Chic DIY: Fashion a cool hanging planter from plastic cups

12 April 2015 - 02:00 By Klara van Wyngaarden

We’ve long suspected stackable beer cups could be put to better use. Here's how to turn them into a hanging planter in four easy steps. YOU WILL NEED:Stackable plastic beer cups with handles that feed into one another (we collected ours at a recent charity cricket match)Washing line ropePlantsA drill and drill bitmini_story_image_vleft1WHAT TO DO:1. Drill three drainage holes through the bottom of each cup and one hole through each handle.2. Make a knot at the beginning of the rope and thread it through the handle holes.3. Stack cups together by feeding handles into each other.4. Make a loop at the top of the rope, plant up the individual cups and hang...

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