recycled crafts issue #4

7/27/2019 Recycled Crafts Issue #4

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Dear Subscribers,

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This weeks issue features one of our favorite crafts that we have done multiple times, and have plans to make m

We use recycled cat food cans, but any small can will do for this craft. While we love gardening outdoors, plantin

mall herbs and flowers indoors is so much easier. Its also very rewarding, especially when you are using recyc

materials to plant them! You can read about our indoor gardening experience here:

http://www.idea-queen.com/household-tips/gardening/growing-basil-indoors

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hings to try, new crafts to take on, and fun ways to recycle. If youve found an exciting craft to share, be sure to l

know about it!

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Can Planters

We dont have much of a green thumb, but small inside plants weve seemed to have luck with. Placed in

sunny window, a small planter can give you fresh herbs and lovely little flowers. This project we came acr

ew years ago, and is easy enough for the kids to do on their own. Only one step requires a bit of parenta

assistant.

Step 1 Gather Materials

You will need:

Small Tin Can (we used a cat food can)

Clothes Pins

Paints

Hammer and Nail


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Step 2 Prep Can

Since this will be a planter, we tapped a small hole in the bottom of the can. This is the adults part, obviou

because it involves adult tools. Tap very gently it is not difficult to pierce the tin.


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Step 3 Decorate Clothes Pins

This step is actually optional, but clothes pins are too boring for us not to paint. Acrylic paints or even Sha

are fantastic for adding a splash of color. Here is an example of pins Jillian decorated:


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illian decided on purple, yellow, and green acrylic paint in a perfect pattern. Remember, the color and de

completely up to you.

Step 4 Clip to Can


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After your pins are decorated, just clip them to the side of the can. In Jillians example, she purposely left


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pin because it would mess up her pattern. We had to space them a little differently, but it looks perfect

egardless.

Step 5 Plant

Add soil up to the edge of the can. Plant flowers or herbs inside, and set them in the window. Jillians flow

has a spot in our window right next the basil:

Weve also started using plastic lids from random containers under our planters. Not only do they take up

oom, but add one more way to recycle.


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Final Note

We plan to make several more of these nifty planters, and start a mini-herb garden in the window. Having

herbs on hand in the kitchen is WONDERFUL. The basil we grew this summer was PERFECT with home

spaghetti sauce made with tomatoes from the outdoor garden. Yet we can do better, and plan to plant ore

dill, and a few other herbs we use on a regular basis.

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