Tin Can Number Planters for the Front Door

04.08.2023 - 14:11 / hometalk.com

One of my favorite things to do upcycle is tin cans and to make cool planters out of them ( like these popular gold crushed ones). I've been crushing tin cans again but this time to make a display outside my home that shows my house number too.

These cool hanging planters can be made out of either tin cans or soda cans. With tin cans, you need to cut away the bottom of the can with a tin opener.

With the soda cans remove the top with a tin opener and then cut away the base.

Whichever can you use, you want to turn it into a tube open at both ends.

Then hammer one end flat with a hammer.

Then paint these squashed empty cans with a white primer.

Then either paint them in a colour of your choice or decoupage them with paper napkins to decorate.

My house number is three digits so I painted three squashed cans one for each digit.

Next, I decoupaged a digit on the front of each can. You can download the numbers I used for free from the blog (link in bio at the end).

Add a protective varnish to the outside of the cans if hanging them outside.

Next, using an awl I punched 2 holes in the side of the cans and added a wire handle.

Next, I planted succulents into these cans. I used a layer of gravel in the base to give them a bit of weight and to help with drainage.

If you are not green-fingered and worried about the succulents not lasting, you can always plant fake succulents. I still recommend the gravel in the bottom to give them a bit of weight, so they don't blow around in the wind.

I then made a simple hanging board with scrap wood and pegs to hang the planters from. This now hangs outside my house with my street number on the cans.

However, the planters can simply be hung on nails or hooks.

The planters can be hung horizontally or vertically