You KNOW I love unique planters to rearrange my plants to my heart's content. As evidenced by allllllll these DIY plant-related tutorials from our archives. And today I'm going to share yet another DIY planter idea that is SO EASY and turns out SO CUTE! No power tools necessary on this one! I started out with a variety of sizes of terra cotta pots and some bowls/vessels from around the house ... [ Read More ]
TONS of Plant-tastic Tutorials!
When I shared my Houseplant Tour on IGTV last week, I realized how many tutorials I've done over the years that are plant-related! And since I was so shocked by how interested you all were in my plant babies, I thought it would be fun to round-up all my plant-y posts in one place! Houseplant Ideas It seems only right that I share this first... if you're new to houseplants, or haven't had ... [ Read More ]
Upcycled DIY Succulent Planter Idea
A few weeks ago when I was strolling through Theisen's in preparation for this project, I did a legit double-take when I saw these little guys on an end cap. *This post contains affiliate links* My first thought was... 'what a darling little succulent planter'! Until I flipped it over and realized what it really is. It's a chicken feeder. Obviously it was speaking to me, and who am ... [ Read More ]
Moroccan-Shaped Wooden Sconce Vessels
I’ve been staring at my computer for the past 10 minutes trying to figure out what the title of this DIY should be. The shapes of them fit into the Moroccan shaped pattern criteria, and they are definitely sconces. But they can be used so many different ways, so I couldn’t go with ‘vase’ or ‘planter’ or ‘candle’. So VESSEL it is. This post is sponsored by DecoArt. Thank you for supporting the ... [ Read More ]
Vertical Garden Ideas & Inspiration to Buy or DIY
I love a good vertical garden, or ‘living wall’ if you will… as evidenced by several tutorials in my plant archives. And I’ve been seeing so many insanely creative versions of wall planters lately (both for sale and DIY versions) that are getting my plant-loving heart all a pitter patter. I thought it would be fun to gather up a bunch of my fave vertical planters for indoors and outdoors to share ... [ Read More ]
Wall Sconce DIY Planter! Using repurposed wooden bowls
Ever since I made this Vertical Garden DIY Planter thing out of wooden bowls, I’ve had two half-bowls lying around waiting to be repurposed. I knew what I wanted to do with them, it was just a matter of GETTING TO IT. You know? Well I’m so glad I finally ‘got to it’ because they turned out amazing! Here’s where I started with my wooden half bowls. You can get wooden bowls at yard sales, thrift ... [ Read More ]
DIY Botanical Trivets–with Free Scroll Saw Patterns!
Howdy HEY sweet friends! Just popping in again with another semi-quick/easy tutorial for ya to add to my ScrollSaw Workshop (AKA tons of creative scroll saw tutorials)! You know that plants are close to my heart (#crazyplantlady right here), and so I decided to cut some different leaf shapes out of wood (cutting boards!) with my scroll saw to make BOTANICAL TRIVETS! Are you not overwhelmed with ... [ Read More ]
The beginner’s Guide to a Green Thumb {keeping plants alive}
You’ve heard me lament about my love for house plants and potted plants (especially on instagram <<do you follow me there?) And I’ve had a lot of readers asking me to write this blog post about my green thumb for awhile now, and I finally am going to lay it all out there for you. I’m Proof that there is a cure for the dreaded BLACK THUMB! There is hope! For you! And you! And ... [ Read More ]
Living Wall Vertical Planter from Wooden Bowls
Lately I’ve talked a lot about my love for plants, and how I’m so proud of myself for defeating the dreaded black thumb. I’ve gotten a LOT of questions about that, and what exactly I do to keep my plants alive, so I wrote a post sharing details about HOW I FOUND MY GREEN THUMB! But today, I want to show you a suuuuper fun Vertical ‘Living Wall’ Planter installation made from wooden bowls. It’s ... [ Read More ]
Making a Mug into a Planter… by Drilling a Drainage Hole!
At the beginning of last year, my New Year’s resolution was to acquire more plants and keep them alive. I was pretty successful, and have acquired MANY plants in the last 12 months. Nick would second that… it’s become a bit of an obsession. I love learning about different plants, how to care for them, and how to propagate them, etc! (Psst! I wrote an entire post as a Beginner's Guide to ... [ Read More ]