Spruce up your pot plants
Pretty up your pots (and use leftover wallpaper) with this easy-to-make Resene project.
Brighten up some plant pot containers with your favourite designs from the Resene Wallpaper Collection in this quick and easy craft project.
You will need:
Wallpaper Calculator
Tape measure or ruler Pen or pencil Scissors
Stapler Masking tape or glue Small drip tray or plate
Step 1:
To make these cute pot plant pot covers, you need to do some maths, so get out your trusty calculator.
Using a tape measure or ruler, measure the diameter of your plant pot’s drip tray/ plate, or the top of the pot, whatever is the widest part. Multiply this number by the circumference of the pot, which is pi 3.14. Add to this number another 2cm for an overlap.
This final figure is the width of the paper that you need to cut. For example, if the diameter of your plate is 20cm, multiply that by 3.14, which equals 62.8cm, then add on 2cm, which equals 64.8cm (20cm x 3.14 + 2cm = 64.8cm).
(Top tip: If the wallpaper you’ve chosen isn’t quite wide enough, add in an insert of extra paper.)
Next, measure the height of your pot. Add to this number, half the measurement of the diameter that you measured before. Add to this another 3cm. This will give you the length of the paper that you need to cut. For example, if your pot height is 18cm, add on half the diameter of the plate, which is 10cm (half of 20cm), then add on another 3cm (18cm + 10cm + 3cm = 31cm).
Based on the two figures that you have worked out, cut the wallpaper to size, eg, 64.8cm wide by 31cm tall.
Step 2:
Turn the paper into a tube and staple the join together with the 2cm overlap that was allowed for.
Step 3:
Flatten the tube slightly and measure the width. Halve this figure and then fold up the bottom by that amount.
For example, the width of the flattened tube in the photo was 26cm, so I folded up the bottom by 13cm.
Step 4:
Open the fold up and push down the two sides to form triangles. The two sides should meet.
Fold in the top and bottom corners and secure with glue or tape.
Step 5:
Open up the bag, flatten out the bottom and ease it into shape.
Check the height of the bag against your pot then fold down the top of the bag so that it is the same height as your pot. You can fold the top in or out, depending on the look you like. Folding it in gives a more seamless look, and you’ll see more of the beautiful paper.
As these bags are not waterproof, they must have a drip tray or plate in the bottom of them to protect them (and your flooring). Be sure to put one in before you put in your plant.