LEGO Planter (updated)

A few days ago I posted about Park Planters which cost a steep $150. Well today I was browsing around Smith & Hawken on my lunch break and found the little air fern that was included in the $150 wallet rape. The fern only cost $5 so I decided to just build my own planter out of the the best building materials known to man, LEGOs. (The plant is actually in it's own pot inside the structure).
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UPDATE:
I just got an email from CharlesAndMarie.com telling me how much they loved my Lego Planter (how cool is that?!) and they will be retailing the original Park Planters for $100 not $150. They have some different designs then the original Science&Sons site. Their site has a lot of cool stuff on it so be sure to check it out.



/\ mine vs. theirs \/



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UPDATE:
I made another one...




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21 comments:

Gary said...

WOW! Can you please please please set up a tutorial on making this pot? It's absolutely amazing!

Anonymous said...

@ Gary : Tutorial is easy.

1. Buy Legos.
2. Build it.

Seriously, I am not kidding. Trial and error is the most entertaining way of learning to build with Legos. You're never too old to start it. :)

Anonymous said...

Very nice.. were they the original color or did you paint it afterwards? If so, what type of paint and how many coats. Thank you.

HB said...

Wow, just when I thought I was too old for Legos - this is a great project! Gary is right: a quick tutorial about this would be amazing!

metaDAD said...

brilliant.

TheBobBlog.com said...

Thanks so much for the feedback guys! To answer some questions, there was no painting involved, I just have a lot of white LEGOs, the white heads came from some skeleton lego people. I really don't have a tutorial for the build, it's just basically a hollow box with a drain hole at the bottom and a hole in the center for watering. I'll be building another planter soon as I just bought another mini tree plant. I be sure to take more pictures of the build process.

Lady Skye Fyre said...

What a terrific project. Thanks for sharing it.

Anonymous said...

I really think your LEGO planter is even BETTER than the Park Planter. Looks like i will be buying Legos this weekend. Thanks!!

trevor

Monique said...

I've always loved LEGO and this is so cute! I totally feel like making one, if I can get it done!

squidoo said...

Bravo! What kind of plant is the second one? It's got a great shape!

Anonymous said...

actually i like yours much better than "theirs" ;) nice work!

Anonymous said...

brilliant! yours, that is, not theirs :) - thanks for sharing!
vettiliveinnorthcote

boliyou said...

Very cool, personal version. I like it!

squidoo said...

no, really, what kind of plant is the second one? I'm really curious!

TheBobBlog.com said...

Squidoo,
The first plant I posted is an asparagus fern & the second is an Aralia. I bought both at Smith & Hawken for about $6 each.

squidoo said...

Thank you! Too bad I don't get enough light to own one. But someday.

Christine said...

Very nice!
I was looking around for inspired lego projects to link to (I linked this post of yours) in a blog post that I wrote today about looking forward to playing legos with my son (he his still in my belly so it will some time before we can play legos together). Your projects have inspired me to begin play sooner.
Thanks!

Anonymous said...

That's a great looking planter. You should try making some window boxes out of legos.

From Brad in Carlsbad- Home of Legoland

dixiebelle said...

Your Planter is amazing. I love Lego Products too but never dreamed of anything like that. Fantastic.
Ohme aka Pendleton Dixie Belle

Anonymous said...

The original is like a rape scene at a Bus Stop.

Jean said...

I was browsing for "parker planters" and found your site, genius!! I adore your creations :) Kudos to DIY!