Last week I shared with you our experience with We’ve enjoyed our crafting days there so much; we decided to
share our favorite craft that you can easily make at home.
This Mickey Mouse planter is perfect for the Disney fan in
your life. It’s super cute and inexpensive to make. Here’s what you’ll need:
Newspaper or plastic table cloth
6” Terracotta pot with saucer
Black paint
Red Paint
Sponge paint brush
White felt
Glue
Small plant (choose one that works with the light in your
house) or cactus
Small rocks
Potting soil
Begin by painting the bottom portion of the pot with the red
paint. Next, simply paint around the top lip of the pot with the black paint.
Now allow your paint to dry for about ten minutes.
While the paint dries cut out four small circles from the
white felt. These will look like Mickey’s buttons. Next, glue the felt circles
to the painted pot. Glue two circles to one side of the pot, and then the other two
circles to the other side of the pot.
Let the paint and glue fully dry before you transplant your
favorite plant into the pot. If you purchase a small plant from your local
grocery store, or favorite nursery in the same sized pot as the one you
painted, you will not need to purchase extra soil. We filled the bottom of each
pot with a handful of small rocks (not pebbles) to allow for better water
circulation.
In the end you have a cute potted plant to lend extra
character and warmth to your home. My kids are excited for the extra
responsibility of having plant in their rooms.
This fun planter is a great surprise gift for a friend, a neighbor, or
even drop it off at a local nursing home.
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