This
week for Trash to Treasure Thursday I decided to show you how to take
a plastic top off of a container (mine came off either a tube of some
kind or a can of shaving gel) and make a planter for the landscaping
of your dollhouse.
I
got the inspiration for this project actually while I was sitting in
traffic a while back. I was on my way to Walmart and near by is a
garden center of sorts. I say of sorts because I don't think they
have plants except in their displays. They specialize in decorative
items for the landscape. Things like fountains, benches, statues, and
these large planters. This particular day as I was sitting waiting
for the traffic light to change I was watching them unload a truck in
the front parking lot. There was a bunch of these huge planters all
lined up that had already been unloading. As I drove along I got to
thinking how easy it would be to take one of these lids I have been
saving and turn it into a very similar planter.
I
have shown you this technique, used slightly differently in the past.
If you go back a couple of years in my videos to the Toy Store series
you will find I did the stucco on the exterior of that building with
this general method. It really is a fun and cheap way to change the
texture on many things.
For
the video I simply added a rim with several turns of some yarn that
was handy. You could also use some heavy lace (like I showed you on
the “antique” frames) or you could also add some lace medallions
to the sides of the pot.
Another
option would be to add an additional coating of the glue/water
mixture and roll the planter in some sand. Make sure it is thoroughly
coated (it might take a couple of coats for complete coverage) then
follow up with the paint.
I
do like to use a combination of three colors of gray paint for these
but feel free to use whatever you would like.
The
important thing with these projects is to have fun!
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