Milk Carton Planter

Here’s another easy spring centerpiece for you…

Milk cartons are cut down and wrapped in linen to serve as planters for a simple spring centerpiece.

Family Chic Simple spring centerpiece how to

Using an X-Acto knife, I cut off the top 1/3 of a half gallon milk carton.

I tore rough linen fabric (that Home Depot drop cloth I love to work with) into one-inch wide strips and applied it to the carton with a glue gun.

Place plant inside. If you need the plant to sit higher up inside the carton, fill the bottom with crumpled up wax paper.

Top off with moss.

I picked up my potted daffodils in my supermarket for $2.99. You could also use these DIY planters to hold cut flowers if you prefer; the cartons are watertight.

Comments (20):

maaria

March 18, 2012 at 6:18 pm

What a great, simple idea! Love it, sure to do myself! Thanks for sharing – I shared at pinterest too http://pinterest.com/pin/104568022568071134/

camilla

March 19, 2012 at 2:40 am

Thanks Maria, So grateful to for all of my supportive readers who pin my projects! 🙂 C

teresina

March 18, 2012 at 8:01 pm

Easy and beautiful. What more could you want?

camilla

March 19, 2012 at 2:39 am

Thank you Teresina! So glad you like it! C

Ninette

March 19, 2012 at 7:24 am

You have so many great ideas, I love reading your blog and being inspired by you and your creativity! Now I have to find a milk carton somewhere 🙂

camilla

March 20, 2012 at 2:24 am

Ninette, You are too kind! Thank you, Camilla

Kate Mayr

March 19, 2012 at 12:11 pm

I loved this idea!! This is great for condo living. Thanks Camilla.

camilla

March 19, 2012 at 2:14 pm

Hi Kate, We go through a lot of milk in this house – had to do something with the cartons! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, C