Galvanized pots from the hardware
store or garden center take a "dip"
in popsicle-bright colors. Hang them
in a row from the fence or use
them as centerpieces.

Florist's Buckets

• Galvanized buckets
• Low-tack painter's tape
• Sandpaper and tack cloth
• Metal primer
• Enamel paint
• Drill with 3/8-inch bit (optional)
• Cup hooks (optional)

1. Clean the buckets thoroughly. Mask off the upper 1/3 of each bucket. Lightly sand below the tape and wipe the bucket clean. 2. Paint the sanded area with metal primer, then two or more coats of enamel paint, letting each coat dry before applying the next coat. 3. To hang buckets that do not have hanging holes or handles, drill a 3/8-inch hole 1 inch from the top edge. Hang the buckets from small cup hooks.