{"id":18594,"date":"2015-04-22T12:01:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T16:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18594"},"modified":"2015-04-22T12:01:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T16:01:29","slug":"easy-upcycling-homemade-planters-from-rain-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/easy-upcycling-homemade-planters-from-rain-boots\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Upcycling: Homemade Planters From Rain Boots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With two very fast-growing children, shoes don\u2019t have a long shelf life in our house. Occasionally, I\u2019m lucky enough that a pair of my son\u2019s old shoes work for my daughter, but they\u2019re generally in such bad shape when she\u2019s done with them that I can\u2019t pass them on to another family.<\/p>\n

While on the lookout for ways to upcycle these old shoes and boots<\/a>, I came across the idea of recycling old rain boots into colorful flower planters. As I\u2019ve also been in need of some planters for my porch to complement my new porch swing<\/a>,\u00a0this seemed like the perfect solution. It\u2019s amazing how adding new furniture to your outdoor space suddenly makes it feel like a whole new room in your home (which you also need to remember to decorate)!<\/p>\n

Transforming rain boots into planters also turned out to be a great way to demonstrate to my children that just because something is no longer useful to them, it doesn\u2019t mean it has outlived its usefulness. They were really excited to help me with this project, and felt a real sense of ownership over the finished planters.<\/p>\n

Turning old rain boots into planters is the epitome of easy upcycling, taking all of about 15 minutes to do and requiring minimal, inexpensive supplies. All you need is:<\/p>\n