Flower pots are expensive and ugly? Learn to make your own, save money and make them beautiful

Once you fall into the gardening rabbit hole, it is hard to get out. With too many plants at home, plus the arrival of spring, it is cutting season again, and many gardening enthusiasts 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 making them beautiful!

Waste materials

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There are often idle little 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~

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Milk powder can

How to make:

1. Prepare one milk powder can, rope (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 piece by piece

3. Wrap the loosened and tidied rope or hemp rope around the top and bottom of the bottle respectively. You can decide the wrapping width according to your preference, leaving the middle part unwrapped and blank

4. Stick the prepared cloth strips onto the blank area with double-sided tape, 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 possible, use an electric drill bit)

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

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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 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 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 drink bottle or discarded bucket-like container, a 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 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

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Friends who burn firewood 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!

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Waste wood block

How to make:

1. Prepare one piece of waste wood, a drill, paint

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

3. Use a drill to bore out space in the wood block where plants can be placed. The shape can be chosen according to preference, and be sure to drill a few holes 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 wooden boards or bamboo

How to make:

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

2. Stand the wooden boards upright to form a circle or square, and use nails to nail adjacent boards together; if using bamboo, use wire to connect the bamboo pieces in pairs and form a circle

Super suitable flower pots for courtyard plants

Fun and creative items

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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~

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Toy car

How to make:

1. Prepare a toy car (it must have space to hold plants; fully enclosed types are not suitable), an electric drill

2. Use an 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. Draw a line at one third of the coconut, saw along the line with a saw, and scoop out the flesh clean

3. Saw an opening at the bottom of the coconut, and use chopsticks to poke it open

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 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 DIY flower pot you like

If you have more creative ideas, you can leave a comment below~