Making wire garden art

Make your own pretty wire garden art

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Here’s a really neat spring project you can make using recycled wire hangers. I know, you should return them to the dry cleaner.. but why when you can make pretty flowers and dragonflies to decor your garden instead? Plus, you get the added benefit of making a pretty piece of art using a bit of recycled materials, Yay You! You can make any shape you’d like, just keep in mind that bending the hanger wire is an acquired skill that takes a little patience and practice.

Making wire garden art

Recycled wire garden art

pretty wire garden art pieces

Supplies you’ll need:

Make sure the supplies you use can withstand the elements as you’ll be placing these outside.

  • Wire clothing hangers
  • Metal jewelry wire in a variety of colors
  • Glass gems
  • Wire cutters for the jewelry wire
    – Tip: to cut the hanger wire, bend back and forth until it snaps. I did not cut any hangers in these examples.

Steps for making wire garden art

How to make wire garden art:

  1. Remove any paper and straighten out your clothing wire. Don’t worry about the very end where the wire twists from manufacturing, you can incorporate this into your art design.
  2. Carefully bend wire into desired shape. A trick to quick bending is use the flattest surface of your thumb to guide the bend you’re working on. Make sure to leave a port of the wire straight as the “stick” of the garden art piece.
  3. Using jewelry wire, wrap and secure joining sections of hanger.
  4. Use jewelry wire to wrap and secure gems in desired locations and embellish with wire accents.

12 thoughts on “Make your own pretty wire garden art”

  1. This is a FANTASTIC project. Everyone has a ton of hangers and they never know what to do with them. These will be so much fun to use in the garden. I can see them on an old wooden fence or hanging from trees for a child’s party. Really love this idea!

    Carol

  2. These are awesome! You have some of the most creative ideas. Another way these could be used is for some really fun bubble wands! Thank you for sharing the project.

    Wishing You Creativity,
    Suzann Sladcik Wilson

  6. I LOVE these cute garden critters! I’ve always wanted to do something with the wire hangers and now my imagination is on overload. I have hangers and a lot of time and I’m going to give it a try. Thanks so much for sharing.

  11. Loved the project with one exception. My fingers were not strong enough to use hangers so I used some wire, alittle thinner than hanger wire, my husband had in garage. Worked much better for me. Thanks for idea!!!

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