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Yard Art Decor and More Resource Hub

Yard Art Storage, Care & DIY Tips for Real Yards

Practical guidance on yard art storage, care, and DIY techniques — from the makers who design, use, and store yard art themselves.
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Yard art is meant to be enjoyed — not replaced every season.

The Yard Art Decor and More Resource Hub shares real-world advice on yard art storage, care, and DIY techniques designed to help your pieces last year after year.


Everything you’ll find here is based on decades of hands-on experience designing, painting, storing, and displaying yard art in real outdoor conditions.

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Digital Yard Art Templates (SVG, DXF, PDF, JPG)

Our digital yard art templates are created specifically for outdoor yard art — not resized clip art. Each design is tested for proper scale, clean cut lines, and reliable results before it’s released.

These templates work well for DIYers who want designs that cut cleanly, hold their shape, and are sized correctly for outdoor yard signs that are easy to handle and store.

  • Cricut and Silhouette compatible
  • Clean, tested cut lines
  • Proper sizing for outdoor yard art and signs
  • Easy scaling without distortion

Not Sure Where to Start? Here’s a Quick Guide

Printable yard art paper patterns designed for DIY outdoor yard art projects. Best for painters who enjoy a traditional, hands-on approach and like working at true yard-art scale from the start.

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Digital yard art templates (SVG, DXF, PDF, JPG) sized specifically for outdoor yard signs. Ideal for Cricut and Silhouette users who want clean cuts, proper scale, and yard art that’s easy to handle and store.

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Ready-to-paint yard art blanks made from outdoor-grade MDO. A straightforward way to get started with yard art that’s built to be painted, stored, and reused year after year.

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Fully painted, ready-to-display yard signs — no DIY required. Perfect if you want seasonal decor that looks great straight out of the box.

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Printable Yard Art Paper Patterns

Our printable yard art paper patterns are physical patterns mailed directly from our Scottsburg, Indiana workshop. They’re designed for traditional DIYers who enjoy tracing, painting, and building yard art by hand.

Each pattern is created at true yard-art scale, which makes it easier to plan projects, paint accurately, and store finished pieces without guesswork.

  • True yard-art scale from the start
  • Easy to trace onto wood or MDO
  • Designed specifically for outdoor display
  • Built to be stored and reused season after season
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Digital Yard Art Templates (SVG, DXF, PDF, JPG)

Our digital yard art templates are created specifically for outdoor yard art — not resized clip art. Each design is tested for proper scale, clean cut lines, and reliable results before it’s released.

These templates work well for DIYers who want designs that cut cleanly, hold their shape, and are sized correctly for outdoor yard signs that are easy to handle and store.

  • Cricut and Silhouette compatible
  • Clean, tested cut lines
  • Proper sizing for outdoor yard art and signs
  • Easy scaling without distortion
A hand painting a flower design on a white, gnome-shaped MDO yard art blank on a wooden table, with a finished colorful gnome in the background

Ready-to-Paint DIY Yard Art Blanks

If you want to skip material guesswork, our ready-to-paint yard art blanks make DIY simpler. Each blank is precision-cut from outdoor-grade MDO and designed with yard art care and storage in mind.

These blanks are built for real outdoor conditions and are meant to be painted, stored, and reused year after year.

  • Outdoor-grade materials
  • Smooth edges and sturdy thickness
  • Designed to be sealed, stored, and reused
  • Beginner-friendly and long-lasting
Set of 2 patriotic yard decorations featuring 2 red, white and blue butterfly lawn signs. Perfect for 4th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day and the entire spring and summer season.

Ready-to-Display Yard Signs

If you want seasonal yard decor without painting, cutting, or prep, our ready-to-display yard signs are made to go straight from box to yard. Each sign is fully painted and sealed by hand using outdoor-grade materials.

These signs are built for real outdoor conditions and are meant to be displayed, stored, and reused year after year — no DIY required.

  • Fully painted and sealed
  • Outdoor-grade materials
  • Weather-resistant and long-lasting
  • Ready to stake and display

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Front view of a custom-designed wooden yard art storage rack with staggered holes for green channel stakes, handmade in Scottsburg, Indiana.
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A organized garage workshop showing finished gnome, bunny, and snowman yard art pieces stored neatly on wooden shelves alongside their metal mounting stakes.

Why Yard Art Decor and More Designs for Storage, Reuse, and Real Yards

Many mass-market yard art designs focus on quick seasonal use. Our designs focus on what happens after the season ends.

We design yard art with storage, balance, and reuse in mind — from how stakes are placed to how pieces are handled between seasons. That’s why our designs hold up better over time.

Handmade in Indiana. Trusted Nationwide.

Small-business craftsmanship

Outdoor-tested designs

Yard-art-specific sizing

Real customer support

DIY Yard Art FAQs

Yes. Many customers start with a single blank or pattern and go from there.

Outdoor acrylics and properly sealed paints work best for long-term use.

Absolutely. Our designs are built to be repainted, stored, and reused.

Yes — designed and produced in Indiana.