Make A Cute Wooden Display For Your Plants With A Dollar Tree Cutting Board

Being a plant parent can take a toll on your wallet. Who can resist another pilea pup or that rare hoya that you've been scouring nursery shelves for? In addition to the actual plants, you need soil, fertilizer, pots, and plant stands. To give your credit card a break (or to save money for more plants), consider DIYing a budget-friendly plant stand that is quick, simple, and requires only a few materials.

Opting for a DIY project means getting creative and using the unexpected to serve your needs — in this case, bamboo cutting boards from Dollar Tree. This two-tiered minimalist plant stand, shared on Jenny Smith's Lovely Moments Creating YouTube channel, uses two cutting boards that cost $1.25 each, four dowels, and a few other materials found at craft stores. Smith recommends the inexpensive 3/4 inch by 12 inch dowels available at Walmart because of their larger diameter compared to those sold at Dollar Tree.

The bamboo boards are ideal for crafts, like the Dollar Tree's stylish bookholder, because they are decorative even without paint or other embellishments. While doing a craft takes more time than grabbing a finished product off the shelf, a DIY project is actually good for your mental and physical health. At the end, you're rewarded by the joy of the creative process and the satisfaction that your creation is truly unique.

Start this project by painting four dowels with craft paint, or skip this step if you prefer a natural wood finish. While the paint dries, place adhesive furniture pads from Dollar Tree on the bottom corners of one of the cutting boards. This keeps the plant stand from scraping or slipping around on the surface where it will sit. Next, on that same cutting board, use E6000 craft glue, which can be found at most craft stores, to attach one dowel to the top of each of the four corners. Smith also uses hot glue for its quick-drying qualities but combines E6000 glue since bamboo doesn't adhere well to hot glue alone.

Once the bottom of the dowels are secure, squeeze E6000 to the tops of each dowel and place the second cutting board on top. If you want more time to adjust your cutting board, skip the hot glue and use only E6000 to ensure you have the perfect placement. Carefully rest books on top of the cutting board for at least 24 hours while the glue cures. Once the glue has dried, arrange your plants — trailing plants will work particularly well on the top tier — and enjoy your handiwork. If you've caught the DIY bug, grab more Dollar Tree finds to make a chic and trendy plant stand.