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Candles
- Small pots make great candle holders. Just pop a candle into a pot and voila!
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Serve cupcakes
- How cute are these cupcakes in small pots, right?
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Wind chime
- Yes, you can make a nice wind chime using small pots! Here's how.
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Bird bath
- Use a couple of pots to make a base for a bird bath, and invite wildlife into your garden.
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DIY heater
- You can actually heat a small room with a clay pot heater.
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Bird feeder
- Hang a pot on a tree and feed the birds in your area.
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Rain chain
- You can use small pots to make a nice rain chain for your garden. Here's how to make one.
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Fire pit
- You can make a small fire pit by filling a pot with small rocks and placing a chafing fuel container inside.
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Fountain
- You can make a really beautiful solar fountain with a flower pot. Opt for materials such as cooper instead of clay.
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Serve dessert
- Here's a way to impress guests at your next dinner party.
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Sculpture
- Make a funky sculpture with your flower pots.
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Art tools holder
- Want an original pencil or paintbrush holder? A flower pot is a great option.
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Use it in an aquarium
- Give your fish a new place to explore in their aquarium.
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Wedding favors
- Small pots with plants such as succulents make great wedding favors.
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Serve side dishes
- Small pots are great to serve chips or even sauces and dips such as guacamole.
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Mini grill
- Just fill a pot with charcoal and top it with a grill and you're set for a barbecue!
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Food cover
- Any pot small enough can make a great makeshift food cover. Just turn it upside down.
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Cutlery holder
- A small pot will work great as a cutlery holder. Get a clay one and paint it whichever color you want.
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Store garden tools
- Fill a pot with sand and stick your tools inside.
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Creative lighting
- Get a pot with a few holes and place a candle inside. It looks great!
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Crafts
- You can give your wood man a nice hat and, of course, a place to sit.
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Vertical garden
- Use a variety of flower pots to make a cool vertical garden.
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Garden decor
- Flower pots can be combined with pretty much anything when it comes to decor—even a bicycle!
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Dog treat bowl
- You can also make a nice treat holder for your pooch using a pot and saucer.
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Pincushion
- Make a pincushion by placing stuffing material in a small flower pot and gluing a bit of fabric onto the edges of the pot.
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Candy holder
- Place a glass bowl on top of a clay pot and saucer and you have a cute candy holder.
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Bathroom organizer
- Why not place your toothbrush, cotton balls, and other bathroom essentials in a pot?
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Plunger base
- A clay pot makes a perfect holder for your plunger in the bathroom. You can paint it to match the bathroom's color scheme too!
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See also - Creative ways to attract wildlife to your garden
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Candles
- Small pots make great candle holders. Just pop a candle into a pot and voila!
© Shutterstock
1 / 30 Fotos
Serve cupcakes
- How cute are these cupcakes in small pots, right?
© Shutterstock
2 / 30 Fotos
Wind chime
- Yes, you can make a nice wind chime using small pots! Here's how.
© Shutterstock
3 / 30 Fotos
Bird bath
- Use a couple of pots to make a base for a bird bath, and invite wildlife into your garden.
© Shutterstock
4 / 30 Fotos
DIY heater
- You can actually heat a small room with a clay pot heater.
© Shutterstock
5 / 30 Fotos
Bird feeder
- Hang a pot on a tree and feed the birds in your area.
© Shutterstock
6 / 30 Fotos
Rain chain
- You can use small pots to make a nice rain chain for your garden. Here's how to make one.
© Shutterstock
7 / 30 Fotos
Fire pit
- You can make a small fire pit by filling a pot with small rocks and placing a chafing fuel container inside.
© Shutterstock
8 / 30 Fotos
Fountain
- You can make a really beautiful solar fountain with a flower pot. Opt for materials such as cooper instead of clay.
© Shutterstock
9 / 30 Fotos
Serve dessert
- Here's a way to impress guests at your next dinner party.
© Shutterstock
10 / 30 Fotos
Sculpture
- Make a funky sculpture with your flower pots.
© Shutterstock
11 / 30 Fotos
Art tools holder
- Want an original pencil or paintbrush holder? A flower pot is a great option.
© Shutterstock
12 / 30 Fotos
Use it in an aquarium
- Give your fish a new place to explore in their aquarium.
© Shutterstock
13 / 30 Fotos
Wedding favors
- Small pots with plants such as succulents make great wedding favors.
© Shutterstock
14 / 30 Fotos
Serve side dishes
- Small pots are great to serve chips or even sauces and dips such as guacamole.
© Shutterstock
15 / 30 Fotos
Mini grill
- Just fill a pot with charcoal and top it with a grill and you're set for a barbecue!
© Shutterstock
16 / 30 Fotos
Food cover
- Any pot small enough can make a great makeshift food cover. Just turn it upside down.
© Shutterstock
17 / 30 Fotos
Cutlery holder
- A small pot will work great as a cutlery holder. Get a clay one and paint it whichever color you want.
© Shutterstock
18 / 30 Fotos
Store garden tools
- Fill a pot with sand and stick your tools inside.
© Shutterstock
19 / 30 Fotos
Creative lighting
- Get a pot with a few holes and place a candle inside. It looks great!
© Shutterstock
20 / 30 Fotos
Crafts
- You can give your wood man a nice hat and, of course, a place to sit.
© Shutterstock
21 / 30 Fotos
Vertical garden
- Use a variety of flower pots to make a cool vertical garden.
© Shutterstock
22 / 30 Fotos
Garden decor
- Flower pots can be combined with pretty much anything when it comes to decor—even a bicycle!
© Shutterstock
23 / 30 Fotos
Dog treat bowl
- You can also make a nice treat holder for your pooch using a pot and saucer.
© Shutterstock
24 / 30 Fotos
Pincushion
- Make a pincushion by placing stuffing material in a small flower pot and gluing a bit of fabric onto the edges of the pot.
© Shutterstock
25 / 30 Fotos
Candy holder
- Place a glass bowl on top of a clay pot and saucer and you have a cute candy holder.
© Shutterstock
26 / 30 Fotos
Bathroom organizer
- Why not place your toothbrush, cotton balls, and other bathroom essentials in a pot?
© Shutterstock
27 / 30 Fotos
Plunger base
- A clay pot makes a perfect holder for your plunger in the bathroom. You can paint it to match the bathroom's color scheme too!
© Shutterstock
28 / 30 Fotos
See also - Creative ways to attract wildlife to your garden
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Creative hacks: Surprising uses for flower pots
From candle to cupcake holders
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Do you have a few spare flower pots lying around at home and are not sure what to do with them? Yes, using them for plants and flowers sounds like the obvious answer, but it doesn't necessarily have to be like this. You can actually use flower pots for many other things. You'll be amazed to discover that these versatile pots can be used for decor, storage, lighting, and even to serve food!
Curious? Click through the following gallery and discover the many creative uses for flower pots.
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