mean to us?First of all, it is a plot of land that requires constant cultivation, weeding and watering. The land that is taken care of always pleases its owners with a bountiful harvest. But sometimes you want to take a break from all this fuss, sitting down with your favorite book in a cozy corner of the same garden. And everyone arranges such a place for rest in their own way. Someone plants flowers, someone equips alpine slides and gazebos, and someone makes decorative figures for the garden with their own hands and gets a lot of positive emotions. Decorative sculptures can be made from the simplest materials: old car tires, foam, plastic bottles. Even shoes and out-of-use basins and pots can be useful for creativity. Anyone can make figures for the garden with their own hands, getting maximum pleasure and spending a minimum of money. Do you want to learn? Then pay attention to this article. It will talk specifically about exclusive decor that will transform your garden beyond recognition.

Crafts from automobile tires

To make decorative sculpturesfrom old tires, you will need a man's help. Involve your husband in creativity, because he will also be happy to relax in a fairytale corner created with his own hands. Graceful swan

We take the old tire, preferably "bald", and make markings on it. To do this, we draw two lines along the contour of the tire with a white marker: one at the very top and the other at the bottom;
Now, with a sharp knife, we cut the tire along the lines, but not to the end;
We call our husband to help cut the top of the tire. This place will not succumb to a knife, a Bulgarian is needed;
As a result, you will already have a figure remotely similar to a bird. The cut along the lines is the wings. Upper cut - head and tail;
Now it is necessary to take a metal plate, bend it in the shape of a bird's neck, and screw it to the rubber base;
We paint the swan with water-emulsion white paint, and we make the beak red.

That's it, the graceful and proud bird has settled inin your garden. Caterpillar This one is very simple. You will need: 4 tires, green, yellow and blue paint, a metal plate and two paint can lids.

We dig the tires so that they are close to each other, but at different levels. This we got the body of a caterpillar;
We color everything green;
Now it is necessary to bend the plate in the shape of a mustache and attach it to the top of the front tire. Antennae color yellow;
We make eyes from metal caps. Pupils are selected with the help of blue paint.

Tire Teddy Bear This cute little bearwill definitely appeal to both children and adults. To create the sculpture you will need: 2 tires of different sizes (one for the bear's body, the other for the head), paints, thick rubber and plywood.

First we connect the body and head with the help ofmetal pipe. To do this, cut the holes in the tires. You can not do this with a knife, so ask your husband to cut holes with a bulgarian;
We fix our bear by placing it vertically;
From the plywood we do (also with the help of the husband) round blanks and we close the tires on both sides: both the muzzle and the body. Mounted plywood to the rim of the wheel screws;
Paws and ears are cut out of thick rubber and glued them to the wheels with special glue;
We paint the bear with paints for outdoor work. Here you can give vent to fantasy and paint the figure as you wish.

Crafts from plastic bottles

You can make such decorative sculpturesand independently. Their design does not imply the use of traditionally male tools. Swans for decorating a pond You will need: aluminum wire, a 5-liter plastic bottle, a linoleum backing (izolon) and a plastic tape with a density of 150 microns.

We make a wire frame of a bird and a bottle. The latter will play the role of the trunk. In the bottle you can put something heavy for balance;
Now we are wrapping the swan with insula, previously cut into strips. From above, we fix everything with adhesive tape;
We take the film, cut it into thin strips, and the strips to the fringe:
Starting with the tail, we wrap the swan, in some places, burning the film with a screwdriver, heated on gas. This is necessary for the strength of the structure;
We paint the beak with red paint.

The swan wings are made separately andare attached to the body. But even without them, the bird will be a great decoration for your pond. Hedgehog You will need: a 2-liter plastic bottle, gray and black acrylic paint, blanks for eyes (you can use buttons), old pieces of fabric and small fir cones.

The bottle is painted in gray light. The lid (the tip of the future hedgehog) is black;
We fasten the eye-pushes just above the neck of the bottle;
Torso wraps the fabric to give volume;
We glue on the fabric of the hedgehogs.

Place the hedgehog near a flower bed andadmire the creation of your hands! Garden scarecrow You can involve children in creating the scarecrow, they will definitely enjoy this activity! You need to prepare: two wooden sticks of different lengths, an old pillowcase, unnecessary clothes (shirt, trousers, scarf, hat). As well as a hammer and nails, wire, straw and a permanent marker.

First you need to make a skeleton. Connect the sticks crosswise, knocking them with nails;
Bury the frame in the ground to a depth of 25-30 centimeters;
On the pillowcase, draw a cheerful face. Cover the top of the pillowcase with wire and place the straw there. So that it fills about half the volume;
Put the "head" on the stick and fasten it securely with a rope. Sew a hat;
Now our scarecrow needs to make legs. Take the trousers, fasten the trousers tightly with a wire and beat them with straw;
In the loops on the belt of trousers, thread a thick rope and tightly tie it around the support, be sure to grab the place of joining the sticks;
Now it's up to the little one to make a trunk. To do this, put a shirt on the cross-support and fill it with the same straw. The ends of the sleeves tie, button all the buttons;
Throw on the neck of a scared bright scarf - the guard of the territory is ready.

The scarecrow can be placed in the garden so that it fulfills its direct purpose. Or it can be placed anywhere in the garden, just for a good mood!

Garden insects

Decorative sculptures in the form of dragonflies can behang them on tree branches or plant them near a pond. The insect manufacturing schemes are similar, only the material used for the wings differs. Fabric wings

Make a wire frame. If you are going to hang the dragonflies, leave a loop on the back for a rope;
We take an old colored scarf (not woolen) and cut out strips of it;
We wrap the wings with material, pre-lubricating the wire with glue. For greater reliability, we coat the wings along the contour with threads;
Carefully cut off excess tissue;
Now wrap the body of the future dragonfly, using the same pieces of material;
We wind the strong thread from the top and tie it tightly;
Eyes are made from beads or from buttons.

Wings made of non-woven fabric

We produce the same skeleton as in the first variant;
Blanks for wings are made of non-woven fabric and glued to the wire;
When the glue grabs, we cut off excess material;
The trunk of a dragonfly is designed in the same way as in the previous case.

Braided wings

We make a skeleton of a sculpture. Only in this case, the wings are not left hollow, but wrapped around the entire perimeter with a wire;
We take woolen threads and tie a trunk;
Tone the figure in golden or silver color, using acrylic colors;
We attach eye-beads.

These are the cute dragonflies we got.It will take you no more than 45 minutes to make each of them. You can decorate anything you want. Rusty barrels will turn into funny little people, just cover them with bright paint and draw a funny face. An old boot will serve as an original flowerpot for petunias, and a saucepan will be transformed into a flowerbed with pansies or snapdragons. And by making garden figures with your own hands, you will complement the natural beauty of your site with stylish and exclusive decorations. Do you want to live in a fairy tale? So live it! Believe me, you can make any dream come true, the main thing is to really want it! We recommend reading: