Project Ideas for Painted Garden Pavers

Garden Pets

• Bring your "Little Shop of Horrors" outdoors by painting life-like animated plants complete with eyes, mouths and teeth. Those with more sophisticated tastes can paint garden gnomes or elves to hide in the bushes. Paint fairies onto pavers to catch the eyes of every child passing through. Make the garden a fun nighttime adventure spot with a glow-in-the-dark garden pet hiding where kids are sure to see it.

Holiday Decorations

• Anyone with pets knows the advantages of having heavy, sturdy decorations outdoors. Go out to your local paver yard to find pavers that are roughly in the desired shape you'll need. For instance, you can use a keyhole-shaped paver for a snowman or a circular paver for a pumpkin. Paint the holiday design onto the paver and place the paver on a wire rack for better support.

Pathway for Education

• If you have a long pathway leading through your garden, add some decorative and educational tidbits along the way. For example, if you have a butterfly garden, paint images and names of the local butterflies onto the pavers. If you have an herb garden, paint images of the herbs in bloom and their scientific names. Or, if your garden does not have a particular theme, paint some characters from local folklore onto your pavers.