Turn Dollar Tree Coasters Into Faux Planters With A Lovey-Dovey DIY

Valentine's Day décor is typically filled with all sorts of roses and hearts in various shades of red and pink, but this do-it-yourself project offers a little heart-shaped romance with a different feel. It offers the ability to be adjustable, and unlike typical bold Valentine decorations, it has a touch of sophistication. If you have been searching for something that lets you decorate for the holiday without an obvious, look-at-this-giant-pink-heart statement, then it may be time to turn Dollar Tree wood coasters into faux planters with a lovey-dovey DIY. It is an easy project that takes very few pieces (just some craft wood planks and a few other things) and no tools other than a glue gun and a paint brush, like ones in the 4-piece paint brush set made for use with chalk paint and wax.

Just a little time, ingenuity, and some inexpensive items from the discount retailer will fill your home with clever, handmade creations. You can incorporate this DIY with some other lovecore projects, such as using eco-friendly items for sustainable DIY Valentine's Day décor that looks cute and classy. A tree of love centerpiece, for example, with twigs and branches you collect outside and decorate with adorable paper hearts, could be placed near the faux planter as a well-matched companion. Or you might want to add a darling Dollar Tree décor DIY as a Valentine's Day wreath alternative. The ribbons you use to customize it can be added to your faux planter, giving the entire grouping a cohesive look.

To create the faux planter, you just need to glue together three rectangular wood planks from Dollar Tree. YouTuber Crafting with Maria added some Jenga blocks to ensure that the box was sturdy. Doubling up the wood planks by gluing two identical ones back-to-back would also add stability. She glued heart-shaped wooden coasters to each end on an angle, painted it using a chalk paint, and that was it! When you're finished, you'll have a great planter to use for faux greenery or flowers, or get creative and fill it with whatever you fancy. For Valentine's Day, you may want to fill it with handfuls of Dove Promises Love Notes individually-wrapped chocolates. But since the planter features hearts only on the sides and doesn't scream Valentine's Day, you could keep it on a shelf or table year-round and swap out its flowers, greenery, candy, or other fillers. It would be a nice addition even if all it held were your keys or the dog's leash!

A wonderful companion project to the faux planter might be to make a romantic Valentine's Day planter you can DIY with Dollar Tree boxes. Using small cube boxes without tops and a few planks to cover the fact that they're glued together, the long planter box could be matched to the style of the faux planter you made using the Dollar Tree heart-shaped coasters. And since it has four individual boxes inside as its base, it could be the opportunity to fill it with four different types of greenery or flowers. Or better yet, fill it with four different kinds of chocolate.