Old car tires can be given a second life, if you use them to decorate the garden. Previously, only fencing for playgrounds and flower beds was made of automobile tires or they made peculiar flowerpots from them - they poured earth into the tires and planted plants there. But today a new, unusual use of tires has gained popularity - they make decorative crafts from them . You can create amazing figures from car tires with your own hands : swans, elephants, turtles, snails, parrots and many other animals. Also, they can turn into elegant vases, you only need to show imagination and make a little effort. Crafts from car tires will be a wonderful decoration for both a summer cottage and a modern cottage village. In the territory of the kindergarten or in the playgrounds, they will become wonderful fun for the kids.
To make crafts from car tires for the garden, in addition to imagination, perseverance, patience and some tools will be needed: knives and scissors, as well as paints and brushes.
It is better to use old worn-out tires, “bald”, cutting them is much easier than products with a clear relief surface. However, some crafts from automobile tires, for example, a crocodile or a dinosaur, will look most advantageous if they are made from tires with a clear tread. In this case, it is worth using an electric jigsaw or even a grinder.
There is one trick that simplifies the cutting process: it is necessary to dissolve the soap in water and constantly moisten the rubber in this solution. The period during which crafts from car tires will please you depends on the preparation of the material before painting. Tires should be washed and dried. Degreasing of the surface will not be superfluous. Subject to these conditions, the paint from the figures will not fall off along with the remains of dirt, crafts will stand for several years in the sun and in the rain like new.
It is better to start making jewelry for the site with simple figures. The simplest crafts from car tires are flower beds, flowerpots. On the used tire, you need to mark it in the form of a wavy line or triangular teeth, and then cut around the circumference. The knife should be sharp enough, but not enough to cut your fingers, be careful when working. Now the upper part of the tire needs to be turned inside out and painted. You can fill the ground and plant your favorite flowers.
Handicrafts made from car tires like swans can also be easily obtained by a beginner. From the middle of the tire you need to cut the neck and head of the bird and bend it. The lateral parts of the tire are partially cut and bent - these will be the wings of a swan. To prevent the neck from swinging in strong winds, you can screw a strip of metal with screws or attach a thick wire. The figure of a swan needs to be covered twice with white paint, then red and black to draw eyes and beak. If the lower part of the tire is painted blue or blue, the impression is made that the bird is in the lake.
For those who can not decide to cut figures, there is the easiest way to decorate the garden with old tires. Just paint the car tires in different colors and lay out an artistic composition from them.