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    Home » DIY Garden Projects

    Festive Fall Planter Box

    Published by Pam Kessler | 356 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 15 Comments

    Today I am showing you a very quick and easy way to decorate a fall planter box.

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    This sits about two feet from my front door and normally I would hang a wreath on the door and throw some gourds in the planter and call it a day. But this year, I decided to decorate my planter a little more and do away with the traditional fall wreath altogether.

    You gotta change it up.

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    I grabbed the top to my bushel basket and a scrap of burlap. Bought some dried seed pods, dried mushroom sponges and feather things at Hobby Lobby. And sprung for a greenish pumpkin shaped gourd at the farm market.

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    The bushel basket top went in the planter first.

    I was going to buy some of that rectangular floral foam, but peed my pants when I saw how much it was. OK, it was just $3.99 a brick, but I would need two and that was a little too rich for my thrifting sole.

    So I decided to just use a pool noodle instead.

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    We're not using the noodle anymore this year and rather than store it, why not put it to use. I just chopped off the length I needed.

    I decided to not use the burlap after all and just hot glued some left-over-from-Spring bagged moss to the pool noodle instead. Sure, I could have left it neon blue, but glue guns are so fun. And the blue was so gaudy.

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    I placed the pumpkin where I wanted it

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    and then I just stuck the feathers, seed pods and mushroom-like things into the floral foam pool noodle until I had an arrangement I liked.

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    Super easy.

    I had everything on hand except for the seeds pods, mushrooms and feathers and they set me back about $10.00 all together (½ price at Hobby Lobby).

    DIY tutorial to make a fall planter box with natural elements found at craft stores. A great alternative to a traditional fall wreath for your front door!

    So instead of a traditional wreath for your front door (yawn), try a fall planter box.

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    1. Nancy @ The Headmistress

      September 28, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      How sweet! And I just LOVE the greenish pumpkin! Thanks for sharing this!
      Nancy

      Reply
    2. ♥ Sonny ♥

      September 28, 2012 at 4:07 pm

      Pam,
      that looks fabulous~! quick or not- its a beautiful fall arrangment and very unique.

      Reply
    3. Shabby chic Sandy

      September 28, 2012 at 5:12 pm

      This looks fantastic--love the fall colors. Looking forward to seeing the best of those 140 pictures:)

      Reply
    4. Coastal Cottage Dreams

      September 28, 2012 at 6:02 pm

      So clever. it looks wonderful! Thanks for your comments on my blog. Happy Fall to you!

      Reply
    5. Kerin

      September 28, 2012 at 8:21 pm

      Hi Pam.
      Love your fresh take on Fall!

      You are a creative gal 🙂

      Happy weekend..
      K.

      Reply
    6. The Quintessential Magpie

      September 28, 2012 at 8:46 pm

      Pam, that is so cute!

      It speaks fall, and speaking of which, hope yours is happy1

      Sheila

      Reply
    7. Kim K.

      September 29, 2012 at 7:17 am

      I love the seed pods mixed with your greenish pumpkin shaped gourd. Fabulous.

      Reply
    8. Meeha Meeha

      September 29, 2012 at 8:47 am

      Pam, I'm so happy to discover tour amazing talent - I'm pinning this!

      Reply
    9. Melissa Miller

      September 29, 2012 at 9:20 am

      That is awesome Pam! Love the softer colors.

      Reply
    10. Gay Vaughan

      September 29, 2012 at 9:54 am

      I love it and easy projects are always fun!

      Reply
    11. Olive Cooper

      September 29, 2012 at 1:46 pm

      You knutt, love the pool noodle idea. I am scared of glue guns and do not own one and maybe that is why I never craft. Yes? The arrangement is charming and I would certainly charge thirty bucks for it without batting an eye. xo, olive

      Reply
    12. [email protected]

      September 30, 2012 at 10:39 am

      You had me giggling with the pool noodle...but that was a great idea! The arrangement is "fall festive"....great job!!!

      Reply
    13. susie @ persimmon moon cottage

      October 01, 2012 at 2:28 am

      Love your pics of the Gala apples in the bowl. Very pretty color combination for Fall. That looks like an antique bowl. Suddenly I'm hungry for an apple.

      Reply
    14. [email protected] Things Beautiful

      October 02, 2012 at 8:01 pm

      This is really gorgeous! I love your mixture of textures and colors! I've got a similar planter, so I can't wait to try fixin' it up! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

      Reply
    15. chateau chic

      October 03, 2012 at 12:23 pm

      I love how your wall shelf turned out. All the different natural elements along with the pumpkin provides such a warm fall welcome.
      Mary Alice

      Reply

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