Flowery Front Door Recycled Craft
In the Designer's Words: "Don't trash those nursery flower pots! Turn those utilitarian (aka: ugly) black plastic pots that flowers, bushes and vines come in into some flowery front door decor to brighten up your entrance this spring."
Primary TechniqueGreen Crafting
Project TypeMake a Project
Materials List
- Plastic nursery flower pots
- Scissors
- Exterior paints (spray paints for plastic, or self-etching primer followed by patio paints)
- Chicken wire
- Floral wire
Instructions
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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.
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Take the bottom part of the pot and cut small, downward slits around the circumference. Fold down these slits to make a flower.
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Cut leaf shapes from the remaining top part of the flower pot.
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With your pieces cut out, give them a water spray to remove any dirt. Let dry.
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Once painted and dried, use craft glue to adhere the leaves to the backside of the flowers. Let dry.
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Layout your flowers and cut a section of chicken wire to fit the layout.
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Secure the flowers to the chicken wire with small pieces of floral wire.
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Insert a ribbon and hang.