Feb 22, 2020

DIY Hanging Planters made out of Plastic Bottles with Step by Step Instructions

February 22, 2020 Posted by Pradheebika No Comments

Handmade products always add charm and warmth to your home.

These planters are such a great way to décor your balcony with hanging plants and it is totally inexpensive. It is such fun to make and requires no professional knowledge. Vertical gardens with plastic bottles can be created in the same way and you can utilize the vertical space in your apartment or balcony.

Most of the plants can be grown in plastic containers. Plants like succulents (Jade plant), purpleheart,Wandering heart or wandering jews, money plant.

Also, you can try experimenting with different plants.

Tools Required:

Plastic bottles
Knife
Scissors
Stainless Skewers

HOW TO:

Clean the soda bottles and dry it out completely.

Remove all the labels from the plastic or soda bottles

Poke a hole after heating a sharp object like Stainless Skewers. Heating makes the process a lot easier. Heat the knife and create a small incision at the mid bottle.Please get the help of adults if you are under 18 for this process.

Tip : After creating a incision in the bottle, I personally find it easier to cut with the help of scissors.

Cut all the bottles into two halves like shown in the below picture.

Punch four holes at the top (to hang with the twine) and few holes at the bottom (to drain the excess water.)

Paint the bottles with enamel paint or spray paints. You can also use a primer to give a base coat. Acrylics don't stay on the plastic bottles for a long time. For the acrylic designs to be waterproof it is necessary to give a base coat.
First picture below is spray painted whereas second picture is hand painted. I have used two coats of white paint to give a good finish.