Tea Tin Planters

by Kim |Exquisitely Unremarkable

4 Materials

30 Minutes

Easy

Our favorite new tea flavor {green tea with coconut} came in tins too pretty to toss. So I turned them into vintage style planters instead.

The tins were just so sweet, I couldn't bear to send them off to the recycle center. I knew they'd look great with a few colorful blooms, but it was kind of risk, because I'm not a great gardener.

My husband is the one who has cultivated everything in our charming cottage style garden and pond area, but I figured I would give it a try.

I mean how hard could it be right?

Since the tins had no drainage and I didn't want to pop holes in the bottom and have them make a mess of my beautiful kitchen countertops every time I watered them, I did the next best thing and placed some small stones in the bottom.

Next, I added dirt to my tins. I would say that I filled each tin up about one quarter of the way. Then I added a pansy. Pansies are very hearty...and I definitely needed hearty!!

I don't care how pretty the tins are, nothing looks good with a dead plant in it!! icon

Once the flowers were in, I added more dirt to cover the roots. Then I packed it down firmly with my fingers and gave everyone a little drink.

When I was all done, I had three {free!} of the sweetest little vintage styled planters decorating my kitchen. And believe it or not, they lasted in my care all season. Bright, happy and best of all alive!

Fabulous.

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