Dinosaur Planter Tutorial

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  Step 1

  First...you will need a plastic dinosaur. You can find these at Walmart for a dollar and larger ones at Toys R Us. I painted my dinosaur with acrylics and sprayed with a finish. I wanted a complimentary color palette for these photos.

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  Step 2

  Take your Exacto Knife and cut a hole around the top (well...back) of the dinosaur. It is just like carving the top of the pumpkin...except this is plastic.

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  Step 3

  The hole I created is around 3-4 inches. Thankfully the dinosaurs are already hollow inside.

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  Step 4

  Then, I put in my plant and gave it water so I could expel some of the water using my sewing needle. I made plenty of holes in the bottom of the dinosaur...you have to apply a lot of force for this part.

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  Step 5

  Your project should look similar to this in the end after you have added soil and your plant. :D

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BelovedLillith · 12 projects 30th December 2012

Very Clever. ^_^ <3

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Cassandra · 48 projects 7th October 2011

This is amazing!

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SparrowFae · Carthage, Missouri, US · 41 projects 8th August 2011

OMG my little girl loves this so much she wants to make one right now!! She is ridiculously obsessed with dinosaurs XD She ran in her room and dragged out a bunch of her own, to try to get me to let her make one of them into a planter. I think we'll go to the dollar store and get one to do it with, today

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cupcake gangster · 64 projects 14th July 2011

i can't wait to make one! thanks

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Nancy! · Shawinigan, Quebec, CA · 64 projects 28th June 2011

love it!!!!!

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