Year Of Thrift...still going strong!

I now Feel so comfortable about doing our year of thrift, it's second nature. 

I needed more fabrics for my students to practice their patchwork pieces on and my first instinct these days is to always always re-use, reclaim, recycle-so ventured to charity shops to find just what I needed. 

And I still love buying all my fruit, veg, meat and dairy groceries at the local indoor market. Not only is it a local treasure, but exellent value for money, great produce and always bought with a smile from the stall holders. 

And this week I am thinking of more ideas that I can add to the Festival of Thrift # SchoolOfThrift google page....thinking jams, a tutorial on Lavendar bags for wedding favors and stash stripping garments for maximum fabric!    

One more pallet planter idea

I now made three individual planters from a pallet to be mounted on outdoor walls.

Filled with a few plants and as a mini herb garden.

Easter planter from a Pallet

As you will know, I'm veto familiar with making some thing out of nothing & my latest project had me making a flower planter from two old and no longer wanted, old pallet. 

Take two unused pallets. Turn one it on its side to allow you to adding wood to the bottom of what will be the three planters.

You will need a few tools to help you like a saw, scissors, staple gun, nails and crow bar as all as a hammer. 

With the pallet that will be taken apart, leaver the strips of wood with the crow bar and hammer out the old nails. 

The fit in to place to form the bottoms of the planter inserts.

Once all the planters have been formed, you can add strong plastic to the planter holes, thus to keep as much soil in as possible.

Now fill with soil.

Add flowers and enjoy all summer long!