Crafts for giving from tires (figures, flowerpots): how to make useful things for the garden, photos of fresh ideas for creativity in 2022

What is needed for creativity

The work will need summer and winter tires. The former show greater resistance to heat, and the latter to frost. These qualities are important to consider when decorating rooms inside and out. For example, if you plan to make flowerpots for the garden plot with your own hands, it is better to give preference to natural rubber products. They do not deteriorate under the influence of moisture, and most importantly, they do not “tan” at low temperatures.

The artificial base is considered more rigid, which is no less important for creating three-dimensional figures of people and animals. Depending on the complexity of the craft itself, the work takes from a day to several months. The easiest way is to make a small fence for shrub roses. Zoning a large area with an orchard, a playground, a front garden and outbuildings takes even more time.

Since car tires are easy to cut and process with improvised means, you can save 60% on the services of decorators. For creativity, you will need self-tapping screws, construction glue, sealant and paints and varnishes. In the latter case, it is more profitable to buy KCh-136. This paint can be used at almost any temperature. It dries quickly, and due to its thixotropy, it provides a perfectly smooth surface of the processed objects. Color fastness lasts for 12-18 months.

When cutting rubber, it is important to remember:

• a correctly set knife blade reduces the likelihood of waste;
• so that the tip passes faster into the thickness of the product, the tire must be moistened with water;
• if you need to make a round hole, use a pointed piston or an aluminum tube;
• voluminous pieces of rubber are drilled in water, and when working with a drill at low speeds, the cutting edge is moistened with cold liquid every 10-15 minutes.

Video “Do-it-yourself flowerbed of tires”

From this video you will learn how to make a flower bed for a garden from car tires.

DIY options

The rear wheels of the tractor, unlike the front wheels, are large and powerful. It is the best raw material for hanging swings, upholstered furniture and 1,5m fences. Rubber products are often used for arranging children’s and sports grounds in the country. At the same time, they not only decorate the area, but create conditions for safe outdoor entertainment.

For example, walking quickly on vertically mounted tires contributes to the development of the vestibular apparatus. If you need to strengthen the ligaments of the knee joints, exercises on a suspended wall of tires connected by chains will help. As an option, you can offer steps from the same materials leading to slides and horizontal bars.

And it’s really possible to make from old tires:

• rack for two-wheeled transport;
• mini pond;
• chandelier;
• chair on wheels, ottoman and sofa;
• table stand;
• birdhouse;
• figurines of animals and fairy-tale characters for the garden.

In work, it is better to use ready-made craft schemes. This way you will be able to minimize the cost of raw materials.

flower beds

Best of all in the front gardens look multi-tiered flower beds. Similar designs are made from tires of different colors and sizes. So that the “pyramid” does not fall apart, they need to be fastened with self-tapping screws, and the bottom should be covered with a layer of sand, ash and soil. Over time, fertilized land will begin to spill out of non-standard containers. This can lead to a slowdown in the growth of ampelous beauties. To avoid such cases, it is important to wrap the inner surface of the tires with geotextile in advance. It removes liquid well, but keeps all the soil in the flower beds.

From tires you can make a luxurious flower garden in the form of major or chamomile petals. To do this, you need from 6 to 8 tires. As a drainage, it is better to use broken bricks, shells or pebbles. At the next stage, the containers are filled with earth and the second tier of the flower garden is built in the same way. At the top, tall representatives of the flora will look great: dahlias, delphinium and phlox. These plants love the sun, and due to a well-developed root system, they absorb minerals faster. At the very bottom, marigolds and daisies should be planted. In height, these flowers barely reach 10 cm, but their bright color immediately erases the shortcomings of low growth.

Rubber products with trimmed edges contribute to the cultivation of individual varieties of grapes and strawberries on two-tiered beds. Tires with rims are a good basis for flowerpots on stands. When starting to implement the most unusual design ideas, it is important to remember:

1. The most beautiful crafts are obtained from the inside of the tires. If they cannot be turned out, notches will have to be made on the outside with a depth of at least 6 cm.
2. The new tires show better dimensional stability than the old ones.
3. When cutting the material with a grinder, a lot of smoke is released.
4. The presence of a metal cord complicates the cutting of tires.

animal figures

Aluminum wire, chalk, gloves, a sharp knife and a jigsaw will come in handy. To connect the thin elements of crafts that imitate the neck, claws and paws, use a construction stapler. In the presence of denser parts – screws. The minimum shelf life of tire products is 10–12 years. But if they are treated in a timely manner with water-based compositions, this figure will increase by 1,5 times.

An artificial pond near the house can be decorated with a pair of swans. To do this, you need to use ready-made sketches of such crafts. Waste-free creativity will also be facilitated by detailed instructions for creating graceful birds. So, at the very beginning, it is important to draw a rectangle on the tire, outlining the location of all body parts on it. In this case, the distance between the tail and the neck should not be less than 40 cm.

Holes are supposed to be drilled with a drill strictly along the indicated lines. Uncut parts should be left for the base on which the swans will sit. To prevent the neck from tilting to the ground, you will need supports made of wooden boards or plastic. They should be attached to the head with screws and self-tapping screws. The last step is to paint the birds white or black. The eyes can be made green and the beak orange.

It is possible to connect small tires with hot glue according to the snowman principle. From pieces of rubber you can make hands and claws. And if you also use paints, you will definitely get funny hares, frogs and bears. By the way, their rounded paws can be used as flower beds.

Furniture

Ready-made banquettes and poufs cost from 1 to 14 thousand rubles. With the independent manufacture of such products from tires, the budget savings are 85%.

First you need to process a sheet of plywood to close the hole in the tire. After that, it should be sheathed with foam rubber strips and waterproof acrylic fabric. In the absence of dense matter, you can use a tarp. By screwing the wheels to the plywood, you will facilitate the rearrangement of furniture on the veranda and in the gazebo. To fix the parts you need high-quality glue.

It is better to decorate the kitchen area with high ottomans from several tires. And if you need a comfortable dining table, you will need 4-5 tires, as well as a wooden or glass countertop. It is more convenient to watch TV in a chair with armrests. For such a craft, you will need at least 3 tires, bolts, curved tubes and dense elm branches for the armrests. If you have weaving skills, you will need ropes and cords, through which you can form the back and seat.

Finished products should be sheathed with Sunbrella awning fabric. It passes air well, does not absorb moisture and does not deteriorate under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.

For playground

From old tires you can create a whole attraction. At the same time, money will be needed only for fastening and frame, and the main raw materials can really be delivered “for a penny”. The advantages of a rubber swing include good capacity, impact resistance and resistance to temperature extremes.

For creativity, you will need clean R15 tires, fasteners, an awl, a drill and chains. We proceed according to the scheme:

1. We make holes in the sidewall of the tires.
2. We insert the bolts and tighten the nuts under the washers.
3. We fix the extreme links of the chain on the hooks.
4. We hang ready-made structures on a tree or a horizontal crossbar from a profiled pipe.
5. We kill the smell of rubber with a water-based composition.

Tires go well with wood and plastic. In this combination, durable rocking-balancers, bicycles, carriages and funny trains in the form of caterpillars are obtained.

If you attach several tires to a steel frame with ropes, you get a good walking simulator.