Sunday, April 15, 2012

DIY Concrete Planter

For a couple of years I have wanted to try to make my own planter out of concrete.  Just because.  My  husband had to buy a bag to do a fence post repair a few weeks ago.

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Since we had some on hand and I had recently saw someone pin the idea on Pinterest (here) I decided to give it a whirl. 

I used her idea of spraying WD 40 on my containers so the concrete would release.

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I used a cheap plastic bowl and paint stick to mix my concrete.  I didn’t read the instructions, I just mixed until  I got a consistency I liked.

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I used another cheap plastic bowl for my container and an empty sour cream bowl to create the empty area inside the planter.

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My husband warned me to leave it alone for 24 hours.  I didn’t listen.  I had to make another one because it broke in half.  So DO NOT mess with it for 24 hours. 

Last night after it sat long enough, I removed it from the containers and sanded the edges with coarse sandpaper to smooth them a bit. 

I didn’t have a plant and it was dark so I put a tea light candle in it to see how that looked.

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Today I bought a succulent and brought it home.  It was way too big.

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Which really stinks because it is such a pretty one, so I planted it elsewhere. 

I dug up some mossy stuff I had planted in my flower beds and placed it in the planter.

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It fit and it looks soft and pretty against the hard concrete.

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I placed it in a grouping on my patio table. 

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And decided it looks pretty dang cute. 

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