Metal cut out shape to hang up... Stacking cups to keep in truck for our trips.. Rusty, heavy metal hopper. It will be scrubbed of rust, hung on the outside wall and planted with Sedum Okay, another thing I really like are wooden boxes and bowls....that's two more things I know. Have no idea yet but they also will be the perfect thing someday.
Our phone company was playing with the FIOS lines in the alley, knocking me offline and I could not get these last two photos into the previous post so sorry for the double posting. Old strainers are perfect for holding peanuts for the birds and squirrels.
I have an old strainer like that, but I can't bear the thought of using it outdoors, its still getting good old fashioned use in the kitchen.
Cool finds, Toni. I got one of those old metal strainers this winter. I want to make a planter of it, and looked on Pinterest.com for ideas. It will have to be an outdoor planter since they are rather leaky. I have a stainless steel one for food, and don't care to use aluminum for food. It will make a nice planter. I have some creeping sedum, but was trying to think what else to plant in it. I want to use some old boots for planters too this spring.
Those cups are great. We used similar ones when we go away for days out. I love using strainers for planters as they look really attractive in the garden after I take the handles off. I never thought to use them for peanuts though - maybe I will if I find another.
Frank, the metal cutout is 10 inches tall and 13 inches wide. It has rings on the two top sunflowers for adding a chain for hanging, but I think I will use wire to mount it to a trellis out front so it doesn't bang around in the wind. That strainer is too rusty to use for food I guess I have to buy myself a new one for that. It is the 4th one I have for holding peanuts for the Blue jays, rain drains right through so the nuts don't rot. Like the Blue Jays don't empty the containers out almost before I get back inside from filling them. AA, I tried old boots as containers a couple of years ago but our weather is just too dry, couldn't keep them watered enough to keep the plants alive.
