{"id":63505,"date":"2021-07-13T18:51:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T08:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=63505"},"modified":"2021-07-13T18:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T08:51:08","slug":"upcycle-craft-protein-powder-tub-planter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/upcycle-craft-protein-powder-tub-planter\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcycle Craft: Protein Powder Tub Planter"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are looking for ways to reuse and repurpose those large empty protein power containers<\/strong>, I have a great idea – Turn them into decorative planters<\/strong> for your house plants!<\/p>\n

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I have a friend who gets through quite a lot of protein supplements. Because she knows that I’m quite crafty, she asked me for ideas to repurpose protein powder containers.<\/p>\n

Well I do love a bit of upcycling, so I set myself a challenge to find a novel way to use and recycle her empty protein tubs.<\/p>\n

Because I have lots of house plants the most practical idea was to make decorative planters with them.<\/p>\n

I’m always looking for pretty planters that I can sit my house plants in. I prefer to keep my plants in lightweight plastic pots with good drainage so they are easy to move and water.<\/p>\n

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Annoyingly the plastic pots look ugly, so it’s nice to be able to hide them in decorative planters that have the added bonus of catching any water leaks from drainage holes.<\/p>\n

A Zero-Waste Recycling idea for empty protein containers<\/h4>\n

Originally I was just going to cut the tops off these protein powder containers and use the bottom as a pot holder, but then I had the fab idea to use the top and add it to the bottom like a pedestal.<\/p>\n

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It’s a modern take on a traditional urn shape, with the bonus of being zero-waste because I used the whole plastic protein powder container.<\/p>\n

I love how these planters turned out.<\/p>\n

You’d never guess that they were old empty protein tubs. The key is the textured surface finish I created using paper mache. It gives it the feel of handmade ceramic don’t you think?<\/p>\n

These planters are my favourite upcycling projects I’ve made in quite a while. The idea is so simple, and I used only basic supplies that I had at home.<\/p>\n

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Not a quick project. From start to finish these upcycled planters probably took me around 2-3 days when you factor in the drying time of the paper mache and then painting. But a very striking finished result in my opinion.<\/p>\n

You may also enjoy these upcycling craft projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n