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Free-Standing Strawberry Garden w/ Hanging Planters

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Nick and I have always TALKED about planting a strawberry garden. And lately, the girls have been asking about growing strawberries. So this year, it was meant to be! *This post is sponsored by EcoScraps. Thank you for supporting the amazing brands that make Reality Daydream possible! This post contains affiliate links.* Supplies for Hanging Strawberry Garden 10 foot 4x4 cedar board ... [ Read More ]

Tutorial for Boho Style Hanging Planters

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I love how creativity so easily evolves. One idea leads to another, and another, and on and on. And that’s exactly what happened with the project/tutorial I’m going to share today! *this post contains affiliate links* It all started with the Wooden Bowl Vertical Planter. It turned out so well, and I loved the concept of slicing thrifted wooden bowls in half and repurposing them, that the Wall ... [ Read More ]

Wall Sconce DIY Planter! Using repurposed wooden bowls

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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 ]

Living Wall Vertical Planter from Wooden Bowls

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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!

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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 ]

Stenciled Cinder Block Planter

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We're honored to collaborate with EcoScraps on this post, and were compensated for our time. All opinions and project ideas belong to us! I love the idea of using Cinder Blocks as planters, and have seen some really cute ones out there. As you know I’ve been making an effort to ‘freshen up’ our front porch (that we never use, but is very visible from the road), so I thought it would be fun to add ... [ Read More ]

Vertical Garden Hanging Gutter Planter

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It seems like this spring there’s a fun trend of MAKING EVERYTHING A PLANTER. And frankly, I love it. Rusty tool box? Why not marigolds! Old retainer box? Pop a succulent in! Grungy toilet you found in the ditch on the wrong side of the tracks? PEONIES! But seriously. I do really love the idea of repurposing things, so today’s project is right up our alley! When Home Depot invited us ... [ Read More ]

Hanging Gutter Planter–DIH Workshop

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UPDATE! Click here to see my version of the Hanging Gutter Planter! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m so excited to share that I’ve been asked to participate in this month’s DIH (Do It Herself) workshop with Home Depot! They also have DIY and kids workshops too, which are such fun programs to get people building, operating power tools, learning how to make basic home repairs, and just generally feeling ... [ Read More ]

Vertical Succulent Planter Tutorial

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I’ve been noticing a pattern in my creative projects... I’m either working on big projects like focusing on a room transformation (like the kitchen or ‘Laundry Suite’), or I’m going through phases where I kick back and work on lots of smallish projects here and there. Whenever I get comments like ‘that’s awesome, but I could never do that’ makes me feel so defeated. So throwing in some simple ... [ Read More ]

Mini Dipped Paint Can Planters

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Did you know that you can buy plain empty paint cans at your local home improvement store? Every time I pass them, I think… ‘there MUST be some fun project to do with those’! And then it hit me. FUN RIGHT?! Welcome to THE MOST SIMPLE and rad tutorial of all time. Gather the following: Quart paint cans Oil-based paint in bright colors (we used RustOleum!) Lids from a oatmeal ... [ Read More ]

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