Throughout July we will be publishing ideas on ways to upcycle plastics to help give them a second life. Today, we show you how to make a planter from an old shop mannequin
Items needed
1x old shop mannequin.
Cordless jigsaw.
Silver birch Cuprinol external paint.
2inch paint brush
Potting soil.
Strawberry plant.
How this was made.
Firstly remove fixings from the mannequin.
Carefully cut large enough hole for the plant in the top.
Apply two coats of silver birch external paint.
Leave for a couple of hours to dry.
Cut drainage hole in the bottom.
Once dry fill with potting soil.
Plant strawberry plant and water.