Thrifty Vintage Violet Planter Ideas: Great Gifts or Merchandise

I'm about to give you even more excuses to scoop up vintage planters and potter you encounter at the thrift store. Who wouldn't want to have fun filling it with kitschy creatures and lovely violets?

My guy gave me a pretty (and huge!) baskets of violets for the project. Transplanting them was easy. I used a little black aquarium gravel on the bottom for drainage and more on top as mulch to help keep the soil moist and provide a glossy, professional finish.

Violets are excellent houseplants. It's not hard to keep the soil the proper level of moist (not soaking!) and although they need a lot of sunlight they don't like hot direct sunlight, so a sunny windowsill is fine. They also thrive on artificial houselights and I've seen people keep them happy far from windows in an office. I'm going to put these three planters in my Treasure House antique store booth today, I wonder how they'll do!

I still have dozens of vintage planters to plant-up, stage, and play with. They're my weakness! What do you have trouble resisting at the thrift stores?

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