I just saw my first tire rocking horse yesterday at a restaurant where my family and I were eating and I was so blown away, I couldn’t wait to get home and start researching Youtube to find a tire rocking horse tutorial for my Grandson’s playroom I was building inside our new screened-in porch at our ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas. Low and behold, one of my very first search results yielded the most magnificent rocking horses I had ever laid eyes on, The DIY Swan Tire Planter! All I can say is, Wow, what a great idea! I couldn’t wait to get started so I quickly assembled my materials to begin this awesome project!

Materials:

  •  White Marker
  • Angle Grinder
  • Car Tire
  • Metal Cutting Discs (a circular saw)
  • Strip Of Sheet Metal
  • Sheet Metal Screws (16mm)
  • Sheet Metal Shears (or something that will cut metal)
  • Screw Gun

Directions:

Cut tire in half and place on a board.

Make a DIY Toy Rocking Horse out of an old recycled upcycled tire

Trace tire shape onto the board then cut it out with a saw then add a 2 x 4 board and drill a hole for a small pipe to fit through to be used as a handle. Screw the whole board apparatus into your sliced tire half.

Make a DIY Toy Rocking Horse out of an old recycled upcycled tire

Now paint your DIY Upcycled Tire Rocking Horse any colors you want, you can paint beautiful polka dots or stripes. Remember there is no right or wrong way to do DIY this is your own personal artistic creation and it can be whatever you envision it to be. The rocking horse looked so cute on our screened-in porch and our Grandson loves it.

DIY Upcycled Tire Rocking Horse

 

 

 

Stephanie Hicks | DIY JOY

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Stephanie

Since I lover experiments, I’ve alwaysnloved to create, paint, as well as cook and style food. I feel in love with DIY as soon as I discovered it and could not have been more excited when I learned I could share projects with people around the world. Taking photos is a passion of mine, as is design and painting with oils. I love holidays and celebrations, crafting cute little gifts and serving up at least one new recipe I am excited about.

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