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Flower pots are expensive and ugly? Make your own one-of-a-kind flower pots to save money and look beautiful

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Once you fall into the trap 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!

Discarded items

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 as flower pots~

Milk powder can


How to make it:

1. Prepare one milk powder can, string (hemp rope or similar can be used instead), double-sided tape, scissors, a lighter, hot melt glue, cloth strips

2. Use double-sided tape to cover the body of the can evenly

3. Wrap the loosened and organized string or hemp rope along the top and bottom of the bottle. 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 attach the prepared cloth strips to the blank area, and use hot melt 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 you have the conditions, you can use a drill bit)

If you do not poke holes, it can be used for flower arranging

Wooden clothespins


How to make it:

1. Prepare about ten wooden clothespins, one mineral water bottle, small ornaments, glue

2. Cut off the bottom of the mineral water bottle. Its height should be shorter than the wooden clothespins

3. Clip the wooden clothespins one by one onto the cut bottom of the mineral water bottle

4. Use glue to attach your favorite small ornaments to the wooden clothespins

Your succulents have a new home~

Waste fabric


How to make it:

1. Prepare one drink bottle or discarded bucket-shaped item, one piece of old waste fabric, needle and thread, scissors

2. Cut the bottle open 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, 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

Friends who burn wood at home often come across wood with good material and shape. Do not burn this kind of wood. Using it to make flower pots is what avoids waste!

Waste wood block


How to make it:

1. Prepare one block of waste wood, an awl, paint

2. Place the wood block horizontally on the table and work on the upward-facing side

3. Use the awl to drill 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~

Waste wooden boards or bamboo


How to make it:

1. Prepare several waste wooden boards, a hammer, and several nails; if using bamboo, you only need to prepare iron wire

2. Stand the wooden boards up to form a circle or square, and use nails to nail adjacent boards together; if using bamboo, use iron wire to connect the bamboo pieces two by two to form a circle

A flower pot super suitable for courtyard plants

Fun and creative items

Children often lose interest in toy cars after playing with them for a while, which is truly 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 change your way of thinking, you can gain a creative flower pot~

Toy car


How to make it:

1. Prepare a toy car (it must have space to hold 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

Coconut


How to make it:

1. Prepare one coconut, one saw, chopsticks

2. Draw a line at one third of the coconut, saw along the line, 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

Roof tiles


How to make it:

1. Prepare several roof tiles (this method is suitable for friends who have spare land at home)

2. Insert the roof tiles into the soil to fix them, forming 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~

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