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12 Creative & Frugal Garden Art Project Tutorials

December 26, 2012 ♛ By Melissa J. Will

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These are some of my first garden art projects used to decorate my new garden. They are frugal and made from repurposed household items.

For more, also see low-budget items to make for your home and garden.

Garden art ideas including dish flowers, tool animals, and tipsy pots.

12 Top Garden Art Projects

  • These are the best/most popular garden art projects on Empress of Dirt.
  • All of these projects make use of recycled or repurposed household items such as plates, lamp globes, kitchen utensils, and old tools. Turn your junk into art!
    You can upcycle anything that can withstand the weather. Glass and metal items work very well.
  • And the good news is, you can make all of these items for under $20 (excluding the cost of tools).

The top fan favorite garden art tip sheets are available in
one handy ebook here.

1

Stone Birdhouse 

Easy project using a prefab birdhouse as the base.


Decorative garden art ball in blue.

2

Decorative Garden Balls

A classic addition to any garden for anyone who loves glass garden art. Bling!


3

Tipsy Pots

How the heck are these made? The secret of the tipsy pot revealed.


4

Garden Tool Art

Old tools take on new lives with these clever pieces. See creative uses for old rakes, hammers, shovels, rebar, and more.


5

Glass Garden Totems

Use old glassware to make beautiful garden totems. Materials include vases, jars, bowls, plates, cups, votive candle holders, and more.


6

Glassware Garden Flowers

Old dishes, a drill or adhesive and you can make all sorts of garden flowers.


7

Beaded Watering Can

Turn that old watering can into a work of art.


8

Dragon Fly

Old ceiling fan blades become dragon fly wings on a table leg body.


9

Mirrors In The Garden

How to safely use mirrors in the garden.


10

Colander Chandelier

These repurposed kitchen colanders bring bling to the garden year round.


Stencilled wheelbarrow

11

Stenciled Wheelbarrow

If your wheelbarrow has seen better days, give it some rust paint and stencils.


12

19 Projects With Glass Gems

Use up those old flat marbles (glass gems) and get your bling on.


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~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

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