How to make an original planter

If you like gardening but have gotten bored of seeing the same old pots at home, the following will be one of the crafts that you will surely like the most: a original planter with plastic bottles. On the one hand, it will allow you to bring out your most creative side and also renew the decoration of your home. On the other hand, it will help you recycle those old plastic bottles that no longer serve you and give them a new useful life.

Don't think it's too complicated. It's actually a simple, affordable, and a lot of fun craft. With just a few steps you will get some of the most original flower pots that will attract the attention of your guests. In case you want to make this craft but you don't know the materials you will need for it, take a pencil and paper because we will tell you all the details below. Let's go there!

How to make an original planter?

If you've gotten tired of seeing the typical terracotta-colored pots of a lifetime at home, pay attention to the following tutorial because you're going to learn how to make an original pot that will catch all eyes. Let's see now what materials will you need to gather to make the original models that we propose below.

Materials to make the craft

• a bottle of soda
• A cutter
• Scissors
• An iron
• A few cans of colored spray paint
• A black marker
• A punch
• four soda caps
• a silicone gun
• a plastic ball
• Crafts Eyes
• A screwdriver
• A screw
• A piece of eva rubber

One of the things that I like the most about this craft is that the materials that you will have to gather to carry it out are very easy to find and are not expensive, so you will not have to invest too much money if you want to try to learn how to make a craft. original planter like this one.

In fact, if you are a fan of crafts, it is likely that many of these things you already have at home from previous occasions. It is also an excellent idea to recycle materials and give them a new use, with which we help to better preserve the environment.

Steps to know how to make an original planter

This flowerpot model is very colorful and fun, ideal to put in the room of the little ones in the house. It is a nice little turtle that carries on its back the plant or flower that you want to show off at home. However, it is also great as a decoration for a small terrace or garden. And without further ado, let's move on to the steps to create this fun planter.

• Take the plastic bottle and remove the brand label
• Use a black marker to divide the bottle in half and with the help of a cutter cut it
• Set aside the top and keep the bottom of the bottle
• Split the bottom of the bottle in two again with the box cutter. This last part will be the one we use to make the body of the turtle
• Use the scissors to carefully trim the edges of the bottle to make them even.
• Next, take a hot iron and iron the edge of the plastic bottle to flatten it and make it not sharp.
• Then take a spray can of the color you like and carefully paint the bottle
• Once it is dry, use the black marker to decorate the bottle with drawings
• Take an awl to make two holes facing each other on the sides of the bottle (head and tail) and five holes on the bottom.
• Then take the soda caps and with the help of a silicone gun stick them to the base simulating the legs of the turtle
• The next step is to create the head of the turtle. To do this, take the plastic ball, glue the craft eyes on it and draw the mouth
• Next, take the screwdriver and thread it through one of the side holes to pull it out of the hole in front and screw it onto the turtle's head.
• Now use the piece of eva foam to make the visor of the turtle's cap and glue it to the cap that will go on his head. What is left over will be used to plug the hole in the turtle's tail. Paste it with silicone.
• Finally, insert the pot into the bottle... And that's it! You already have the little turtle ready to show off your most beautiful plants and flowers with an original and different touch.

How to paint a pot

If you like handicraft decoration, another way to create an original planter is simply paint the pots old ones that you already have at home with the help of a brush, a sponge or a brush and some colored acrylic paint. You will see how it is one of the most relaxing and entertaining hobbies!

Even if you're not too good at painting, don't worry because with the little tutorial that you'll find in the post How to paint a pot You will be able to make some fantastic models of flower pots to show off at home because they are very easy and original ideas to carry out.

In general terms, the materials you will need to paint a pot are the following:

• Some terracotta pots. You can buy new ones to carry out this craft or use old ones that you already have at home to give them a new life. I recommend the latter because when you see them finished you will love the result and you will save money.
• Some brushes or brushes to apply the paint on the pot.
• Some acrylic paint of the colors that you like the most.
• A sponge.
• Some pencils.
• An elastic band.
• Some wooden sticks.
• Scissors.

Have you already written down all the things you will need to gather? Then it's time to get down to work to get all your creativity out and capture it by painting pots. It will be a craft that you will never tire of!