Creating uses for old tires or tyres is easy with these DIY tire garden art ideas. Learn and get inspiration for how to make tire art in your garden with this list of over 20 tire garden art designs and decorations. Tire planters are easy to create and paint with garden paint as well as cup and saucer, planters made from wishing wells and all the kinds of things you might never think could be made from old tyres in your garden…
Here are our top uses for old tyres in garden and a list of ways to make tyre furniture with these old car tyre craft ideas.
How to paint tires for decoration.
Painting rubber is easy but be sure you clean the surface first. Using some sand paper it is possible to give a key for the paint surface to stick well to, however some oil based paints will perform better than water based. Use outdoor paint to get the best effect and also paint a layer or white primer to give vibrant colours. Overlaying different shapes can produce silhouettes of circles and designs below.
Uses for old tires on the farm can include edging and separating spaces as well as protecting gate posts and the likes. How to make tire art for the farm is as creative as you want it to be.
How to cut old tires.
Tin snips are the best way although jig saw will also cut old tyres well.
You may also like our table made from a cable drum idea as well as these other old tire garden ideas and these 9 top uses for old tires in the garden.