You can do so many in the gardenreuse old things. From old dishes to clothing to car tires and much more - the possibilities are simply endless. If you want to beautify your garden with original decorations, you can upcycle old objects and give them new life. In this post you will find some great ideas on how you can use an old teapot as a garden decoration.
Do you have some old teapots (or maybe milk or coffee pots?) at home, lying deep in the kitchen cupboards or in the basement? Instead of letting them collect dust, you can turn them into an original garden decoration. So what can you do with the old teapots?
1. Plant the old teapot
Potted plants look just as beautiful in the garden as they do indoors. Instead of always buying new plant pots for the garden, you can simply use the old,Plant unused dishes. Old teapots are ideal for this purpose. Whether made of porcelain decorated with a pretty floral motif or a vintage metal pot - the plants will brighten up any old teapot.
This is the easiest and perhaps most beautiful way to reuse the old teapots in the garden. To plant a teapot, first drill a few holes in the bottom to make drainage. Then fill the container with potting soil and plant whatever your heart desires.
Low-growing plants and flowers such as ground cover, spring flowers, succulents and many more are best suited for planting. If you have several teapots at your disposal, you can design a corner of the garden as a pretty teapot garden.
If you wish, you can decorate old teapots that are unsightly using the decoupage technique before planting or simply paint them with acrylic paints. This makes the garden decoration more atmospheric and colorful.
You can position the planted teapots anywhere in the garden. Whether on the terrace, on the house facade or hanging somewhere – you decide for yourself.
2. Use an old teapot as a vase for cut flowers
Can't handle the drill yourself or just don't want to drill through your old teapot? Then use this as a pretty flower vase for cut flowers instead! It looks just as beautiful and the flowers can always be replaced with others. Fill the jug with water and add the cut flowers. A vase like this is also wonderfulDecoration for a garden party.
3. DIY wind chime made from old teapot and spoons
Wind chimes are a great addition to any garden. With a little skill you can transform the old teapot into an original wind chime and hang it on a tree in the garden. The hanging elements can, for example, be made from old cutlery, preferably spoons, so that there is no risk of injury to children.
4. Homemade garden fountain from old teapots
You can also use old materials to build original water features for the garden. The old teapot is perfect for this purpose as it fulfills a similar function anyway. You can also use several teapots and make atmospheric water cascades yourself. The gentle rippling of the water has a very calming and relaxing effect and will enrich any garden.
Building a small garden fountain yourself is actually not as difficult as you think. With a little skill andthe correct construction instructionsit will definitely work.
5. Make an old teapot into a feeder for small birds
Attracting birds to the garden can not only enrich the outdoor area acoustically and visually, but can also help you with pest control. Therefore, the bird feeder is a really useful addition to your garden. Of course, you can build a classic birdhouse, but it will look even more original if you use an old teapot for it.
The bird seed teapot is very easy to make. All you have to do is hang the teapot upside down or attach it to a tree, create a perch for the birds (for example from a bamboo stick) and fill the pot with bird food. Your flying garden friends will surely thank you.
6. Garden lighting idea with an old tea pot
Solar lights can be used to create great garden decorations that create romantic light accents in the garden after the sunset. An example of this is this original design, where an old teapot was designed to appear as if it was shedding light. To make such a garden decoration yourself, you don't actually need any expensive tools or materials. An old teapot, a string of solar lights and some wire are enough. Use a thin string of lights that you can reshape as you like so that it imitates flowing water. Then simply put it in the teapot and hang it up, for example on a shepherd's hook.
7. Make your own hanging garden decoration with an old teapot
An old teapot can look very decorative in the garden, even without being filled. For example, if you thread transparent beads onto some nylon threads and insert them into the grommet, you can also recreate the effect of running water. Hang the tea pot with “water” tilted over a flower pot and decorate an area in the garden with this interesting structure.
8. Build towers out of colorful porcelain jugs
Out ofold porcelain dishes including teapotsYou can also build small towers yourself as garden decorations. There are no limits to your imagination!
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