DIY House Shaped Succulent Planter

House Shaped Succulent Planter from Home Stories A to Z

Topsy Turvy Pots

Topsy Turvy Pots from Home Stories A2Z

Milk Carton Planters [Spring Centerpiece]

Spring Centerpiece from Family Chic

DIY Planter Box Centerpiece

DIY Planter Box from Shanty 2 Chic

Tiered Terra Cotta Plant

I have always loved cute little terra cotta planters full of gorgeous greenery or flowers.  But living in Arizona all my life, what was in the pot usually stayed pretty for 2.5 seconds.  That is one thing that is better in Texas.  There is a lot of green and it seems to stick around for a while.  Which makes me love this idea from Positively Splendid even more:

Part planter, part house number, and completely cute, you can get the tutorial, that I found at Creation Corner,  HERE.

Pitcher to Planter

Hayley the Handmade Housewife from found this at a thrift store:


And used it for this:

And now I am wondering how many thrift stores I will have to visit to find like a dozen of those!

Planter Makeover

I love spring. I love the weather and the flowers and the colors. So we have to be creative in keeping the color around as long as possible. These colorful planters are a great way to do that:

image from BHG

They started as regular plain redwood planters, but got a spring face lift with some trim, paint, and legs.