Want to make your yard more exciting but don’t know how? We’ve got your back. Below are three easy DIYprojects that you can complete at home. Enjoy!
DIY: Tire Planter (with drainage holes) by DIY Showoff
You will need:
- An old tire
- Valspar mist paint
- Potting soil
- Flowers
- Chain and an “S” hook
- Fabric weed barrier
- A few styrofoam packing peanuts
- Drill and sharp drill bit
- First, throughly scrub the tire down with warm water and soap.
- After it’s dry, apply a couple coats of mist paint. Let dry.
- Next, drill 6 holes into the bottom of the tire to allow drainage. You may experience a fair amount of resistance as well as a little bit of smoke.
- Once the holes are in, line the bottom of the inside of the tire with the weed barrier and packing peanuts.
- Now, it’s time to hang the tire. Wrap the the chain around a sturdy tree branch and secure the ends inside the top of the tire with the “S” hook.
- Since the tire is in place, you can begin planting. Cover the packing peanuts and weed barrier with a good amount of soil.
- Plant and water.
- You’re done!
DIY: Mason Jar Luminaries by Keep Calm & Decorate
You will need:
- 3 Mason Jars (or as many as you’d like)
- 3 pack of mini American flags (can be purchased at your local Walmart or Target in the “Dollar Section”)
- Roll on double-sided tape
- Modge Podge
- Twine
- Super glue
- Soak the mason jars in warm water and dish soap. The labels should peel off easily.
- The American Flags might be a little curled from the package. To correct this, place a mason jar onto each one to flatten them out.
- Once the flags are flat, remove the wooden sticks from the flags. Be careful not to rip them.
- Next, apply the roll on double-sided tape to the back of the flag. Upon completion, line up the flag with the jar and stick on.
- Spread a few coats of Modge Podge over the flags to help make them stick better and to ensure that they won’t be peeling off anytime soon.
- After that, super glue some twine around the top of the jar to jazz it up a bit.
- Finally, add tea lights.
- You’re done!
DIY: Glass Marbles to Brighten Fence by Garden Drama
You will need:
- Drill and sharp drill bit
- Marbles
- Gather your marbles together from around your home. If you don’t have any, buy new marbles. (Vintage marbles tend to vary in shape and size, so it may be a hassle finding a drill bit size that will work for all of them.)
- Choose a sharp drill bit that it slightly smaller than the marbles. The goal is to have the marbles fit snugly into the holes so adhesive isn’t needed.
- Practice drilling into a scrap piece of wood to find a drill bit size that is going to work for you.
- Once you have selected a size, you can go ahead and start drilling into the fence itself.
- The marbles can be popped in as you go, or you can start putting them in after all the holes are drilled.
- You’re done!