Crafts from flower pots will turn the garden into a real wonderland

Unusual crafts from flower pots will serve as a luxurious decor for a summer residence both in winter and in summer. The craftsmen create real sculptures and even whole thematic compositions from plastic or clay containers. However, such creativity requires inspiration. Here are several options for works from the archives of landscape art.

Funny little people are the most common flower pot crafts

It is worth starting your "career" as a sculptor gardener by creating simple structures. You can decorate with such funny little people not only a garden or a playground, but also a porch of a house or a flower bed near a multi-storey complex.

Such figures are made according to the usual scheme:

• one pot is used as a "head", so it is filled with fertile soil;
• the second tank is turned over and a body is made from it;
• through the drainage holes of the bottom they are fastened with ropes or wire;
• the threads are fixed with foam in the form of "floats", as shown in the photo;
• two additional bundles are pulled through the "neck" of the product;
• The other 2 ends are pulled down to attach the shoes;
• flower pots are strung on each segment, fixing the holes with plugs.

The number of pots for assembling the arms and legs of a figure depends on their size. The smaller the diameter, the more rows there will be.

In other cases, neat holes are made in the arms and legs. Dense ropes are threaded through them, to the end of which small shoes are attached. After that, the little men from the flower pots are painted with acrylics. Some people use a waterproof marker or special stickers for this. Before painting, the surface of the product is conscientiously sanded with sandpaper to remove all irregularities.

From the "head" of the little man, sometimes they make original lamps in the style of Halloween. With the help of a special device, eyes, a mouth and a nose are cut out on the front wall. A flashlight, candle or LED bulbs are installed inside the object, which is turned on at night.

Agrarian and decorative side of the issue

Ordinary vegetation will help to breathe life into crafts from flower pots. The container, which acts as a "head", is filled with a soil substrate.

Seeds are planted in this fertile soil with a drainage "cushion":

• onions or garlic;
• arugula;
• peas or beans;
• basilica;
• parsley or cilantro;
• petunias;
• lavender;
• fuchsia;
• achimenes;
• surfinia;
• pelargonium thyroid;
• Columbians.

Hand-shaped pots are often a great place to grow ampelous flower plants. Crops that grow upside-down are also ideal for such crafts.

Each type of plant is a prototype of a certain "hairstyle" of the created man. Curly varieties will make the effect of lush curls, but flowering varieties will add contrast to the "image" of the figure. At the same time, green feathers of onions or garlic will become the prototype of the "fashionable fade" on the head of this unusual sculpture. Unusual crafts from flower pots for the garden are often decorated with straw or hay. Hair is made from dry grass, as well as the wrists of the figurine. If desired, wear a hat or braid yarn.

Making a lighthouse out of pots, "not fading in darkness and fog"

This is a terrific garden solution.With such a magnificent design, the landscape design of the personal plot will take on a luxurious look. There will be no limit to the admiration of friends, children and ordinary passers-by.

Create a miniature lighthouse from pots according to the following scheme:

• choose from 3 to 5 pots of different diameters;
• paint them red or white;
• the side / rim of the products is made in a contrasting shade;
• openings of windows and doors of a unique design are painted on containers with black paint;
• form a pyramid by applying permanent glue to the edges of the bottoms;
• a saucer is glued to the uppermost part;
• constructing a cover for the lamp from the rest of the supports;
• a miniature pot is attached to the top of the resulting pyramid.

An artificial lamp (with LED candles) from a saucer is placed on the stand and covered with a lid. At the same time, you should not glue such a flashlight so that it can be easily replaced later. As a light source, some use garden lights solar powered. The designs are often decorated with other crafts or shells.

All kinds of accessories with a marine theme are placed on the facade of the miniature lighthouse:

• fishing nets;
• anchors;
• sea ​​stars;
• seashells.

Install luxurious flower pot crafts on solid supports. Some make real stone foundations. They turn over massive stands or pallets. Then the entire perimeter of the rim is decorated with polished stones.

A simplified version of the base for the lighthouse is often used. Wide round pallets are filled with crushed stone or pebbles and the made structures are attached to them.

The proposed options for garden crafts will become the real property of a family, an entire street or even a district. In addition to enthusiastic exclamations and smiles, these exhibits will cause a lot of positive emotions among passers-by.

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