DIY Ice Cream Tub Butterfly Planter

DIY Ice Cream Tub Planter

If you are an icecreamavore like me and you get to dig your hands in these tubs on a regular basis then why not salvage some and try out this project. To add fun and colors to your garden you can DIY this butterfly planter out of an ice cream tub.

Things you may need:
ice cream tub/s
extra lids
screw driver
pair of scissors
cutter
nylon cable ties
marker
tie wires
acrylic paints

Some of the things that you may need.

To make the wings:
~Take the lids and cut off the hard edges using a cutter. You may be surprised to find how easily it would cut through.

You would need a pair of these

~For a butterfly's double wings, another pair of smaller lids would be necessary. They would then need to be cut into shape.

Prepping the Tub:
~For proper drainage, the tub needs holes on the bottom; that's when the screw driver would come in handy and again you would be surprised to find how easily it is to poke holes through with a little force and twisting of the tool.

~Here then enters more assignment for your screw driver.

~The wings would need to be attached to each other with a little overlapping of the larger lid.

Using nylon/ non-corrosive material would be the best choice for the plant.

Here is one side done.

The Head:
~For the head you would need to poke four holes at the front of the tub for two cable ties to pass through and cut a round shape on another lid that would need four corresponding holes too. To do this, trace the holes on the tub onto a paper and that would serve as the pattern for the head.

With added materials for the antennae your planter is ready for painting, Have fun with it with the colors of your choice and before planting do not forget to attach wires for hanging.

Check out its garden companion: DIY Ice Cream Tub Bee Planter.