For a garden with your own hands from scrap materials. Original crafts at the kindergarten site

With the help of simple decorative elements, you can make from your garden or backyard not only a cozy corner for rest and relaxation, but also a playground for children's games and active pastime. To do this, it is enough to make original crafts for the garden with your own hands from available materials or hang a rope swing in the garden. A self-made flower bed also looks impressive. There are many garden ideas that you can use to transform your backyard area. Let's take a look at some of them.

A self-made flower bed will become an original decoration of any backyard territory. The flower garden looks beautiful with bumpers laid out from natural stones... For these purposes, you can take boulders of different sizes, shapes and colors. It is enough to lay them around the perimeter of the future flower bed in several layers. You can also create a real masterpiece from such natural materials. For example, build a composition of stones different shapes and size, decorated with flowers. In this way, you can build a basket, a huge bowl or a flowerpot with a wide neck.

Another one interesting idea for the garden - these are flower beds, decorated wooden elements... This option decorative design suitable in the case when the flower garden has long been broken, and there is no way to change its location. You can update its appearance with the help of a built fence from wooden planks or chopsticks. Alternatively, you can weave a basket of any shape from elastic thin stems or make a compact hut from wooden log cabins, from which flowers will grow.

A simple flower bed made of an old tire

Another material from which beautiful DIY crafts for the garden are made is old car tires... They can also be used to make a large plant pot. For these purposes, one side of it must be cut in such a way that teeth are obtained. For such a flowerpot, you can dig a small hole or lay it on a flat surface. Next, cover the inner space with earth and plant flowers. To add decorative effect, the tire can be painted with outside in any color. Before painting, the tire must be thoroughly washed and degreased. Gasoline is suitable for these purposes.

DIY flowerbed palette

You can decorate the territory of the cottage and garden with your own hands not only with the help beautiful flower beds or structures, but also with original accents. For example, you can build an unusual flower bed palette. Any owner can make such a decoration.

The idea of ​​a flower bed for a garden with your own hands. Photo

In order to create such a flower bed, you need 8 flowerpots. For these flowerpots, it is necessary to prepare 8 pots, into which flowerpots with flowers will be inserted. Any flowers can be used for landscaping. In our case, multi-colored petunias... We also need a shovel and a rake, which will act as "brushes". As a basis for the palette, you need to prepare a sheet plywood or expanded polystyrene... In our case, expanded polystyrene will be used.

The procedure for making a flower bed palette

On a sheet of expanded polystyrene, using a marker or pencil, draw the borders of the palette and mark the places for the holes for the pots. We got 9 pieces. The hole diameter depends on the diameter of the planter itself.

Using a hand cutter, cut out the part along the previously drawn contour.

We strengthen the middle of the palette from the front and back sides with round spacers made of plywood. You can fix them with glue or self-tapping screws. First, we attach the gasket from the seamy side, to which we attach the stand leg. Then he fixes the face pad.

We paint the surface of the workpiece with wood-like paint in 2 layers. For these purposes, we took two shades of paint - dark and light.

After the workpiece has dried, it is covered with a layer of varnish on top.

DIY garden figurines

Making unique DIY crafts for the garden from available materials is not at all difficult, especially if you have special skills. The whole family can make such figurines. Thus, you can not only decorate the backyard territory, but also leave pleasant memories of his childhood in the memory of the child. DIY garden figurines will be a great gift for loved ones.

Step-by-step instructions for making chickens

In order to make a funny chicken, you need to prepare the following materials:

• pear-shaped pumpkin or gypsum;
• multi-colored paints;
• polymer clay. Instead, you can use salted dough or gypsum;
• hot glue;
• Matt lacquer.

Thoroughly washed and dried pumpkin cover with the first coat of paint. After the layer has dried, two or three more layers are applied on top. In this way, you can get a monochromatic coating.

Instead of pumpkin, you can use gypsum... For these purposes, they take a package, pour plaster into it and use ropes to give the necessary shape. The ropes must be securely held in place until the plaster is dry.

After the last layer of paint has dried, it is necessary to apply the contours of the future ornament with a simple pencil.

In order to form the head of the chicken, use polymer clay... Also for these purposes, you can use gypsum or salted dough. We sculpt a scallop, beak and beard. We fix the resulting parts with hot glue to the chicken's head.

Draws eyes with black and white acrylic paint. To do this, you must first put a black point, and then add a point of white paint to it.

To fix the painting garden figurine hens must be varnished. For these purposes, it is better to choose a poppy seed varnish.

Making hedgehog figurines

To decorate the backyard area, you can use the original figurines of hedgehogs made from scrap materials. Hedgehogs made of plastic bottles wrapped in hemp ropes. In order for the ropes to hold, they must be fixed with glue or staples. The eyes and nose can be painted with black acrylic paint. You can also make a spout from a bottle cork or polymer clay. I plant grass as "thorns".

A hedgehog figurine can be made from plaster. The manufacturing process is the same as for the chicken. For making, you can also use cones, rowan, plastic bottles, corks, Christmas tree branches and various flowers.

DIY peacock from plastic bottles

A peacock made of plastic bottles.

To make a peacock, you will need the following materials:

• a large number of plastic multi-colored bottles;
• scissors;
• multi-colored electrical tape;
• wide tape;
• synthetic foam;
• plastic;
• glue gun;
• abrasive mesh;
• plastic pipes.

Step-by-step instructions for making a peacock

We cut out parts of different sizes from plastic bottles, which will later be feathers. The resulting parts must be cut along the edges to create a fringe. This will create an imitation of feathers.

Cut out the body from synthetic foam... Seal the joints with transparent wide tape.

We attach two to the body plastic pipes who will be feet.

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Cut out a triangular piece from a red bottle and fold it into a cone shape. This will be the peacock's beak. We fix it on the head.

We glue the body of the figure with pre-cut feathers from multi-colored plastic bottles. For fastening we use glue gun with silicone rod. There should be short feathers on the breast and longer ones on the back.

For the tuft, we need thin strips cut out of plastic that are attached to the top of the head.

For the plumage of the head, you will need oval-shaped blanks.

Draw the eyes acrylic paint.

Cut out the “feathers” for the tail. The length of one "feather" should be approximately 20-30 cm on average. For this, a long oval is cut out and smoothed in the middle with the fringe up.

The skeleton for the tail will be abrasive mesh, on which the "feathers" will be attached. It is recommended to fasten them in a scaly order from bottom to top.

To decorate the tail from multi-colored electrical tape cut ovals of different sizes, which are glued to each other, imitating the color of a peacock. Such decoration is glued to the edge of the feather.

We cut out the paws from the top of the bottle and "put on" their pipes, which are the "legs" of the craft.

Ideas for the garden. DIY peacock: video

Beautiful paths in the garden with your own hands

Garden paths play an important role in landscape design... They fulfill not only a practical role, but also a decorative one. It is not difficult to make such beautiful paths in the garden with your own hands. Consider several design options:

The garden path can be bordered discount or mixborder... For a bed, he plants annuals with a dense planting. Plants of different heights and configurations are suitable for mixborders. Perennials are considered more suitable for these purposes.

Regardless of the type of garden path chosen, it must be protected from Wastewater ... For these purposes, it is recommended to build them above ground level or a nearby flower garden. Paths with a solid base are laid on a cushion of gravel or sand.

Look impressive flowers, which are located not only along the edges of the path, but also along it. To bring such an idea to life, it is necessary to make the path not continuous, but with stepping plates or stones sunk into the ground. When designing a path of such a plan, it is necessary to think over the sequence of flowering of plants located around it. It is advisable to plant such plants that will be combined with each other not only colors, but also the sequence of flowering throughout the warm period.

Garden paths should also perform the zoning of the site for functional areas... When designing paths, it is necessary to correctly calculate their width and think over the stylistic design using colors.

Garden paths also look good among the plants. The main thing is that the plants are of a beautiful configuration or have an unusual leaf shape. Paths decorated with plants of the same species, but which differ in color, look no less impressive.

Garden tire swing in the garden

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Before fixing the fasteners, the tire wash thoroughly outside and inside with a cleaning agent.

After the tire is dry, it can be painted in any color and left to dry.

To attach a rope or chain, you can take U-bolts. Three pieces of medium diameter will be enough.

Using a drill, drill 6 holes for fixing (2 at the same distance from each other).

For fastening, it is necessary to place the bolts in the drilled holes and fix them with inside with washers.

Attach a rope or chain to each bolt on the tire.

You can attach a swing to a metal crossbar or to a tree branch using one or two fasteners.

Rope swing in the garden

Garden swing can also be done with planks and sturdy ropes. The thickness of the board should be on average 15-20 mm. Such a swing can be hung both on a tree and on a frame specially made for this purpose. To make such a swing, you will need the following materials and tools:

• board;
• strong rope;
• jigsaw, saw or hacksaw;
• paint or varnish.

Step-by-step instructions for making a rope swing

Making a swing seat. To do this, you need to cut a rectangle out of the board. You can also knock down a seat from several planks.

Drill four holes with a diameter of about 22 mm on four sides at a distance of 30 cm from the edge.

Cover the board with a layer paints or varnish.

Fasten the rope to a branch or to a special structure.

Pull a strong rope through the drilled holes on the board.

In order to fix the board, it is necessary to tie all the ends of the rope to a knot under it.

DIY garden ideas. Photo

A variety of ideas for a garden and a summer residence with your own hands from scrap materials can be translated into reality. For a creative person, the process will be very exciting. If there is no experience in creating complex structures, then the backyard area can be decorated with simple decorative elements. Crafts often carry not only an aesthetic, but also a functional load.

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Applying unnecessary furniture

Garden ideas are easy to implement with old furniture. It needs to be cleaned of old paint, paint in the desired colors (it is better to choose cheerful, summer shades). An original option for the yard is a dining table. The table top is fixed to the wall in an upright position. Instead of removable legs, 2 slats must be nailed horizontally to the product, they will function as holders. This will create a comfortable stand.

You can use the chairs as a flower bed. They should be varnished over the paint, the seats should be removed, and flowerpots with flowers should be installed in the resulting openings. From the backs of the chair along different schemes shelves, hangers can be made.

In a garden with large, spreading trees, or in an empty area, you can make a hanging bed. This will require an old wooden model. Legs are removed from her. The structure is suspended with strong ropes or metal chains from trees or poles.

From the seat of the chair, you can build a children's swing, after removing the legs from it. For fastening, you need to choose a very strong rope, a rope. The branch of the tree must be thick to support the weight of the child.

From an unnecessary door, it will be possible to design a table that can be placed in the shade in the summer cottage. It can be used for tea parties, receiving guests, having a pleasant time in the evening at fresh air... Use as legs wooden blocks... The countertop can be given an unusual shape (oval, in the form of some kind of figure).

Usually, old furniture from natural raw materials is used in the country, which allows you to experiment, make beautiful wooden figures. They can be placed along paths, on a porch, or on a fence.

Old car tires

For a summer cottage with your own hands, it is easy to make various decorative things using car tires. This is a cheap material that can be found in almost every owner's house. The following products can be made from durable and ductile rubber:

• the figure of an animal, a fairy-tale character;
• unusual flower pots;
• swing for a child;
• children's Corner;
• footwear for working in the garden;
• outdoor furniture.



When working with the hard part of the tire, special tools must be used. You may need: an electric jigsaw, a sharp knife, a grinder. Decorating finished products is best oil paints any colors. Spray paint will work as well. The following materials can be useful as improvised materials:

• ropes;
• screws, bolts for fasteners;
• wire;
• strong fishing line;
• nails.

Sometimes whole tires are used. If you bury the tires in the ground, then an excellent site fence will come out. It will also be possible to create garden ladders, an alpine slide, for a garden garden different levels, mini reservoirs.

Tire products should be placed in shaded areas as they get very hot when exposed to sunlight.



Decorative stones

Reliable natural material, from which original products for a summer residence and a garden will come out, a stone protrudes. Stone crafts for the garden are durable, they are not afraid of rain, wind, snow and others negative impacts environment... They retain their shape and natural color in any conditions.



Decor ideas from stones of different sizes can be embodied in exquisite compositions in which attractive flowers and unusual plants are used. Garden paths, unique sculptures and other works of art are created from stone. If you use the advice of designers, you will be able to arrange private plot in a certain style, for example, Italian, Japanese.

An interesting option among the abundance of ideas is a stone alpine slide. A garden created from whole cobblestones and smaller elements looks very attractive.

In such a garden, in addition to the main material, plants and trees are used, which are distinguished by their short stature and unpretentiousness. If possible, the created area should be supplemented with a stream or a small reservoir. So it will be possible to recreate the divine atmosphere, resting in such a place will be a real pleasure.

Summer cottages are improved with fountains. In this design, the material is able to reveal its new facets, acquire an irresistible look, play with flowers. An old tree or a stump from it is turned into small houses for fairytale heroes... The cottage will be perfectly improved by a stone flower bed, where you can plant exotic shrubs, large bright flowers, for example, roses.

Crafts for a pebble garden can be more complex. The tracks to be transformed are distinguished by their high functionality. They are done using metal mesh, on which pebbles are laid on top. The resulting path is not only convenient, but also attractive.

Creative ideas for a summer residence with your own hands can be embodied from stone. One of the most successful options is painting. A suitable picture, some kind of plot is taken as a basis. The contour is applied to the stone with a pencil, then with acrylic paints.



Plastic bottles

DIY crafts can be made from empty plastic bottles. The base used is readily available and inexpensive. At the same time, plastic is characterized by strength, long service life, and a high level of flexibility. It is easy to do from it:

• simple crafts small size for wall decor;
• convenient tools, devices that will always be at hand and come in handy at the dacha around the house;
• compact greenhouse, flowerpot for plants;
• bird feeder;
• trap pests or annoying insects such as flies
• a washbasin located on the street;
• pots, pots.

More practical, useful and impressive items made from plastic containers require more material. This may require bottles different colors, the degree of rigidity and spaciousness. For example, if you try, then you will be able to make real greenhouses from plastic, summer gazebos, support for climbing plants, decorative fences. To obtain any of these designs, you will need to use quick wit, dexterity, ingenuity and patience. This will allow you to get a high-quality result.



Often experienced craftsmen in their summer cottages fill empty plastic containers earth or sand and make various functional structures out of them. Such structures are fixed with rods. Fillers are used to give them strength and stability.

Extraordinary beauty made of twigs

Do-it-yourself garden decoration from scrap materials can be made from tree twigs. Crafts for a garden made of twigs in the form of wicker structures look very beautiful and save money. You can weave everything:

• capacious baskets and small wallets;
• gazebo;
• arch;
• bench;
• rocking chair;
• support for a climbing bush and other plants;
• fence;
• fencing to delimit thematic areas around a fountain or pond;
• the border around the flower garden.



Most often, lovers of tinkering make wicker fences for a summer residence and a garden. They protect recreation areas, areas where pets are located, and green spaces grow. There are a huge number of variations of lash fences, some more complex options look especially original.

To create an unusually beautiful and durable lash, you need to use willow twigs. Trees should grow along the water in the lowlands. It is also allowed to use hazel, branches of young aspen, branches from an orchard as raw materials. In the process of manipulation, annual shoots are used. The twigs should be straight and are harvested in the fall months for the next spring. The rods must first be sanded, dried, tied in bunches and put in a dry place to be stored for the winter. Before handling the dry vine, the material is thoroughly steamed. To ensure the maximum degree of protection, the vine is well treated with a tree antiseptic.

Although the wicker fence is very beautiful, its negative side is its short lifespan. It will be able to function for 5 years. To prevent the product from decaying, you need to take care of installing a low brick foundation. Alternative option- perform sand drainage. Other no less attractive ideas for a summer cottage are a wattle fence made from reeds, cattails.



Finished designs can be improved by decorating them with natural dyes. If you use hydrogen peroxide, then the rods will be colored in White color... The brown color is given by a stain or potassium permanganate. The gray color can be achieved thanks to iron vitriol.

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From improvised means, you can make a pond that will look unique and become a wonderful decor. Even a summer resident who has insignificant land areas can embody such an idea. Miniature bodies of water are easier to create than objects big size.



Technologically, the process consists in filling the selected reservoir with gravel. Pots with different aquatic plants are also placed there, then water is collected. To get a reservoir, you should use convenient containers, for example, capacious flower pots, tubs, basins.

Most of the unnecessary barrels are buried in the ground, so you can make a deep, constantly functioning pond. If possible, then an additional waterfall or fountain is equipped.

Mobile reservoirs are installed on the terraces. For this, containers of different volumes are used and small wheels are attached.

Useful products - flower beds. Pyramidal structures are distinguished by originality and creativity. Ampelous plants are planted in them. The advantage of these beds is their compactness. They can be performed from plastic, tires, containers of different sizes.

Actual DIY crafts for garden beds- stuffed animals. They make the site more elegant and discourage birds from harvesting. The suburban area can be equipped by improving the recreation area. Creating a place for a barbecue, weaving hammocks, laying out zigzag paths, garden tiles will help in this. Of unnecessary metal pipes different diameters experienced master can easily come up with creative ideas for giving with your own hands: ladders, swings, mini-carousels.

When making crafts for a summer residence with your own hands, you do not need to be afraid to experiment. You can fantasize endlessly, then you will be able to create something unique on your own that will distinguish a particular garden and the entire personal plot from neighboring yards. You don't always need to be too zealous, you can get a simple thing that will be irresistible.

Any child can be carried away by such a creative activity as creating interesting crafts from various materials at hand.

There are a lot of ideas on how to make crafts in the kindergarten with your own hands. Such a rather painstaking and fascinating process develops the baby's focus, mental thinking and the acquisition of new experiences.



Attending kindergarten, then school, the child develops with the support of educators and teachers, and at home, parents need to find time for joint activities with their child.



The photo of crafts in the kindergarten shows the work of children, with the help of which they can express themselves.

Spring theme in children's crafts

Spring is most likely the most positive time of the year, when nature blooms and glows from the warm sun's rays, birds return, trees and first flowers bloom.



A child, in contrast to an adult, reacts especially impulsively to such changes, so it is in the spring that you want to do something new and original.



To implement the ideas of children's creativity, you can use a lot of scrap materials: glue, paints, colored paper, empty plastic bottles, unnecessary boxes, various cereals, threads, ribbons, cones, foliage, etc.



The work can be of completely different directions, depending on the material for its manufacture:

Origami in the form of a spring bird

This technique of execution involves only the presence of colored paper and a few primary skills.



They turn a sheet of plain paper into everything: flowers, birds, animal figures.



The craft "Bird" is quite simple and a child can handle it younger age... For a spring bird, it will come in handy:

• branches from a bush on the street;
• scissors;
• colored paper;
• glue - pencil or PVA.

It is necessary to carefully tie a strip cut from colored paper (about 20 cm long and 2 - 4 cm wide) into a weak knot, so that one side of it is slightly longer than the neighboring one.



From one end you need to cut out the head and beak, and from the other the tail. The finished bird must be fixed on a tree branch with glue.



Papier-mache style

This technique of work came from Europe and involves the application of small pieces of paper to a certain shape, which are mixed with glue. As an example: an egg for Easter.



You will need the following materials:

• ball;
• corrugated colored paper;
• used pieces of paper;
• Wheat flour.



For this craft in kindergarten, the first step is to inflate the ball, then carefully glue the pieces of paper moistened with flour paste on all sides of the ball. The composition should dry completely within 10 hours.



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Inside the testicle, you can place plasticine birds or other figures of your choice. For Easter holidays, you should put colored chicken eggs in such an egg.




Quilling technique

These are handicrafts made of paper rolled into a tube. For a picture of a spring lily of the valley, you need to prepare:

• green, blue and white paper;
• thick cardboard;
• glue;
• scissors, tape.



A pair of rectangles are cut out of the cardboard, onto which the craft will be attached. The contours of the future lily of the valley are drawn on them, then, using an ordinary toothpick, strips of colored paper are twisted.

The strips are glued along the contour on cardboard with the appropriate colors (leaves, stem and flowers themselves). A bow is knitted from a ribbon on a flower and a loop is made with it, on which the finished picture will hang.



We decorate the playground in the kindergarten

Crafts for the playground in the kindergarten will be an interesting unique decor, to which your child will be happy to apply his efforts.



Living stones. You need to prepare materials:

• stones;
• acrylic paint;
• coating varnish;
• brushes;
  pencil and eraser.



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The most simple option is the shape of a ladybug. Smooth stones of different sizes must first be thoroughly rinsed and dried properly. Then draw the contour of the ladybug on it with a simple pencil and paint them with gouache (black, white and red).



To prevent the paint from peeling off, a layer of colorless varnish must be applied to the painted insect. After successfully completed simple work, you can proceed to more complex animal figures.




Plastic bottles

Plastic bottles are the most popular decor for garden craft projects. Try with your child to make a palm tree from used bottles.



Plastic containers Brown color you need to cut from the side of the neck (removing the neck itself) in straight strips to the middle, then fasten them together with a stiff wire - this will be the trunk of the palm tree.



We choose the height individually. We cut and fasten the green bottles in the same way, but only three to four pieces, since in the future they will serve as the foliage of the tree, which is also attached to the barrel from the bottles with wire.



It is preferable to create natural crafts in the garden in autumn time year, since nature itself provides a huge selection of materials for children's creativity.

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You just have to try to collect it and turn on your rich imagination, using everything that lies under your feet: branches, dry leaves, cones, acorns.



An interesting wreath on your head will help to make dry maple leaves, fastened with an elegant braid and decorated with beads and bows. Or - a cheerful, perky caterpillar from a row of acorns with legs made of matches.



The child will definitely like the idea of ​​creating their own original craft, the work on which, moreover, favorably develops motor skills, intelligence and increases mental abilities!



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Original ideas decorations for the garden with their own hands, they will help to emphasize the natural charm and bring to life the hidden talents of the designer (and everyone has them). Before embarking on an important mission, inspect your supplies ... and off you go!

Advice! Remember the sacred rule of the real owner of the dacha: nothing should be thrown away!

To create extraordinary things, you will need things that are completely unnecessary at first glance: dilapidated furniture, old dishes, tires from cars, plastic bottles, firewood and trimming of building materials, tubs, barrels, holey shoes, etc. The use of stones, wood and plastic for decoration garden and summer cottages are the most effective ways.

DIY garden decorations: initiation into designer summer cottage art

The most important condition in creating decorative jewelry is a sense of style. First, outline a style direction for yourself (taking into account the size of the territory, the style of the garden and your own preferences). All decoration ideas for decoration garden plot can be divided into two groups:

• functional;
• non-functional.

DIY garden figures: functional ideas

This includes elements that harmoniously combine aesthetics and useful functionality.

Magic ponds. If you have old metal / plastic tubs or other containers, use these to create soothing pools. Plant in your ponds aquatic plants... You can even acquire unpretentious fish. Flower bed decoration and reservoirs at their summer cottage can be trusted with boulders, pebbles or tiles.

Crafts for the garden from bottles and garden decoration with flowers (photo)

Flower world. Original flower beds made of plastic bottles, old tires, unnecessary shoes, iron buckets. Here you can even beat up an old bed, chairs, bicycle or chest of drawers. If there are large stumps in your area, do not rush to uproot them. You can make gorgeous ones from them with your own hands. flowerpots for the garden and plant flowers there.

Advice! For flowerpots made of stumps, additionally use clay pots(to plant flowers). You should not plant flowers directly in a tree - it will rot from water.

Romantic buildings. Plastic bottles can go into business (you can build a whole gazebo from them). How about cozy benches with a canopy in the spirit of French villages? For this, raw logs of various sizes are used. From old armchairs or chairs, you can build cozy swing or unusual crafts for decorating the garden with your own hands.

Crafts from a tree for the garden and a decorative birdhouse for the garden with your own hands

Favorite birds. Our magical garden simply cannot do without bird play. To make the birds comfortable, you can come up with original wooden birdhouses for them. Decorate them decoupage, painting, decorative details. For the birdhouses themselves, you can use the remains of the boards and wooden furniture... Birdhouses from old large boots look great. You can awaken your imagination and create a real miracle of nourishing thoughts from corks or large porcelain teapots.

Advice! It is best to hang birdhouses on deciduous trees, with a slight slope. And make the roof removable so that it is easier to clean them.

DIY garden sculptures: decor

The world of pure aesthetics reigns here, which pleases the eye and gives a special charm to the entire appearance of the garden. Various souvenirs, funny animal figurines, garden crafts - such a garden decoration with your own hands from scrap materials will become a real "highlight" yard design.

Crafts from stones for the garden

• Fantasies made of stone or wood. You can make wonderful things out of stones or remnants of boards. To help you acrylic paints, beads, shards of colored glass. You can create funny gnomes, little men or just wonderful animals or insects. And if you color fluorescent paint the surface of stumps or boulders, you get magical night lights.

Advice! Involve your kids in exciting work with paints and appliques. You will have a wonderful time with them!

• The renaissance of plastic. The use of plastic bottles of different sizes in the design is the most economical option for decorating a garden. What decoration for a garden from plastic bottles do you want?

All the owners of the summer cottage once think about decorating it, adding something special to the atmosphere. Of course one can go to specialized shops and buy whatever your heart desires. But if summer residents want their resting place to be unique and inimitable, then it will be much more interesting to make the decorations with their own hands. Self-made jewelry will give the owners a creative mood and aesthetic pleasure.

Choosing original ideas for a summer residence

Each summer cottage owner, if desired, can find a lot of different ideas for decorating his site. For the manufacture of most of the decorations, only improvised means and minimum costs... And old, unnecessary furniture and interior items will inspire creativity even more. Often, seemingly completely useless and forgotten things can come in handy. Country designers use everything that comes to hand in their work: broken old furniture, unnecessary toys, various bottles and dishes, car tires, leftover building materials and much more.

Not a single dacha is complete without intricate and interesting flower beds. The uniqueness of flower arrangements can be added by planting them in old containers. These can be barrels, pots, and even carts. Many summer residents build various picket fences for flower beds.





Coziness will always be added by the original paths at the summer cottage. They are made from timber or stone. And the rest of the materials can always be used for the construction of the next composition.





Bottles and plastic jars are especially popular with country designers. It is easy and simple to build many interesting sculptures, flower garden decorations, borders from them. There are no boundaries for imagination.





It is imperative to place a bird feeder in the country. Children usually enjoy bird watching. And with a feeder, birds will be a frequent guest at their summer cottage. It can be made from a plastic bottle, and from an unnecessary block of wood, and from rods.





Without much difficulty, you can make a variety of figures that will bring coziness and individuality to the dacha atmosphere. For their manufacture, you can use a variety of design solutions and materials. For example, polymer clay, residues polyurethane foam, gypsum and other building materials. One has only to start creative work and it will immediately become clear that nothing is impossible.





Crafts from improvised means

The most popular among the materials at hand for crafts are bottles, various plastic jars and boxes. Before starting work, you should definitely think over the details so that the result is really beautiful, and does not resemble a bunch of plastic waste.

Plastic bottles are easy to cut and shape. And if you cover the result of the work with suitable paints, then you get bright, unique decorations for the summer cottage. For example, you can make figurines of animals (pigs, cows, bees) or fairy-tale characters. By making such decorations, you can unleash your creative potential, and each time the crafts will be more perfect. At a large number unnecessary plastic, not only crafts, but also pieces of furniture are made from it.



If there is a glass cutter among the tools, then you can make original pots from glass bottles... Such crafts look very stylish and easily fit into any design. Candle holders can be made in the same way.



Bottle caps can also be useful for decorating furniture, decorative fences, creating compositions and even curtains. You can also use chocolate egg toy containers.



Leftovers natural stone perfect for decorating a pond in the country. A small reservoir will bring a unique coziness to the atmosphere of the summer cottage. Flower beds, crafts or a recreation area will look good around. If the pond turns out to be large enough, then it can be decorated with an interesting bridge.



Every motorist always has old tires. You can simply paint them and make bright bases for a flower bed out of them, or you can show your imagination and cut out various shapes.



Arrangement of a play area in the country

Being engaged in the improvement and decoration of the suburban area, do not forget about the children. They need their own territory for games and entertainment. Children of all ages love swings. They can be made from ordinary boards and ropes or use metal chains and old tires painted in bright colours... It is easy to build slides, swing-rocking chairs from scrap materials. The main thing is that everything is solid and reliable.

Kids will definitely need a sandbox. Its borders will look interesting from multi-colored bottles or wooden log cabins. A sandbox in the form of a ship or a car will look original. It is recommended to make an awning over the sand to protect it from the bright sun.





Children will definitely love having their own playhouse at their summer cottage. Inside can be placed benches, a table or other furniture. It all depends on the fantasy. The house can be decorated with a bright flower bed or homemade decorations. Usually the guys themselves are happy to take part in decorating their territory.





Ideas for decorating a fence in the country

The fencing will emphasize the uniqueness of the suburban area in the best way. The fence is not only the protection of the territory, but also the so-called business card of the owners.

A simple wooden or iron fence is corny. It definitely needs to be decorated. You can decorate the fence with the most different materials: flower pots, crafts in the form of animals, painted landscapes and everything that you have enough imagination for. For example, unnecessary rubber boots of bright color will look original as pots.

You can decorate the fence with old discs. They reflect sunlight and look interesting in any light. Various patterns can also be applied to the discs.

A fence made of wooden round timber, painted "under colored pencils", looks spectacular. With such a fence, you can also fence off the children's territory in the country.



Any fence will look more comfortable if some climbing plants grow along it. There is different kinds that grow very quickly. For example, ornamental beans or morning glory. You can plant vines. They grow much more slowly, but they also look more expensive. Beyond any comparison, in this case, wild grapes. Grape leaves gradually change their color and retain their beauty until the very frost. It looks original when the "grape fence" turns into a canopy. This design gives the fence an antique look.



Flowering shrubs planted along it will become wonderful decorations for a low fence. You can combine plants with different colors and flowering time.

In the evening, different lanterns on the fence look beautiful. They can also be really made independently from scrap materials. Or you can simply place candles in painted glass jars attached to the fence. The main thing is that the flame does not hit the fence.



A lot of room for imagination will open to those who like to draw. You can draw anything on the surface of the fence: nature, plots, cartoon characters, ornament, small patterns in the form of flowers, butterflies, ladybugs. Drawing is easy on any fence, but easier on a corrugated board fence.

Compositions of lids, shells, stones, dishes look original. It is easy to make plastic flowers from the bottoms of bottles and paint in juicy colors- they will look beautiful on a wooden fence.



We decorate flower beds and flower beds

Flower beds will help to transform the summer cottage and add color to its atmosphere. When choosing plants, you should definitely take into account their individual characteristics. First of all, it is worth deciding on the colors of the "soloists", that is, the main plants in the flowerbed. The choice can be stopped at three or four views.



The design of flowers looks beautiful ornamental grasses and leaves of an interesting shape. With them, the flower bed will be original, even when the flowers are not blooming. But you should not try to place a lot of different plants... The territory of the site should look holistic and harmonious.

Of course, it is not enough just to plant flowers beautifully. The flowerbeds also look more original and decorated around. The composition must be complete.



Flower beds can be decorated using any unnecessary items. The article has already said that it is not difficult to make small flower beds from old tires painted in bright colors. You can use a wheelbarrow, a cart, an unnecessary hive, or even an old car. The main thing is that everything should be done neatly and aesthetically. If you wish, you can add decorations to the flower garden in the form of homemade bees, butterflies, interesting stuffed animals.



You can make a small fence around the flower bed. For its manufacture, it is possible to use plastic bottles or cups, a fence made of tyna, stones. The flowerbed looks beautiful, smoothly turning into a lawn.

We equip a recreation area

At the dacha, there must be a comfortable place for outdoor recreation. This issue must be approached very responsibly. It all depends on the preferences and desires of the owners. It can be just a laid out area with a table and comfortable chairs or hammocks placed in the shade.

At any summer cottage, a gazebo will look spectacular, which can be made from the remaining building materials... Gazebos, the walls of which are decorated with climbing plants, look beautiful. Bright soft pillows or blankets look cozy as decorations.



The swing can be not only for children, but also for adults. It will not be difficult to build a wide wooden swing for relaxation or make a hanging swing somewhere in the shade of trees. For convenience, they can be decorated with soft pillows.



In the recreation area, you will definitely need a barbecue. It can be made, for example, from an old barrel. Flashlights can be provided for evening and night time.



When designing and decorating a summer cottage, it is worth remembering that a summer cottage is a place of rest from the everyday life of the city and the hustle and bustle of the city. It should be comfortable and calm here, and the environment should be pleasing to the eye. It is important not to overload the territory with crafts or any design solutions, everything should be in moderation. Imagine, create, surprise!