Craft: Turn Your Old Teacups Into Beautiful Planters
If you struggle for space but want to bring a touch of the natural world indoors, try repurposing old cups and saucers as plant holders
During our last house move, heavy-handed removal people succeeded in wrecking our coffee table, a book shelf and a box of crockery. We were left with three surviving cups and saucers and a good excuse to go furniture shopping.
For us, apartment living means a small balcony that is too small for our larger plants. So we downsized! We repurposed the orphaned cups and saucers into smart planters that could easily fit on a window sill, the kitchen table, or a chair on the balcony and plenty of other places besides. Root out any odd bits of crockery you may have and give it a go!
For us, apartment living means a small balcony that is too small for our larger plants. So we downsized! We repurposed the orphaned cups and saucers into smart planters that could easily fit on a window sill, the kitchen table, or a chair on the balcony and plenty of other places besides. Root out any odd bits of crockery you may have and give it a go!
Planting flowers in your upcycled cups is an obvious choice, but you could also consider growing herbs, such as chives, sage or basil.
The saucers are perfect for collecting any run-off when watering your plants, and the planters are light enough to be easily moved around your balcony or terrace.
The saucers are perfect for collecting any run-off when watering your plants, and the planters are light enough to be easily moved around your balcony or terrace.
The thinner the base of the cup, the easier it will be to drill a drainage hole.
You will need a drill with a 6mm tungsten tip diamond drill bit, available at any hardware shop.
Adhere a strip of masking tape to the cup base; this will help to stop the drill bit from slipping. Drill, slowly at first, until a small hole appears and then continue until you’ve drilled through the base.
You will need a drill with a 6mm tungsten tip diamond drill bit, available at any hardware shop.
Adhere a strip of masking tape to the cup base; this will help to stop the drill bit from slipping. Drill, slowly at first, until a small hole appears and then continue until you’ve drilled through the base.
Display your teacup planter pots anywhere in the house, so long as they can receive sunlight, water and TLC.
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Perhaps you could repurpose them into little planters like I have, or scour second-hand shops for vintage cups and saucers as an alternative.
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