DIY self watering concrete planter | How to
40,208We made a modern self-watering concrete planter for the #quikrete1bagwonder challenge! And we only messed up about 147 times :D 👇 materials & links below! 👇
PATREON https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn
MERCH https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/
INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/evanandkatelyn @evanandkatelyn
Download the 3D model for the planter:
http://evanandkatelyn.com/project-plans/
Here’s a link to the DIY flap sander we made for this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2DdJZZ0qjw
More info on using Quikrete in our DIY concrete letter project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-o1BTYvtVM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOOLS / MATERIALS (affiliate)
Quikrete Vinyl Concrete Patcher http://amzn.to/2tUPReS
Smooth-On silicone . . . . http://amzn.to/2u4IQc7
Concrete sealer . . . . . . . http://amzn.to/2u4ySr8
Rope (our “wick”) . . . . . . http://amzn.to/2sSyfRl
Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .http://amzn.to/2iB1fGV
Masonry bit . . . . . . . . . . .http://amzn.to/2tV61Fi
3d Printer (Taz6) . . . . . . .https://goo.gl/oPZBwm
Matterhackers Black PLA https://goo.gl/BB6jkr
Automotive primer (to smooth prints) http://amzn.to/2ptrVgh
Sandpaper . . . . . . . . . . . http://amzn.to/2uDeSsw
Super glue . . . . . . . . . . . http://amzn.to/2pbcXeH
Sanding sponge . . . . . . .http://amzn.to/2sN67eJ
Safety Glasses . . . . . . . .http://amzn.to/2qmyHT7
Respirator . . . . . . . . . . . .http://amzn.to/2pkFazs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FILMING GEAR (affiliate)
Fujifilm X-T10 . . . . . . . . . http://amzn.to/2pblgac
Panasonic DMC-FZ300 . http://amzn.to/2ojCx1O
Microphone . . . . . . . . . . .http://amzn.to/2psb4s2
Joby GorillaPod tripod . . http://amzn.to/2qqdXZR
Ballhead for tripod . . . . . http://amzn.to/2psfeQI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STAY UP TO DATE
Instagram . . . . . . . . . . . http://instagram.com/evanandkatelyn @evanandkatelyn
Pinterest . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.pinterest.com/evanandkatelyn/
Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://twitter.com/EvanAndKatelyn
Blog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://evanandkatelyn.com
Etsy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://etsy.com/shop/evanandkatelyn
Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . .http://facebook.com/evanandkatelyn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THANK YOU PATREON SPONSORS!
Katelyn’s Mom
Brandon’s Bees . . . . . . . . goo.gl/XP93pp
Brooke Boen
Kathy Casanova
Matt Baker
Allen Canterbury
The Beardless Man . . . . goo.gl/VztGtA
Sage Hansen . . . . . . . . .goo.gl/2awcZSß
Jason Kaczmarsky
Making LoCo
Small Fry Creations . . . . goo.gl/RfzhSA
Make Something . . . . . . goo.gl/zqGpdp
Crafted Workshop . . . . . goo.gl/HSsS1a
Thomas Desor
Brian Shannon
Jeremy Gunkel
Scott Haun . . . . . . . . . . . goo.gl/Gt8aEf
Quinn Leffingwell
Joshua
Evan’s Dad
Stefan Gredel
You can support us here, but no pressure!
https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MUSIC
Great Days by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/5lhZRunuJTs
More thoughts on the project; all in all, despite the challenges we faced (or maybe because of the challenges!) we learned a ton on this project. First and foremost, due to lots of comments, we learned that succulents are probably not the best plants to put in our self watering planter (we actually had one die, but one lived and did so well it outgrew it!)
We love the look of a concrete planter, and we were able to get some really interesting curves because of the 3D printed mold we made, though you could definitely accomplish the same functionality just doing a mold out of wood or MDF if you don't have a 3D printer, which is a more DIY friendly option.
Overall, we love that this planter is self watering, we love the modern design, we love concrete as a material, and we love what we learned along the way.