I got the idea for these crushed can DIY planters after trawling the shops looking for planters to match my fun pineapple stenciled table upcycle.
(That’s a bit of an exaggeration, I looked in 2 shops!). Could I find any in my price range that I actually liked? NO! Therefore, the only way to go was to make my own DIY planters.
I don’t know why I didn’t think of this in the first place, as it only took me 10 minutes. And the bonus, they cost me almost nothing as I had all the stuff already.
I love my shabby glam table and wanted to accessorize it with a cute succulent in a shabby glam planter. These days no home seems to be complete without some succulents on display. Well in blog land anyway!
I have both real succulents hanging planters on my wall and a repurposed felt succulent garden on my shelves. Yet I still wanted more, but ones that would go with a pineapple theme.
By the way, I’m not sure shabby glam is a thing or something I made up. It’s, however, I knick name I’ve given to the upcycled chippy crafts that I try to add glam to by spraying them with chrome gold paint.
These DIY planters are shabby in that the tin cans are crushed and the glam bit is the chrome gold spray paint. This is such a ridiculously easy, quick and cheap craft.
Easy 10 Minute Craft: Crushed Tin Can DIY Planters
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What you need to make crushed gold DIY planters
- Tin cans
- Hammer
- Chrome gold spray paint – I had some leftover from my pineapple stenciled table upcycle.
How To Make Crushed DIY Planters
1. To achieve a sort of crumpled bag look with your tin cans you will need a hammer. I bashed the tin cans in the middle to crush them. Rotating them as I bashed away.
Top Tip: This was fun but don’t get too carried away taking your frustrations out on a tin can, you want them to be useable and not a crumpled mess.
2. Once you are happy with the way your tin cans look, simply spray them with the gold paint.
If you are looking for a particular kind of gold look then you might want to check out this review of gold paints.
3. If you want to protect the gold paint from chipping on the crushed planters then once the paint has dried, spray them again with an acrylic varnish.
4. Once both the paint and the varnish has dried the DIY planters are ready for your succulents.
To help with drainage like with my colorful tin can planters, I put a layer of gravel in the cans before adding compost and plants.
Also, if you pick the right kind of succulent the planters will actually look like mini succulents. I don’t know what the succulent plant was called that I used for these tin cans but the leaves looked like those on the top of pineapples.
I love my shabby glam DIY planters. Especially with the combination of the gold and the spiky succulents as they kind of look like pineapples.
The crushed tin can pineapple planters look fabulous on my pineapple stenciled table.
If you don’t have green fingers then think about making some DIY tropical leaf plants for the planters instead.
Tin cans are a great resource for upcycling into fun planters. I collect them and make new planters every year. In my garden, I have a colorful collection of Marimekko decorative tin can planters and I have even repurposed some to look like Oriental vases.
In my home, I have both rustic recycled jean planters and upcycled trendy velvet planters both made out of tin cans.
If you liked this you may want to check out my upcycled window herb planter.
Marie|The Interior Frugalista
I just love this idea! So simple with so much WOW factor. Pinning and sharing ☺
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Marie! and thanks for the pin.
Tanya derrey-bingham
Here from Nifty Thrifty Things and now following 🙂 I love this idea they are SO cool!!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you so much and thanks for the follow.
Sandra
These are perfect on top of your table and they do resemble pineapples. Instead of having a cookie the next time I’m frustrated I’ll give some tin cans a whack or two! Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story, have a great weekend.
Claire Armstrong
Thanks, I like the idea of reaching for the hammer rather than chocolate in times of stress.
Julie
These are brilliant, and for next to nothing too – bonus!
I love your definition of trawling the shops – hyperbole is the best thing ever!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Julie. I love a free craft.
Shirley
I never would have thought to crush the can. Love the gold! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday. We love your creativity.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you so much!
Mary-the boondocks blog
Claire these are so quirky fun! And you’re right they look perfect on top of your pineapple table. Who doesn’t love easy peasy?
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Mary!
Maisy
Wow, Claire, these look SOO good! And it’s so easy! Love it. I featured your post on the Friday Favorites linky party, come have a look: https://be-alice.blogspot.com/2017/03/friday-favorites-week-364.html
I’m looking forward to your next projects!
*Maisy
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, thanks for the feature that’s awesome!
creativejewishmom/sara
Another fantastic project Claire, and love that table too, wow! thanks for sharing on craft schooling sunday!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, Sara!
Renee
This is so smart, cute, an inexpensive! I love how it looks like a crumpled bag. Great idea! I will have to do this and share you post. Thanks for the great idea!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you! The crumpled bag look was what I was going for.
debbie
I love your wallpaper btw! Shabby glam? Why not, Shabby Chic sort of the same idea. Truthfully the smashed part is not something I could live with, but I love the idea of it for someone else and what a great conversation piece, right? They look lovely on your table.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Debbie. I kind of think of Shabby chic as more French white chippy furniture but both kind of very similar. But the end of the day it doesn’t really matter what you call it. I actually have some drinking glasses which are molded into that crumpled bag look which gave me the idea.
Jeannee
Those are so trendy and modern looking! Very creative of you! Thanks for sharing @ #HomeMattersParty
Jeannee
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Jeanne, and thanks for hosting.
Cecilia
These are so fun, Claire–thanks for sharing @Vintage Charm!
Claire Armstrong
Thanks and thanks for hosting.
Amber
Would never of thought of spraying the cans gold – they look perfect with your Pineapple unit Claire
Claire Armstrong
Thank you so much!
Lindsay
I love these! I have been on a kick of taking products and repurposing them. These are perfect! Inexpensive, easy and glam!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you! Yes very cheap and quick and easy.
Maria | Pastels and Macarons
Great craft Claire! Saw it on HT. Great work. 🙂
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Maria.
Helen at Pleasures of the NW
That is so incredibly creative! And it goes perfect on the dresser! Thanks for sharing at the Pleasures of the NW’s DIY party!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you so much and thanks for hosting.
Caroline
Brilliant idea and look so effective
Claire Armstrong
Cheers and thank you so much!
Spanish to english
Awesome! I love it!I love it I am gonna bookmark this page, thanks for sharing. I actually appreciate your own page and I will be sure to come back here. This is a really good post.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you so much and thank you for visiting my page.
Katy SkipTheBag
I love these! And the gold color is perfect (and gold isn’t even my color!) I may have to figure out a way to add these to my guest room. Thanks for sharing on the Waste Less Wednesday Blog Hop!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you! Gold isn’t really my colour either but it has grown on me lately and I love just a hint. You can always try copper.
Holly
Good idea! Looking forward to a spray paint project as soon as the weather gets warmer.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, yes I’m looking forward to crafting outside too.
Leanna
Fun, fast, inexpensive and Gold. These would make a really cute gift, to a teacher or girlfriend. What a fun way to share succulent plants that grow in bunches as they mature.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, very fun, very fast and very cheap.
Natasha
So cute! Gold spray paint is the best! I love those drawer pulls, too.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, the draw pulls were a Christmas present. I have a thing about pineapples!
Nadia
They are sooo cool! pinning it for future! 🙂
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, it’s got to be one of the quickest crafts ever.
Rachael@promisinglypennywise.com
What a cute idea! I want to make some for my back porch! Pinning this
Claire Armstrong
Thank you! I think they would look great on a porch.
Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled
These are great! I think I like these crushed cans better than the crushed bag planters that are trendy these days. Visiting from Tada Thursday party.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, Victoria, and so ridiculously simple to do.
Linda at Mixed Kreations
What a fun way to add some glam to any room with your crushed gold cans. So simple, and you could paint them any color you wish, and they make super cute planters. Thanks for sgaring!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you!