INSIDE: How to upcycle plastic nursery flower pots into bright, colorful DIY flower front door decor. Spring summer flower door hanger.
If you were to come up my driveway, tucked in next to the garbage can, you would see two large stacks of those black plastic nursery flower pots. I practically had to wrap caution tape around these stacks to keep my husband from tossing them.
“I have plans for these”, I would tell him. He would give me the look, stare at me for a beat and then move on because he wasn’t going to win the discussion.
What I didn’t reveal is that I didn’t have an immediate stellar creative idea as I stared at these stacks. But once I got that creative brain burst (probably in the middle of the night and why I’ve now started using nightly eye cream), check out this very easy, very thrifty flowery front door decor idea…
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How To Make Flower Front Door Decor Using Plastic Nursery Pots
Why toss those utilitarian – alright, ugly – plastic pots that nursery flowers, vines and bushes come in? What is it that folks say — trash to treasure?!
Grab Your (Plastic) Potting Supplies:
– Variety of different sized plastic nursery flower pots, or whatever you have around
– Self-etching primer
– Exterior paints (spray paint for plastic or craft patio paints would suffice)
– Chicken wire
– Wire snips
– Floral wire
– Scissors + Craft glue
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Step #1 – From Pot to Flower:
Assemble your [ugly] plastic pots. Using your scissors, cut a slit from top to bottom. About halfway down, begin to cut across the pot. You should end up with two pieces.
Take the bottom part of the pot and cut small, downward slits around the circumference. Fold down these slits to make a flower.
Cut leaf shapes from the remaining top part of the flower pot. I also cut long, rectangle-like strips from these sections. These strips will naturally curl but if you want more of a curlicue look, wrap the strips around a broom handle.
Step #2 – Clean and Paint:
With your pieces cut out, give them a water spray to remove any dirt. Let dry.
If using exterior or craft patio paints, cover them first with self-etching primer. (This will help the paint adhere to the plastic.) OR, use spray paints designed for adhering to plastic.
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Step #3 – Attach Leaves:
Once painted and dried, use craft glue to adhere the leaves to the backside of the flowers. Let dry.
Want more flower pots ideas? Check out my e-Book: Don’t Toss the Pots. Craft ideas for those plastic flower pots your plants, vines and bushes come in.
Step #4 – Layout and Secure:
Arrange your flowers in a layout you like best.
With an approximate measurement in hand, cut a section of chicken wire using wire snips. Begin securing the green strips and the flowers to the chicken wire with small pieces of floral wire.
If desired, you can paint the floral wire yellow to blend into the flower.
Step #5 – No Injuries:
Avoid unnecessary first aid treatment – fold down the ends of the chicken wire so you don’t scratch yourself or worse, scratch your front door!
Insert a ribbon and hang.
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- How to “fake the age” of plastic terra cotta flower pots with paint
- Turn (clean) tin cans into cute DIY fairy garden houses
- Re-purpose an old candelabra into a garden stand
- $10 hanging planter using metal strapping from the hardware store
- Turn a shower caddy into an easy vertical wall planter
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What a fun way to use those pots we usually trash!! It would be great if you would share this at the DIY party on Pleasures of the NW!
http://www.pleasuresofthenw.com/diy-party-no-5/
What a cute idea! Great way to recycle something that would otherwise just be trash. Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Such a cute idea! I have just been throwing ours away at a loss for anything else to do with them.
Thank you for sharing this cute idea at The Really Crafty Link Party this week! It’s perfect for spring and summer decor and so simple to make! Pinned!
Such a clever idea! I have several of these pots, now I know what to do with them! They look all very happy and great in a garden!
What a clever idea and so cute.I have so many of these plastic pots.
Bev
great idea and love the finished flowers! so cool and great decor idea year round for sure. Thanks for the tute!
I love a good repurpose and you found an adorable way to turn what would have been trash into a fantastic decoration for your front door. Thank you for sharing at Vintage Charm.
I love upcycle projects and this one is totally adorable! Very creative! I think I get most of my creativity in the middle of the night too 🙂 Thanks for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinned to share.
Love this idea! Thanks for sharing at the Talented Tuesday party. Hope to see you again!
I love your flower door decor. It’s such a cute recycle project. I featured it at the Talented Tuesday Link Party. Thank you for sharing your lovely and creative project with us!! Come check it out. Have a lovely week!! http://www.thisolemom.com/2016/05/talented-tuesday-link-party-80.html
We had a ton of extra pots and then we’ve been in a drought her for 5 years. I think we recycled all ours. But, love this cute DIY decor project! Pinned & shared. Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party.
These are super cute! The next time I’m heading to the trash with the flower pots, I’ll think twice!
Thanks for sharing at Peace, Love, Linkup! The next party kicks off tomorrow at 6! Hope to see you there : )
Adorable – and a clever reuse idea!
Love the pop of color with this clever redo…great work!!!
Love this!
Thank you!
Very cool repurpose!! What a creative use for those plastic flower pots!
No way are these those old plastic pots1 I just threw a bunch out. Boo 🙁 That is not happening anymore! #happynowlinkup
Such a cool repurpose! Love the colours you chose! So bright and cheerful!
Now that’s an awesome repurpose! I love how bright it is, adorable!
What a great idea! love upcycled projects~ laura
We all collect so many plastic pots so it’s lovely to see some fun ways to use them. These are so cheerful!
One could not help but smile when knocking on your front door. How fun and clever!
This is cool! Found your blog with the really crafty linkparty!
I’ll pin this one! 🙂