Thursday, March 7, 2013

DIY: Cork Flower Pot Dish

Let's talk plants. I put up this beautiful glass shelf a couple weeks ago in my dining nook to hold all my plants, but hated the thought of hiding it under a bunch of ugly flower pots and dishes. Enter my solution!

Cork! It fits with my neutral/white/pops of color thing I've got going on in my kitchen and living area, and is low-profile enough to not take away from all my pretty plants! The cork naturally absorbs water that might leak out from the soil, saving your shelf. However, I definitely recommend watering your plants in the sink and letting them drain there for a few minutes.

I took a roll of cork (you can get it at pretty much any crafts store), traced and cut out circles, and that was it! I made a few sizes, so you can see some...

...and others are pretty hidden! I couldn't help but hide this little adorable little owl along with it.. 

Another good flowerpot dish? A teacup and saucer! I just plopped this little guy and his pot inside this teacup and that's it!

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  1. Hey! I have one of those little pink spotted plants on my desk, they get kinda huge after a while. I made the error of trying to support their growing upwards, but they really want to drift to the side and grow mini spotty leaves from their stems. They're really cute
    -Bea

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    1. Haha really? Mine is slowly but surely dying, so if you have any tips... Of course, the only windows I have face almost due east and west, so I'm realizing plants are going to be tough until I can get them out on my patio thing :/

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