45 Easy and Creative Ideas to Create a Charming Vintage Garden

9. Set up a vintage fan — don’t worry if it doesn’t work.

These garden decorations are full of life as they lend their vintage style to your backyard or patio. Fan blades can be salvaged from flea markets, and the older they look, the better for this project. This DIY project uses four salvaged fan blades and a table leg that serves as the dragonfly’s body. Tutorials can be found online to guide you in creating this garden decoration. As the metal hardware on the fan blades is usually already distressed to fit the vintage style, after assembling, your dragonfly needs nothing more than to be carefully placed in its position to keep a watchful eye on your garden and plants.