DIY Crafts For The Garden: All New Items, Step-by-step Master Classes With Photos And Videos

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DIY crafts for the garden

If you are the proud owner of your own garden, this advantage can be increased by ennobling the area with your own creative crafts.

Create beautiful and useful garden crafts

The value of any home-made construction will increase many times over if it is not only beautiful, but also useful

Cinder blocks are great material for crafts

From cinder blocks you can build not only a house, but also a lot of various useful accessories for the garden. For example, a comfortable bench to relax.

An original bench made of blocks will decorate any personal plot

You will need:

• full-bodied blocks - 8 pieces;
• blocks with a voidness of 30% and two holes - 6 pieces;
• wooden beam, 2 m long - 6 pieces;
• varnish for outdoor woodwork;
• mixture or mortar for brickwork.

How to make a bench:

1. Cover the wooden block with varnish. This will protect the tree from damage and extend its life. For example, Tikkurila Unica Super glossy varnish or VGT trademark matt varnish can be used.

   

   VGT impregnating antiseptic acrylic varnish will protect the wood surface from mold, mildew, decay and other damage

2. Make the legs of the bench from solid blocks. For the first tier, connect 2 blocks with narrow ends. Lay the second tier on top.

   

   Solid cinder block - a reliable material for the base of the structure

3. It is easier to connect the blocks using a ready-made mixture, to which you just need to add a certain amount of water according to the instructions. For example, you can use products of the Evermix, Quick-mix or Bolars brands.

   

   Evermix masonry mix will withstand any bad weather and frost

4. Make the third tier of the bench legs from blocks with voids, placing them with holes outward.

   

   The holes of the hollow cinder block will serve as the basis for fastening the wooden beams of the bench

5. The fourth tier is the base for the bench back. The block should be placed at the edge of the structure, perpendicular to the previous ones. The holes should be oriented in the same way as in the third tier.
6. After the grout has hardened, set both feet 1.5 m apart.
7. Apply a small amount of grout to the bottom of each hole.
8. Insert the beams into the holes, securing the edges.

Video: how to make a garden bench from blocks

Photo gallery: garden block craft ideas

The structure connecting the bench and the flower bed is a creative solution for relaxation

Alpine slide made of blocks looks unusual and spectacular

You can fold a flower corner from the blocks, and, if desired, paint the material with bright saturated colors.

A decorative wall made of blocks with protruding flower cells looks original

Vertical block bed takes up little space and looks great

A table or bar with cinder block legs is the perfect place for lunch in the garden

A raised bed or cinder block bed is a great idea for gardeners and gardeners

For cooking barbecue in the country, a mini-grill from the block is suitable

Using the cinder block as a stand, you can fold firewood beautifully and conveniently

Video: DIY ideas for crafts in the country and in the garden from blocks

Dry tree on the site - the basis for crafts

Experienced gardeners know how difficult it is to uproot old trees. Often, the task is complicated by closely growing plants, which may suffer during work. You can solve this problem by making a beautiful decoration out of dry wood.

Blooming tree stump

This option, in fact, is an original flower bed made inside the stump.

Blooming stump - a simple solution to a complex problem

How to make a flowering tree stump:

1. Determine how high the flower bed should be. You can choose a low option - about 50 cm or higher - up to 1.5 m.
2. Cut the top off the dry tree, leaving only the stump of the correct height.
3. Make a digging hole inside the trunk. This is most conveniently done with a wood drill and chisel.

4. First, loosen the wood as much as possible with a drill.

   

   Use a drill to make as many holes as possible in the stump wood

5. Then, clean out the inside of the tree stump with a chisel.

   

   Clean loose wood with a chisel

6. Pour the soil into the resulting cavity and plant flowers in it.

The composition of flowering logs and natural stone looks spectacular

An old tree stump can also be turned into a fairy house for gnomes

Video: ideas for flower beds from old trees

Second life for a dry tree

To revive the tree, of course, will not work. But you can make an excellent decoration from it.

Dry tree can be decorated with potted flowers

Working process:

1. Cut off small branches and bark from the tree. You should get a smooth, beautifully shaped driftwood.

   

   A dry tree can be beautiful

2. The wood must be painted or varnished. The latter option will preserve the natural color of the wood. And with the help of paint, you can make a bright decoration.

Photo Gallery: Ideas for Dry Wood

Using colors of the rainbow spectrum, you can make an unusual tree

A driftwood with flowers and birds will adorn any garden plot

Stylish solution - decoration of dry tree branches in the form of colored pencils

Unusual and affordable DIY garden crafts

Very often, original garden crafts can be made from improvised means and at minimal cost. You just need to show your imagination and make a little work.

Photo gallery: ideas for crafts from scrap materials

Colored mushrooms can be made from unnecessary plastic buckets

A little imagination - and a plastic bottle easily turns into a pig

An old kettle can be used for garden decor

It's hard to believe that these majestic birds are made from ordinary tires.

A car tire, a few plastic bottles and a little yellow paint - and now the sun has turned out

An old car can also be an original flower bed.

The best compositions of thorny cactus will be hedgehogs

If children are older, small rubber boots can be adjusted for flowers

Old shoes can also be used for garden decor

Decorative flowerpot "Ferris wheel" - a task for real masters

A decorative mill in the garden is the pride of the owners

A feeder made of a wooden frame will attract birds to the site

A broken jug can be used to make a multi-tiered cactus flower pot

The raised and tiled flower bed looks very stylish

A large number of glass bottles can be turned into an original flower bed fence

In the evening, such lanterns look beautiful in the garden.

Video: DIY cement (concrete) garden mushrooms

Using the tips, instructions and ideas above, you will surely delight your friends visiting your cozy garden, and maybe even the envy of your less creative neighbors.