If you're looking for ideas for garden art and yard sculptures then you're in luck. There are so many things you can do to make yard art with reused items, like bed frames and bicycles. You can also make yard art, if you learned paper mache in kindergarten, then you can sculpt some giant eggs to display in a whimsical nest. Finally, you can decide whether or not you want your art to be a focal point, for gazing in contemplative thought, or if you want it hidden, nestled amongst the foliage. Does this Spark an idea?
Recycled Garden Art
You can reuse and recycle a number of items for yard art. Sure, we've all seen the toilet being used as a planter, the bed frame being used as a flower bed, but have you seed the window frame suspended from a tree, framing the beautiful view? You can reuse an old wrought-iron gate as a freestanding trellis, an old bicycle can be leaned upon a tree and used as art, especially when you let the sweet peas climb up the spokes. Finally, scrap items can be used to create yard art sculptures, like glass teacups and saucers mounted on a rod for light-catching flower stakes, or a pair of old boots with flower growing out of the top.
Lay a Giant Nest of Eggs
Using a paper mache technique, you can craft a giant nest with eggs in it. Create a few eggs first. Use giant balloons or sacrifice a few beach balls. For a perfect oval-egg shape, create a sphere first, then create the smaller, rounded end in addition by using a smaller ball. Wrap them in plaster-cast strips and allow them to dry. Use drywall mud to smooth out the exterior, going over it with water when it's almost dry. Sand to smooth, and then paint with exterior paint for sturdy, lightweight, giant eggs in a nest of branches and yard clippings.
Make your Sculpture a Focal Point
If you're looking for ideas about use your garden sculpture, consider using it as a focal point. Place a bench or porch swing on one side of the garden and your yard art sculpture on the other. Decide if you want it partially hidden by the foliage or standing alone. You can use paving stones to prevent heavier pieces from sinking into the soil.
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