Giant Xylophone
If you have kids and want to build something for their amusement in your front or back yard that is also decorative, then you can’t go wrong with a giant xylophone. Here’s what you need: 90 x 35mm pine bars, 25 x 2.8mm galvanized staples, and 90 x 35mm pine bars. You will also need a paintbrush, handsaw, sandpaper, and some paint. First, you need to cut 9 pine bars to the length of 1200mm. Then, cut each bar by 75mm so that the first bar is 1200mm and the last one is 600mm. Paint those bars with two coats of paint. Just remember to wait for the first coat to dry before you apply the second one. Use one of the cut wooden blocks as a measure for the distance between painted bars. Next, cut enough rope to span them together and to have some left on both sides so that your xylophone can be tied to posts. Use two staples for each wooden bar on both the upper and lower half (so, four staples per wooden bar) to anchor the rope. Then, find a good place to tie your xylophone.
Pallet furniture
If you have tons of wooden pallets that you are not using, you can turn them into DIY pallet furniture. It looks really good and it basically won’t cost you anything when you want to redecorate. You can create garden paths with pallets, or you can craft a corner sofa on a patio. You can use them to store your gardening tools, or even to make planters. You can also use your pallets to create a suspended bed, a bed for your pet, or even a wooden fence. The best thing about this is that you won’t have to do much work — all you need to do is paint the wooden pallets and arrange them in a specific order.
Party Umbrella
This is an amazing decoration that goes well with the above-mentioned pallet furniture, and it will certainly come in handy during the summer. All you need to do is attach a few ribbons to lanterns, add some light-colored fabric, and combine them with your plain canvas umbrella. Whenever you want to freshen up your decorations, you can change the colors of the ribbons and fabrics. First, you need to measure the distance between the umbrella ribs and cut the fabric into rectangle shapes in order to fit inside the span between the ribs. Fold the long end of the cut fabric over the dowel and then use a hot glue gun to attach the fabric to the umbrella. Then, you need to glue short ribbons to the bottom of the glass lanterns and hang them using a fishing line. It’s really simple to make, and you can check it out here. As you can see, all of these decorations are quite easy to pull off. You can make something for kids, or you can create your own furniture and awesome party umbrellas to go along with it. Make sure you go through the links that are supplied in the text in order to have a clear image of how the decorations should look. I hope you have a fun time crafting these items and that your garden will look as amazing as you imagined it. Featured photo credit: http://skitterphoto.com/?portfolio=summer-wine via pexels.com
