Green Garden Art: Save Your Old Shovels and Rakes From The Landfill
Creative idea
When cleaning out my garage I found dozens of old tools I never used anymore. Solution? Reuse them as 
garden art.
Using Freecycle, I found free mirrors in my local community from people who wanted to get rid of them without cluttering the landfill. Then, with my newly created garden art, I mixed it up on the back wall of my garden.
Voila!
Here is what you will need:
- Primer
- Paint
- Tape
Here is how you do it:
- Tape off the area you do not want painted on your tools.
- Paint your tools with primer, particularly if they are rusty, because it enables the paint to last longer in harsh weather.
- Paint your tools with colored top coat.
- Allow to dry.
- Hang.
This project took me less than a half-day to do and I also painted several clay pots to coordinate the colors a bit in the garden.
How fun and easy was that? Love it!
Make a difference for the world by being more sustainable – when you have something old you might throw out in the landfill, stop and think of a creative idea that will allow you to reuse it.
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What a great way to dress up some old finds. You picked the perfect colors too!
Your Green Garden always inspires!
I like how your pots on the table and elsewhere match your tools! But those tools really grabbed my attention when I stepped into your backyard! Love it!
So cute! I love this idea. I should do that with a few things around here in my garden to brighten it up!
Thanks – so glad you like my creative idea!
Shawna
Thanks – so glad you like my creative idea!
Shawna
Love the shovels Shawna, and love the bright primary colors.
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Nice idea. Great pics. I'm having fun as well browsing the second hand stores for good finds. I'll never look at an old shovel the same again!