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How To Make Indoor Recycled Hanging Planters

25th April 2019 by Claire Armstrong 44 Comments

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I grew up in the tropics. We didn’t have ceilings in our house. Just beams and the underside of the roof tiles, which were painted white. I remember we used to have tropical plants hanging from the beams. They were macrame ones my mum made. I decided to make my own. Not macrame, but denim and leather recycled hanging planters.

A few months ago I came across a discarded old leather sofa waiting to go to the dump. The sofa was beyond repair, but I couldn’t let all that old leather go to waste.

So I cut off large sections of the leather to save for upcycling. I used some of that leather to make a boho leather DIY vase and for these recycled hanging planters.

You probably don’t have an old leather sofa to cut up. However, you don’t need much leather for this project. An old leather handbag or jacket (real or faux) would work just as well.

Upcycled Denim and Leather Recycled Hanging Pot Holders

I keep my family’s old jeans for repurposing and decided to use some of that denim with these indoor hanging pots. I love the combination of denim and leather together. Which is why I made these hanging pot holders using a bit of both materials.

It is just as easy to make an all denim, or an all-leather pot hanger rather than combining both materials. To keep with the upcycling theme I used old tin cans planters. It is easy to make these hanging plant holders fit other plant pots.

recycled hanging planters

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What You Need To Make Recycled Hanging Planters

  • An old piece of leather (real or faux). A piece from an old leather jacket, sofa or bag will do. You will need a piece approximately 20 cm in diameter. For a denim recycled hanging planter you will need a piece of denim the same sort of size.
  • Denim seams from an old pair of jeans
  • Tin can or another planter
  • Leather hole punch or Crop-A-Dile
  • Superglue or needle and thread
  • Wooden curtain ring
  • Xacto knife and cutting mat
  • Cutting pattern, free to download here.
  • Fabric glue for the denim hanging planter only.
What you need to make indoor recycled hanging planters

How To Make A Leather Indoor Hanging Pot Holder

1. First, download and print out the cutting template. This template has been designed for a planter the size of a standard tin can. To make a larger or smaller hanging planter adjust the size of the pattern before printing.

Indoor recycled hanging planter cutting template

2. Next, tape the template to the leather piece. Place this on top of a cutting mat. Using a Xacto knife cut out the pattern. Cut from the center circle out just cutting the solid lines.

Setting cutting pattern on leather

3. The dots on the template highlight where to punch the holes. Use either a leather hole punch or a Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the leather. Leave the holes as they are or add coloured eyelets.

Hole punching the leather

4. To hang the recycled hanging planters use denim seams from an old pair of jeans. However, a leather thong or twine would work just as well.

Cut four denim seams so they are all the same length. Thread one seam through the hole in the leather and then either sew or glue it in place. Repeat with the other three seams and holes.

Attaching the denim seams to the plant holders

5. Next, secure the other end of each denim seam to the wooden curtain ring. Again either use a needle and thread or superglue to hold it in place.

Attaching denim seams to wooden curtain ring

6. Finally, all that you need to do is to add the tin can planter. If you put pebbles in the bottom of the tin can planter this will not only help with drainage. The weight will also help the indoor recycled planter hanger, hang well.

indoor recycled hanging planters

To add the Boho look of these recycled indoor hanging planters, how about adding tassels. Here you can see how to make tassels out of an old piece of denim.

Indoor leather recycled hanging planters

How To Make Denim Recycled Hanging Planters

As well as leather, I also made some recycled hanging pot holders out of denim scraps. To stop the denim from fraying, cover it with fabric glue. Once the glue has dried, cut out the denim plant holders in the same way as with the leather pot holders.

For the denim plant holders, I cut strips of leather to use as the hanging string. Again you can use, denim seams or twine for this.

how to make denim recycled hanger planters

Again, I added an upcycled denim tassel to the bottom of the recycled hanging planters.

upcycled denim hanging plant holder
Recycled leather hanging plant pot

The velvet upcycled planters I made, also look good with these hanging plant pot holders.

velvet hanging tin can planters

I used real plants in these upcycled planters however if you don’t have green fingers I have a great tutorial for DIY tropical leaf planters that will look just as good in these planters.

For other wall hanging vase ideas check out these broken China teacup DIY wall vases.

If you liked these Boho recycled hanging planters, you will probably like these other posts.

  • Denim Hanging Mason Jar Vase
  • Leather Pen Pot
  • Boho Jeans Pillows
  • Denim Feather Wall Decor

For other thrifty craft ideas visit Cheapandthriftyliving.com

Filed Under: Denim, DIY Upcycling Tagged With: hanging planter, hanging planters, hanging pots, leather, planter, planters, pots, tin can planter

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Comments

  1. Interior Design

    10th January 2021 at 5:59 pm

    Thank you so much. It is really so simple to make it. I loved boho vibe to much!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      11th January 2021 at 1:10 pm

      Thank you, yes very quick and easy to make.

      Reply
  2. Puppy Foodie

    14th April 2020 at 12:51 pm

    i will try from an old pair of jeans

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      14th April 2020 at 3:44 pm

      Good luck and have fun.

      Reply
  3. Cecilia

    6th May 2019 at 11:02 pm

    Such a fun planter, Claire! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      7th May 2019 at 5:58 pm

      Thank you, Cecilia. I’m pleased you liked them.

      Reply
  4. Maria

    6th May 2019 at 6:50 am

    Great diy project and love the recycling! And the fact that it offers another way to display plants makes my heart sing! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      6th May 2019 at 11:25 am

      Thank you, Maria. You can never have too many plants.

      Reply
  5. Julie

    5th May 2019 at 1:24 pm

    Very cool, I saved our old leather sofa too, I’ve been able to use it for all sorts of things!
    These are a really fun twist on traditional macrame.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      5th May 2019 at 6:28 pm

      Thank you, and a lot easier than macrame.

      Reply
  6. Evija

    2nd May 2019 at 11:49 am

    Love these plant hangers and the fact they are recycled makes it even better!! As Always Claire, your project is so original and SO amazing!!! Very clever indeed!!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      2nd May 2019 at 12:12 pm

      Aww, thank you Evija. I just love making stuff especially out of the things other people discard.

      Reply
  7. Kippi

    2nd May 2019 at 11:27 am

    Groovy project I am going to try too. I will use it in my daughter’s bedroom makeover.
    Happy spring, Kippi #kippiathome

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      2nd May 2019 at 12:13 pm

      Thank you, they are simple to make.

      Reply
  8. Susan Homeroad Stevenson

    1st May 2019 at 9:18 pm

    Claire these are both great ideas I like both versions!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      2nd May 2019 at 10:05 am

      Thank you, Susan.

      Reply
  9. Catherine Cornelissen

    1st May 2019 at 3:47 pm

    I love these ideas!!! I would have never thought of the concept, but I think these make wonderful decorative features!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      1st May 2019 at 5:51 pm

      Thank you so much. They do make lovely wall decorations.

      Reply
  10. Mary Middleton | hello peagreen

    1st May 2019 at 3:40 pm

    What a fabulous DIY craft, you’re very good at explaining the steps too. I’m wondering whether this fabulous hanging planter could be done by the craft club at school…..

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      1st May 2019 at 5:53 pm

      I think they would be a great craft for a school craft club, as long as they are ok with very sharp box cutter knives.

      Reply
  11. Sam - Dove Cottage Blog

    30th April 2019 at 2:55 pm

    Ahh they look so cool! You make it look so easy to make too!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      1st May 2019 at 6:27 am

      Thank you, they are easy.

      Reply
  12. Mary Beth

    30th April 2019 at 1:13 pm

    These are amazing, Claire! I would love to make some of these for my office space. Thanks so much for sharing at Project Inspire{d}. Have a lovely week.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      1st May 2019 at 6:28 am

      Thank you. I’ve got one hanging in my living room and love it.

      Reply
  13. Fiona Mostyn

    30th April 2019 at 9:41 am

    A great DIY project. I’m off on the hunt for some fabric now to see if I can recreate this one.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      30th April 2019 at 12:20 pm

      Thank you, it will work with fabric as well as leather just treat it the same way as the denim.

      Reply
  14. Pati Robins

    30th April 2019 at 9:12 am

    those are soo cool , they were on my to make list for a while now – i need to get myself going – feeling inspired now x

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      30th April 2019 at 12:20 pm

      Thank you. They don’t take long to make.

      Reply
  15. Michelle Leslie

    30th April 2019 at 5:22 am

    Stunning Claire, but your tutorials and crafts always are. Love how easy the planters are to make and we have so many scraps of leather and other canvas type materials we could use to make some too.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      30th April 2019 at 6:21 am

      Thank you, Michelle. They are simple and you only need small pieces of fabric.

      Reply
  16. Karen

    29th April 2019 at 2:10 pm

    Great example of small offcuts still being totally fit for a project! Lovely!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      30th April 2019 at 6:23 am

      Thank you, there are lots of things you an make with off cuts that’s why I hang on to them.

      Reply
  17. Donna Ford

    29th April 2019 at 12:10 pm

    Very cool idea! Love the denim and the leather

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      30th April 2019 at 6:23 am

      Thank you ?Denim and leather is such a classic combination.

      Reply
  18. Sarah Mailer

    29th April 2019 at 7:12 am

    What a fantastic project! I love both leather and denim so it’s extra lovely to see them combined. Very clear and easy to follow too – thank too! Sarah x

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      30th April 2019 at 6:25 am

      Thank you. Denim and leather are meant to be together, that’s probably why jeans tend to have leather labels on the outside of the waistband.

      Reply
  19. Linda at Mixed Kreations

    28th April 2019 at 10:02 pm

    This is a really cool hanging planter! I love upcycling cans and this is a very clever way to upcycle them! LOVE!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      29th April 2019 at 6:15 am

      Thank you], Linda. You can put any pot you want in them but cans work well.

      Reply
  20. Becky

    28th April 2019 at 8:13 pm

    What a fab idea, I love reusing things that would otherwise go to the tip x

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      29th April 2019 at 6:16 am

      Thank you, Becky. I try to reuse whenever possible.

      Reply
  21. Marie

    26th April 2019 at 2:19 pm

    Gosh, I love the boho vibe of these fabulous hanging planters. Such a clever idea! Pinned 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      26th April 2019 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you, Marie. I love them on hanging on my wall. I think I will make a few more.

      Reply
  22. Susanne

    25th April 2019 at 7:24 pm

    Claire! These are so cute!! I really love the leather one. I have some old leather laying around from a project, maybe I will try to make one to go with my macrame ones. Pinning!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      25th April 2019 at 7:57 pm

      Thank you, Susanne. They are really simple to make and you don’t need that big of a piece of leather either.

      Reply

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