Need Some Inspiration?
How About Some of These Fun and Creative Ideas?

Looking for unique garden art ideas to give an unusual decorating touch to your outdoor living space?

Well, here are some suggestions:

Whether you use brand new pots or used clay pots, this project is a very popular one! I offer full instructions with very easy to understand construction steps AND a large diagram to show you how to string together the pots. Whether little or large, a Pot Person will really give your neighbors something to talk about! Terra Cotta Pot Person Instructions

 

You can purchase attractive tin Barn Stars to decorate a garden wall or the side of your house. People even use them as a decoration inside their home, too.

Barn Stars can be purchased either "natural" (tin or other metal) or in various hand painted finishes. These stars lend themselves to traditional and contemporary settings. Click here to learn about: Barn Star History

 

  How about a Painted Bowling Ball?   What a riot, eh?  :-)  This bowling ball   happens to belong to a friend of mine. I'd   love to steal it from her ... but I never   would ... just kidding! :-)

  I've also got one in my garden, but it's not   hand-painted ... I decided to leave it
  "au natural" because it has a really neat   swirled, hot magenta colored pattern to it.   Keep your eyes on the look-out when you go to yard or garage sales! You should be able to buy one really cheap.

 

If you have a water container garden, or a pond, then a Garden Water Spitter can be a nice way to add a litttle whimsicality or nice decorative touch to your garden. I've got a very informative article about setting on up. Please refer to: Garden Spitters Installation Guide

 

Well, the folklore says that Garden Gnomes are supposed to bring you "good luck" :-)  And there are certainly all sorts of sizes and "positions" and such available on today's market.

It's a matter of whether you wish to have one that closely follows antique characteristics, or one with more of a "modern" flair. Original antiques to modern plastic versions can be found online ... that is unless you have a gnome store in your town!

Click here to learn all about: History of the Garden Gnome

A very nice outdoor accent is a Mirror on a garden wall. Mirrors are a wonderful addition to your garden and can help add the illusion of more space and more flowers and plants. There are a few things to consider about the actual mirror itself and it's placement in your garden before you install one. Please read my article: All About Garden Mirrors

 

  Whimsical Insects can be   made from bent copper tubing   like the bumble bee shown here   in this photograph. This   belongs to a friend of mine.

  This isn't a difficult project ...   just one where you need a wee   bit of creativity and a long   enough piece of hollow copper tubing with which to fashion the insect or bug of your choice.

 

Hanging Wind Chimes made from unusual items, such as old keys or forks, spoons and dinner knives can make creative garden art accents.

 

  Interestingly shaped Garden   Planters, placed in the right   spot amongst flowers or plants   in your garden, or placed as a   main focal point, can certainly   prove to be a conversation   piece. This round Planter is   made from hypertufa.

 

To learn all about hypertufa — recipes, mixing, curing and projects — please refer to my Hypertufa Introduction page.
On this page you'll also find all the links to my numerous 'tufa how-tos and projects: Hypertufa Overview

 

A rather unique garden art item is this Old Man Tree Face, or some call these faces "Tree Spirits". This one hangs on a tree in a friend's garden. She purchased this one many years ago.

I'm sorry ... I don't have a project page for making one of these, however if you refer to the Sculpting article listed in the next paragraph, you could cetainly sculpt one.

A project like is not at all hard to do. I see no reason why you'd need a mold. Using your gloved hands you "pat pat" each piece of the Tree Face into the shape you want. Why, even children should be able to come up with some really interesting "faces"! (Under adult supervision, of course.)  Hypertufa Sculpting Recipe

 

  This is a Painted Terra Cotta   Pot that I did myself a year   ago. Yes, I wanted this one to   be vibrantly colored (for sure!).   And I also purposefully rubbed   off some of the damp paint   while it was drying to make it   look a bit weathered (where   you see the terra cotta color showing through the paint).

Please refer to my decorative paint overview page, where you'll also find all the links to my various paint and faux finish projects and tips: Decorative Paint Techniques For Your Garden Art Objects

 

  How about adding a   few Wall Planters in   your garden or onto a   porch, deck or even the   side of your home?   Isn't this photograph   the most incredible use   of Wall Planters you   have ever seen?!

Whether It's Store Bought Or Homemade
Incorporating The "Unexpected" Into
Your Outdoor Living Space Adds Whimsy And Charm

To easily view ALL the projects and how-tos I've got to share with you, please go to my Site Map and take a look. You might just find a few things that catch your eye.
Your garden will thank you! Site Map

Please keep coming back — I'm adding more projects
all the time :-)