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Hi.

Welcome to my lifestyle blog. I document my adventures in DIY, interior design, entertaining, and fashion all while sharing little tidbits of my life along the way. Thanks so much for following along. It seriously means the world to me!

Copper Me Happy! DIY Copper + Rope Planters

DIY Planters

In the spirit of spring planting, I've got a DIY Planter for you. Not sure if you have noticed, but I am a little obsessed with copper right now. It might be taking over my house. To continue with my addiction, I just made some copper + rope planters. These are made using buckets from the dollar section at Target. How awesome is that? In case you are interested, here are all of my Target Dollar Section projects. So the total price for this project for me was $5 as I already had the white paint and the plant. I started out doing these planters without the triangles, but I thought they needed a little something. So I added the triangles. You can do these with or without. Here's how ...

How To Make A Planter
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Rope
Target Dollar Section Bucket
Succulent
Copper Paint (this is my favorite brand ... doesn't hurt your fingers when pressing on the sprayer and goes on evenly, soft, + shiny)
Glue Gun
White Acrylic Paint (this is what I used ... optional)
Paint Brush

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DIY Planter

Spray paint the bucket. Let dry for at least two hours.

Planter DIY

Wrap and glue the rope around the bucket.

Making Planter

If you are doing the triangles, hand paint triangles on the rope. Keep in mind, you don't have to be perfect. 

How To Do Planters

Any other DIY planter ideas? Share them with me in the comments!

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