Just a quick and easy Upcycle I got the time to do today. I brought the above little pot at a Vinneis second-hand shop the other weekend for $3. It was clear that in it's previous life it had been used to burn tea lights in as the inside had a liberal amount of smoke residue. A bit of dish-washing soap and elbow grease got it cleaned up easily.
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| the fly-wire on top of a tea box |
The holes at the bottom were too big to be used immediately as a pot. Conveniently I had stashed some old plastic fly-wire mesh that would work for covering the base and stopping my dirt from pouring straight through. I cut it to a rough circle and shoved it in the bottom. Crude but effective.
And before anyone asks, yes I do tend to hoard random stuff - but it eventually comes in handy as seen today. (or eventually gets thrown out - whichever option comes first)
With some more hemp rope as used in my treasure chest only this time brown I created the hanging part of a hanging pot. :) Everyone should have a spool of string running around the house somewhere, it's so useful and versatile.
I cut 4 lengths twice as long as I wanted it to hang. Then I doubled them over and looped them through each hole at the top of the pot, like you would a phone strap. One string for each hole. I then looped them all together at the top using one strand to wrap around the rest and hold them all secure.
Progress shots at this point:
Though really there were like 3 whole steps to this protect so I'm milking it a bit.
Add some dirt and a little succulent plant I picked up at a garage sale last weekend for just this purpose and here you go,
done;
I'm hoping the succulent will grow to fill the top and delicately dangle over the edges while not obscuring the pretty pot.
