Repurposing and reusing old things isn’t a new idea. Although using old shoes as planters for some people is. This solution is useful for a small backyard garden because sometimes there isn’t enough open ground space and you don’t need to spend money on containers. Besides, you might know the feeling when you don’t want...
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How to make a simple gift under $15? You’ll need thin climbing rope or cotton rope, a small plastic or ceramic bowl, a small plant, a pair of scissors. Put the plant into your planter. Now create a cache-pot: take eight pieces of nylon or cotton rope. Separate the rope into four sections, with two...
It’s spring and time for everything green around you! If you plan to grow something like flowers or vegetables and it’s still cold outside, start growing it in your home, using these wonderful self-watering planters not to waste time and not to forget to water the plants. For this project you’ll need 2 liter bottles,...
Decorating your garden or just bringing some nature to your home is necessary in spring. For these 3 planters with inscriptions you’ll need 3 terracotta pots, 2-3 plastic pots-when turned upside-down, tray, outdoor paint, 2 brushes-one for overall coverage, a smaller detail brush to apply the lettering painter’s tape, a drill, an exacto knife and...
It’s spring and nature and green plants inside make us enjoy and look forward to the summer. Let’s make a simple planter for green plants and grass. The supplies are: pine 1×6,”wood glue, wood stain, polyurethane, landscapers cloth (optional), vented frieze board. Assemble your wood pieces by first gluing the short side pieces to your...
Even a usual planter can be original if you have some imagination. Let’s create a fashionable sea decorative planter. You’ll need a planter, acrylic paste of white color, grey acrylic paint, decorative paint, river stones, plastic figures, ceramic tiles, brushes, a pencil and liquid nails. Paint the planter creating the stone texture, put the paste...
Patchwork is a rather simple technique that allows you to create original things without making much effort. You won’t need a sewing machine, everything may be done with your hands. Now we suggest you to make a patchwork planter. You’ll need a planter, some paint and different patches to decorate. Paint the planter and let...
If you love gardening, you definitely have some flowers or plants that are waiting to be planted and grown. Today we’ll tell you how to make cute planters for not more than $1 each. You’ll need pots, a little cream acrylic paint and some paint of different colors like peachy pink, red, blue, and yellow....
If you have an old chair that is lying in your house for a hundred of years and you don’t know what to do with it – make a nice flower pot with it! You won’t need the seat for this. You’ll need a chair, some paint, a net and fabric for plants, some soil....
If you want to hang your plants on a wall you need some hangers to do that. There are plenty of different hooks you could buy in hardware stores but it’s much more fun to make them by yourself. Besides, you can achieve much more interesting look if you, for example, made such hooks from...