The Urban Permaculture Farm Magazine

When cleaning out my garage I found dozens of old tools I never used any more. 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 which will allow you to reuse it.