The 35 Most Creative DIY Planters

If you haven’t already noticed, spring is in full swing here at Craft & Creativity. And you know what spring means? Pretty plants! And what’s a super awesome succulent without the perfect planter? Here are 35 DIY planters for all those spring flowers.

1. Floppy Disk Planters: We’ll start with an oldie but a goodie. These floppy disk planters are a great way to repurpose old tech.

2. Book Planters: You knew you saved your high school geometry text book for a reason ;)

3. Painted Pots Hanging on Fence: Buy a bunch of potted plants, paint the pots, and nail ‘em up on your fence.

4. Switch Plate Planters: We love the hacker look of this, though we’re not sure we have tons of extra switch plates lying around.

5.  Hanging Garden Boots: How adorable are these? Perfect for April showers and May flowers.

6. Painted Tire Planters: Loving all the color!

7. Colander Planters: Colanders are actually kind of perfect planters since they let your plants breathe and drain.

8. Aged Terra Cotta Pots: You can totally fake the antique look with a little help from dirt, spray paint stone, and moss.

9. Modern Paver Planters: You can use readymade stones for a path and turn them into planters. Win!

10. Vertical Succulent Garden: The beauty of the vertical succulent garden will never get old.

11. Concrete Planters: We are particularly digging the sunburst-shaped planter – it almost looks like a coffee filter!

12. Chandelier Planter: What a totally brilliant use of a broken or old chandelier.

13. Hanging Purse Garden: This one might be on the too silly side of the coin.

14. Fabric-Covered Pots: Spray adhesive and fabric instantly turn boring plastic pots into gorgeous planters.

15. Faux Vintage Flower Pots: Like the aged terra cotta, these are totally fake!

16. Paint Can Planters: Such great use of old paint cans.

17. Muffin Tins + Ice Cream Dishes: When in doubt, you can always turn to your trust muffin tin.

18. Miniature Shell Garden: These totally remind us of Marcel the Shell!

19. Workspace Planter Set: No need for your desk? Turn it into a garden.

20. Sea Urchin Air Plants: Love this mix of land and sea.

21. Macrame Micro Planter: This planter is so adorable we almost want to wear it, especially with that sweet macrame hanger!!

22. Cork Air Plant Magnets: What a cute use of old corks!

23. Book Planters: The more book planters, the merrier.

24. Recycled Upside Down Planters: We love the idea of hanging tomato and herb plants for small apartments and homes.

25. Shoe Organizer Vertical Garden: This might be a better use of of those weird shoe organizers than using them for shoes.

26. Chevron Wood Box: You had us at chevron.

27. Textured Planters: The texture on these planters was created using wine corks. So cool.

28. Linen Milk Carton: Simply wrap linen around a milk carton and you’ve got this gorgeous rustic look.

29. Paint-Dripped Earthenware: Love the Moroccan vibe of these paint-dripped pots.

30. Handmade Clay Houses: Making this is way easier than you think – be sure to click through to find out how.

31. Marbleized Planter: All you need is spray paint and water to make your own set of marbleized planters.

32. Neon Concrete Blocks: These would also double as great bookends.

33. Vertical Tie Planters: Can you say pocket tie?! :)

34. Recycled Billboard Planters: Instead of using recycled billboard banners (which we’re guessing you don’t have access to), use grocery totes.

35. Altoid Tin Pocket Garden: And last, a garden that fits right in your pocket. Adorable!

Easter Chicks in Egg Shells

This chick is made from a compressed cotton egg painted with matt paint, mixed with pop up line. When heated with a heat gun, the surface becomes puffed up, adding texture to the egg. Eyes and a beak shaped from silk clay are then attached to the chick. Finally, decorate it with a bow, a wooden button and feathers.

1. Mix the pop up line with matt paint in the ratio 1:1 and apply a thick coat of the mixture to the cotton egg.

2. Put the painted cotton egg onto a stick. Puff up the paint by moving the heat gun in circular motions over the egg at a distance of approx. 10-15cm. This makes the colour puff up and gives a textured appearance to the egg.

3. Shape the eyes, the beak and wings from silk clay and press them onto the chick without using glue.

4. Paint an egg shell with matt paint and let it dry. Then glue it onto a wooden button for added stability.

5. Firmly place the chick inside the egg shell, securing it with a blob of silk clay. Use a glue gun for attaching a bow, feathers etc. to the chick.

An alternative

Decorate papier-mâché Babushkas following the same procedure as above. 

This Basket Says Anything But Dirty Laundry

We love all the geometric patterns that are in style for spring fashion, and the woven baskets trend sweeping all the interior design showrooms, so why not combine them into a dream storage solution? Just take color samples from the intended room for the basket (like pillows, curtains, sheets, etc) to any paint store and have custom colors mixed to match. It’s a perfectly pretty place to stow away all that dirty laundry. What will you put in yours?

Materials:

- 1 basket with lid

- 2 colors of paint

- 1 paint brush

- 1 roll painter’s tape

Start by coming up with a design and marking it off with your tape.

If you want to follow our design, wrap 5 strips of tape horizontally around the basket, and 2 around the lid in the spots shown. Spacing doesn’t have to be exact, but the top 2 rows should be equal.

Next add the vertical pieces of tape on the basket and lid, as shown.

It’s best to paint on your lighter color first; here we used bright chartreuse. We recommend doing two light coats of each color. Do not glob on the paint so it’s dripping and really thick or the paint will drip under the tape.

Next paint on the blue in the spots shown. Feel free to experiment with your own simple geometric designs by playing with the placement of the tape.

Let the paint dry completely and remove the Painter’s Tape. Ta-dah! (Expert Tip: Depending on the weave of the basket you choose, some of the natural fibers tend to shed. If this happens, just seal it by painting a thin layer of clear wood varnish over entire basket.)