Glass jars can pile up sometimes, and there beauty should be used for recycled garden décor crafts. These garden décor crafts are inexpensive and easy, and they will inspire you to use recycled glass jars more often in your décor craft projects.

Border

A recycled glass jar craft that is perfect for the garden décor is a glass jar border. For this garden craft you will need several glass jars, spray paint, newspaper, and a shovel. Start this craft by simply deciding where you will like your garden border to be and dig a trench about 4 inches deep.

Then lay all of the glass bottles upside down on newspaper and spray the entire bottle. When the paint has dried you can place the jars in the hole, but remember to place them upside down. Then push the dirt up and around them. You can also customize the border by painting the bottom of jars with images or letters. This recycled garden décor craft uses very few items and takes very little work to complete.

Rain Gauge

A fun and useful garden décor craft that will utilize a recycled glass jar is a rain gauge. For this craft you will need a six inch ruler, a wide mouth glass quart jar, clear a hot glue gun, hot glue sticks, and paint markers. Start this garden craft by painting a fun pattern down the sides of the jar, but remember to leave the front clear. Then glue the ruler to the inside and place somewhere flat and open outside. This garden décor craft is a great way to use recycled glass jars.

Lanterns

Lanterns are a wonderful garden décor craft because they allow you to enjoy the beauty of your garden at night, and it is fun to use recycled glass jars to create this craft. You will also need glass paint, a black permanent marker, and paint brushes.

Simply draw the pattern you would like on the jar using the black permanent marker and use the paint to fill in the colored areas. This lovely garden décor craft makes a great addition to your glass jar border, and it will reflect beautifully at night. Remember to add some water to the recycled jar before placing the candle inside.Using recycled glass jars for crafts is a good idea, and this article will provide you with several interesting garden décor crafts you can complete using glass jars. So try them this spring!

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