 The one thing you need to know is how to upcycle your old bottles into planters. So typically when you're done with single use plastics, you recycle them. Instead, you can actually upcycle it into something a lot prettier. You're going to need a shampoo bottle and some scissors, and you're basically going to just cut the top right off. Yay! Once you've cut the top off your bottle, if it's a little rough around the edges, you can actually sand it down with sandpaper, which I'm gonna do just to make it more even. So now that you have your bottle sanded down, you're gonna wanna start painting it. I am going to be doing kind of a half and half look, so I'm gonna tape it off with painter's tape and make sure there's no air bubbles. Then get paint of your choice. I'm using acrylic paint, and I've been really into the terracotta color lately, so I'm gonna mix a bunch of different colors together to get that. Acrylic paint adheres really well to different surfaces, and it won't chip off super easily, but I still recommend keeping your planters indoors if you use this type of paint. So now that I have kind of a muddy terracotta color, I'm gonna start painting. Because it's a plastic bottle too, the paint might start spreading a little bit and smearing, so it's best to let this dry a bit and do a second coat, and even a third if you wanna be super safe. You're gonna wanna let it dry for about a half an hour to an hour. So I have a dry one that I made yesterday that we're gonna take the tape off of and then put a plant inside. So I want this one to be a hanging planter, so I'm gonna punch two holes in it and string it. So before I add the string, I'm going to plant my plants. For drainage purposes, you can take a knife or a screwdriver and poke holes in it, but if you wanna be a little bit safer, you can use some rocks for drainage. Put a handful of these in the bottom. I chose a succulent because one, I like succulents and cacti, and two, it's a little bit easier to maintain. Let's get planted. You can break up the roots, and then put some of the soil in. It's gonna be really messy. And that's okay. Then you can kind of squeeze the planter a touch and situate him in like that. Brush him off and make him look pretty. So now that you've done that, you can grab some string and cut it to a length that you prefer. So there you have it. Your little green friends have a chic new home. For more upcycling projects, check out our one thing videos.