7 DIY Garden Art Flower Tutorials

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These thrifty DIY tutorials share a variety of ways to create garden art flowers to decorate your outdoor space. Each project uses repurposed items from around the house and offers a one-of-a-kind spin on favorite blooms.

Got the garden art-making bug? There are lots more creative outdoor projects here.

Make Your Own Garden Art Flowers

There are so many ways to make decorative garden art flowers. I am a flower fanatic and I’m gradually working my way through my very long list of favorites to make a garden art version of each one.

Keep your eyes open for materials in thrift shops and on the curb on trash collection day.

Here’s the supplies I watch for:

Car hubcaps
Old plates and dishes
Kitchen utensils
Wire baskets
Serving trays
Drawer pulls
Small vases
Salt and pepper shakers

Metal sheeting
Softballs
Nails
Stove elements / heating coils
Cake pans
Metal pipes
Wood posts

My favorite adhesive for outdoor projects is GE II Silicone Sealant. You can see it here on Amazon.com and read more about how it works here.

There are free tutorials for all the projects shown here.

DIY Garden Art Flower Tutorials

1 Drawer Pull Flowers

Hose guards made from drawer pulls and copper pipe.

Grab some thrift shop drawer pulls to create these fun + functional hose guards.

Placed at strategic spots in the garden, hose guards block things like garden hoses and electric cords from going across garden beds and crushing plants.

I found some old drawer pulls from a dresser and they made perfect rosettes.

Drawer Pull Flower Tutorial

2Painted Daisy Rock

You can paint anything on rocks! The tutorial lists the art supplies needed for best results.

This is a good beginner project: you can prepare the rock, sketch your flowers and fill them in with paint.

Garden Art Daisy Rock

3Dish Flowers

There are several ways to make garden art flowers from plates and other dieshes.

You do not have to drill holes in the plates if you don’t want to. The instructions include both drill and no-drill methods. Although you may want to drill holes when you see how easy it actually is.

Dish Flower Garden Art Tutorial