Sometimes for car owners, recycling old tires becomes a real problem. But creative designers know exactly how to solve this problem and offer a huge amount creative ideas on the use of old tires. This review contains two dozen, but what original and practical ideas they are!
1. Small sandbox
A large diameter car tire can be used to create a mini sandbox for children. To do this, you just need to attach a plywood bottom to the tire and fill it with sand. Also, for convenience, the sandbox can be equipped with a wooden lid, which will protect its contents from wind and rain.
2. Bedside table
From a small tire, a couple of circles of plywood and wooden legs you can make a wonderful cabinet. To make the product look aesthetically pleasing, wrap the tire tightly with coarse rope and paint the legs in a bright color.
3. Pet bed
A thoroughly washed and neatly trimmed car tire of any diameter will be an excellent basis for creating a comfortable bed for a cat or small dog. Complete the product with a homemade mattress made from a circle of plywood, foam rubber and a cover made of bright fabric.
4. Decorative well
Worn out old tires can be used to create a wonderful garden composition in the form of a well. To do this, paint the tires any bright color and attach a circle of plywood to one of the tires. Stack the tires on top of each other so that the one with the plywood bottom ends up last. From wooden boards make a frame for the roof from slate or corrugated board. Place pots of flowers inside the well, and also hang one of the pots on the central beam of the roof.
5. Pouf with a secret
An original ottoman made from old tire, painted in a bright color, with a plywood bottom and a wooden lid that functions as a seat and turns this pouf into a storage system.
6. Flowerbeds
Unnecessary tires, with a bottom screwed to them and wooden legs, are perfect for creating wonderful flower beds that will become original decoration garden
7. Toy rack
A small wall rack that can easily be made from a scrap tire painted brightly and a few wooden shelves, fits perfectly into the interior of a nursery and is suitable for storing small toys.
8. Path
A path of several car tires dug into the ground and planted with a lawn will become an exquisite decoration of the garden and its practical detail.
9. Hanging pot
A car tire painted in a bright color can be used to create an original hanging planter that can be used to decorate a door or a tree in the garden.
10. Mirror frame
From a bicycle tire, carefully painted in White color, you will get a very unusual frame for a mirror in the bathroom or hallway.
11. Set
Wonderful furniture set, which consists of four chairs and coffee table made from waste car tires.
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12. Shelves
Small shelves made from pieces of car tires will fit perfectly into the interior of a child’s room or a teenage boy’s room.
13. Table
Charming coffee table with space for storing various small items, made from a car tire with a soft fabric trim and a plywood lid covered with the same fabric, it will fit perfectly into the interior of a women's living room.
14. Stool
A low stool with bright pom-poms, which can be made from one single tire, two circles of plywood and the most ordinary wooden legs, will become a creative detail in any interior.
15. Armchair
Several unnecessary car tires can be used to create a comfortable chair, and a braid of twine will help give it a noble and attractive look.
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16. High table
A chair made from car tire parts.
Car tire parts can be used for transformation wooden frames old chairs. The new chairs are perfect for arranging a summer patio, and will also fit into the interior of a city apartment decorated in an industrial or rustic style.
19. Upgrade steps
To ensure that the stairs to the street remain safe in winter, its steps can be decorated with pieces of rubber cut from unnecessary car tires.
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Especially for those who haven’t found theirs among these ideas yet.
It's always nice to make something beautiful and useful out of a junk item. A good example such creativity - beautiful flower beds from tires. They are not difficult to build, but their benefits are enormous. But the imagination of dacha masters is not limited to this. From old wheels, which often just lie on the road and pollute environment, they make street furniture, sculptures for the garden, and even build small children's towns.
Such a simple and unsightly material at first glance, like old car tires, in fact, seems to be specially created so that every summer resident can feel like a real artist and decorate his plot with real designer flower beds and original author’s sculptures. Without exaggeration, you can cut anything out of tires. Such crafts are on par with those made from plastic bottles all year round will delight the eyes of the owners and guests of the dacha, and most importantly, will not require special financial investments.
It’s also nice that the benefit of the idea of making crafts with your own hands from tires is double: on the one hand, we recycle a wheel that polluted the environment, and on the other, we get an original one. garden decoration or a flower bed.
Crafts made from used rubber tires amaze with their variety and the richness of the imagination of their authors. Here are the most common ones:
In the photo - flower beds made from tires A small flower bed. The easiest way to make flower beds from tires is to leave the tire as is, just decorate it brightly and fill it with soil. Nothing complicated. Even a weak woman or child can cope with this, and such a flower garden will look wonderful.
This photo shows cups made from old wheels. Flower beds made from old tires in the form of various objects. Make them more difficult. The tire is cut into two unequal parts and the larger one is turned inside out. It is worth noting that the edges of tires can be made various shapes, it's all just a matter of imagination and sleight of hand. Using this technique, flower beds are made in the form of a mug, flower, or vase. A huge rubber cup made from tires looks very funny. And some craftsmen thus build an entire tea set on their site.
Turtle made from old wheels Flower beds and sculptures in the form of animals and fairy-tale heroes. A funny frog made of tires, a kind gnome, a mysterious unicorn, beautiful swans, a three-headed dragon, a turtle, a luxurious carriage, a huge telephone - it’s easier to list what they don’t do from this available material. The only condition is to think through the composition from the very beginning, so that there are no unpleasant surprises later.
In the photo - multi-tiered flower beds for flowers or berries Multi-tiered flower beds made from several tires. The simplest one to make is a three-tier one, but the number of parts can be greater. Several tires of the same or different sizes are placed on top of each other or in a checkerboard pattern. A tire well looks impressive, stylized to look like a real one and equipped with all its inherent attributes: a chain, a shaft with a visor, a bucket. This flower bed can also be used as a vertical bed for growing berries and vegetables.
Tire beds for strawberries A strawberry bed made from tires will take up minimal space and give a rich harvest. It is also perfect for growing seedlings, herbs, and peppers. From such a flower bed you can make a fence for a raspberry or currant bush, or make several of them and use them to delimit the garden into cultural zones. It is also worth mentioning that a well made from tires is often made not only decorative, but is also used to disguise it. drainage hole or septic tank.
Experienced craftsmen and craftswomen know many secrets that help them create garden sculptures and flower beds made from tires with your own hands. They understand better than anyone how to make unique and inimitable handicrafts from old, useless trash. Here are just a few of these secrets:
- Imported tires are best suited for the job, as the rubber on them is softer and easy to cut. But in their absence, domestic products will do. In principle, they are quite easy to process and allow you to make crafts from them different shapes.
- Tires intended for use on winter roads are more pliable, easier to cut and easier to process than those used in summer.
- The longer the tire has been used and the more it is worn, the thinner, softer it is and the easier it will be to work with: cutting and turning.
- Before you start creating a craft, the material needs to be prepared: thoroughly cleaned of dirt, and degreased before painting.
- To cut car tires, use a sharp knife with a thin spine. You can check how well it is sharpened by running the blade along a notebook sheet, holding it suspended. If the knife does not cut or tears the paper, it is not sharp enough.
- Cutting a car tire for garden crafts It’s more convenient if you periodically lubricate the knife with machine oil. This will make it easier to fit into the rubber. Used oil will also work.
- When you need to cut out some shaped elements, markings are applied to the tire. It will help achieve more accurate and exact result. It is most convenient to apply it with ordinary white chalk, or, in extreme cases, with a marker.
- The durability of the craft depends on what paint you use to paint the rubber. Suitable for old wheel tires: car paints, as well as any paints for street work.
- Before painting the tire, it is recommended to prime its surface. A primer with the addition of a small amount of PVA will increase the strength of the coating and reduce paint consumption.
- Paints in aerosol cans speed up the painting process to 20-30 minutes, and the painted layer itself is made more uniform.
- Decorative finishing can be made from scrap materials. For example, cover the surface with pebbles, bottle shards, or lay out pictures from colored plastic bottle caps.
It is better to paint a flower bed from a tire not only from the outside, but also from inside. This way they will look more aesthetically pleasing, and the black rubber will not be visible from the inside.
Of course, every master has his own secrets, and it is impossible to list them all. And when you take up this fascinating business - tire sculpture, you will certainly have them too.
Several master classes on making crafts from old tires
As mentioned above, crafts made from tires are varied. Their appearance and purpose are limited only by the imagination of the master. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the basic models. After reading them, you will learn how to make a flower bed from tires with your own hands and you will be able to create original, unique and useful garden accessories yourself.
A simple flower bed in the shape of a flower
A small flower bed made like a daisy from one tire is the simplest basic model. You can make several such flower beds, arrange them sparingly and decorate the approach to the house. Sometimes they are placed on asphalt or tiled areas.
We will need:
- One old tire.
- Sharp knife.
- Marker or chalk.
Mark the cut location with a marker. We will cut the tire along them, from thickening to thickening.
Before cutting tires, make sure that they do not have metal cords that could damage the knife. They are usually inserted into truck tires.
We cut the tire along the entire circumference with even zigzag petals of any shape of your choice (triangular, oval, semicircular).
We turn the tire over and work with its reverse side. Moving the knife along the thickening, we cut out a circle from the back of the tire.
Then, around the entire circumference inside the tire, approximately every 20-25 cm we make cross sections from the cut edge to the bend (end of the tread).
After this, the tire needs to be turned out. The flowerbed is ready. All that remains is to paint it, giving it a more attractive look, fill it with soil and plant plants.
For greater clarity, watch the following video:
Garden flowerpot from an old wheel
You can make a beautiful garden vase from an old wheel in a short time.
Such flowerpots look better in pairs in front of the house, on opposite sides of the door or porch. Let's look at a step-by-step master class on how to make them.
We will need:
- Tire with disk.
- Sharp knife.
- Chalk or marker.
Using chalk or a marker, mark a zigzag line along the entire frontal circumference of the tire, along which we will begin cutting. Thanks to her, the flowerpot will look like large flower with many petals.
Cut the tire along the marked line with a sharp knife. To facilitate the process, the knife is periodically dipped in machine oil (used oil will also work).
After the wheel is cut, we check whether there are any uncut sections left and proceed to turning it out. It is better to do this together with an assistant, slowly, in parts.
After we managed to turn out the tire for the future flower bed, it turned out that there was a tube in the wheel. It needs to be cut out and thrown away.
The flowerpot is ready. Its bowl was made from the main part of the wheel. There is no need to remove the disk from the tire. It serves as a raised platform and stand for the vase, and the remains of the tire at its base provide additional support.
All we have to do is clean, degrease and decide how to beautifully paint our new garden vase. When you pour the earth into the bowl, do not forget to put a gasket on its bottom so that the earth does not spill out and make several holes in it to drain the water.
Video instructions for making a flowerpot:
Swan from an old tire
The most popular garden sculptures made from tires are swans. They are usually placed near an artificial pond, which gives the area a stunning look. You can plant grass in the bird itself, then it will seem that it is peeking out from behind the vegetation. Detailed information will help you make it step-by-step instruction with photo.
We will need:
- Sharp knife.
- An electric drill for making holes for a knife to fit into the rubber.
- Sander or file.
- Jigsaw.
- Chalk or marker (preferably a marker).
- Wire 5-6 mm in diameter (rigid, to give the shape of a “swan” neck).
- Plastic clamps (to shape the head).
- Roulette.
- Gloves.
According to the diagram, we mark the contours of the future swan on the surface of the tire using the following video, in which the author uses dimensions in inches, calling them inch in the international measurement system. Inch (1 inch) = 2.54 cm.
How beautiful and neat our sculpture will turn out depends on the accuracy of the markings.
Let's start cutting. At the initial section, we drill 3-4 holes at a distance of 3-5 cm with a drill and cut the tire between them with a knife. We insert a jigsaw into the resulting cut and begin to cut out the swan.
After all the contours are cut out, turn the tire inside out. We try to do this carefully, since careless movements in the thinnest places can tear it.
To make the bird’s figure look more neat, we smooth all the cuts along the contour with a sander.
To shape the swan's neck, we insert a wire into it. To do this, drill holes in the center of the neck and to the end of the body every 20 cm. Apply wire and secure it in the holes soft staples.
Forming the head. We make longitudinal cuts and holes, as shown in the photo, and using the same wire or plastic clamps we give the swan’s head the shape.
Our tire swan is ready. All that remains is to paint it and make a stand.
The swan can be painted white or not painted at all, leaving it black. We make the beak red. Swans look very beautiful in a pair: black and white.
Without a stand, soft rubber swans will not stand. You can simply take any tire and paint it, for example, blue. Thus, it will symbolize the pond. Or you can not be lazy and make it curly.
We make the figured stand in the same way. We mark the outline on the tire along which we will cut, cut the tire along it, turn it inside out and paint it.
Using a similar technique, you can make any shapes from tires: animals, birds, fairy-tale creatures.
But, if you don’t want to bother with complex markings and cutting, you can do it simpler. For example, assemble a cute frog from whole tires.
In the photo - a flowerbed in the shape of a frog Making a frog from tires is very simple. The body and head are assembled from one or several larger tires, eyes are assembled from small wheels, for example from a baby stroller, and paws are assembled from rubber scraps.
Flowerbed chamomile
It’s hard to come up with a decoration that’s easier to make than this flowerbed. Despite the fact that it requires several car tires, it can be assembled in literally 15-20 minutes, it looks nice, neat and will never be out of place.
We will need:
- Three old tires of the same size.
- A sharp knife or grinder.
We cut all the tires in half, having previously marked the cut locations. Before cutting, find out if there are metal cords in the rubber. A knife won’t take them, so use a grinder.
To give the future flower bed an aesthetic appearance, you can paint the tires. It is better to do this in advance, immediately after cutting.
Tires are not a material that can be easily processed. This is a rigid product made from a number of elastic but durable elements. Processing must be done carefully, carefully, and in compliance with safety precautions. It is advisable to involve children in the work only at the final stage of creating a craft.
To work you will need:
- electric drill, set of drills;
- jigsaw, grinder;
- paints, brushes, solvent;
- self-tapping screws, sets of nuts, bolts, washers.
You can make various items from tires. Can be used for:
- economic needs;
- creating territory decor;
- equipment for play areas.
Household crafts
Most often used for caring for livestock and gardening. When breeding poultry, they are used as drinking bowls and feeders. For arrangement, they are cut into two halves and placed on a walking area. It is advisable to install drinking bowls and feeders on stands. Tires can be used as perches. Manufacturing is simple and will not cause any difficulties during creation. It is enough to put out a few tires and fill them with straw and hay.
Arrangement of beds
It is convenient to use them to equip beds for vegetables grown using the bush method. To make the base of the bed, the middle is cut out from both sides of the tire. The resulting border is installed in a specific place in the garden. Filled with soil and fertilizers. Plants are planted in the created bed.
Tires are preferable for growing cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggplants. passenger cars. It is advisable to plant lettuce, parsley, and celery in beds equipped with truck tires.
Furniture making
Furniture is a necessary household element. Tables, ottomans, chairs are always in demand. Manufacturing is not difficult, but the process is longer and requires decoration.
Materials, accessories:
- thick plywood, chipboard;
- jigsaw, drill;
- self-tapping screws, a set of furniture bolts and nuts;
- foam;
- glue for plastic, foam rubber;
- textile;
- furniture stapler;
- enamel paint.
Process of creation
To make a table you will need three tires. To make a pouf, two. We fasten the car parts together using self-tapping screws or bolts. We cut out a table top and pouffe seats from plywood and chipboard. We glue foam rubber onto the seats, cover them with fabric, and staple them to the seat. We secure the tabletop with self-tapping screws and bolts. We paint the details of the table and pouf. The leisure area furniture is ready.
Decoration of the territory
The neat appearance of the area near a residential building always pleases people. Landscaping is a necessary and enjoyable activity. The beauty and uniqueness of lawns and paths evoke a feeling of respect and add pleasant impressions. Most often, flower beds and flowerpots are equipped to create decor.
Required parts:
- tires;
- plywood, chipboard;
- dye.
Manufacturing procedure
A circle covering the bottom of the tire is cut out of plywood and screwed to the base with self-tapping screws. The manufactured container is painted. After drying it is exposed to plot of land. It is filled with soil, fertilized, and planted with flowers. Such flower beds will improve the entire area of the site.
A flower bed made from several tires looks impressive. A flowerbed can consist of several rows. The simplest option is a two-row flower type. Flowers are planted in the central part, which are the basis of the plan. Flowers and grass are planted at the bottom, creating a general background.
Making flower pots
For production you will need:
- specified tools;
- tire;
- rope;
Creation order
On the tire, draw a straight line with chalk along the top edge of the inner rim. Use a jigsaw to cut off the remaining sidewall. We turn it over to the other side and carry out the same manipulations. It turns out to be a rubber basket. We paint it, after drying we hang it in a designated place. We fill up the soil and plant flowers.
These are the simplest elements. Complex elements include animal figures, cartoon and fairy tale characters. But they can also be manufactured. Imagination, patience, desire will help you accomplish any task.
We will equip a playground
The children's playground is a special place. It should be equipped with various play areas, the interior should be pleasing to the eye, and ensure safety during transportation. The use of tires will ensure that these conditions are met.
The following are made from tires: trees, sandboxes, labyrinths, swings, tunnels. On sports grounds they are used as airbags when setting up jumping zones. For ambiance, we decorate the site with figurines of your favorite cartoon characters and animals.
To create a swing you need:
- tire;
- chains, rope;
- 4 staples;
- drill.
Manufacturing procedure
Painting a tire bright color. On its upper part we drill holes equidistant from each other. We fasten the brackets in the holes with bolts. We attach chains or tie ropes to the staples. We hang it on a crossbar, a branchy tree.
The second version of the swing. Used:
- one tire;
- wooden beam;
- board;
- self-tapping screws;
- door handles.
Manufacturing procedure
Cut the tire into two equal halves. On the cutting line we install a beam equal to the diameter of the tire and attach it with self-tapping screws. We paint the outer and inner surfaces. After drying, we attach a polished, painted board to the timber. On both sides of the board, at an equal distance, we screw the door handles. The swing is ready, we install it on the platform.
Craft "Cheburashka"
One of the favorite children's characters is Cheburashka. This cartoon character always pleases with his presence.
For arrangement you will need:
- 3 tires;
- paints;
- plywood sheet;
- self-tapping screws;
- small furniture corners.
Figurine production
Tires are used to create passenger cars. We insert plywood into two tires, which we attach with self-tapping screws. Paint the base dark Brown color. We paint the plywood inside the tires with a lighter color. We fasten tires with inserts together. We install it vertically on a tire placed horizontally. We cut out the ears from plywood and attach the figures to the head with staples. We paint the elements of Cheburashka's face.
There are many photographs of crafts made from tires on the Internet. They will help you make decisions when making crafts. This activity will bring benefit and joy to the family. Will inspire new creative actions.
Human imagination is inexhaustible. Craftsmen from among the people work real miracles with what pragmatic consumers throw away. Almost everything is used: broken pots, seashells, stones, old equipment and other utensils that are no longer used for their intended purpose, but acquire a second life when the hands of a master touch them. And, of course, the list of “raw materials” for practical decor is not complete without outdated car tires.
Previously, they were used exclusively for economy-class playgrounds; today they have come up with many more creative uses: photo crafts from car tires, accompanying our article is a clear confirmation of this.
Crafts from tires for the garden: garden furniture
The simplest thing, in our opinion, is tire product – dining or coffee table. Glue two or three pre-cleaned and painted tires (depending on what height you want to get), secure any alternative tabletop on top: wood, plastic, glass, or simply cover the tire with twine. Movable wheels attached to the bottom add mobility to the product.
Will complement unusual table Another tire product – ottoman or armchair. Cut a circle from chipboard or thick plywood to fill the cavity inside the tire, put a couple of layers of foam on top - the pouf should be comfortable. The upholstery for such a “chair” can be knitted or sewn from any fabric or an old blanket in a spectacular Scottish check. Make the legs from blocks, and the back from another tire, cut in half.
How to make an ottoman from a tire: master class
Crafts from wheels for children
Tire crafts for They will not let your child get bored, providing him with productive and exciting leisure time. Cover the old wheel with colored twine and cut a “cover” to size for it - you’ll get a comfortable one box for children's street toys.
A massive truck tire easily turns into, and a pair of tires suspended from a tree will simultaneously become swing and an equilibristic projectile. The main thing is that the tree is strong, and the ropes and fastenings are reliable - appropriate for the age and weight of the child.
DIY tire swing: video
Crafts made from tires for the garden
A hollow tire is an excellent alternative. And it’s not at all necessary to cut swans or other intricate designs out of it. tire figures , as they did back in Soviet times. Just a few wheels, painted in bright colors and laid out in a certain sequence, look much more impressive and stylish.
Get creative - don't put flowerbed tires on the ground, and hang them from the ceiling on ropes or chains. A climbing, beautifully flowing flower, for example, an ampelous petunia or begonia, planted in such a “pot” will delight you with abundant and long-lasting flowering.
If you want to zone your space personal plot, make it low h abor from tires , placing garden lanterns next to it. When there are differences in elevation or access to water on the site, old tires will become alternative steps, the main thing is to reliably “mount” them into the ground.
A person’s desire to decorate the territory of his dacha, to create a wonderful, cozy atmosphere using things at hand, contributed to the emergence of many design ideas.
The original material for implementing extraordinary ideas is old car tires.
Entertaining crafts made from tires for the garden will decorate both flower beds and playgrounds, as well as paths. Tires and tires can be used not only to create elements garden decor, but also for practical purposes - you can use them to build a swimming pool, furniture, swings, sandbox, and bicycle parking.
The photo below shows extraordinary ideas for crafts made from tires.
Idea No. 1. Making a flower bed from tires
The easiest way is to take an unnecessary tire, fill it with soil and plant plants. Of course it won't be unique decorative element garden design.
To fix everything, we take bright colors(acrylic or oil based) and paint the tires. Next, we place them on top of each other, resulting in a multi-tiered flower bed.
An original solution would be a vertically located flower bed, folded in the shape of a pyramid. We fill the soil inside and plant climbing flowers - petunias or strawberries. On top you can place a pot with a single plant.
Tires can be used to make hanging flower bed. For this you will need steel chain– it will need to be attached to a tire and the entire structure hung on a tree.
To prevent the soil from spilling, cover the bottom of the tire with a thick sheet of rubber or other suitable material.
An unusual solution would be to make flower beds in the form of a teapot and cups. All you need is a few tires and some scrap metal tape and pipes.
Idea No. 2. Tire figures
Another type of crafts made from tires for the garden are a variety of unusual and intricate figures made from tires. They will enliven your garden and improve the mood of everyone in the household.
The figure of a swan is very popular. To make it you will need a tire without metal cord. It must be pre-marked.
For cutting, use a well-sharpened knife. Let's fix the swan neck metal rod. The final step is to coat the resulting product with white or black paint (depending on what kind of swan you want - white or black).
It’s enough to simply create a funny horse, zebra or giraffe. Such figures will require installation in the ground wooden beam medium size including tire.
Crafts should be painted in colors corresponding to a particular representative of the fauna.
It's easy to turn old tires and cans into a frog or a cute turtle. A little imagination will help you make interesting and unusual installations.
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Idea No. 3. Country furniture
Furniture made from tires will look great in the garden.
They can be made in different styles and using different upholstery materials, ranging from leather and textiles to wicker and wire.
The tires will make a comfortable chair in which it will be wonderful to relax in the lap of nature. To do this, we take tires and wrap them with intertwined straps and ribbons. It won't take much time, and the result will be entertaining.
You can make garden furniture from different-sized tires of medium and low hardness.
Tires make beautiful tables, ottomans, armchairs, chandeliers, fountains and washbasins.
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Idea No. 4. Tire swing
Swings are an integral part of any playground. Tire swings are safer than those made of wood or metal. They are quite simple to make.
You will need:
- strong horizontal branch;
- sharp knife and jigsaw;
- chain or strong rope;
- tire.
We tie the end of the rope into a loop; the knots must be strong and reliable. We throw the loop over the branch, pass the rest of the rope through it and tighten it. We place the tires perpendicular to the ground.
We pass the rope through them and fasten it at a height of approximately 0.9 m from the earth's surface. The swing is ready!
Idea No. 5. Tire track
Paths created from waste tires, or rather from their tread part, look unusual and original.
We bring to your attention a selection of photos of various crafts made from tires.
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Tires are a universal material for creating a wide variety of things with your own hands.
Numerous master classes on crafts made from tires can be easily found on the Internet. Therefore, if you have unnecessary old tires lying around, feel free to put them to work, creating memorable elements of garden decor.
Photos of crafts made from tires
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