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Author by Jane and Sonja on July 8, 2025 Updated on July 8, 2025

Upcycle an old stainless steel cheese grater into a fun and quirky outdoor owl garden decoration.

Hi friends, meet Hootie. We never expected to name our cheese grater owl, but this little guy turned out so cute that we felt he deserved a name!

Garden Decor from an Upcycled Cheese Grater

Not only did we make a super cute decoration for the outdoor garden but we used materials we had around the house. An old stainless cheese grater, some mason jar lids, bottle caps, a tree branch, and copper wire were all that were needed to create this adorable cheese grater owl. If you have leftover bottle caps from this project, see this Bottle Cap Horse and Bottle Cap Flower for your garden as well. It feels good to upcycle!

Although this lil’ owl is utterly adorable, his edges are quite sharp (he’s made from a cheese grater after all!). Be sure to place him in the garden away from curious little hands. Over time, the stainless steel will rust adding to the “rustic look” intended for an outdoor garden.

Materials Needed

Stainless steel cheese grater, size 9” high
2 Mason Jar lids, size 2.75” diameter
2 Metal bottle caps, size 1.5” diameter
2 Metal beer bottle caps, x2, size 1” diameter
2 screws with washers and bolts
Drill or Drill Press with appropriate sized drill
Copper Wire
Tree Branch, approx. 9” long
Small tree branch triangular shaped cutting, approx. 1” long
Hot Glue Gun with clear glue sticks
Paper, marker and scissors

supplies needed to make a cheese grater owl

How To Make a Cheese Grater Owl

Preparing the Owl Eyes

Assembling the Owl

Position the owl outdoors and enjoy watching Hootie watch over the garden. Check out this fun post for more DIY and upcycled garden project ideas.

owl garden decor made from a cheese grader and canning lids

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Cheese Grater Owl

Upcycle an old stainless steel cheese grater into a fun and quirky outdoor owl garden decoration.

Age Group: Adult Crafts

Project Type: Crafts

Supplies

1 Stainless steel cheese grater 9” high
2 pieces Mason Jar lids 2.75" diameter
2 pieces Metal bottle caps 1.5" diameter
2 pieces Metal beer bottle caps 1" diameter
2 screws with washers and bolts
1 Drill Press with appropriate sized drill bit
1 Copper wire 15" long
1 Tree branch 9" long
1 Small tree branch triangular shaped cutting approx. 1" long
1 Hot glue gun with clear glue sticks
1 scrap paper, marker and scissors

Instructions

The jar lids will form the owl eyes, stacking the smallest lid on the top to the biggest lid on the bottom.
Create a paper template for drilling holes into the jar lids.
Mark the positions with a marker and transfer the markings on to the lids.
Carefully drill holes through the marked positions using a drill press.
Working one owl eye at a time, stack the lids from largest on the bottom to smallest on the top aligning the drilled holes.
Secure the owl eyes to the cheese grater with screws, washers and bolts.
Heat up a hot glue gun and apply the wood nose piece to the cheese grater in the center just under the eyes.
Thread the wire through two of the bottom holes of the cheese grater from inside out.
Wrap the wire around a piece of tree branch to secure in place.
Position the owl outdoors in the garden. Overtime, the stainless steel will rust.

This post originally appeared here on May 22, 2020.

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Jane and Sonja are sisters, moms and lifelong craft addicts both living near Toronto, Canada with their families. They share their love of creativity, nature and coastal craft and DIY ideas on their blog Sustain My Craft Habit.

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