How to Make a Geometric Hanging Planter

Apply two coats of polyurethane to your small wood planter, sanding between coats. Allow about two hours of drying time between coats. This will create a protective barrier and lengthen the planter's lifetime.

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Use a straightedge to mark a small X in the center of every other top panel of your planter. (There will be two blank panels with no holes in the back). Drill holes in the center of the Xs for the cord.

Tape off the bottom panels of the wood planter, leaving an exposed stripe around the top. Spray-paint in color of your choice. Once the paint is dry, remove the tape. Refer to your spray paint manufacturer's instructions for drying times.

Cut three lengths of cord and carefully use a match or a lighter to melt the ends. This will help prevent fraying. Allow the ends to cool, then thread each cord through a hole and tie a knot on the inside end to secure.

Place the plants in jars slightly smaller than the planter opening, and gently set them into the wood planters. Hang your new hanging planter in the desired location. Make more than one planter and display them as a group for a unique living wall hanging.