Flower pots are expensive and ugly? Let me teach you how to make your own pots, saving money and looking beautiful
Once you fall into the pit of growing flowers, it is hard to get out. There are too many plants at home, and with spring arriving, it is cutting season again. Many flower lovers often face the problem of not having enough flower pots. Today, Huahua will share with everyone how to make your own flower pots, saving money and looking beautiful!
Waste materials category
Complete Guide to Growing Flowers
There are often some idle small items at home. It is a pity to throw them away, but keeping them takes up space. You might as well use them to make flower pots~
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Milk powder can
How to make:
1. Prepare one milk powder can, string (hemp rope or similar can be used instead), double-sided tape, scissors, a lighter, hot glue, cloth strips
2. Use double-sided tape to cover the body of the can piece by piece
3. Wrap the loosened and arranged string or hemp rope along the top and bottom of the bottle respectively. You can decide the wrapping width according to your preference, and leave the middle part unwrapped as blank space
4. Use double-sided tape to stick the prepared cloth strips onto the blank area, and use hot glue to attach your favorite small ornaments to the cloth strip area
5. Use scissors to poke a few holes in the bottom of the bottle (if conditions allow, you can use an electric drill bit)
If you do not poke holes, it can be used for arranging flowers
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Wooden clothespins
How to make:
1. Prepare about ten wooden clothespins, one mineral water bottle, small ornaments, glue
2. Cut off the bottom of the mineral water bottle, and the height should be shorter than the wooden clothespins
3. Clip the wooden clothespins one by one onto the cut-off bottom of the mineral water bottle
4. Use glue to stick your favorite small ornaments onto the wooden clothespins
Your succulents have a new home~
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Waste fabric
How to make:
1. Prepare one beverage bottle or discarded bucket-like item, one piece of old waste fabric, needle and thread, scissors
2. Cut the bottle open from slightly below the middle, keep the bottom part, and use scissors to make a few holes in the bottom
3. Wrap the fabric around the bottle body once, cut it to a suitable size, sew the seam, and put it over the bottle
A series where the flower pot is cuter than the flowers~
Wood and bamboo category
Complete Guide to Growing Flowers
Some friends who burn wood at home often come across wood with good material and shape. Do not burn this kind of wood. Making it into a flower pot is the way not to waste it!
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Waste wood block
How to make:
1. Prepare one waste wood block, a drill, paint
2. Place the wood block horizontally on the tabletop, and process the upward-facing side
3. Use the drill to bore out a space in the wood block where plants can be placed. The shape can be chosen according to preference. Be careful to drill a few holes that go through the wood block
4. Paint the wood block with your favorite color
Place it on the office desk, pleasing to the eye~
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Waste wood boards or bamboo
How to make:
1. Prepare several waste wood boards, a hammer, several nails; if using bamboo, you only need to prepare iron wire
2. Stand the wood boards upright and arrange them into a circle or square, and use nails to nail adjacent boards together; if using bamboo, use iron wire to connect the bamboo pieces in pairs and form a circle
Super suitable as a flower pot for courtyard plants
Fun and creative category
Complete Guide to Growing Flowers
Children often lose interest in toy cars after playing with them for a while, which is really wasteful. However, have you ever thought that toy cars can be transformed into small flower pots? There are many objects like this. As long as you shift your way of thinking, you can gain a creative flower pot~
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Toy car
How to make:
1. Prepare a toy car (it must have space to place plants; fully enclosed types are not suitable), an electric drill
2. Use the electric drill to drill a few holes in the bottom of the toy car
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Coconut
How to make:
1. Prepare one coconut, one saw, chopsticks
2. Score a line at one third of the coconut, saw along the line with the saw, and scoop out the flesh cleanly
3. Saw an opening at the bottom of the coconut, and poke it open with chopsticks
4. Draw your favorite pattern on the surface of the coconut
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Roof tiles
How to make:
1. Prepare several roof tiles (this method is suitable for friends who have idle land at home)
2. Insert the roof tiles into the soil to fix them, and form a semicircle with the wall
That is all for Huahua's sharing today
Is there any homemade flower pot you like
If you have more creative ideas, you can leave a comment below~