You can also decorate a garden without purchasing sculptures in a store using improvised means, as many experienced and economical gardeners do. Some use plastic bottles, others use old things and objects, and still others use wheels. One of the most popular figures made from tires is the swan. Making a swan out of a tire with your own hands is easy, you just need to know a few important points.

The product needs a tire that has already been used, such material will be softer and more pliable. The cord on the tire is cut off because of its stiffness. It is better to choose a wheel from domestic passenger cars. Wash with soapy water and dry before use.

You can make a swan from tires in several ways, as well as supplement them. Usually, a cut-out option is used, without separating parts of the tire, but completely twisting and strengthening the bird's neck. But, many gardeners, wanting to have not only a beautiful decoration on the site, but also a functional one, use lighter options, leaving most of the tire free for planting. It will take from one to two hours to make any of the options.

Here's what to consider before making a tire swan:

1. In the manufacture of products, especially if electrical appliances are used, safety precautions should be observed, as well as gloves and goggles should be worn so that pieces of material do not get into the eyes.
2. The product is cut out in the open air, then, when using a grinder and a jigsaw, there will be a lot of smoke and an unpleasant odor coming from the tire.
3. It is better to cut the cord - this is the inner part of the tire, which holds the entire structure tightly. If it is not cut, then it will be more difficult to make a bird.
4. The tire must be of an old production, they are softer, without spikes and additional metal structures, additional metal reinforcement on the cord.
5. For easier cutting, it's best to choose a tire with a tread pattern that roughly matches the pattern, such as rectangles.
6. When the bird's neck is cut out, a bar can be placed under it to help support it, and it will be more convenient to cut it off. An old tree stump can serve as the same support. It is better to start the cutting process from the base of the neck to the nose, and then continue to cut the neck.
7. After manufacturing, it is better to install the bird on another tire or dig a shallow groove under it so that it has stability.
8. Paint for the animal is chosen one that will be resistant to weather changes. For example: for facades or enamel, automotive spray paint, forging.
9. If the tire was with a metal cord reinforcement, then the edges of the product must be treated with a grinder so that sharp edges do not cause bodily harm (cuts) in the future.
10. It is better to apply the paint in 2-3 layers, after each time allowing the previous layer to dry well, then such decoration will not need to be processed for 3-4 years.

Schemes, drawings of swans from tires:

Tools and materials

For manufacturing you will need:

• chalk or marker;
• tire - for one bird - 1 pc.;
• paint - white or black, for the beak red or any other;
• plywood for the nose, if you make a bird from the second option;
• jigsaw;
• screw and nut, rivets, self-tapping screws - any material that will help fasten 2 parts of the tire;
• Bulgarian;
• pliers;
• drill;
• wire staples or clamps;
• wire - wire rod;
• roulette;
• knife, but not a kitchen knife.

Video on how to cut a swan out of a tire:

Option 1

Step by step instructions on how to make a swan from a car tire:

1. On the tire, draw with chalk (or a marker in a contrasting color) the contours of the bird.
2. Visually divide the wheel into 2 equal parts, one is the neck and head, the other is the body, in this proportion the bird will have a more aesthetic appearance.
3. The markings should occupy the entire part of the wheel so that the nose of the bird rests on the tail pattern.
4. The width of the neck is 7-10 cm, the head is 10-14 cm. The neck needs to be expanded by 1-2 cm towards the body.
5. The tail is drawn in the form of 2 triangles or one large one, and 2 small ones on the sides.
6. When marking the body, not only even strokes are used, but can also be done in the form of small wavy or zigzag lines.
7. After the prepared drawing, take a jigsaw or a sharp thick knife (for example, such as for hunting a bear).
8. Exactly following the applied pattern, start cutting out the swan from the head. To do this, you need to pierce the tire in the nose area.
9. You need to cut in parallel, moving gradually a few cm from one side, then from the other side.
10. After the bird has been cut out, the tire should be turned out. It is better to do this together with an assistant, but you can do it yourself. Then you should put the neck with the head of the bird on the ground with the inside and put your feet on one of the wings. Push the middle of the tire as hard as possible down to the ground, while you can press down with your feet.
11. After it is possible to push through the middle, the bird will acquire a certain shape of the body with wings, after which the head must be fixed.
12. From the head to the tail, make parallel holes with a drill so that you can attach a reinforcement rod that will support the head and neck.
13. Insert staples made of thick wire into the finished holes.
14. Prepare a rod - from a wire rod, about 6 mm, bend it in a semi-arc.
15. Attach from tail to head and secure with staples.

When everything is fixed, the head can be deployed and turned into the desired position, and then proceed to decorating.

Option 2

How to make a flowerbed swan from a wheel:

1. Clean the tire and apply the pattern, it should be applied only on one side of the tire.
2. From one edge we draw a heart shape, where a triangle should be left at the cut site. The drawing itself should occupy more than 3 parts of the side.
3. Make a cutout according to the marking with a knife.
4. Several holes need to be made along the edge of the tire, after cutting a semicircle, make cuts to make it easier to turn the tire out.
5. When the semicircle is cut out, it needs to be turned out, and the rest of the tire.
6. Fold a semicircle - this will be the neck, fasten the 2 halves of which with a screw and nut.
7. Cut a triangle out of plywood - this is the bird's beak and attach it to the neck with self-tapping screws.

The flower bed is ready, it remains to paint and pour the soil so that the plants can be planted.

From any carved bird, you can make a flower bed. For example, if you cut out a swan according to the first version, it is installed on a larger tire, into which soil is poured, and the bird is slightly buried in it. A small layer of earth is also poured into the lower part of the body, as if comparing the level of the embankment.

Creeping or low-growing plants are planted in such a design, those that bloom with blue flowers look most beautiful, depicting the water surface: periwinkle, creeping thyme, subulate phlox, veronica, ivy. And if you install it on a hill, then you can use ampelous plants for decoration: petunia, begonia, kampsis, dichondra, lobelia.

Usually, when making one bird, the craftsmen also make the second one, because, as you know, the swan is a paired bird, a symbol of family and fidelity. Therefore, it will be beautiful to arrange a whole family of birds on the site or make a sandbox for a baby.

A master class on how to make a swan out of a car tire with your own hands:

Often, old tires are thrown away after use or sent to the garage as unnecessary trash. After all, finding their use in everyday life is not so easy. But do not forget about the landscape gardening interior, or rather about its decoration. With the help of fantasy, you can easily turn old tires into a fence, a bench or a flower bed on the playground in a short period of time. Separately, it is worth talking about creating fairy-tale characters from simple tires using the example of a swan.

Preparation for work

At the beginning of the workflow, they take care of the correct selection of material. It will be easy to cut a bald tire. Therefore, the more “bare” the material, the better. A longitudinal drawing on a retired product will also help to facilitate the whole process.

Tires of a certain type have a breaker. Such a tire will not be cut well. Among other things, the edges of the future figurine will be sharp, sticking out at the place of the cut. Which will lead to injury, both at work and during the operation of the character. Choosing tires to work with nylon binding will help prevent the problem.

The tire, which was selected for the working process, is thoroughly cleaned of any contaminants, washed and dried. Clean material is able to provide a pleasant work in all respects.

There is nothing surprising or unique in the list of tools necessary for the job.

Among the necessary items to create a fairy-tale character include:

• drills with a diameter of 10 and 3 mm;
• electric drill;
• a simple tape measure for making measurements;
• shoe knife;
• electric jigsaw;
• pliers;

Do not forget about the grinder and cutting disc.

As additional materials you will need:

• thick wire;
• dye;
• metal rod for staples.

The whole process requires patience, as it takes a significant amount of time and is considered quite difficult. The whole process of creating a blank for a swan is best done outdoors. And for this it is better to choose a beautiful sunny day. It will be difficult to weather the smell from burning rubber when cutting or drilling from the room.

Work in this case will be carried out on a tire with a width of 16.5 cm, while measuring its circumference is 1.8 meters. As for the classification of the tire, it is called R13.

Marking should begin with drawing several lines that help divide the work plane in half. This will be the neck of the future bird.

After that, on the tread section of the tire, the head, beak and neck of the character are drawn in a certain sequence. It is better if the old material for work will have a center line that is clearly visible. In its absence, you can easily correct a minor defect with chalk.

So, from the initial line, which is symmetrical to the axis, draw a beak. Its length should be 0.09 meters, while the width of the part is only 0.03 meters. The beak should flow smoothly into the head. Its length is 0.1 meters, and its width is 0.07 meters.

It has already become clear to everyone that at the end of the head, the neck begins. It expands slightly towards the body. At first, the part has a width of 0.05 m, by the end its value is already 0.1 m. You need to finish marking the bird's neck on the line that divides the tire into two parts.

The last element of the layout of objects will be the tail. It has already been partially outlined. The fork of the detail is the line that came out after cutting the beak. The last step in working with details will be the implementation of two equal lines that are parallel. In this case, the distance between them should be 0.08 m, and the length of the elements themselves should be 0.3 m.

This stage usually takes a lot of effort. The work of cutting the material must be done carefully, slowly, patiently. It would not be superfluous to mention that this item of work must be done in work gloves made of dense material. After all, maximum protection of the hands will not hurt anyone.

In such a case, the means of protection should not be neglected. All cutting elements are made from the neck to the head directly.

You can perform this action in several different ways. It all depends on the density of the tire and its wear. Damaged and very worn material can be cut with a simple shoemaker's knife. But the thick tread is cut with a grinder. The whole process in the latter case will take place in clouds of smoke and with an unpleasant aroma of burnt rubber.

If you have a jigsaw with good power, it is better to use it. Of course, after making the first holes in the material.

Previously acquired experience by craftsmen suggests that a jigsaw saw should have frequently spaced teeth. Which are heading up. This will make the whole process much easier. No need to do the work with a tool that is set to high speed. In this case, the speed, on the contrary, should be halved.

To slip a jigsaw file into the required place, make an incision with a grinder. The hole can still be simply drilled at the ends of the neck with a ten mm drill. The work will become more accessible if all the breaking points of the layout will have the same drilled holes.

No need to cut first one of the sides of the part, and then only the other. This is mistake. Since working with a jigsaw will become more difficult in such a case, because there will be a strong vibration of the tool. All elements must be cut in parallel. You need to go through small sections at a time. The length of one segment is no more than 5 cm. It will be easier to cut if you lean the tire itself from the inside onto a piece of board. The segment itself can be moved if necessary.

At the end of the cutting, all the edges of the parts that have turned out must be cut off. If the protector contained a metal cord, then a grinder will help to grind the steel wires that stick out. With a nylon court, cultivation is carried out with an ordinary knife.

To obtain, after cutting the wings from the side parts of the tire, or rather, the acquisition of parts of the proper span, the cut tire is turned to the wrong side. This process is simple to perform - the element is turned out by hand with the support of the legs on the base of the object.

End result: the wingspan of a swan. But at the same time, the head and neck of the figurine lie on the ground. They still need to be bent in the right way, having previously strengthened. For this, at the very beginning of work with the character, a steel rod was prepared.

First you need to drill holes along the axis, symmetrically to it. They must be in pairs. The diameter of each is not more than 3 mm. They start drilling from the central part of the head to the point with the beginning of the tail of the bird. The distance between the recesses must be at least 0.15 m.

The required number of soft wire staples are threaded into the holes made. These brackets will become the elements that will hold the steel bar. It will add rigidity to the structure.

Begin to lay the rod below. The protruding edges of the brackets are twisted around the main part. The characteristic curve of the neck can now be given by cutting off the excess parts. The mechanical part of the whole work is completed.

Decoration element for the garden

The finished figure at this stage does not look very attractive. More work needs to be done on her appearance. It will not be superfluous now to double-check the presence of sharp edges on the material. This will prevent small researchers from getting wounds and scratches in the future.

You can paint the bird white, as it should be for a swan. But this is not a strict rule. After all, this is a fairy tale character. The paint must be durable. The red beak looks good, the eyes of the figurine can be made using bolts with round hats.

The installation of the finished bird can take place on a stump, a pole, or simply on the surface of the earth. For stability, the swan is sprinkled with earth. The ideal option would be to create the base of the figure from another tire. At the same time, you can paint it in a radically different color.

For the first swan from tires in a summer cottage, you can build a girlfriend from another unnecessary material. No one can resist this decor. And the time spent on work will pay off with the positive emotions of friends and relatives in full.

Often, gardeners and motorists have several old tires gathering dust in the garage. Throwing them away is either too lazy, or they are simply stored there with the words: "What if they come in handy." One option for using old car tires is to make a swan out of them. There are two ways to make a swan out of a tire: with and without the tire eversion.

What to use for work?

From the materials we need:

• an old tire (it is best to take a "bald" and domestic production; it is also desirable that the tire be without a metal cord, since it will be much easier to cut it);
• elastic iron bar or wire (for fixing the swan's neck);
• several screws;
• white and some red paint;

From the tools we need a sharp knife, perhaps a jigsaw for the most dense places of the swan. And if you still have a tire with a metal cord, then you can’t do without an electric jigsaw. Also, from the tools you will need a drill to attach an iron bar to the swan's neck.

Tire swan: stages of work

Another version of the swan is to make it without turning the tire inside out, then the wings of the bird will be lowered more towards the ground.

Well, if you still have questions, then watch this video:

tire swan
do it yourself

Beautiful noble swans have long chosen not only lakes, but also summer cottages. Graceful birds made from old car tires settled on green lawns, near artificial reservoirs and in gardens. This is a universal decoration of the garden and local area. Tire swans look appropriate near an artificial reservoir, a well, on a playground, at the entrance to a house or a gazebo. In addition, some models also have a practical purpose - for example, they are used to grow flowers. An unusual flower bed can play a leading role in the flower ensemble of the garden. Despite the fact that the creation of swans from tires has become extremely popular among summer residents, the products do not have repetitions. Each gardener tries to add a “zest” to his masterpiece and decorate his site with an original, exclusive exhibit. Let us consider in detail several options for creating swans from old tires.

How to choose a tire for a swan

The quality of the finished product and the ease of doing the work largely depend on the tire used. When choosing a material, preference should be given to an old tire with the following characteristics:

♦ High degree of wear - the tire should have a minimum of spikes, be practically “bald”.
♦ The presence of a nylon cord on the tire (a tire with a metal cord is difficult to cut).
♦ A longitudinal pattern will significantly facilitate the workflow; it is better to refuse to make a swan from a tire with a transverse pattern.

Advice! The tire marking should not contain the inscription "Steel", which indicates the presence of metal amplifiers in the tire

Do-it-yourself swan from a tire

For work, you need to prepare the following materials and tools:

✔ tire
✔ wire for staples
✔ a metal pond about 1.5 meters long (the rod can be replaced with a steel bar) to support the swan's neck
✔ paint for decorating the finished swan
✔ white chalk for marking
✔ roulette
✔ jigsaw or construction knife with a powerful blade
✔ pliers
✔ grinder
✔ drills with a diameter of 3 and 10 mm

Before starting work, the tire must be cleaned, rinsed and dried. To implement your idea, it is better to choose a cloudless day so that cutting the tire and assembling the swan can be done on the street.

Drawing development and product marking

The layout scheme determines the appearance of the finished product. Let's give an example of developing a drawing of a homemade swan for a tire with the following characteristics:
✔ marking R13
✔ width - 165 mm
✔ circumference - 180 cm

The sequence of marking the tire:

❶ For ease of marking and symmetry of the pattern, a thin center line can be drawn on the tire. Some tires have a longitudinal axle initially.
❷ Apply two lines that visually divide the tire into two parts.
❸ Draw a beak and a head on the tread side of the tire. Read the length from the first transverse risk:
✔ beak length - 9 cm;
✔ beak width - 4 cm;
✔ head length - 12 cm;
✔ head width - 8 cm.
❹ The neck is drawn from the head. At the beginning, the width of the neck is about 5 cm, and closer to the body - 10 cm. The marking of the neck ends at the second transverse division.
❺ The final element of the drawing is the tail. The main part of the tail has already been drawn, its fork is the beak of a swan. It remains to draw two parallel lines about 30 cm long. The distance between the lines is 8 cm (width of the head).

tire cutting

Tire cutting is the most time-consuming process in the manufacture of a swan, requiring the performer to have certain skills in working with tools, patience and increased caution.

Important! Hands must be protected - wear durable work gloves. It will not be superfluous to use special glasses.

Consider how to cut a swan out of a tire according to the markings. When working, adhere to the following rules:

❶ The cut is made in the direction from the base of the swan's neck to its head.
❷ A thin, worn tire can be cut with a sharp shoe knife.
❸ To cut a thick tread, you will need to use a grinder. However, this process is quite risky, and during operation there is a lot of smoke and the smell of burnt rubber.
❹ The best option is cutting with an electric jigsaw. A couple of initial holes can be made with a grinder, and then work with a jigsaw.
❺ For a jigsaw, you need to choose a file with frequent teeth. Tire cutting operations should be carried out at an average speed of the power tool.
❻ The cutting should be done in parallel on both sides, alternately making cuts of 4-5 cm.
❼ To simplify the work, a wooden block can be placed inside the tire. As you cut, the timber must be moved.

After finishing cutting, it is necessary to process the edges of the product. If the swan is made from a tire with a metal cord, then a grinder will be required for grinding. Nylon threads can be cut with a sharp knife.

Assembling a swan from a tire

All work on assembling a swan can be divided into the following stages:

❶ With a little effort, turn the tire inside out. As a result, the product will acquire the necessary wingspan.
❷ Strengthening the neck and head of the swan:
✔ starting from the head to the tail at a distance of 15 cm, make paired holes (diameter - about 3 mm);
✔ prepare fasteners from soft wire - staples;
✔ pass the staples through the holes;
✔ Starting from the tail, lay a metal rod, securing it with the installed brackets.
❸ Give the desired shape to the tail and neck of the swan by bending the rod.

The self-made exhibit is almost ready, it remains to give it an aesthetic appearance and install it on the site.

Painting and decorating a swan from a tire

Before painting, you need to check again that the figure does not have sharp edges and protruding wires. Especially if the swan will serve as a decoration for the playground.

For painting, choose a paintwork material that is resistant to weathering. Color - at the request of the manufacturer. You can choose classic colors - black / white or create an original installation by painting the swan in a bright color.

It is better to paint the beak of a swan with red paint, and build eyes from wide caps of bolts or pieces of a rubber tire. On a bird, you can create an imitation of plumage and make small incisions on the wings. A crown made of a plastic bottle will give a royal and noble look to a swan.

Swan without tire eversion

Let's give a simpler example of how to make a swan from a tire. Before work, the tire must be prepared: washed and dried.

Algorithm for creating a swan without turning the tire:

❶ On the sides of the tire, apply two parallel lines (indents from the edges - about 3 cm). The length of the lines is ½ of the circumference of the tire.
❶ Using a knife or jigsaw, make cuts along the marked lines.
❸ Bend the parts of the tire in different directions. You should get swan wings.
❹ Cut a strip in the middle of the tire - this will be the neck, head and beak of the bird.
❺ Shape the body and neck of the swan - install a solid frame (metal rod or steel plate). The frame is fixed with wire or invisible screws.
❻ Make swan eyes out of tire scraps.
❼ Paint the swan white, the beak orange or red.

Swan - a flower bed from a tire

From a tire, you can make a beautiful flower bed, giving it the shape of a swan. The work is carried out in the following sequence:
1. Mark the prepared tire. On one side of the tire, draw two lines in the form of half rings.
2. Cut the tire along the lines to the middle.
3. Cut the cut out middle into two parts (later it will be the head and neck).
4. The second side of the tire can be completely cut off.
5. Step on the outside of the tire and turn it inside out.
6. Connect the two cut sides of the tire together and shape the head and neck. Attach the structure with wire.
7. Cut off the excess part of the side, leaving a strip 5-8 cm wide.
8. Cut out the decorative edge and fold to the outside.
9. Color the swan.

Such amazing birds as swans can be seen not only on lakes and ponds. Quite often, their sculptures adorn the territory of personal plots. The owners of their own houses, inspired by creative ideas, decorate home-made ponds and lawns with entire swan families. Swans made with their own hands look original and interesting. For their manufacture, you will need a car tire. This design direction is called trash art. Literally translated from English as a creative work using old things. Trash art is a new and not well-known trend, but the very idea of ​​creating beautiful decor elements from old rubbish appeared a long time ago. Unusual birds from tires have already served as a decoration for more than one garden or plot.

Do-it-yourself tire swan

For those who want to try themselves in this type of creativity - this article can become a source of information. After all, in it we will place a description of the entire process: from what kind of material you need to choose, to how to paint and install.

For such creative work, you will need the following materials and tools:

• obsolete, unnecessary car tires
• grinding machine
• electric jigsaw
• electric drill
• well sharpened knife
• pliers
• wire cutters
• metal rod
• chalk for marking
• dye.

For hand-made swan making, tires that have served for a rather long period of time, during which they managed to wear out (bald), are ideal. The more worn out the source material is, the easier it will be to work with it.

Studded tires made by foreign companies will not work. If there are several tires available, then it is better to stop your choice on a tire with a nylon cord. Such material can be cut with a knife. Tires with metal cord are more durable, so special tools will be needed to cut them. For those who did not find old tires among their household rubbish, contact the nearest car service for help in resolving this issue, there is plenty of this stuff.

It takes one tire to produce one swan. Bold experimenters with forms are advised by experts to have several tires at their disposal at the same time. The process begins with washing and drying the source material, that is, the tire. All work related to this production is best done not in the utility room, but in the yard.

Swan from a tire - a diagram and detailed instructions on how to cut a swan from a tire

The appearance of the future swan depends entirely on the schematic layout. You need to be prepared for the fact that in the process of poultry production you will have to turn the tire inside out. The problem of eversion will directly depend on the correctness and clarity of the cuts made on the tire.

First of all, with the help of chalk, draw a line on the tire, dividing it in half. Now you can draw the beak, head and neck. Drawn neck with a beak, in length should be slightly more than the length of half the circumference of the tire. For example, the R13 wheel has a circumference of 180 cm. Therefore, the length of the neck with a beak should be approximately 95 cm. .

How to make cuts

The next stage of work requires concentration, care and accuracy. The job of cutting a tire is difficult, labor-intensive, and unpleasant, with dust and a persistent smell of burnt rubber. The cuts must be made strictly along pre-planned lines.

If a tire with a nylon cord is used, cuts can be made with a sharp knife, periodically wetting it in soapy water. Cutting rubber with a wet, soapy knife will be much easier and faster. If a tire with a metal cord, a knife is not an assistant in this process.

The cuts are made with a grinding machine. In order to protect the body from possible injuries, you should use work gloves and put on closed shoes on your feet. It should be noted right away that sawing rubber with a grinder involves an increase in the consumption of circles. To cut one swan, you need to have at least 3 circles in stock. Now you should be patient, because not every person easily tolerates the soot, soot and unpleasant smell formed from sawing.

The work of the grinder is fast enough, but far from environmentally friendly. Working with a jigsaw is much more pleasant. In order to insert the file into the rubber material, a hole must be made. To do this, you can use a drill or a chisel.

The wear of saw blades in a jigsaw proportionally increases from operation at maximum speed. Its most acceptable use is to use it at medium speeds with a file equipped with reverse teeth. Thus, the pattern of the metal cord will occur without any problems: the reverse teeth of the file will tear the material.

The average speed will deprive the rubber of the opportunity to get very hot. In the absence of this tool or if you want to work manually, you can use a metal file. She will cope with the task of cutting, but the execution of work with such a tool will be much slower.

How to make a swan from a tire, cut

It is necessary to cut the material according to the pre-drawn contours of the beak, head and neck. No cuts across the pattern need to be made. With regards to possible permissible errors, this is the complete sawing out of one of the sides of the neck at once. If you make a full cut on one side, then believe the people who did not take this advice into account: cutting the opposite side will be very inconvenient and difficult. The best option is to make alternate cuts on each side of a small length, about 10 cm. This option suggests a faster, more correct and accurate outcome of the case.

The next step is cutting out the tail. Its length will be approximately 25 cm. It is an additional element of decor and at the same time auxiliary when turning the tire inside out. Cutting it out is carried out in analogy with the rest of the cuts made earlier. Now it's time for the most time-consuming process in the work of making a swan from a tire with your own hands. Turning inside out is done as follows: the rubber form is placed with the cut side down, pressed (you can with your foot) and stretched with your hands up, thus turning the side parts.

The central place of the figure is given special attention: it is carefully pressed through. After that, the rubber structure will take the shape of a swan. Half rings from the side are lowered down. If the tire with a cord is made of metal, the edge is ground with a grinder. But even this procedure will not completely eliminate the protruding reinforcement.

Therefore, a swan made of a tire with a metal cord can only be used as a decorative element of the backyard. It is not advisable to install it on the territory of children's, entertainment areas.

To give the neck of the swan the desired and correct shape, it must be strengthened. To do this, you will need to make holes along the entire length of the neck at a distance of 10 - 15 cm from each other. Holes are made in two parallel to each other. Their location should be along the axis. Now staples of not thick soft wire are inserted into the holes. With the help of staples, a thick steel wire is fixed. The consumption of steel wire will fluctuate by about one and a half meters.

The lower end is attached at the base of the tire (on the inside of the neck), the upper end is in the head area. It remains only to bend the neck properly and arrange rubber eyes. You can fix them with screws. Additionally, you can make cuts along the edges of the wings.

The resulting notches will visually look like plumage. You can make a crown from a plastic bottle, attach it to the head of a bird and get an original swan princess.

Painting a rubber sculpture

Basically, tire swans are painted in the colors in which they can be seen in wildlife - white or black. Sculptures painted in gold or silver colors will not look bad. In principle, paint can be used in any color. The main thing is that the combination of colors is in harmony with the overall design of the site and does not hurt the eyes with its brightness.

The paint used for painting, according to its characteristics, must be suitable for outdoor work. It should only be applied to a dry and clean surface. Paint applied in accordance with all the rules will last a long time, will not crack and crumble. You can also use spray paints designed for painting a car. Spray painting is much faster. The surface painted in the main color can be decorated with acrylic paints. For example, draw plumage, beak and head. So the swan will look more natural. Craftsmen have come up with a lot of options for making a swan from a tire.

Where to install a tire sculpture

Everyone knows that in wildlife, swans live in close proximity to water bodies. Also, a rubber swan will look more harmoniously near a pond or its home-made imitation.

If there is no pond or lake on the site, the swan can be installed on a lawn or flower bed. Soil can be placed in its inner part and plants can be planted. To give the sculpture stability, it is installed on a tire. It can be painted in a color that harmonizes with the color of the swan or in some dark color that blends with the color of the installation site.

People with a developed creative imagination use old tires not only to create decorative swans.

Tires are also used to make other, no less funny and original birds and animals; create furniture that cannot be replaced for stationary outdoor use (tables, poufs, stools); make out small ponds and flower beds; install fences, painting their favorite colors or creating unique patterns and ornaments on them.