Succulents have become everybody’s love recently because they are cute and simple to take care of. Here’s a great idea how to use a piece of an old tree as a planter for some cool succulent. You’ll need a piece of tree – don’t cut it, just take some fallen tree, a drill, sand paper,...
We have already told you of clay letters and clay pots in the shape of houses. Now we suggest making tiny polymer clay pots for your small plants. You’ll need polymer clay, a melon baller, a knife and an oven. Take your clay and soften it, then roll it into a perfect ball and put...
Garden season continues and we think of our gardens, How can you make usual ceramic pots interesting and original? The simplest variant is to paint them but not in a usual way. For the project you’ll need ceramic pots, plastic or foil and some paint. Take a pot and put some paint on the bottom...
Plants and flowers are in the limelight in spring, and of course so are the planters. Everybody is looking for his or her own way to be original, to make unusual pieces. In Tucson, Az, there is a special holiday named Day of the Dead celebrated every year. The traditional gifts and decorations are human...
Here’s a way to make usual ceramic rough planters very original and party-like. You’ll need a brown pot, some painter’s tape, Neon Pink fluorescent spray paint and a pair of crafty hands. Start off by wrapping the tape around your pot at your desired height. You can split it in half so it would be...
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 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...
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....
Adding a copper backsplash panel to a planter can be a great Autumn decorating upgrade for it. Such panel goes very well with yellow and bronze Autumn colors. Besides the planter and the panel you’ll need an adhesive, clear silicone caulk and some Autumn flowers. If you like the look of the upgraded planter on...