Before You Toss Those Worn Garden Clogs--Stop and Recycle!

by Cecilia MyThriftStoreAddiction

Hi there, Hometalk Friends! Are you as anxious for spring as I am? Well grab your garden gloves for a simple green spring project...

before you toss those worn garden clogs stop and recycle, container gardening, gardening, repurposing upcycling

Here in the Texas hill country, my gardening season can easily run from February through November, so I'm prone to wearing out garden clogs and boots. I recently replaced my clogs and had the old ones in hand to toss when I had the idea to recycle them. I've seen ceramic planters designed like garden boots or clogs, so why not use real ones? Here they are before--faded and frankly, pretty gross...

I started by wiping them down. Next, I decided to use bright red spray paint, I had on hand. I turned them on their sides, then gave each two coats. Here's how they looked after the first coat:

For full blog tutorial please go here:

http://mythriftstoreaddiction.blogspot.com/2016/02/recycled-garden-clog-planter.html

Tour my garden here: http://mythriftstoreaddiction.blogspot.com/2014/07/welcome-to-secret-garden.html

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Zeliemimi on Feb 23, 2016
How cute! I've seen this done in boots but I love the croc twist. Do you drill drainage holes in the crocs?

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Renata on Feb 23, 2016
What xactly is that coco liner and where do u get it? Did u have to put holes in the bottom of the clogs? N I now kick myself for throwing mine out.

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Chic tayao on Feb 24, 2016
Now, that's a great idea! What kind of paint did you use?

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Chris aka monkey on Feb 23, 2016
hmmmm can i paint some ugly ones and wear them?

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Tonya on Feb 24, 2016
Too cute😄

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- Cecilia MyThriftStoreAddiction on Feb 24, 2016
  @Tonya Thanks!
  
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