Recycled Planter - DT post by Krittika Shrivastava

There is no such thing as away,when we throw anything away it must go somewhere. So Reduce ,Recycle & Reuse.

Why throw old and waste boxes out of the house ,when you can make something marvellous out of those boxes. Here I am presenting  Recycled Planter made of with old carton box. You can also make this Planter / organizer by following these simple steps.

Recycled Planter

What you need?

•  Base   (here i am using waste carton box)
•  Bamboo Textures paper from Nakshathra Design
•  Acrylic colors
•  Gesso
•  Decoupage glue and varnish
•  Flat brush
•  Sponge
•  Sand paper
•  Twine / Rope ( optional)

Before

After

Procedure-:

• Base coat the box with white gesso.Base coat ensure that the colors of your paper remain bright.

• Choose a paper of your choice.cut out the part you would like to use. I chose Mosaic love pattern paper from Nakshathra Designz. Now hold the paper very carefully and start applying glue in one direction. Go easy on glue. You can use your fingers to remove wrinkles & bubbles from your paper. Just press down the paper very carefully.

• Once all your paper & base glued down ,keep aside for it to dry.once it will get dry,use a sand paper to remove extra paper hanging off the surface.

• After that give 1-2 coat of decoupage glue on your box. 2 coats of decoupage glue is enough to seal your project.you can also use varnish to make your box more secure and waterproof.

• At the end decorate your box withe twine,strings etc.This step is totally optional.Here I am using twine and little rewritable stickers on the planters.

• With these simple steps you can also make your Recycled Planter or organizer. All materials are easily available in local market.For paper you can check Nakshathra Designz.They have wonderful collection of pattern paper.

• If you liked the project please do comment in the comment section below.

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