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Flower pot decoration upcycled men’s shirts! If it’s time to reorganize the closet, you’ll find some worn out dress shirts that you can use for this flower pot decoration with upcycled men’s shirts!
The same goes for those old plastic flower pots, don’t toss them – decorate them!
From time to time we need to freshen up our wardrobe. Maybe you got a stubborn stain on your nice button up and it’s too bad to even donate. Well, the good news is, you can create a nifty little flower pot with it.
For this project, we are going to grab a few plastic flower pots from the thrift store and upcycle a few men’s dress shirts.
The entire project ended up costing like two bucks. So why not? You can place the plants on your window sill, or anywhere around your home.
Decorating Plastic Flower Pots
Whether you’ve already got the flower pots and shirts to decorate them, or you’re grabbing them from the thrift store. This is a fun upcycling project that you can do any time of year.
Display the pots inside during the cold months, and outside for spring, summer and fall!
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Materials
- Men’s Dress Shirts
- Plastic Flower Pots
- Scissors
- Rotary Cutter
- Fabric Cutting Mat
- Mod Podge and/or spray fabric adhesive
- Foam brush
Instructions
This plastic flower pot decoration is really easy to do. Follow these simple instructions and you’ll have decorated a plastic flower pot into something truly unique!
Wouldn’t these make a cute Mother’s Day gift?
Cutting The Shirt
Cut your shirt into sections with your scissors. Cut around the dress shirt pockets and put them aside. Save the sleeves, buttons, and collars for future projects. Just put them in one of your small storage bins.
Once you have sections of the shirt cut and set aside the sleeves and pockets, you can begin to cut it into strips. Cut the fabric into strips that measure 9 inches long by 1” wide. The number of strips you cut will depend on the size of your pot.
Apply Adhesive To Flower Pot
We found with the plastic, it was easier to use the spray adhesive for applying the fabric. Simply spray the pot and apply the strips of the shirts in any design pattern you wish.
We did try it with Mod Podge, but it seemed to get a little sloppy…
Seal With Mod Podge
Once the fabric has been glued on to the pot and the adhesive has dried, apply a coat of Mod Podge on top of the fabric to seal it.
Trim Shirt Pocket And Attach To Pot
Trim any excess fabric from around the shirt pocket, leaving both the back and front side of the pocket fabric intact.
Apply a coat of mod podge to the backside of the pocket, press the pocket onto the pot.
If you want the pocket to be usable, don’t Mod Podge over the front of the pocket. Simply secure the back of the pocket to the pot and allow the front to remain natural.
The shirt pocket is a great place to keep the little flower sticks that tells you what each plant is!
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That’s how you create flower pot decorations using upcycled men’s shirts! After everything is dry, you’re ready to plant some flowers or other goodies in your upcycled men’s shirt flower pot decoration!
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Flower Pot Decoration
Materials
- 3 plastic flower pots
- 3 men's dress shirts upcycled
- Mod Podge and spray adhesive
- 1 foam brush
Instructions
- Cut the shirt into strips, reserving the pockets whole.
- Glue the strips onto the flower pots with spray adhesive and allow to dry
- Coat the flower pots with Mod Podge
- Cut around the pocket and Mod Podge it to the flower pots by coating the back of the pocket with adhesive
- Add flowers or plants and enjoy!
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Notes
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This is a fun and easy DIY planter decoration project you can enjoy making on a raining spring afternoon! I hope you enjoy this upcycled idea!