Adorable Elephant Garden Planters Using Upcycled Bottles

These elephant backyard planters are excellent for upcycling plastic bottles! Not solely will you be giving new life to plastic bottles, however you’ll additionally find yourself with some tremendous cute elephant decor on your backyard or indoor crops. Plus, these make nice presents for plant-loving family and friends.  In the event you love flowers and you’re keen on elephants, then it is a nice mission for you!

Elephant Backyard Planters

These elephant backyard planters are a simple and classy method so as to add crops to your indoor and out of doors house.  They’re made out of recycled plastic bottles, so they’re eco-friendly and positively budget-friendly.  The perfect half is that these planters are versatile – you should utilize them as standalone items or add a number of of them collectively to create a novel look. You can also make the elephants in numerous colours to provide the planters a glance you’ll love.

In order for you a novel planter on your backyard, you may additionally need to take a look at these distinctive DIY concrete hand planters.  They’re positively one thing you received’t see on daily basis however add a novel assertion piece to your backyard.  A country thought can be to make these DIY log planters on your backyard as an alternative.

What Can I Use for the Elephant’s Nostril? 

For the nostril or trunk of the elephant, you might want to use one thing that’s pretty versatile and tubelike in form.  You should utilize a easy dryer vent if making a bigger planter.  I used a plumbing pipe that was versatile and taped it into form earlier than gluing onto the elephant and portray it. 

If this shall be going inside your private home solely, you can also make the trunk from an empty paper towel or rest room paper rolls which have been formed and glued collectively. 

For a planter going outdoors, you’ll need one thing that received’t collapse if it will get moist.  A backyard hose can work however could also be a bit small.  It’s also possible to use a pool noodle that has been formed and coated in tape to make it stiff sufficient to carry the form.

Can These Plastic Bottle Planters Maintain Dwell Crops? 

Whereas some do-it-yourself plastic bottle planters can solely maintain synthetic crops, this one can maintain dwell crops too. The plastic bottle can maintain soil and water so you should utilize it as a planter for small crops and it may even be used as a vase.

To make use of it as a planter for a dwell plant, simply add just a few holes within the base for drainage.  Fill with soil and plant seeds or small crops.  You may additionally add smaller potted crops to the within of the planter to allow them to simply be moved out and in if wanted to alter out crops for the season or plant elsewhere once they develop too massive for the planter. 

What Methods Can I Adorn My Elephants?

I like that these elephant planters are so versatile. You may customise them any method that you just like.  Under are just a few concepts that you should utilize to customise this planter to make it distinctive for you and your persona. 

• You may paint them totally different colours and even add glitter spray so it sparkles and shines within the daylight. 
• Children would possibly like to embellish it with decals or stickers on the surface. 
• Draw or paint a reputation or saying similar to “welcome”, onto the facet of the pig.
• Glue on googly eyes or use one thing plastic like a bottle cap or lid to create the eyes. 
• Add a bow on high as a hair bow or across the neck like a bow tie to “gown up” the elephant a bit. 
• You may even add a shawl or a tutu skirt to provide it persona. 

There are such a lot of potentialities to make your elephant planter distinctive.  I like the thought of matching it to the trim on shutters or railing on a porch so it matches your own home.  

What Paint Is Finest For Use on Plastic Bottles?

I like to make use of spray paint when I’m portray plastic bottles. It’s cost-effective and the best to make use of.  One other profit is that it’s the quickest approach to paint the bottles. Nonetheless, it doesn’t work properly for including particulars.

If you wish to add particulars to the plastic bottle elephant backyard planters it would be best to use acrylic paint. The acrylic paint stays in place, identical to spray paint, however you might be utilizing a brush so you possibly can add smaller particulars in order for you.

In the event you discover that the paint you might be utilizing isn’t sticking to the bottles in addition to you want to, you’ll need to scratch up the floor. This provides the paint one thing to stay to. Use a chunk of sandpaper and rub the floor of the bottle calmly. Then strive portray the bottles once more.

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How you can Make an Elephant Planter

Take away labels from the bottles and clear them.  I like to clean them air dry earlier than utilizing them for the craft.  As soon as clear and dry, lay the gallon-sized bottle onto its facet then hint and minimize out a rectangle form on the facet.  Take away the plastic and set it apart for different crafts.  This opening is the house for including flowers. 

On the smaller bottles, minimize the highest 1/4 of the bottle off, together with the lid, and set them apart. 

Flip the large bottle over so the opening is on the underside, after which glue the 4 smaller bottles to the underside because the elephant toes.  Connect them with the minimize facet glued onto the bottle.  It’s also possible to wrap duct tape round these to carry them into place. 

Lower a curved piece of plastic from the scrap items and use it for the tail of the elephant.  Glue this to the again of the bottle, the tip reverse the lid. 

Then, use just a few different scrap items to make two massive floppy ear shapes. 

Glue these items onto the highest of the bottle, simply behind the lid, to create the elephant ears. 

Now, make the trunk of the elephant by utilizing a chunk of pipe or dryer vent and curve it into the form you need.  Glue it into place or tape it in order that it holds the form. 

Take one of many lid ends of the smaller bottles, and minimize slits across the plastic across the neck, then fold them right down to create a form like flower petals. 

Now, insert the pipe into or over the lid finish of the large bottle. 

Insert that flower form into the opposite finish of the nostril piece and glue or tape it into place to carry it. 

As soon as all the things is assembled, spray paint the complete elephant the specified coloration. I selected blue and purple.  Then, set it apart to dry. 

When the elephant has dried, you possibly can glue on googly eyes in entrance of the ears. 

Add bits of paint to the toes, entrance of the elephant, and/or contained in the ears. 

Then, paint the petal items on the tip of the nostril pink. 

When all the things is dry, glue a flower into the tip of the nostril after which fill the planter with soil and flowers. 

Extra Straightforward Plastic Bottle Crafts

If in case you have a bunch of empty plastic bottles mendacity round and need to flip them into one thing enjoyable like this elephant, under are some nice concepts.  You should utilize these to make your individual distinctive craft.  Make certain to bookmark these concepts, print out the tutorials, or simply pin them to Pinterest to make quickly!

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Fill with actual or pretend flowers and show in your garden or backyard.