First off, let me state that I am a big fan of live plants and flowers. On this occasion though, I needed something for a corner of the hallway that wouldn’t receive enough natural light to keep anything real alive. I needed to go with something artificial. The ficus or ivy thing wasn’t really the look I wanted so I went with a more modern fiddle leaf fig.
I bought artificial fiddle leaf fig trees from two different sources. One of them was pretty expensive online and it looks decent in its designated ceramic pot.The other one I bought from Ikea is actually pretty good quality and a fraction of the cost of the one online. I’m working on my self control to not be too bitter about that discovery. The only things that made me feel better about my online purchase were that I had a discount code, the online plant was larger than the one from Ikea, and I got a rebate for the online purchase.
Anyway, the Ikea plant looks pretty good, but the plant base or planter is boring. It is just a matte black container. Nothing’s wrong with that, but it needed a bit of a personal touch. I just happened to have some E6000 glue and jute twine or cording on hand to add a little more character. Keeping with the neutral and casual look, but adding a little more character nonetheless. This project was an easy, low mess, low cost, no mad skills required kind of project and it only took around a half of an hour to complete.
SUPPLY LIST
- Plant
- E6000 glue
I purchased a large tube so I would have it on hand for multiple projects.
- Jute cord
which is easily purchased from a craft store.
- Paper towels
to protect the work surface.
Instructions:
Step 1:
Determine which direction your plant will be facing. I like to have the end of the jute cording towards the wall, or back of the plant. If you don’t care, then you’re pretty awesome and would fit in well with the rest of my family. Ha ha.
Step 2:
Apply the E6000 glue to the upper rim of the pot and in about one inch sections every couple of inches around the pot. It’s fine if it is not evenly spaced, the plant will neither care nor complain about your spacing. I felt like applying the glue directly to the pot would be easier while handling the cording than to apply the glue to the cording. You will have more time to work with this glue than you would a glue gun and there are no spider web glue strings left hanging from your project afterwards.
Step 3:
Have about a half inch to inch of the cording tip down towards the bottom of the pot. This tail will be covered over and hidden with each additional wrap around of cording. Continue winding the cording around the pot rim while being sure to butt each row against the previous one. The glue may sag or drip a little down the pot. Oh well, it will be covered eventually anyway and if you have your paper towel down then perfect! The towel will catch any rogue drips.
Step 4:
Apply stripes of glue every few inches, vertically down the sides of the pot. I didn’t feel like the entire pot surface needed to be covered with glue. Having some glue every so often would still hold the cording in place. I have no plans to carry this pot around with me everywhere I go, it will just be sitting in a corner looking nice so there will be minimal handling.
Step 5:
Continue wrapping the cording around the pot until you come to the end, or bottom, of the pot. Trim the cording with plenty to spare. I gave myself about 4-5 inches to work with.
Step 6:
Tuck the end tail of the cording back up and under the previous row and pull taught. Once it is nice and snug, cut off the remaining cording.
Congratulations! You have yourself a nicely covered pot. Just be sure to let the glue dry all of the way before placing the pot on any other surface. It is a lot easier to peel off paper towel than it is to detach it from a table. This project can be done with rope, yarn, twine, ribbon and around pretty much any object. I love the finished product and each time I pass it when I go upstairs, I get a little smile because it looks so nice. I love making a house a home. 💙
More Home Updates To Try:
Dollar Store Makeover: Chalkboard Paint Candlesticks
Buffalo Plaid Reversible Table Runner
Easiest Front Door Wreath Ever
Great post! Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much for your support! I hope you enjoy the upcoming posts also.;)
So cute! I need to try this!
You totally should. It is really easy and actually something your oldest could probably help with or do himself. I see a fun summer project involving twine in your future!