Tea Tins to Plant Pots

 Hello Readers. I love to re-use containers and packaging. It is sustainable and better for the environment, it's saves money to re-use rather than buy new containers. And sometimes containers can be so cute, like these tea tins. They are really pretty. You can also try this with other sturdy aluminum containers or cans.

Look at my new plant pots. 

I love tea and drink it every day. This brand is a favorite of mine. The tea comes in these super cute containers. They are a very sturdy but light-weight metal, and each flavor comes in a different color tin. There is sure to be a color tin and/or a flavor of tea you will love. Let's re-use these containers and make a little herb garden for my kitchen window. 

 

Each of these containers has a lid that fits on top and I planned to use the lids too. These containers are a great size for small plants. I am going to plant herbs but any little plant you like would work here. 

 

There was a flat bottom in each container. The container will need a way to drain extra water out or the roots of the plant could get too soggy. I would need to make a hole in the bottom of each tea container for drainage.

 

I used a power drill with a small drill bit. The size is not that important, Any small sized drill bit will be fine. 

 

 

The drill went through the thin metal quickly and easily. 

 

I made my small hole and it wasn't even centered perfectly but it's still going to work, so don't worry and don't over-think it.  

 

I needed some potting soil into the containers for the plants. 

  

I added a bit of the potting soil into the tea tins before I put the plants in.

 

I grabbed these small herb plants when I was at the grocery store last time. I hope they like their new home in my kitchen. 

 

I gently removed the wrapping and pot from the plant. 

 

I added the plant to the container. It was smaller than the new pot but that's OK, it gives the plant room to grow. 

 

I poured more of the potting soil to the side of the container. This will fill in the container and keep the plant in place securely and give the roots space to spread out as they grow.

 

I placed the lid of each container upside-down on the window sill. This is going to act as a drainage dish. 

 

I put each plant on it's lid. The upside down lid can catch any excess water and that will keep the window sill nice and neat. This is a sunny window so that will make a nice home for my new little garden. Will these herbs improve my cooking? We can only hope. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself. 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

Plant Pot With a Fun Bathroom Theme

 Hello Readers. I love plants and wanted to make a fun planter/plant pot. This plant pot woman looks perfect in a bathroom. (The steam in a bathroom is also a great environment for some plants.) You can put this together with a few items from The Dollar Tree store. 

Grab your glue gun, some supplies and make a flower pot lady.

You will need some supplies. I got a small flower pot, some curlers, fake eye lashes, and googly eyes. Let me show you how I started. 

 

I also bought a small floral sponge. It is like piece of Styrofoam to hold flower stems. I wanted to use fake flowers because I was in a pink mood. You won't need this if you want to put a live plant with potting soil. I will talk more about that idea later.

 

I wedged my little sponge into the bottom of this pot. It fit into the bottom securely. You could also glue it in to the bottom of the pot if you need to. 

 

I stuck the stems of my flowers into the sponge to hold them in place. I kept adding flowers until the arrangement of flowers looked nice and full all around. 

 

The stems stuck in the sponge easily and stood up well. It was easy to make a visually pleasing arrangement. You can bend and direct the stems to get the flowers nice and full on all sides.

 

Next I glued my googly eyes in place. Some eyes like this have a sticky back but mine required some glue. I added a small blob of glue on the back and held the eyes in place while the glue set and cooled. 

 

I used this little round piece of wood as my nose. (I broke the little tree off.) You could also use a button or a cork. Use what you have or can find easily. Just add a spot of glue on the back and don't stress about it. This will be super cute when its all together. 

 

I also added some fake eye lashes. I chose the largest lashes I could find. It added a little glamour and fun. Maybe she is getting ready for a night on the town. 

 

I wanted to add something that looked like hair to my curlers. I had some shredded brown paper, it is used as packing material sometimes. You could also use ribbon or yarn that you might have on hand already. 

 

I wrapped the strands of "hair" around the curlers and clipped the curler closed.

 

I added some hot glue on one side of the curler. Be careful, it's really hot glue. 

 

I held the curler on the pot so it could cool down and adhere to the side of the pot. You don't need too many curlers, you might be able to grab some from your mom or your grandmother's bathroom. 

 

I added a piece of pipe cleaner as a red mouth. You could try to draw a mouth with a permanent marker or cut out a mouth from a piece of paper to achieve a different look. 

 

My lady was finished and she is cute! She is also a great place to put my glasses. I am always misplacing my glasses. Now I have a place to put them. 

 

She is right at home on the bathroom counter. 

 

This would also be great for a real plant. (This spider plant makes fun spiky hair.) You could just put potting soil and a little plant in the pot instead of fake flowers. I like both ideas. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.