In the garage, car owners can find old tires that are no longer needed. It would seem: they should be disposed of. It turns out that from these items, everyone has the opportunity to create stunning scenery for the garden or vegetable garden. In this article, you will learn how to cut a swan from tires. This bird is the most spectacular and common type of decoration. You will also find out what other crafts can be made from this material.
To create a bird you will need an old wheel. Please note that it should not be new, otherwise it will be much more difficult to make the plan because of hardness. There are different ways to cut a swan from tires.
The option considered in the article is one of the most decorative, although it will take some time and patience. In addition to the tire, other accessories will be required for operation:
- crayon;
- jigsaw (durable knife);
- thick wire;
- paint (white, red, a little black);
- 35 plastic bottles (1 l);
- old hose from a vacuum cleaner;
- metal grill;
- Styrofoam.
A step-by-step guide on how to cut a swan from tires
1. Make small markings: a triangle, which is the future tail of the bird.
2. Cut the inner rings from the tire and run a jigsaw over the marked area.
3. At the tip of the formed triangle, make a small incision on the opposite side of the resulting rubber circle and bend the tire to form the back of the swan, then fasten its edges with bolts.
4. We fix to the received part a part of the wire. Next, we form the shape of the bird’s neck from it. Tip: you should lower it slightly below the body, so that later it is more reliable to attach the decoration to the ground.
5. Creating wings. This is the most time-consuming process, but the result is spectacular. We need to cut feathers from bottles in advance for our “garden dweller” (1 bottle - six feathers) and paint them white. Then gently attach them using wire to the metal grill. We have to make 1 row of feathers on the front side of the wing and another 2 on the back.
6. The formation of the neck. The hose from the vacuum cleaner is carefully put on the wire, fixed with self-tapping screws. Glue "Titan" is applied to the top.
7. Creating a head. It is necessary to form the bird’s head from a piece of polystyrene, put it on the wire and stick the hose-neck.
8. We paint the tire and the hose in white, the beak in red, black eyes and draw a frame around the beak.
9. The last stage is the attachment of the wings. This can be done both with the help of self-tapping screws, and using a strong wire, tightening it tightly.
This is how do-it-yourself swans are made from tires . They will look much more original in the flowerbed. Additional decorations can be added as desired. For example, pour pebbles in the shape of a lake around a bird. Paint them in the appropriate color, add another vegetation. Knowing how to cut a swan from tires, you can create a second bird, it will look even more beautiful.
Add more decorations to your garden that accentuate its beauty! After all, a swan is far from everything that is made from an old waste tire. You can make a variety of crafts from tires. The photos below show some of their varieties.
For example, an original flower bed or a pretty ottoman, a small table. The decoration in the form of Olympic rings looks unusual! In general, everything that will only allow you fantasy and time!