From stones
To make ladybugs we need:
- black gel pen;
- pencils;
- several brushes;
- acrylic paint and varnish;
- some PVA glue.
First, wash and dry the stones well. We dilute the water with PVA glue in equal proportions and lightly smear the stones with this solution. By doing this, we will level each stone, get rid of roughness and prevent the absorption of paints. After the glue dries, apply white acrylic paint, slightly diluted with water. This will make the top layers brighter and juicier.
After the acrylic layer has dried, you can start drawing the main contours with pencils. 
Then we draw with paints, first with two layers of red, and after black we draw the front and back parts.
At this stage, we need to get a few blanks before more painstaking work - detailed drawing. Start with black dots on the wings using a thin brush, and continue with thin lines on the body using a black gel pen.
White paint is used for the muzzle: in front we draw eyes, eyelashes and a smile. We give a glossy shine with acrylic varnish and fix the painting. 
The choice of a place where to place the made masterpieces depends only on your imagination.
Did you know? Despite the cuteness of these insects, ladybugs are real predators in their world, exterminating many insects that are harmful to cultivated plants.
From plastic bottles
You can make a ladybug very simply and effectively from plastic bottles. They will not be very similar to real insects, but will be a good decoration for your garden.
Take several colored plastic bottles, the size of your choice and something suitable for the role of the insect's head (round or ball). All this will eventually be attached to each other with universal glue.
The lower part of the container, which we will cut out with scissors, will act as the body. For plausibility, we will take just a small part of the whole bottle. 
On the cut off part, we will apply characteristic black spots with the help of paint. On transparent bottles, the pattern will look less convincing than on colored ones. But the situation can be corrected with acrylic paint and indelible markers.
You can use something round as a head, even a bottle cap. 
If there are old unnecessary toys available, then you can borrow eyes from them and make the insect even more convincing. You can also just draw them. 
Mustache will have to work hard. It can be glued hooks or wire. If the head is made of something soft, then the antennae can be attached by simply piercing it. 
From balls
To make a ladybug from balls, you need to take:
- balls;
- primer;
- acrylic paints;
- sandpaper;
- brushes.
Any oval or spherical object is suitable for making an insect. AT this example golf balls are used. Take sandpaper and polish the roughness on the ball, then prime with a spray. After the primer dries, apply red paint. Then with a brush we apply the main elements of the appearance of the insect: wings, spots. We use white paint for the eyes. To protect against exposure environment cover our bugs with clear varnish.
We place our creations on our site and surprise our loved ones. 
From helmets
To make a ladybug from a helmet with our own hands, we will take, in fact, the helmet itself, paints of a suitable color and brushes. Construction, mining and even children's will do. Buying them is not difficult, but some craftsmen still prefer children's bicycle or toy helmets.
Let's paint our plastic blank with one color. Then draw a strip in the middle with black paint. This will be the place where the wings of the insect meet. Decorate the rest of the space with black spots. 
The front part is painted like a muzzle - a mouth and eyes are drawn. We let our work dry well and fasten it to a wooden surface with small screws.
From bowls
To make a ladybug out of a bowl it is necessary to perform the same manipulations as with a helmet, due to the similarity of these two objects. 
from cement
We need a container (an old ball cut in two). A mixture of cement and sand is poured into it in a ratio of one to three and water. The consistency should be creamy. The bottom is pre-lined with a film or bag. This will make it easier to remove the workpiece from the mold, which is best placed in a recess in or a bowl. 
The workpiece will harden for several days. From polyethylene, we will not get an absolutely flat surface. 
We will get rid of the remnants of the film and level the surface with a solution, to which we will add additional tile adhesive. Rubber gloves must be used to protect hands. 
Next, let's start marking and painting. To do this, we use crayons, pencils, coals. 
Finishing will be carried out with multi-colored mosaic tiles cut with a tile cutter. 
Glue the tiles with tile adhesive. After a while, we overwrite the seams and cover with a water-repellent agent. 
DIY garden crafts can bring you great pleasure. Choose the figurine that best suits your character and the design of your garden. let's try to make garden figurines out of cement with our own hands. The process is surprisingly not as complicated as it seems. But the result is really amazing!
See what beautiful flower containers you can make from cement mortar and an old rag. Indeed, crafts from improvised materials!
Decorative openwork ball made of cement.
For work, we need a solution of cement - we mix a thick solution of 1 part of sand, 1 part of cement.
We immerse the rope in the solution, it can also be strips from an old T-shirt, etc. We inflate the balloon, prepare a stand for it, where it will dry. It can be a regular bucket. 
We wrap the ball with a rope in cement mortar.
After the solution dries, blow off the ball with a needle. All! Our garden art object is ready. Can be dyed as desired.
Original crafts for the cement garden.
Agree, it looks like dragon eggs)) We will do this from cement.
We take the same balloon and cover it with cement mortar. Here you can add a tablespoon of gypsum to the solution, but you need to work quickly.
After the solution dries, remove the ball and paint the inside of the egg. Can be used as an Easter decor in the country - making it a flower arrangement of primroses.
Crafts for the garden. DIY garden gnomes made of cement.
These cute garden gnomes are also very easy to make.
For the gnome, we need cement, a metal rod, a stocking and ropes. Pour the cement solution into the stocking, for the fortress we insert metal fittings into it. Twisting the rope, we form spouts, legs. Let's not forget about the beard - this is an additional piece of material under the gnome's nose. We hang the gnome by the top of the hat and leave to dry.
When the cement dries, remove the gnome and polish it on top with a more liquid solution of cement and gypsum. We are waiting for the gnome to dry and we can tint or paint. Cute, isn't it?
Garden fountain with leaves.
We will not talk about the principles of creating a fountain in the country. This topic is a separate article, and you can read it in detail here. We will make leaves out of cement.
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We need a large enough sheet, and with the help of cement, we form a copy of it.
After drying, the sheet can be worked out and painted in more detail.
And you will become, almost free of charge, the owner of such a beautiful fountain.
Original flower beds with their own hands.
Are you not a sculptor? But believe me, you can make these original flower containers.
We need a plastic container, foam plastic, reinforcing mesh. We make a cement mortar by adding a spoonful of gypsum directly into the palm of the mortar and this is how we form our “sculpture”
But not all of us are fans of modern abstract art. But you can do garden crafts in a classic style.
But, because you are not a sculptor yet, you need a template - it may well be an old doll.
Because it will not be just a decorative garden figurine, but a flower garden in the form of a girl's head, then the upper part must be cut off.
Then the head is painted. In order to give texture, the template is first painted with dark gray paint. Allow to dry and apply a layer of lighter paint. After drying, a layer of even lighter paint is applied with light strokes.
This is a very simple process, and all the examples of this style that you see in the article were made by teenagers in a craft class.
Beautiful crafts for the garden. DIY garden figurines.
For those who liked the process of making concrete crafts, we will tell you another simply stunning technique for creating garden figurines.
Yes, we need the old doll again!
First, we strengthen the doll with hot glue and a bamboo stick for sushi on a heavy stand. By the way, we can also make it from cement. we cut out the wings of an angel from polystyrene foam, fasten it with hot glue to the doll. We will give the doll a new dress and, with the help of dabs of hot glue, create a more interesting texture on the wings and hair.
We coat our template with a solution of cement with gypsum. We paint.
Now, with the help of old toys, you can make almost any garden figurine yourself.
Flowerbed cat.
This funny flowerbed cat is made from a plastic bottle and cement. 
We will need: cement, sand, gypsum, water, a large plastic bottle, wire, paint, wooden slats, varnish. 
The owner of this cat Koneva Natasha will tell us how to make such a funny figurine with your own hands. We cut off a plastic bottle - it is this container that will be our flower garden. In order to prevent the cement from slipping off the plastic, we wrap it tightly with wire. We knock down a wooden frame from the rails. We attach our plastic container to it. 
We knead the cement mortar of the consistency of thick sour cream at the rate of 1 part sand, 1 part cement. We will add gypsum only to the finished portion, which is in our hand, because. the gypsum solution hardens instantly. We work with rubber gloves. 
We take a handful of the solution in our hand and add a tablespoon of gypsum to it. We knead it in our hands, roll it up with a sausage and fasten it to the frame. So step by step we impose portions of the solution on top of each other, creating the necessary bulges and smoothing the surface. 
We sculpt the face of our cat from small balls of mortar in much the same way as we sculpted from plasticine in childhood. In order for small parts to hold better, before attaching them to the body, we lubricate the surface of the figure with water. 
We polish the surface of our garden figurine with a wet hand. To dry the figurine, cover with cellophane for 3-4 days. On the first day, the figure must be periodically additionally moistened with water. After drying, sand the surface with sandpaper. 
You can paint such a figure with water-based paint, enamel, car paints. After painting, cover the surface with varnish. For the winter, the garden figurine must be removed from the street, because. frost can crack it. Perhaps you want to get yourself such a wonderful cat. 
The great thing about cement figurines is that they are cheap to make compared to metal or wood garden figurines. You can start with simple crafts for the garden, which can be no less interesting than some particularly complex ones. You can combine cement with other materials. - for the face of this little garden fairy "Ladybug" they took the head of an old doll. 
Dacha is not only a place where you grow vegetables and fruits. On the standard six acres (and some may have more) you can let your imagination unleash for real! In the country, you can bring to life a variety of and, at times, even wild ideas. Many of them will not only decorate your garden, but will also be very useful in the hard work of a gardener. And most importantly - country homemade products will give new life things that, it would seem, are long overdue for going to the landfill.
From what can you create country crafts with your own hands? Now you will be surprised, but everything can be used! Do not rush to throw things in the trash that have served their time or at first glance seem like garbage. Imagine a little - maybe this old shoe is still good for something?
| Things | Transformation Ideas |
|---|---|
| Plastic bottles | Lemonade, milk, juice bottles are perfect as any details for creating interesting figures, as well as for creating fences around beds or an irrigation system. The material from which they are made is very durable and moisture resistant and will last more than one season in the country. |
| Milk boxes | Excellent "pots" for seedlings! This has been known to gardeners for many years. |
| old shoes | Create original flower pots from the "battalion" of old shoes. |
| Tires | Car tires can be used not only as flower beds: you can create amazing animals and birds from them, and if you sheathe them with fabric or twine, you will get excellent seats. |
| Lumber trimmings | There is no need to burn the remains of the boards in the oven - it is better to use them to decorate the fence, creating an interesting ornament, or to create small flower beds, paths, shelves. |
| old technology | The skeleton of an ordinary Soviet bicycle, a rusty car, a broken motorcycle do not have to be scrapped - arrange them as a flower bed! |
| aluminum cans | Of these, you can make a device that repels moles. It is enough to put a jar on a stick buried in the ground. |
| Broken glass | Colored broken glass will help decorate the fence: drill holes in the boards and insert glass pieces there. On a sunny day, you won't recognize your fence! |
| Plastic bottle caps | They will help make the look of your country house unique. Create patterns using lids attached to the walls of the house with small studs. |
| Old clothes | Scarecrows are still in demand. Put together two slats crosswise, dig the frame of the scarecrow into the ground and dress it up in your old things. To make the scarecrow "kind", make him a pretty face and dress him in a colorful dress. |
| old rake | Do you have an old and rusty rake that has served its time? Don't rush to get rid of them. Hang it on the wall of a barn or house and you will have a great hanger for garden tools. |
This is just some of the obsolete things that can be used in the country. Remember: each item can find a new use, you just have to dream up a little. Now it's time to give more detailed instructions to create various country homemade products that serve both to decorate the estate and bring considerable benefits.
Do-it-yourself mini-pond
A do-it-yourself mini-pond, vaguely reminiscent of a fabulous swamp where the Frog Princess lives, is very easy to create. For this we need:
- an old bathtub or other large water-tight container;
- old slate;
- old rubber hose;
- a piece of polyethylene dense film;
- stones, sand and other elements of "decor";
- plants that live in water.
Technology for creating a mini pond on the site
- We bury the bath so that its edges are flush with the ground.
- We dig in slate around the bathtub so that its edges are 20 centimeters higher than the surface of the earth.
- We stretch a hose cut along the edge of the slate (it will protect the polyethylene from rupture).
- We close the bathtub and slate with polyethylene, carefully spreading it along the bottom of the future reservoir. The edges of the film can be sprinkled with earth and pressed down with stones.
- Pour water into the "reservoir".
- We decorate with stones, plant around the plant, and water lilies can be placed in the pond itself.
Idea - a small pond on the site
Neat beds
Who doesn’t love it when the beds in the garden are not just raised above the ground, but also neatly decorated? Everything must be in order! We offer to decorate the beds with plastic bottles. We will need:
- a lot of plastic bottles;
- sand;
- paint - optional;
- shovel.
Work performance technology
- Choose bottles of the same size and color. Colors can be combined as desired.
- Fill the bottles halfway with sand.
- Dig a shallow trench along the bed.
- Place the bottles upside down in the trench and dig in.
- You can paint the bottles with water-based paint, but this is not necessary.
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"Safari"
Do you want lions and tigers, chubby pigs, bright bugs, giraffes and zebras to live in your country house? Bring the idea called "Safari" to life. An impromptu do-it-yourself zoo can be created using completely different objects. We will need:
- plastic bottles of different sizes;
- old tires;
- brushes and paint;
- stones of different sizes or old construction helmets, basins;
- shovel.
The most common representatives of the fauna that summer residents create are giraffe, zebra, pig, beetles. We will try to arrange them with you on our site.
Giraffe and zebra are made using the same technology. Differences - in the color and length of the neck of animals.
- Dig an old tire halfway into the ground - this will be the body of the animal.
- After cutting off the bottom and tops, connect several plastic bottles to each other to make a neck. Dig in the "neck" in front of the dug-in tire.
- Cut one bottle lengthwise, cut off the neck - you get a head. Attach it to the "neck".
- The animal is almost ready! It remains to paint. Color your ungulate in the necessary colors: giraffe in yellow and orange, zebra in black and white.
An interesting idea - a safari at their summer cottage
By analogy, you can also make palm trees, birches and other plants, decorating your "oasis" with them.
Making a piglet is even easier:
- Take a large "pot-bellied" plastic bottle and fill it with sand to give it mass.
- Make ears out of a piece of plastic and insert them into the area of \u200b\u200bthe “head” of the piglet (where the neck of the bottle is).
- With pink paint, paint the bottle, and with black paint, draw the eyes and piglet on the piglet. Piggy is ready!
An interesting idea - piglets from plastic bottles
Cheerful multi-colored bugs can be made from any rounded containers and put on beds and flower beds as a decoration. Even stones are suitable for manufacturing: it is enough just to paint them with paint, drawing dots like those of ladybugs, antennae, eyes.
And from an old basin you can make a turtle Tortilla. By cutting the tires and bending their parts in a certain way, and then painting them with white paint, we get a swan.
Convenient sprinklers
Another convenient and practical way to use plastic bottles is to create a convenient watering system for beds. We will need:
- plastic bottles;
- thick nail;
- shovel;
- water.
Work performance technology
- In plastic bottles on the sides, we make small holes with a nail or a thick awl.
- We dig the blanks upside down into the soil next to the plant.
- Water is poured into bottles through the neck.
- Water from bottles through the holes will gradually flow into the ground and nourish the roots of the plant.
Hands-On - Plant Waterers
Drip irrigation can also be organized from soda bottles, which is very convenient for use in greenhouses. To do this, cut off the bottom of the bottle, and pierce several holes in the cork so that the water flows slowly. In order not to be mistaken, first make very small holes - it is better to expand them later.
After creating the blank, dig a hole (about 15 cm deep) not far from the bush, at a distance of 20 cm from the stem, and dig the bottle down there with the neck at an angle. It remains to fill the bottles with water, and the system is ready.
You can organize watering with bottles in another way. To do this, a bottle without a bottom is hung upside down on the side of the plant, filled with water. By unscrewing the cork a little, you can regulate the flow of water. Place tiny pieces of polyethylene under the bottle to avoid soil erosion from dripping.
Winged swing
After working in the garden, you also want to relax: for example, sit on a bench and drink tea. But it is more interesting to relax on a swing, especially with children. We offer to make an unusual and even shocking swing from ... an old sofa! The main thing is that a strong and tall tree with powerful branches grows on your site, for which you need to firmly fix the old sofa with strong ropes or chains. And it will be soft and comfortable to swing on it. From the rain, it is better to cover such a means of entertainment with a film, and clean it indoors for the winter. But on the other hand, no one will definitely have such a swing!
You can also make a swing from an old chair seat: just hang it from a thick and strong tree branch and swing to your health.
Such different flower beds
Flowerbeds from old tires, used both in their original form and cut in every possible way, are known to every housewife. But not everyone will guess to make “homes” for flowers from old bicycles, cars, cars, shoes or teapots.
It is quite possible to fix an old bicycle in the ground by digging in the wheels, and supplement it with small pots in which flowers are planted. In addition, let a climbing plant over it: it will wrap around the skeleton of a two-wheeled vehicle and turn it into an unusual flower bed.
An interesting idea - a flower bed from an old bicycle
From old rubber boots, painted with different paints, bright flower pots are obtained. Fill them with soil and plant plants there. Don't forget the drainage holes in the soles of your old shoes! You can place such planters anywhere: on the veranda, fence, between the beds, and this is their huge advantage. By the way, do not write off non-rubber shoes either: they can also be filled with earth and flowers can be planted in them, they will simply serve less than rubber ones.
A flower bed of old shoes is an amazing and very beautiful idea.
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An old metal teapot is also a great flower bed. Attach ropes or chains to the handle, hang it on the veranda from the ceiling, pour earth and plant a birch-type climbing plant.
An old metal teapot is a great flower bed
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Many years ago, people began to decorate their homes. A large number of flowers, figurines of gnomes and rabbits in the garden are a pleasant surprise, pleasing to the eye and give aesthetic pleasure. It is worth placing several of these stylish elements on your site, and you will immediately see how it will change. In addition, making decorations is very simple and fun with family and friends: any materials that are at hand will work for this, and the costs are minimal. Since childhood, everyone has liked the ladybug, this symbol of good luck that comes to us from the sky, and we put it on our finger and send it back, saying different words. So why not please yourself and others by creating such charm yourself. Great idea- do-it-yourself ladybug from a helmet. So an unnecessary old thing will turn into a small miracle. Your children will be delighted with such creativity, and fine motor skills of hands contribute to the development of intelligence.
We make a ladybug from a helmet with our own hands in stages
In order to create a ladybug quickly and easily from a hard hat, you will need:
- Unnecessary construction helmet;
- Red, black paint (white optional);
- Brushes.
If you want to add antennae to the sun, then for this you can take tubes from a used spray gun, wire and a drill to make holes for them.
Making a ladybug with your own hands from a helmet is absolutely not difficult. Even a child will understand how to create this lovely insect after reading this article and watching a master class on making various photos and videos. What will be the result of your creativity depends on the materials that you use in the process. For example, if you take a red or orange construction helmet, then it is no longer necessary to paint it.
Well, let's look at the sequence of actions when creating a ladybug for a garden.
- The first and most important thing we need is a helmet. You can use a helmet of any color, but, as mentioned above, it is better to take a red one so as not to bother much with painting. It must be washed and it is desirable to cover the surface with a layer of primer so that the paint lays down more evenly and does not peel off over time.
- Further, to match reality, the helmet must be painted red. If you want to decorate the area with colorful ladybugs, use any color scheme. To heighten the effect, so that the insect shimmers and shimmers in the sun, it is better to cover it with acrylic paints (even in 2 layers).
Tip: painting is best done in the evening, as under the influence of the sun and at elevated temperatures, the paint can lose its properties and lie unevenly on the surface.
- While the painted helmets are drying, we make mustaches for our ladybugs. To do this, we take the tubes from the spray gun, thread the wires into them, bend them as we want. Next, we drill small holes near the visor of the helmet and put them in there - here the mustache is ready. If desired, they can be made from iron rods.
- The paint is dry, let's move on to the design. For those who do not like to bother, you can just take a black marker and draw circles, stripes. But will it be as effective as it is fast? No. Your ladybug will swim at the first light rain. So we take black paint (again, acrylic can be used) and draw circles. To make them smoother, you can draw with a plastic cup and a pencil, then paint over.
- At this stage, we create a muzzle for our BC. Eyes can be drawn with white and black paint, cut out of paper, or you can buy ready-made eyes for toys and stick them on. At will, we draw a mouth, cling to the paws, decorate with beads, rhinestones, threads, etc. Everything, our ladybug is ready.
You can place such a charm created by your own hands anywhere. It will look great on a tree, a fence, in grass, among flowers, on a stump, even in a house on a bedside table. But most likely the children will take the BC for their games.
You can make a ladybug using a construction helmet in a completely different way. For this, the helmet is used as a mold. Pour a thick cement mortar into it and spread the mass on a flat surface. It is best to dry this blank under a film so that it does not crack. Next, paint it in different colors - and voila. Thus, with the help of one helmet, you can make many ladybugs for the garden. It is a pity that such suns can only be planted on a horizontal surface: since the craft is heavy, you cannot place it on a tree.
A selection of videos on the topic of the article
Here are a couple of different video ideas to create with detailed instructions for making. Create, decorate, enjoy!
If you, succumbing to the popular trend, decided to plant a bright charmer in your garden, but still don’t know how and what to make it from, our article is for you.
We tried to collect all the existing "do-it-yourself" versions of ladybugs suitable for the garden, and also made workshops on how to make them.
1. Ladybugs made of stones.
One of the simplest and most popular options for the garden.
You will need: flat stones of any preferred size, acrylic paints and acrylic varnish.
Here are the easiest options.
As you can see, you don't have to be an artist.
But if you have artistic abilities, you can draw details more carefully, making the picture three-dimensional. Like this:
2. Ladybugs from balls and balls.
According to the principle of stones, any rounded and semicircular objects can be turned into insects. Excellent ladybugs are obtained from various balls and balls. For example, "former" golf balls:
3. Ladybugs from helmets.
No less simple option than with stones and balls. You don't even have to spend red paint on some helmets, it remains to draw a black stripe, dots and eyes - the ladybug is ready.
4. Cement ladybugs.
Again, the helmet can also be used as a form for pouring the solution. After drying, we get a concrete hemisphere-base. It can be primed and painted with paints, or it can be laid out with a mosaic, as in the above master class:
5. Another mosaic ladybug from a bowl.
We have already written that any rounded and semicircular shapes are suitable for our insects. But we decided to consider this bowl, lined with mosaics, separately. If you are not familiar with the principle of laying out a mosaic, take a look at our article (it is here). From it you will learn not only how to lay out a mosaic, but also get acquainted with the principles of its use in the garden.
6. Large ladybug made of stone and mortar.
Another technology from already familiar materials. This option is suitable for those who want to make a fairly large ladybug. Any stone will do, even those with sharp edges. Align and round it with cement mortar, then paint. Here is such a beauty:
7. Ladybug from plastic bottles.
Also for those who want something big and eye-catching. For work, you will need about 40 one and a half liter bottles and paints (preferably acrylic in spray cans). The soil for such a large insect must be prepared in advance: pour a hill, level it.
Also try to think about the location of the ladybug. With such a large bright and eye-catching art object, nothing should compete. Therefore, do not place bright flower beds and other large figures nearby.
8. Ladybugs from bottle caps.
But from the lids, the insects are very compact. We place colored babies on open horizontal and vertical surfaces: on a fence, a wall of a house, a tree trunk, here they will look great. But in the grass and in the flower bed they will get lost. They can be glued to the surface or nailed with carnations.
9. Walnut ladybugs.
More precisely, from its shell. Another lovely kids, beautiful, but easy to perform. To make them, we cover the shell with plasticine, and lay it out and slightly press the beads. As well as other surfaces, the shell can be simply painted.
There are other, less popular or more complex options. It all depends on the imagination and availability of materials. Look around, perhaps all the necessary materials for the realization of your idea are at your fingertips.
Here are a couple more ideas: a ladybug with spoon wings, as well as insects made of shells.
