Here’s a DIY project for you – make your own concrete pots! Aren’t they all the rage at the moment? I’ve been a sucker for all the concrete goodies and I thought I’d give this a go!
This was an inexpensive project and I spent about $20 all up (I made 5 pots – I probably could have made more with the bag of cement I had).
What you’ll need:
- A bag of cement mix. Make sure you get cement and not concrete mix
- A bag of peat moss – optional (this gives the cement that rough look)
- A selection of pots/cups
- Cooking spray
- Plants + little rocks
- File (optional)
- Paint
Mix up the cement in a bucket.
I put a mixer on the end of the drill to mix it up better, but you can just stir with your hands (just wear gloves!). You can see from my finished pots that I made some without the peat moss and some with. I LOVE the peat moss pots (that was a mouthful!). They have a rougher look and you can slightly see the little pieces in the pots. Just pop a good handful in to your cement mix if you want to use it. It was $5 for the bag so I wanted to give it a go.
Spray BOTH the pot and the cup you’re using. This will make it easier to get them out when it sets!
Fill the pot 2/3 and then squash the cup in the middle – the excess will fill up the sides. They will pop up a bit naturally, so you can put some water in the cups to keep them down.
24 hours later!
Some of the plastic pots needed to be cut open so I could get them out, but some came out with a bit of wiggling and tapping. I let them dry for another couple of days here on my back table.
You don’t have to file the tops as they look great as they are, but I did tidy them up a little (well my 13 year old did!).
I masked up a couple of areas and popped some paint on. LOVE them!
Here’s the finished product! I have been growing succulents in my garden so I grabbed some from there (except for the cactus I bought). I also put little rocks in the bottom of the pots before I planted the succulents – seeing as there is no drainage you’ll need the rocks on the bottom and some very hardy plants.
Happy DIY-ing! ♥ KC.
