Simple Indoor Planter

I don't love drafty doors.
But I love my handy hubby.
Right now, Joe and a good friend are putting in our new sliding door.  Awesome.

Now we can keep the heat that we pay for!
And our door doesn't look like a dog chewed on it!
And I'm listening to Frank Sinatra while my puppy cuddles next to me!
Can life get any better?

I submit that it can not.

Especially since I no longer have an ugly plastic box sitting on my kitchen island.
That little problem was taken care of in quick order with this project.

I have had an amaryllis bulb for three years now, and it's bloomed twice.  

We won't go into details about why it didn't bloom last year.

We have an on-again-off-again relationship;  I don't want to talk about it.

Anyway, it's getting to be a nice big bulb, with two smaller bulbs coming off the sides.  

But it was outgrowing the pot and because it is now three bulbs, it needed some sort of oblong planter.

I couldn't find an oblong pot that was deep enough and didn't cost about a zillion dollars, so I bought a plastic box to use as a liner and drilled drainage holes in the bottom. 

It's the perfect size.  It is not, however, the perfect look.
"Ooh, I didn't know Tupperware made planters!"
Ick.

I actually planned on building a wood planter like the Wax-Resist Stenciled Planter that I made last Spring.  But did you know, we're kind of busy putting in patio doors, painting trim, decorating a nursery and such?  Oh yeah, and taking the required naps that my husband dictates.  What a burden it is that I carry.

So this plastic box has been burning my eyes out.
Until yesterday morning when I couldn't take it anymore.

I pulled out my glue gun, a cardboard box (cardboard seems to be my material of choice lately, huh?  Since I just used it to cover up our alarm panel), and a bunch of fabric and trim.

I happened to have this apple box left from when my dear Mother-In-Law came to visit and brought me apples and peaches.  They were delicious.  Thank you, dear Mother-In-Law.
As you can see in the pictures, I glued white fabric on the box, then sewed a loose ruffle out of a long strip of the same fabric; glued on the ruffle, then quick slapped on some Jute webbing that I had left over from this chair.

And then I couldn't decide.  Should I put a little embellishment on the front?

The jingle bells were my favorite, but this planter has to sit out from about October-May.  Too long to have jingle bells hanging around.  My hubby has strict rules about Christmas decorations :)
The bow was cute...but a little too country for me.
And the medallion just didn't feel quite right...

So I left it plain.  I figure I can always string up some jingle bells and tie it on around Christmas if I want.

Do you have a favorite?

I got it finished in a morning and the plastic is no longer searing my retinas.
Sweet relief.

Pretty soon the amaryllis will be blooming!  A little too early this year, but like I said...I don't want to talk about it.
There's another bloom head coming up, so maybe that will at least wait until Thanksgiving.  That's close to Christmas, and I'll take what I can get.

So if you have a plant that you want to repot into an unconventional planter, go for it!
And for your sake, maybe cover it with something pretty quicker than I did :)


~The Doodle Bug 

I'm usually partyin' at these hangouts:

Friday Feature @ Redoux

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Furniture Feature Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed

Show & Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring Decorating

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

Simply Creations Link Party @ Simple Home. Life

It's a Hodgepodge Friday @ It's a Hodgepodge Life

Spotlight Saturday @ Classy Clutter

Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday @ Kammy's Korner

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Be Inspired @ Elizabeth & Co.

Wow Us Wednesdays@Savvy Southern Style

Make It Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House