Backyard Projects

From whimsical to budget friendly, transform your home and garden with these backyard projects and DIY ideas that are simple to fun to make!

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10 Household Items You Should Repurpose in the Garden

Clean out your closets and repurpose your old or extra household items as helpful, thrifty materials in your flower and vegetable gardens.

How to Make a DIY Birdfeeder and Bird House with Vintage China

Offer this season’s avian arrivals 
a warm welcome to your yard with a teacup birdfeeder...

How to Make a DIY Birdhouse for Bluebirds

Interested in attracting bluebirds? These DIY birdhouse plans will bring more of those songbirds to...

Turn a Birdbath Into a Planter for a Mini Fairy Garden

Transform an old birdbath into a tiny landscape using miniature plants and fairy garden decorations.

Make a DIY Potting Station from a Dresser

Perk up an old desk or dresser and turn it into a convenient backyard workspace.

Make a DIY Hanging Tire Planter

Put a fresh and colorful spin on a classic repurposed planter.

Flower Pot Easter Eggs

Display your Easter eggs in mini flower pots with flower petal accents for a charming...

Valentine’s Day Cards for Bird Lovers

Know someone who thinks birds are the best? Give them one of these Valentine's Day...

DIY Shadow Box Bank for Seed Money

Whether you're feeding birds or tending a garden, you can always use more seed money!...

Tomato Cage Christmas Tree for Birds

Surprise your feathered friends with a holiday treat just for them! Make a tomato cage...

10 Nature Ornaments Your Christmas Tree Needs

If you enjoy birds, gardening, or the great outdoors, check out this roundup of nature...

Strawberry Walnut Ornament Craft

A little bit of nail polish is the secret to creating this easy strawberry walnut...

Easy Elegant Halloween Crafts

Use a little spray paint to upgrade dollar store plastic bugs and bats into elegant...

Create a No-Carve Patterned Pumpkin for Halloween

Glam up a pumpkin with some tape and a can of spray paint.

How to Create a Fall Leaf Wreath

Use woodsy finds to make a wall accent with an autumn flourish.

How to Make a Super Cute, No-Carve Owl Pumpkin

With big eyes and mournful cries, owls make the perfect spooky pumpkin motif.

Carve an Owl Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween

This friendly-faced pumpkin glows with character.

Adirondack Chair Planter Craft

Give a small plant a comfy resting place with this easy planter craft that starts...

Upcycled Hummingbird Garden Sculpture

Use your imagination to create a bird sculpture out of an old light fixture.