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Cool to Creepy: 6 Toys Turned Planters

by on May 31, 2013

On your next garage sale excursion, you might want to keep an eye out for old toys. It doesn’t matter if they’re broken, because you won’t be playing with them; you’ll be planting in them. From cool to downright creepy, these 6 toys-turned-planters are sure to inspire.

We’ll start out with a store-bought, recycled toy boat planter/container from Plow & Hearth. Pretty, no? Well at $150, it should be. A thrift store version, if you can find the right boat, might set you back a couple of bucks.

Flowers sit in a blue container on wood slats.Pinterest

My dad would have loved this dump truck alternative.

A small metal dump truck that has been used as a flower planter.Rock Candy

I, however, am partial to this pick-up truck. Love how the cab was used too.

A miniature decorative pickup truck has been filled with plants and is sitting next to a larger plant in a garden.Junk Market Style

For the Lego Lover in all of us, a Lego container for a household plant might be perfect.

Purple flowers are growing in a green planter outside.Being Geek Chic

Things start to get a little strange with these wonderful dinosaur planters. Click here to see how to make them.

Various toys like a horse, a lion, a rhino, and a dinosaur have been turned into planters with small plantsBeing Geek Chic

And, finally, the creepy one. Any doll that’s lost a quarter of her head might be pronounced ‘deceased’, but the succulents that fill this toy’s cranium give her new life. 

Plants are growing out of the head of a baby doll.Container Gardening for You

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