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Home » Crafts » Flower Planter Bee Decoration for the Garden

Flower Planter Bee Decoration for the Garden

January 21, 2020 By Katie Hale Leave a Comment

Collage image of a diy flying bee decoration for the garden

I am in love with this bee decoration for the garden! Using just a simple yellow flower pot, some paint, and imagination, you too can create a cute little bumblebee garden decoration!

If you love bees as I do, you’ll fall in love with this little cute tin can hanging bee craft garden decoration!

Collage image of a diy flying bee decoration for the garden

Table of Contents

  • Bee Decoration for the Garden
  • What Paint Should I Use for This Garden Decoration?
  • Where Should I Display My Bee Decoration?
  • Supplies Needed
  • How to Make a Bumble Bee Decoration
  • Video Tutorial
  • Printable Step by Step Photo Tutorial:

Bee Decoration for the Garden

Isn’t this just the cutest little decoration ever?! I absolutely love how cute the little bees look on this craft in my garden. All you have to do to make this bee decoration is grab a few craft supplies and a yellow flower pot. In just a few minutes you will have a cute decoration that fits into your garden easily.

If you are really adventurous, you can add one of these real beehives to your backyard too! I’m not sure I will go that far, but this little yellow beehive with floating bees is ideal for my yard.

A bee decoration on the edge of a garden

What Paint Should I Use for This Garden Decoration?

If you can’t find a yellow flower pot, you will need to paint yours. I wasn’t able to find yellow, so I spray painted mine and let it dry before beginning this project.

Good spray paint is ideal for a project like painting this flower pot.

You’ll also want paint or permanent markers for drawing the door and bees. Just make sure it is oil-based so it doesn’t wash off the pot easily.

A yellow flower pot bee garden decoration on the edge of a shrub

Where Should I Display My Bee Decoration?

Obviously this is made to go in your garden, but if you don’t have one that doesn’t mean you can’t use this cute decoration. I love the idea of adding a bee decoration to a child’s bedroom or nursery.

It reminds me of Winne the Pooh and the honey that Pooh Bear was always sneaking. If you have a Winnie the Pooh theme in a kid’s room, this is a great addition you can perch on a shelf or dresser!

It’s also ideal for spring parties as a centerpiece on a table! Leave it in the garden, on your porch railing, or anywhere that you prefer. There really is no right or wrong with this cute idea for the garden.

A garden bee decoration on a wooden table

Supplies Needed

  • White cardboard
  • Yellow flower pot
  • Black and yellow foam board
  • Black marker
  • White thread
  • Garden or floral wire
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun and glue

Supplies needed for a flower pot bee decoration

How to Make a Bumble Bee Decoration

Gather your supplies together for this project, and make sure to cover the work surface with newspaper or a drop cloth. If your flower pot is not yellow, begin by taking it outside to spray paint yellow.

Allow the paint to dry completely before moving on to the next steps of the craft.

Once the paint has dried on your flower pot, you will begin attaching the white thread or twine to the outside of the pot. Using hot glue to attach it, wind the thread around the pot at a diagonal.

Once you reach the top of the pot, you will clip the end and secure it with glue.

Attaching white thread to outside of flower pot

Next, you will use the foam paper to create the bees for this garden decoration.

Draw two circles on the yellow paper. One will big, and one will be smaller, but connected in the middle. This will form the body of the bee.

Cut this shape out, then use it as a template to draw and cute 2-3 more in the same size and shape.

Cutting out bee bodies from foam board for garden decoration

Next, to decorate the wings, you will use pieces of white cardboard to draw and cut out a simple wing design. Make one set for each bee.

Using a black permanent marker, you will draw stripes on the yellow foam board along with a mouth and eyes to make the bees cute.

Cut small black circles or ovals from the foam board to add to the bees to create “ears” or antenna. You will also use the foam board to cut a small door to glue onto the flower pot.

Decorating the bees for the flower pot bee decoration

Now, hot glue one of the bees and the door to the outside of the flower pot.

Next, you will hot glue the floral wire to the backside of the flower pot. This will be opposite the door you just attached.

Attaching bees to the back of a flower pot garden decoration

On the top of each long piece of wire, hot glue the additional two bees and bend wire to arrange them.

A flower pot bee decoration sitting against a concrete wall

Video Tutorial

 

Printable Step by Step Photo Tutorial:

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Flower Planter Bee Decoration for the Garden

Flower Planter Bee Decoration for the Garden

Grab the flower pot and yellow paint to create this cute bee decoration for your garden!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Difficulty Medium
Estimated Cost $3

Materials

  • White cardboard
  • Yellow flower pot
  • Black and yellow foam board
  • Black marker
  • White thread
  • Garden or floral wire
  • Pencil

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun and glue

Instructions

  1. Begin this project by painting your flower pot if needed; Painting a flower pot for a bee decoraiton
  2. Once the paint has dried on your flower pot, you will begin attaching the white thread or twine to the outside of the pot; Attaching white thread to outside of flower pot
  3. Using hot glue to attach it, wind the thread around the pot at a diagonal.  Once you reach the top of the pot, you will clip the end and secure it with glue; Finish attaching the white thread to outside of beehive bee decoration flower pot
  4. Next, using the yellow foam board, draw a bee design to cut out. One end will be larger than the other in a gourd shape; Drawing a bee shape on foam board
  5. Cut this shape out, then use it as a template to draw and cute 2-3 more in the same size and shape; Bee shaped yellow foam board laying on a white surface
  6. Next, to decorate the wings, you will use pieces of white cardboard to draw and cut out a simple wing design; Gluing wings onto a yellow bee for bee decoration
  7. Add black stripes to the back of the bee along with a smile and eyes to the top to make it look like a smiling bee; Decorating the bees for the flower pot bee decoration
  8. Using the black foam board, add small "ears" or antenna to the top of the bees and a small door on the front of the pot; Adding a small door to the floral pot beehive
  9. Glue one of the bees on the side of the pot near the door; Gluing a bee to the side of the flower pot garden decoration
  10. Now, attach the floral wire to the back/opposite side of the pot, and hot glue the remaining two bees to the ends so they look like they are flying; Attaching bees to the back of a flower pot garden decoration
  11. Display as desired in your garden or on your porch. A yellow flower pot bee garden decoration on the edge of a shrub
© Katie Hale
Project Type: Crafts / Category: Gardening
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