What do you do with your Dad's old cement trays?
I have several that have been floating around
my garage for...a... more years than I care to admit.
Yes, I'm still working my way through my Treasure Pile from the farm!
Don't judge me! LOL
Life has been even more crazy and hectic this year,
I swear it's 2021.2!
It's not all my fault, really.
My sister is purging...accck!
She's purging my way...that means she's bringing
me carloads upon carloads of stuff!
Don't get me wrong, I am NOT complaining!
It's a double edged sword -
So fun to sort through her cast off Treasures,
but between my keep pile and Treasure pile,
I need to get busy (like my time is mine, lately)
creating from my Treasure Pile and I need a bigger house for my keeps!
So I'm purging some of my things to make room for her "new" things.
Yes, it is crazy and it drives me nuts that I can't just
wiggle my nose and get all the projects in my head done
that I have for my Treasure Pile!
Back to Dad's cement trays -
My Sister brought 2 small stands, from what I don't know,
but I put them to good use along with Dad's cement trays.
I decided to marry them into a succulent planter.
Dad's cement trays are, of course, old and well used.
I punched a few holes in the bottom for drainage.
Then sanded the bottom where the stand would be adhered
to the stand trying to remove a bit of the leftover cement.
Yep, you guessed it, grabbed Dad's go to - JB Weld
A dab from the red tube and a dab from the black tube
Mix well.
I applied it to the stand
Centered the tray over the stand
and married.
I placed a jar in the center of the tray
to add some weight to be sure there was ample contact.
I left it sit for 2 days, to be sure it had plenty of time to cure.
I tore a coffee filter in half
and placed over the holes on the
inside of the tray to prevent soil from falling through.
I used soil for Succulents
I had a few plants that needed to be transplanted.
Planted in their new home.
I topped the soil off with white gravel
added a few Agates I had.
She sent two stands, so I was able
to make two of these.
Now what to do with the other 4 cement trays?
I have ideas, it may take a couple years for them
to come to fruition, but I will eventually get there.
Love the way it turned out!
