One of my favorite ways to put recycled goods to use is in the garden.
Recycled garden crafts are an eco-friendly way to beautify your garden while saving money on supplied in the process.
It's amazing what you can upcycle into pretty, funny or quirky garden art with just a little paint, glue and imagination!
This collection of over 20 beautiful garden crafts you can make with recycled materials will inspire you to get crafting and upgrading your outdoor spaces.
From whimsical bird feeders crafted from discarded bottles to pretty planters made from old tires, these upcycled projects will inspire you to see potential in unexpected places - because what used to be trash can absolutely become treasure with a little paint and creativity!
Robots are great at a lot of things - but not writing online content. This article was written by an actual human with more than 20 years of experience making recycled garden crafts - not by AI, ChatGPT or any other kind of robot.
Flower Planter Using a Tire
from DIY Showoff
In most places, you have pay money to recycle tires. While tires are not a good option touse for food gardening, these make quaint flower planters!
Hose Guards Using Drawer Handles
from Empress of Dirt
from Empress of Dirt
Need to find a use for old drawer handles after upgrading your hardware? These pretty hose guards are easy to make, functional and will help keep hardware out of the landfill.
from Creative Green Living
Plastic bottles are becoming harder and harder to recycle effectively. Reuse an empty juice or creamer bottle to make this adorable fairy house instead of sending it off to be recycled.
from Crafts by Amanda
Want a way to reuse old bottle caps? Turn them into this fun flower to decorate your garden! Lease them as-is or paint them different colors to create a field of flowers.
Garden Flowers Using Hub Caps
from 365 Days of Crafts
Finding a use for old hub caps can be tricky. By turning old hubcaps into garden art, you keep them out of the landfill and upgrade your garden at the same time.
Flower Planters Using Wood Pallets
from Creative Homemaking
from 365 Days of Crafts
Finding a use for old hub caps can be tricky. By turning old hubcaps into garden art, you keep them out of the landfill and upgrade your garden at the same time.
from Creative Homemaking
Need to find a use for some old pallets you have lying around? Turn a pallet into a recycled planted with this simple tutorial.
from Coffee With Us 3
No need to be scared of these adorable bees! Team up with your kiddos to make this fun garden craft and get more use out of your empty mustard bottles while you're at it.
from Creative Green Living
Do you have random or mismatched silverware that needs a new purpose? Make these pretty and weatherproof garden markers!
Plant Markers Using Can Lids
from Creative Green Living
You can't recyceld can lids in curbside recycling because they clog up the sorting machines. Make your used can lids into something useful like pretty plant markers!
Plant Markers Using Clothespins
from Creative Green Living
Do you have random or mismatched silverware that needs a new purpose? Make these pretty and weatherproof garden markers!
from Creative Green Living
You can't recyceld can lids in curbside recycling because they clog up the sorting machines. Make your used can lids into something useful like pretty plant markers!
from Creative Green Living
Not sure what to do with clothespins? Turn them into pretty plant markers. Bonus points if you pair them with a recycled can planter!
from Untrained Housewife
If you have leftover tile from a renovation project, turn into a fancy and weatherproof planter.
from Morena's Corner
When your wisk gets wonky and you need a new use for it, turn it into a garden sculpture!
When your wisk gets wonky and you need a new use for it, turn it into a garden sculpture!
Bird Feeders Using Mason Jars
from Coffee With Us 3
This bird feeder is super simple and eay to make from any standard mouth mason jar.
Bird Feeders Using Coffee Mugs
from Ann's Entitled Life
Mismatched mugs? The birds won't care! Turn old mugs or teacups into an easy bird feeder.
Plant Waterers Using Glass or Wine Bottles
from Creative Green Living
from Coffee With Us 3
This bird feeder is super simple and eay to make from any standard mouth mason jar.
from Ann's Entitled Life
Mismatched mugs? The birds won't care! Turn old mugs or teacups into an easy bird feeder.
from Creative Green Living
Turn empty wine bottles into a cute way to water your flower pots.
from Empress of Dirt
This is such a fun way to use an old collander to make something cute and useful. You could add a dollar store solar lantern to make it light up, too!
from Crafts by Amanda
This recycled watering can craft is one of my favorite wayts to reuse an old watering can. Just be sure to use lead free crystals so you don't end up contaminating your garden soil underneath.
from Ribbons & Glue
More hanging basket frames than you can use? Turn them into this cute decorative sphere perfect as yard art or a centerpiece.
More hanging basket frames than you can use? Turn them into this cute decorative sphere perfect as yard art or a centerpiece.
from Empress of Dirt
This funky cool owl garden art from recycled bits and bobs is just one example of clever ways to turn trash into cure gardne art.
Empty tin cans can be made into a fun rainbow windchime or garden decor for Pride month - or any month!
Want more garden crafts made from recycled plastic bottles?
Check out 25 Garden Projects from Plastic Bottles
About the Author:
Carissa B is a lifelong crafter and mom of two creative boys. Her goal is to empower families to make easy projects and healthier choices that are beautiful and delicious!
The owner and lead writer at Creative Green Living, she is an award-winning writer and most recently won the ShiftCon Media "Best Green Lifestyle Blogger" award in 2019.
She is also the author of several books including Beautiful Smoothie Bowls (Skyhorse, 2017), Proven Techniques for Keeping Healthy Chickens (Skyhorse, 2018) and The Little Green Book of Mothers' Wisdom (Skyhorse, 2020). Follow her on TikTok, Pinterest, Instagram, or join the Creative Green Living Community Group on Facebook.
The owner and lead writer at Creative Green Living, she is an award-winning writer and most recently won the ShiftCon Media "Best Green Lifestyle Blogger" award in 2019.
She is also the author of several books including Beautiful Smoothie Bowls (Skyhorse, 2017), Proven Techniques for Keeping Healthy Chickens (Skyhorse, 2018) and The Little Green Book of Mothers' Wisdom (Skyhorse, 2020). Follow her on TikTok, Pinterest, Instagram, or join the Creative Green Living Community Group on Facebook.
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Spring has finally sprung and this is the perfect time to take your crafting outside. I love the idea of creating a Solar Powered Fairy House. I’ve been dying to do something with wood Pallets, this is perfect for the community garden. Creating a bird feeder with an old coffee mug and saucer is super original. Great ideas Carissa I’m feeling super inspired :)
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