Create crafts from old tires for the garden

Work in the garden in the suburban area is an excellent way of active recreation for an amateur horticulturist. But pleasure brings not only the process itself, but also the contemplation of its results. Decorating the garden will add to it an external attraction. It can also carry a functional value. Creating crafts from old tires for the garden will be an original addition and decoration for him.

Advantages of such handicrafts

bright vases from old tires

All products made by man for themselves are unique and reflect his creative origin. This fact is one of the main reasons for the independent creation of hand-made articles, including their old tires. But there are also a number of other advantages, no less important:

1. Availability. Old tires are an excellent consumable. They are on most dachas, and it’s quite easy to get them.
2. The cost. Manufacture of hand-made articles from such materials is absolutely free, it takes only time, but not money.
3. Diversity. The variability of such crafts is almost infinitely great and is limited only by the gardener’s imagination, as well as by the amount of consumable material.
4. Simplicity of execution. A person who creates crafts from old tires for the garden does not need any special tools or skills. The manufacturing process is extremely simple, only handy tools that are stored at each dacha will be useful.

Disadvantages are much more difficult to allocate, because with such a large number of opportunities for products from old tires for the garden, they are simply insignificant.

How to create crafts from old tires for the garden

Pink flamingo from the tire will decorate any garden

Manufacture of any crafts made of such material should be directly from the tires themselves. First of all, they must be carefully examined for stuck sharp objects. In which case, they are removed, or simply pulled out with a suitable tool, for example, pliers, or cut along with a part of the tire. Also it is necessary to get rid of other defects on them. After the workpiece should be thoroughly rinsed, preferably with water from the hose along with the detergent. As a result, no dirt should remain on the tires. In the end they need to be allowed to dry. The best way to deal with this is a sunny day, but they can also be placed in a warm room, pre-laying the floor.

tires – great material for creativity

The preparatory stage is aimed at the safety of the subsequent use of old tires as handicrafts for the garden. After it is finished, it is necessary to divide the workpieces into two groups: one with the whole or with minimal defects, and the other will have all the others. Tires from the first set can be used as a decorative element, because of their more demanding appearance. The second group will serve for functional crafts, which will be of practical use.

Thanks to a combination of wood and rubber, you can create a pretty palm tree

At this preparation of the blanks will be completed, you can go directly to the creation process. The work on each craft is unique in its own way, but the general principles are always the same. First, the initial form of the product is set, that is, the excess is cut off, if necessary, the painting is done. And after the assembly of the crafts itself.

Tire cutting

original mini flowerbed

To make the appropriate shape, the tire must be cut. Do this as carefully as possible, since it is easy to get injured. The slots on the tire are divided into friction surfaces and wings.

Before working with the tire, it must be secured in place. To put it inside the bench, to cover the outside and inside with bricks or any other way, so long as it is stationary during the cutting process.

a homemade rose of tires is great for decorating a garden

The easiest way to modify the shape of the side. To do this, it is enough to make a small incision, and then cut it “ripping”, that is, hold the tool along the plane, and not saw, as it is done with bread. For a notch, use something sharp and piercing, for example, a sharp hunting knife. You can preheat it from the fire or lighters, for easier cutting, most importantly, after it is thoroughly rinsed, so that there is no rubber on the cutting surface.

table and set of chairs from the tires

Cutting the friction surface of the tire is more difficult, because it consists of many layers. On one of them is a cord fabric, which is a particularly strong place. The greatest difficulty is the cutting of old tires from trucks, since their cord consists of metal threads. With the tires of cars you can handle and with a simple hacksaw.

One of the most convenient tools for cutting the rubbing surface of the tire is the bulgarian, since inside it can be a metal cord that does not take an ordinary knife. But, since she is an infrequent guest in the suburban area, it can be replaced with something simpler, which is always found on the farm, for example, an electric jigsaw or a sharp sharp saw.

Painting

beautiful three-tiered pot

Painting tires is best done after giving the initial shape, but before the final assembly of the final product. Paints are suitable for almost any outdoor application. Most often used enamel, oil-based or aerosol. With the cleaning of tires was finished at the preparatory stage, so you can start painting. For each color, it will be sufficient to apply one layer, there is no special technology. After painting the tire must be allowed to dry, the time depends on the type of paint.

All of the above actions are basic in order to create crafts from old tires for the garden. Further work will be individual for each product.

Variety of handicrafts

from the tires you can make garden chairs with comfortable back

The crafts themselves can be divided into two categories: functional and decorative. The first group will include products that carry a practical benefit. For example, beds or swings of tires. The second will include crafts, which are used as decorations, for example, fencing from old tires or outlandish rubber animals. For both groups, you can come up with a huge number of products, the main difference of which will be the complexity of their performance, from simple to complex. Each craft will become a distinctive feature of the garden of the cottage area, and with the proper aspiration to get a real masterpiece from the tire.

Interesting ideas

original flower bed of tires in the form of a cup and saucer

The basis for creating crafts from old tires for the garden can serve as a ready-made idea that the gardener will independently supplement according to his tastes. Next, several ideas will be presented for man-made products, both functional and decorative, which may seem to be an interesting gardener.

With a competent and, importantly, creative approach to making crafts from old tires, you will get a very interesting solution. Regardless of its complexity for the gardener, it will be much more preferable than the one bought, because manual labor is much more valued than mechanical production.

Fence of old tires

stairway to the house of tires

An element of decoration for the borders of the garden is perfectly served by fences made of old tires. Their shape can not be changed at all, but simply buried in the ground halfway, and after it is strengthened, this will be the simplest option. You can use this design as a base, and put the second, already cut in half and colored over the first row of tires. And fix them with each other using a set of nails on the inside of the joint.

Flower bed from tire

tires – a popular tool to create a flower bed

The original solution will be to make a flower bed of one or more old tires. For the simplest design, there is no need to change their shape, just paint it in color, which will be combined with the general composition of the future flowers planted there. The simplest flowerbed will be one tire, inside which to place the land under the landing. You can also make it two-level, placing three tires from below, as a support, and one from above, in the middle, which is to be filled with soil.

Suspended pot

From one old tire you can make a lot of pots, evenly cutting it around the circumference. As a result, you will get several “shards” for planting flowers. They can be pre-painted, and then pass through each of the four projecting corners along the rope, securing it somewhere in a suitable place. In this way, you can create a suitable product from a tire that will act as a hanging pot.

All ideas for creating crafts from old garden tires, listed above, can serve as a starting point for more advanced products that will fit into the garden style of your summer cottage site.

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Author: Daria Degtyareva