Summer Pinterest Challenge: Tea Tin Planters

I have done several Pinterest-inspired (pinspired) posts recently, but here’s a new one just in time for The Pinterest Challenge: Summer Edition!

The summer edition is brought to you by these lovely ladies:

• Sherry of Young House Love
• Katie of Bower Power
• Kate of Centsational Girl
• Michelle of Ten June

Last summer I rescued these tea tins from the garbage when we were doing a purge at the cottage.

Here they are before I washed or did anything else with them.

I saw their potential but wasn’t quite sure how to incorporate them into our decor.

Then, I saw this pin from ffffound.com shared by Sarah of Cozy.Cottage.Cute (love this blog!) on Pinterest.

Adorable, right?

I needed a bit more information on the soil mixture to use for planting succulents so I did a search for “tea tin planters” and came across this image from LifeHacker:

I couldn’t wait to make my own!

We bought two packages of Hens and Chicks from the garden center over the Canada Day weekend so I made sure to save a few for my future project.

With Mr. Mechanic’s guidance, I punched holes in the bottom of each tin for drainage. He suggested that I use a 2 x 2 inside the tin to keep it from caving in when I punched the holes.

From there, I filled each tin with a layer of rocks and then a mixture of sandy soil and potting soil. Fingers crossed that my chicks like this soil as much as the annuals in my planters!

FYI, I did not end up using the cylinder shaped tin because I think it needs a bigger plant or perhaps one that trails.

Not only were these incredibly easy to make, they were so much fun to photograph!

The yellow tin is my favourite – it is the most aged and rusted of the 4 tins.

And here’s a little sneak preview of another Pinspired project that I completed on the weekend!

I know, I didn’t put my own twist on the concept, but there really wasn’t much to improve upon!

I’ve been on a quest to add some fun planters to our house, either indoors or outdoors, and I absolutely accomplished that with this quick project.  My other succulent is now in great company!

Did you participate in the Pinterest Challenge?  Feel free to leave a link in the comments so that I can check out what you created!

Happy Tuesday!

P.S. Check out my Winter Edition contribution here!  It’s still one of my favourite pieces in the kitchen.

P.P.S. Want to follow me on Pinterest? Check out my boards!

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