{"id":1564,"date":"2017-04-06T07:59:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T07:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2017-04-07T08:14:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:14:37","slug":"recycled-easter-planter-to-add-character-to-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/recycled-easter-planter-to-add-character-to-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycled Easter planter to add character to your garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, apart from hiding little chocolate bunnies and eggs in the garden, why not add something else to the garden \u2013 a bunny themed plastic bottle pot plant.<\/p>\n

Either mom or dad can make these and add them to the garden, or the kids can get involved and perhaps give this as a gift to their friends for Easter.<\/p>\n

Here is how to\u00a0make it:<\/p>\n

\"Step<\/p>\n

Step 1 \u2013 Cut a plastic 2L soda bottle in half<\/p>\n

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Step 2 \u2013 using a ruler, measure 6cm away from the top of the bottle half and then draw a line around the bottle using a marker. Then on one side, draw bunny ears, about 4cm away from the marker line. This will give you an outline of where you are going to cut.<\/p>\n

Step 3- Cut and even the edges using scissors and a fine grit sandpaper.<\/p>\n

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Step 4- Using acrylic craft paint or a plastic-friendly paint, dip a sponge and dab in an air brush effect around the entire container. Allow to dry and then draw a face using a marker, paint etc. You can also add little craft eyes and a fluffy cotton wool tail, for a fun effect.<\/p>\n

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Step 5 \u2013 make a few holes in the bottom of the container and then add potters soil and a plant or drop in a plant, already in a pot. Then add a trickle of water.<\/p>\n

Place in the garden to add a pop of colour and character or add in a herb and keep on the kitchen window sill (if sun does reach this area), for quick access at cooking time.<\/p>\n

Tips supplied by Sean Granger, the General Manager of Granny Mouse, husband and father of three adorable children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year, apart from hiding little chocolate bunnies and eggs in the garden, why not add something else to the garden \u2013 a bunny themed plastic bottle pot plant. Either mom or dad can make these and add them to the garden, or the kids can get involved and perhaps give this as a gift […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1564"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1599,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564\/revisions\/1599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}