For your cover, you could use a 9 x 12painters canvas drop cloth from Harbor Freight (16.99), and make your own inexpensive water sealant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYVOFFV2zDE
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Google: Sunshades- You will find lots of shapes and colors.
Use bungee cords to fasten a tarp.
Concrete paver patio and a cover of corrugated fiberglass panels.
Hi Ruby, If you live in an area where you have field stone or river rocks, you could collect enough to create a wonderful patio! https://www.google.com/search?q=patio%27s+made+from+field+stone&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT3dfYtbXWAhUI6YMKHaTlCYwQsAQIKQ&biw=1600&bih=794
If not, you could start gathering free pallets. Treat the wood with water sealant and design away! :https://www.google.com/search?q=patio%27s+made+from+pallets&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6_Ya_tbXWAhUE74MKHfePDrgQsAQIPQ&biw=1600&bih=794
A tip for getting pallets apart: Use a reciprocating saw!!
:http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/how-to/g2488/how-to-tear-down-a-pallet-in-under-5-minutes/
For your cover, you could use a 9 x 12painters canvas drop cloth from Harbor Freight (16.99), and make your own inexpensive water sealant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYVOFFV2zDE
Hope this helps!