I'm a little cactus obsessed this season! They're adorable and nearly maintenance free since they don't need watering very often. I recently helped makeover a youth room and the main accent colors we choose where orange and yellow neon. I wanted to add a few plants to the room so this is my inexpensive and color—coordinating solution. I saw a similar project in an anthropologie store and thought it was so cute. Here's how I made mine...
1. Supplies: cleaned plastic bottles with the labels removed, yarn, scissors, cropodile or heavy duty hole punch, mini cactus plants and (not pictured) more (cactus friendly) dirt. 2. Use scissors to cut off the bottom 1/3 of the bottle. 3. Punch holes around the bottom lip of the planter, about 1/2 inch from the rim. 4. String the yarn through the holes and around the cap of the bottle. Braid and/or tie off the tops. Fill with dirt and replant cactus in its new home.
I love how these turned out! As the cacti grow I will probably need to replant them eventually but it's no biggie as these bottles were needing a new purpose anyway. :) xo. Emma
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How fun - love that project!
Posted by: lebenslustiger | August 10, 2012 at 06:16 PM
Great Idea !
It's a "Beautiful Mess" ! :D
xo ,
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Posted by: Ana Catalarrana | August 10, 2012 at 06:58 PM
FUn & colorful!
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Posted by: Daisy Nguyen | August 10, 2012 at 07:24 PM
Would have been great to paint the caps too!
Posted by: Patrice | August 10, 2012 at 08:22 PM
oh my god.. so cute.. :) http://lovesimplegreen.blogspot.com/
Posted by: irene wibowo | August 10, 2012 at 09:11 PM
super cool idea! Especially for apartment dwellers/people with limited space :)
Posted by: emily | August 10, 2012 at 10:28 PM
This is a great idea! I'm just thinking of all the color possibilities!
xoxo Sarah
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Posted by: Sarah | August 10, 2012 at 10:45 PM
Cute! Ha- the only thing I can think of when I imagine them in a youth room is boys catapulting them at each other (picture lesson of David and Goliath?!)...maybe it's from years of working with youth! :D
Posted by: Beetree | August 10, 2012 at 10:52 PM
You never cease to amaze me! What a great idea!
Brooke
Posted by: Brooke | August 11, 2012 at 02:12 AM
Love this idea! So cute!!!
LUXESSED
Posted by: Anoushka | August 11, 2012 at 02:28 AM
Extremely cute!
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Posted by: Viveca Johansen | August 11, 2012 at 03:39 AM
OMG I love this so cute! Makes my potted cacti look boring!
Becky, K.
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Posted by: Rebecca Kosiuk | August 11, 2012 at 04:12 AM
Love this!
Posted by: Japolina | August 11, 2012 at 08:59 AM
Great idea! I did something kind of similar but no recycling involved :( Fun for summer though!!
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Xx,
jess
Posted by: Jess | August 11, 2012 at 11:37 AM
interesting!
Val
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Posted by: Val | August 11, 2012 at 04:52 PM
I love repurposing, these are great!
Posted by: Melissa T | August 11, 2012 at 08:33 PM
only you could make plastic soda bottles look this good! such an inspiration!
Posted by: robbie | August 11, 2012 at 09:38 PM
It's just too bad the flowers on the cacti are straw flowers hot-glued to the plants.
Posted by: anonymous | August 12, 2012 at 04:15 AM
No offense, but what?!
If you can't pull off an original idea, then please try to do better than what you're copying.
Maybe showing these hanging up would have conveyed the concept better?
Posted by: Sam in China | August 12, 2012 at 07:12 AM
These are so cute :) I need to make some
x
cammi
@ http://www.cammilicious.com
Posted by: CamMi Pham | August 12, 2012 at 01:57 PM