Bring a gift of spring

If you are attending any party or event this easter this is the perfect gift to bring to the hostess/host. Cia gave me this idea. She always saves her tin cans from the kitchen. “They are perfect for planting” she tells me. And even though they are pretty just the way they are, this time of year a bit of colour is always welcome. She spray painted these in bright colors, and once they had dried she planted some spring flowers in them.

Gosh I love Cia´s purple table.

Don´t forget to make draining holes in the bottom.

Note: This is a post from our April Buddy DeerDot. Thanks girls for letting us tag along. Photos by me, Jenny Brandt.
In the Dos Buddy-project I spend time with friends documenting fun ideas and projects from their life.

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Kicki
April 13, 2011 at 07:19

Toppenfint!

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Jivin Sister Fanny
April 13, 2011 at 07:25

Now that’s cute!

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a cup of Emilia
April 13, 2011 at 10:59

riktigt fint! :) :)

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saarah
April 13, 2011 at 11:00

that´s such a great idea! thanks for this. love your blog :)

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Fridas fina
April 13, 2011 at 12:02

Åh, vårkänslor, färgglädje och superduperfint! I vanlig ordning! :-)

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Kamila
April 13, 2011 at 21:38

Such a nice color comibination!

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Regina
April 21, 2011 at 15:53

I love these flower pots – so cute. Really lovin’ the sweater as well. :)

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May 3, 2011 at 13:34

Beautiful!
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Sarah Jane
May 3, 2011 at 23:33

Beautiful! Sharing on my blog. And I really love the purple painted table! Adding that to my blog and also to my “decorating” file! Thanks!

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May 8, 2011 at 15:28

Thank you for sharing this lovely project, I ´ll try myself this week!

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Deirdre
June 9, 2011 at 18:17

Just saw the lovely tin can photos on Pinterest. What a charming project! Thanks so much for sharing!
Deirdre

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Emily @ I Love Farm Weddings
July 25, 2011 at 16:58

These are beautiful! I hope you don’t mind I shared one of your images on my blog post today about beautiful ways to use tin cans at a farm wedding (my blog is called I Love Farm Weddings and is all about rustic, creative, farm wedding inspiration). You can see the post here:
http://www.ilovefarmweddings.com/2011/07/25/handmade-tin-cans/

Thanks for sharing. I think I may even make some of these for my backyard!

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Amy
August 5, 2011 at 21:44

This is such a fabulous idea! They are so cute. I featured you today on my blog: http://www.themombot.com/going-green/2011/08/05/friday-link-love-greener-living

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jengarden
October 26, 2011 at 06:09

Thank you for this idea! I am going to use it to plant small windowsill herb garden from rootings of my herbs that will soon die back and give away as gifts! Wonderful idea!!!

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Linda
December 9, 2011 at 12:32

This is a brilliant idea!
I’m going to spray the tins ready to plant to plants before I go to friends for meals. Love this. Thanks for sharing.

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January 24, 2012 at 16:05

Love this and will be featuring it in a craft section on my blog! Nice work!

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Alley
February 28, 2017 at 09:12

This is a very good idea.I also try this to make my garden colour full.Keep sharing such fabulous ideas.

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February 28, 2017 at 09:16

This is a very good idea.I also try this to make my garden colour full.Keep sharing such fabulous ideas.I really love this.

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December 8, 2017 at 08:24

Beautiful! Sharing on my blog. And I really love the purple painted table! Adding that to my blog and also to my “decorating” file! Thanks!