How is everybody holding up? Going stir crazy or getting things done around the house? I hope everybody is well. We are still doing good over here on this end! Is it springtime in your neck of the woods? We have had some absolutely beautiful weather here! We had some much needed rain this weekend and now back to sunshine again. This type of weather makes me want to get outside and enjoy it. It also makes me want to start planting again. I love the look of freshly dug up dirt and the wonderful flowers and plants put in the ground.
I posted this several years ago and it always seems to be popular. So, I figured this would be a good project to keep you busy!
I decided to make a new small planter for my front porch. Well, actually two of them-one with my address and one with a fun graphic flower. I found these over at Lowes.com/LCI-concreteplanter. I am not affiliated with Lowes, just thought this was a fun project for spring.
I started out with 2 of the concrete blocks and a can of Rustoleum Mulitcolor Textured Spray Paint. I used a color that was very close to the color of the block. This will help seal the concrete so the other color won’t leak through when you spray your design. I first cleaned off the block with a wire bristled brush and then wiped away the dust.
I sprayed the whole block with the spray paint. Here is the right side painted and the left is not. You can see how closely they match. Perfect!
Have you ever heard of a Xyron Sticker Maker? I use the refills for my scrapbooking. It is perfect for all the little letters I cut out on my Cricut. Just run the letters through it and then place them on your page. I thought I would give it a try for this too.I printed out the design-you could use your Cricut or find a design you like online-cut it out and then ran each piece through the Xyron.
Once each piece had the sticky stuff on the back , I placed it on the concrete block.
Then I spray painted over the whole thing. I painted all the sides too. I did have to keep pushing down my pieces to make sure the paint didn’t get underneath, but they did okay. I used 2 coats of paint.
On my second block, I decided to put my address numbers. I painted the whole block with the textured paint and then laid out some stenciled numbers. I covered the rest of the block with paper so the paint wouldn’t cover the rest of the block.
Then paint!
I sprayed some sealer over the whole thing since it will be sitting out on my porch.
This one looked a little plain, so I did add a blue stripe along the top and the bottom.
I added some succulents and placed them on my front porch. I left the plants in the pots for now, until I can figure out a way to keep the water from all draining out.
3 years later and I still have these blocks and they look great! I would love to see what designs you come up with!
HOME ON THE CORNER 
Thanks for sharing with us at the To grandma’s house we go link party – I’ll be featuring you this week!
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Thank you so much! I love your link party and your blog!
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In your original post on hometalk you stated( the one without the numbers ), was a stencil you purchased from Lowes, com. and on this post you state you made them. Did I misunderstand you? Thanks, what a great idea and I love the color you chose!
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HI there! I got the stencil off the Lowes.com website for free. I printed it out on my computer and then cut it out myself. Sorry for the confusion! Thanks for coming by!
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What a great project: this might be a stupid question .. But I don’t see how they turned out a different shape from the original rectangle. The finished product is taller? Looks great though.
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It’s the same block-it must just be the angle of the camera! Thanks for checking it out!
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I never thought to paint those boring old grey bricks. I love how vibrant yours looks. Such a pretty colour combo too.
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We love how they turned out. Thanks for stopping by!
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Really cute idea! I have a question, why did you paint the blocks the original color, before you painted them aqua?
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The original color paint helped to seal the cement, otherwise too much of the aqua would bleed through when I did the stencil. Thank you for the question and for coming by!
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Have you tried lining the block with plastic then add the dirt? That is what they use in flowers.
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Great idea! Thanks for the tip!
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Such a cute idea and I love the color you chose!
~Trisha
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Turquoise is my favorite color! Thank you for stopping by!
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What a wonderful idea! A planter is such a creative repurpose for a concrete block. Great job! Thanks so much for sharing at Vintage Charm.
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Thank you for taking time to stop by!
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A great transformation! You brought these blocks to life.
Amalia
xo
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Thank you so much for stopping by!
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Such an easy and cute idea! Thanks for sharing your posts with us this week at Brag About It! Pinned and tweeted!
~Laurie
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Thank you!
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This is such a creative idea! Thank you for sharing your tutorial with Talk of the Town. Pinning.
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Thank you for stopping by!
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It looks awesome!! I was on the look for some concrete blocks like yours to make a bench, but now I have another idea if I find some more, thanks for the inspiration and for sharing it with us at #2usestuesday!
Have a wonderful week!
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These blocks are great and very well priced too! I would love to see your bench when you finish it!
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This is a cute idea! I love how yours turned out! I would like to make some up with my house address number. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you! I am so glad you stopped by!
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Very creative and fun! Great curb appeal. Visiting from Talk of the Town party.
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Thank you for taking time to stop by!
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