Frugal Outdoor Garden Gift Ideas
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Mini Roses
I would buy a mini rose bush at a department store. You could always dress up the container pot with fabric or a ribbon tied in a bow. They are indoor plants but are very cute. About $10.00.by rudys mom
Beaded Butterfly Garden Art
While recently visiting a friend's garden, I saw these small adorable beaded butterflies. Just get some small craft beads and wire to form the butterfly shape. A stick wrapped with green beads can be easily attached. I'd make 3 of these for an unusual garden decoration.by sandra b.
Garden Ornament On A Stake
I am thinking something you can attach to a stake for a garden ornament. Check out the dollar stores and see if they have something you can improve.by cookwie
Tea Cup Bird Feeder
Make a tea cup bird feeder.Materials
- teacup and saucer (found at local thrift shop)
- copper tubing (1/2" about 2-3 inches long)
- copper end cap (to fit 1/2 inch or whatever size your tubing is)
- old spoon (optional)
- bird seed
- strong silicone glue (for outdoor use, clear works best)
- piece of rebar or other strong pipe to pound into the ground.
Instructions
Glue the end cap on the saucer bottom. Glue the cup and saucer together. Glue on a spoon for the birds to perch (optional). Pour birdseed into cup. Pound your piece of rebar into the ground. Put the copper tubing over the rebar. Insert the copper tubing into the copper end cap and enjoy.*By using the copper end cap it will make cleaning and winter storage a snap. Just pop off your cup and saucer, dump and refill or take inside for winter storage.
by Momof1
Editor's Note: Another version of this feeder can be found by clicking on the picture above or following this link:
Stepping Stone
You could also make a stepping stone. Just use a tin pie plate, quick drying cement and you could always write a name and add some small things. I've going to try this for my grandsons, sounds like a neat craft and something for them to keep.by Grammar
Dollar Stores
There are great garden things available at the dollar stores now. You could get a plant and decorate it. Or cover a bowling ball with mosaic to make a garden ball - or find a plaster sculpture and spray with white paint?by Pamphyila
Editor's Note: Here are instructions for making a garden ball:
Craft Ideas From Your Own Yard
How about handmade stationery with leaf prints from plants in your yard (dip the leaf in paint and press it onto plain paper)? Or a wreath made from vines in your yard? It wouldn't have to be very large, and you could decorate it with acorns and with leaves dipped in glycerin and dried. Got pine cones? Dip them in peanut butter and then birdseed to make nice bird feeders. Add a hook on the base to hang. A picture frame made of sticks glued or tied together at the corners.by Jantoo
Bark Framed Butterfly Gift
I recently had to make a quick gift for a friend who likes outdoor things. I took a small wooden picture frame and covered it with bark paper. I then put a piece of handmade paper inside the frame (the kind that has flecks of bark, etc). Then I added a butterfly that I had bought at a euro shop for practically nothing. Finally, I cut some of the dead wood off of my own vines and glued that on for interest. Leandros liked it a lot and it was very inexpensive to make, and it was a quick project.by Lisingreece
Cactus In Tea Cup
What I have done before is to use a cup and saucer and place a cactus in a cup of moistened soil. Place it in the garden or on a windowsill. Water once a year, if indoors.by Flowerchild
Birdhouses And Feeders
I would think that if someone likes gardening, she probably likes birds. A simple and cheap gift would be a bird feeder and a bag of seed.Another idea would be a dollar store or craft store wooden birdhouse painted and decorated by you. Go wild with the colors, then spray with clear finish, also available at the dollar store and it will last outside. Good luck!
by Hugus
Cookie Jars As Yard Art
I have a friend that goes to yard sales. She goes to buy cookie jars, if available. Then she uses them as decorations in her flower gardens and even in her vegetable gardens.by Irene
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