DIY Winter Porch Planters
Learn how to make beautiful winter porch planters with artificial and natural decorations that will look great from the holidays until spring.
Yield: 2 Planters
Equipment
- Electric Drill
- Paint Brush
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
Materials
- 2 Wooden Bird Houses
- 2 Wooden Dowel Rods
- Gel Stain
- White Craft Paint
- Clear Glitter
- Branches
- Artificial Red Cardinal Birds
- Fresh Greenery - Juniper, Pine branches
- Artificial Red Berry Stems
- 2 Large Pinecones
Instructions
- Paint the bird houses and dowel rods with walnut gel stain.
- Drill a hole in the bottom center of each house.
- Fit a dowel rod into the hole.
- Use hot glue to secure the dowel rod in place.
- Dry brush white paint over the stained birdhouses.
- Paint the roof white.
- Sprinkle glitter on top before the paint dries.
- Place the birdhouse in the front center of each planter.
- Arrange branches around the sides and back.
- Place fresh greenery into the pot below the birdhouse.
- Add red cardinals to the branches.
- Set the red berry branches into the pot.
- Finish with a large pine cone in the front middle of each pot.
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