An unusual and stylish street lamp can be made from grapevines in the fall. We will need an inflatable beach ball as a template. We wrap the vine around the ball, securing the intersections with wire to strengthen the structure.
After our improvised ball of vine is ready, we deflate the ball and carefully pull it out.
Inside such a ball you can place it as a solar lamp, and wrap it with LED strip for outdoor lighting. Such strips often have a color switch, then using the remote control you can change the color of your street lighting.
flower bed
What could be more beautiful than a bright flowering flower bed in the garden? The stump left from the tree will be an interesting solution for decorating a flower garden.
To do this, make a 10-20 cm recess in the central part of the stump (leaving about 8 cm sides). At the bottom of the recess, at an outward angle, drill several holes for water drainage. Drainage should be placed at the bottom of the depression (fine gravel is fine). Fill the hole with the required potting mix.
Choose plants that suit the style of your garden. These can be either flowering or herbaceous species.
Petunia, nasturtium, ornamental strawberries and other climbing plants are an excellent option for such a flower bed. A young tree or fern will look stylish.
Wildflowers suitable for a “wild garden” are cornflowers, tagates (marigolds), and phlox. If you want to cover the entire stump, you can plant plants around it. Such a flowerbed will not go unnoticed.
Application in various interiors
The versatility of wooden lamps allows them to be used in the design of a wide variety of rooms, regardless of style. They are most appropriate in the setting of a country house, decorated in country, Provence, and oriental styles. The combination of natural simplicity with sophistication is the most valuable quality of wood.
Original “antique” lamps made of wood are widely in demand in retro styles. They are often made in the shape of cart wheels, with candle-shaped lamps located around the circumference. This design is usually used in restaurants, bars, and hotels.
Ceiling models look great in large rooms and living rooms, bringing luxury and elegance to the interior. Spot lighting options are relevant for small rooms, especially if they have low ceilings.
Lamps of simple shapes, without any frills, are suitable for country style. They may look a little rough, but they will create a feeling of unity with nature and fit organically into the space without conflicting with other objects.
Oriental style requires the use of solid wood, welcomes clear shapes and lines, complemented by oriental motifs.
Retro is characterized by classic options or more original models, stylized as antiques.
Classic makes it possible to use stained glass; a lampshade for a lamp can be made from it; wooden structures have smooth, streamlined shapes.
High-tech allows you to create original designs by combining wood with metal, frosted glass and other materials.
Hemp flowerbed
You will need: a dry stump, a chainsaw, an axe, a piece of polystyrene foam, a ruler, an antiseptic, paint, soil, sand, flowers (which ones are best to use are described in the master class in paragraph 7).
Master Class
- Trim the bottom edge with a chainsaw to create a level base.
- Draw contours on the surface of the stump, retreating at least 5 cm.
- Make 10-20 cm indentations in the stump using a chainsaw and an axe.
- Treat the inner walls of the stump with an antiseptic or paint it. This way the stump will last longer.
- Using a chainsaw, drill a hole for drainage to prevent moisture from accumulating, then insert a piece of foam.
- Mix store-bought soil with garden soil and add sand, then pour it into the stump.
- Plant flowers. Flowers with a small root system are best suited, such as: tulips, begonia, petunia, geranium, daffodils, oxalis, purslane, pansies, primroses, marigolds...
- Water your flowers regularly and take care of your flower bed.
The hemp flower bed is ready! I recommend watching this video!
Do-it-yourself flower bed at the dacha from a block of wood
I recommend viewing a photo gallery of ideas for creating flower beds on a stump!
Crafts from stumps
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Crafts made from stumps look quite beautiful and unusual. You can even make such decorative items with your own hands. This article is especially suitable for those who have old stumps left on their summer cottage after cutting down dried trees. When a sufficiently large number of ownerless stumps remain in the garden, they can easily be turned into some beautiful landscape element of a summer cottage. You can give old stumps another life, then they can serve you for many more years, bringing both beauty and practicality to your garden interior every day.
In the sections of this article we will look at what crafts you can make from old stumps and driftwood for your garden and dacha with your own hands. Below will be attached a photo that clearly shows ready-made decorative products that will decorate your yard in the country.
Making crafts from a stump with your own hands
Making crafts from tree stumps with your own hands is, in principle, not such a difficult task. In addition, on the Internet you can find ready-made products and make everything according to the sample. This will be especially useful and convenient for those who do not want to bother creating their own idea for a long time, as well as for those who have their day scheduled down to the minute. We offer you several ideas for making crafts from stumps for the garden with your own hands.
Flowerbed
From old tree stumps you can make a beautiful flower bed, on which a variety of flowers will then grow. To do this, you will need the following:
- First you need to remove a small section of the core (about thirty centimeters) from the tree trunk using a chisel and a hammer.
- After this, a ten-centimeter layer of expanded clay should be poured into the hole in the stump, which will later serve as drainage.
- Then you need to pour fertile soil on top of the expanded clay so that its layer is twenty centimeters.
- That's all. Your stump flower bed is ready.
Climbing plants grow well in such flower beds. For these purposes, you can plant petunia, ornamental strawberries or nasturtium. And to make your flower arrangement look complete, you can plant flowers around the stump, which can then completely hide the stump.
Flower stand
From the stumps you can make a craft in the form of a flower stand. If you do not want to uproot the core and then grow flowers inside the stump, then you can simply make a pedestal out of the stump, on which pots of flowers will then stand.
Features of the material
Natural wood, in addition to its aesthetic properties, has a number of significant advantages. Products made from it are easy to use and environmentally friendly. When heated, wood does not emit toxic substances, but on the contrary, it has a beneficial effect on people with chronic respiratory diseases, having healing properties. This effect is especially typical for coniferous species.
Wood is a material sufficiently pliable that in the skillful hands of a master it can acquire exactly the forms that he intended. Therefore, any creative design ideas come to life. Luxurious photos of exclusive wooden lamps easily convince of this.
The material is quite versatile, due to which it can be used widely, in almost any type of interior. Interesting configurations and a variety of shapes allow the item to organically fit into any style.
Lamps made of wood in the interior look solid and noble, and besides, they go well with objects made from a wide variety of materials: plastic, glass, metal.
Along with the listed advantages, wood also has disadvantages. It is highly flammable, for this reason the products should not be placed in rooms containing fireplaces, gas stoves and other sources of possible ignition.
The material is very sensitive to temperature changes and high humidity, so placing wooden lamps in the bathroom or kitchen is extremely undesirable. In addition, wood attracts small pests - termites and other insects. It is advisable to coat the products with special protective compounds that will prevent their appearance and protect the material from deformation.
When using an electrical appliance, observe a number of simple precautions:
- place the light source at a sufficiently large distance from open fire (fireplace, stove);
- remember that the optimal location for the device is considered to be rooms with normal humidity levels and room temperature;
- wooden lamps do not allow the installation of ordinary incandescent lamps in them: their heating temperature is too high, it is unsafe; use LED, halogen, fluorescent lamps.
Master class on making luminous chairs
In this section, we would like to offer you a master class on making a craft from a stump in the form of a glowing seat, which can stand in your yard at the dacha or in the garden. So, to make a decorative, beautiful chair from an old small tree trunk, you will need the following materials:
- old, unnecessary stumps;
- sandpaper;
- luminescent paint (you can use any shade that you like best).
After all the materials have been collected, you can begin to create an interesting craft from a stump. Experts who are involved in garden interior design recommend following this master class on making luminous seats from old stumps:
- First, you should prepare the stumps so that they are the same in height and have a smooth surface.
- Next, you need to clean the top of the old stumps. To do this you need to use sandpaper.
- After this, the surfaces of the stumps need to be painted with paint of any color and wait until the paint dries thoroughly.
Once the fluorescent paint has dried, the stump seats will be ready for use. Remember that this craft glows best at night.
As you can see, creating crafts from stumps with your own hands does not cause any difficulties. Moreover, all the materials for creating a decorative product can be found in any hardware store. Therefore, get creative and try to make original and beautiful crafts from stumps that you can use to decorate the interior of your garden. We are confident that you will succeed and will not stop there.
Pasting the base
How to make a stump with your own hands next? Pasting occurs in layers. In our sample, toilet paper was selected. Choose cheap and dense, gray color. It is simply dipped into brewed glue and applied to the container, forming folds of the “bark” of the stump with your hands. The roots are also prepared in the same way. To prevent the craft from sticking to the table surface after drying, cover it with cling film.
To get a high-quality stump, it is enough to glue 5-6 layers of paper. Then put the workpiece in a warm place and let it dry thoroughly. This may take several days. Then turn the stump upside down and, turning the jar by the neck, pull out the glass base. The craft is dense due to the thickness of the paper.
You already understand how to make a stump with your own hands. The next step is to paint the hemp with brown gouache. You can draw annual tree rings on the top. To prevent the paint from staining your hands, cover the stump with acrylic varnish. After production, the craft can be attached to thick cardboard (if necessary).
Hemp lamp
You will need: dry stump, lamp with socket, wires and plug for the socket, clear wood varnish, brush, chainsaw, hammer, chisel, sandpaper, soldering iron.
Master Class
- Prepare the stump and remove the tree bark.
- Sand the stump with sandpaper.
- Take a chainsaw and make 2 cuts at a distance of 1 cm, then knock out the core with a chisel and hammer. In this way, make 5 cuts on the stump in a circle.
The hemp lamp is ready! I recommend watching this video!
How to make a wood lamp / How to make wood lamp
Wooden chandelier
Wooden chandelier for a wooden house? Why not. Everything goes together very well.
The material is ordinary pine branches, which were picked up in the forest. Cleared of bark, sanded, stained and varnished.
The lampshades that are present in the photographs are attached directly to the light bulbs using clothespins, so they can be easily changed.
All wiring in the chandelier is double, and in some places triple insulated; the wires are connected using terminal clamps - it’s reliable, simple and safe.
flower bed
What could be more beautiful than a bright flowering flower bed in the garden? The stump left from the tree will be an interesting solution for decorating a flower garden.
To do this, make a 10-20 cm recess in the central part of the stump (leaving about 8 cm sides). At the bottom of the recess, at an outward angle, drill several holes for water drainage. Drainage should be placed at the bottom of the depression (fine gravel is fine). Fill the hole with the required potting mix.
Choose plants that suit the style of your garden. These can be either flowering or herbaceous species.
Petunia, nasturtium, ornamental strawberries and other climbing plants are an excellent option for such a flower bed. A young tree or fern will look stylish.
Wildflowers suitable for a “wild garden” are cornflowers, tagates (marigolds), and phlox. If you want to cover the entire stump, you can plant plants around it. Such a flowerbed will not go unnoticed.
Crafts from stumps
- Making crafts from a stump with your own hands Flowerbed
- Flower stand
- Table
- Decorative mushrooms
- Lamp
- Similar materials
- Comments and reviews
Crafts made from stumps look quite beautiful and unusual. You can even make such decorative items with your own hands. This article is especially suitable for those who have old stumps left on their summer cottage after cutting down dried trees. When a sufficiently large number of ownerless stumps remain in the garden, they can easily be turned into some beautiful landscape element of a summer cottage. You can give old stumps another life, then they can serve you for many more years, bringing both beauty and practicality to your garden interior every day.
In the sections of this article we will look at what crafts you can make from old stumps and driftwood for your garden and dacha with your own hands. Below will be attached a photo that clearly shows ready-made decorative products that will decorate your yard in the country.
Making crafts from a stump with your own hands
Making crafts from tree stumps with your own hands is, in principle, not such a difficult task. In addition, on the Internet you can find ready-made products and make everything according to the sample. This will be especially useful and convenient for those who do not want to bother creating their own idea for a long time, as well as for those who have their day scheduled down to the minute. We offer you several ideas for making crafts from stumps for the garden with your own hands.
Flowerbed
From old tree stumps you can make a beautiful flower bed, on which a variety of flowers will then grow. To do this, you will need the following:
- First you need to remove a small section of the core (about thirty centimeters) from the tree trunk using a chisel and a hammer.
- After this, a ten-centimeter layer of expanded clay should be poured into the hole in the stump, which will later serve as drainage.
- Then you need to pour fertile soil on top of the expanded clay so that its layer is twenty centimeters.
- That's all. Your stump flower bed is ready.
Climbing plants grow well in such flower beds. For these purposes, you can plant petunia, ornamental strawberries or nasturtium. And to make your flower arrangement look complete, you can plant flowers around the stump, which can then completely hide the stump.
Flower stand
From the stumps you can make a craft in the form of a flower stand. If you do not want to uproot the core and then grow flowers inside the stump, then you can simply make a pedestal out of the stump, on which pots of flowers will then stand.
To make a stump look beautiful, it can be refined by decorating the surface of the tree trunk with various details of different sizes. You can also paint the stump in any color, but it is best to use brighter, more saturated shades.
If you want a tree stump craft to serve you for a long period of time and not collapse, then the stump must be cleaned in advance, the surface treated with specialized chemicals, and then covered with a layer of varnish and permanent paint.
This design will look quite beautiful and original on your summer cottage.
Master class on making luminous chairs
In this section, we would like to offer you a master class on making a craft from a stump in the form of a glowing seat, which can stand in your yard at the dacha or in the garden. So, to make a decorative, beautiful chair from an old small tree trunk, you will need the following materials:
- old, unnecessary stumps;
- sandpaper;
- luminescent paint (you can use any shade that you like best).
After all the materials have been collected, you can begin to create an interesting craft from a stump. Experts who are involved in garden interior design recommend following this master class on making luminous seats from old stumps:
- First, you should prepare the stumps so that they are the same in height and have a smooth surface.
- Next, you need to clean the top of the old stumps. To do this you need to use sandpaper.
- After this, the surfaces of the stumps need to be painted with paint of any color and wait until the paint dries thoroughly.
Once the fluorescent paint has dried, the stump seats will be ready for use. Remember that this craft glows best at night.
As you can see, creating crafts from stumps with your own hands does not cause any difficulties. Moreover, all the materials for creating a decorative product can be found in any hardware store. Therefore, get creative and try to make original and beautiful crafts from stumps that you can use to decorate the interior of your garden. We are confident that you will succeed and will not stop there.
Paths and paths
A wooden log can easily become a decorative garden path if you cut it into round pieces and pave the selected alley with them. But in order for such a path to last longer, you will need to carefully approach the issue of its creation.
Important! You cannot use rounds that have lost their integrity and have splits. Such elements begin to deteriorate faster than others, and the path will soon have to be repaired.
Creating a track:
- Prepared round pieces must be treated with an antiseptic. They are then varnished so they can withstand moisture. After which the lower part is covered with bitumen mastic or tar.
- Then they mark the path and remove the top part of the soil with a shovel up to a depth of 20 cm. The exact depth depends on the size of the created dies.
- The bottom of the trench is covered with geotextile, then a layer of gravel is placed on top and a layer of sand on top. And prepared rounds are laid on top of the sand. Each layer must be compacted with a vibrating plate, otherwise the track will quickly lose its shape.
The sides are secured with a layer of concrete and stone. The space between the wood can also be filled with concrete. This is a lightweight, effective and relatively inexpensive solution for garden paths.
