Upcycled Killie Pot Planter

 

Last weekend I visited my favorite flea market that only happens twice a year. I always come away with some amazing finds. I prep like an athlete in training for this one, lol. Get there early, stay hydrated, and do a super quick lap as soon as I get there to scout out the goods. Last year I picked up this cool little planter (which I’m calling my killie pot planter) that I thought you might be interested in seeing. I wish this was a DIY project I thought up myself, but it’s not. The baskets are killie pots used for fishing, and may also be referred to as a minnow trap*.

 

Isn’t that cool? When I bought it, it already had plants in it but they died over the winter. The only survivor was the cactus in one of the pots. It was my least favorite of the plants but I decided to keep it anyway and go with that theme. Inside the baskets are lined with burlap.

 

Here’s a better shot of the cactus plant. I had added a few small succulents in with it, but they were too small, so I took those back out.

 

In their place I added a string of pearls plant that I found in Lowe’s. The string of peals plant is somewhat hard to find around here, but I did notice that the Home Depot sells these succulents online. In the other basket I added a large succulent that I found at Home Depot. It’s called Flapjacks or “Kalanchoe luciae”. It’s the first time I’ve seen succulents of this size for sale. Usually I only see the mini ones.

 

I’m not sure exactly what the frame of the planter is, but it looks a lot like the frames that hold pet food bowls. The frame looks like it was spray painted a light greenish-gray color that closely matches the gray of the killie pots.

 

The bits of rust showing through the killie pots give it that farmhouse feel that I love.

 

Now if I can keep these succulents alive, we will be in good shape. I’ve had my killie pot planter in a mostly sunny area for about a two weeks now and the succulents seem to like it there so far.

 

This year at the flea market I found an amazing set of vintage corbels. I have big plans for those, I’ll share more on that soon!

 

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