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3 DIY ways to revamp your planters
Want to liven up your garden? Try one of these creative DIY planter ideas.
1. “Growing baby” baby food jar planters
You will need:
- Baby food jars (As many as you’d like to make)
- Large wooden board
- 1 clamp per jar
- Screws
- Hammer and drill
- Metal puncher
- 2 screw hooks
- Twine
How to:
- Punch a whole into a metal clamp using a metal punch and a hammer. Punch the hole on the opposite side of the clamp tightener, which is where you will screw the clamps into your wood. Repeat for all clamps.
- Mark where you intend to place each baby jar and screw each metal clamp accordingly through the openings. Repeat for all clamps.
- Put each jar inside their respective clamps and tighten until secure.
- Drill a hole on either end of the top of your board. Screw two hooks into the holes. Connect with twine and hang.
Image source: MakeLifeLovely
2. “A tin to be alive” vintage tin box planters
You will need:
- Tin vintage box
- Twine
- Drill
How to:
- Drill one hole near the top of one side of the front of your box. Drill two holes into the forefront of the lid.
- Knot your twine and thread it through the first front hole, followed by the second (knot again) and the third (knot a final time) to secure your box lid in an open position.
- Fill with soil and flowers!
Image source: NinasApartment
3. “Sitting pretty” chair planter
You will need:
- An old chair with a removable inner seat
- Spray paint
- A hanging basket
How to:
- Pop out the seat from the chair.
- Spray paint the chair in your chosen colour.
- Place the hanging basket (sans hangers) into the chair from where the seat has been removed.
Image source: SewCaroline
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