Repurposed Fan Blade Plant Propagation Station
Welcome back to 7 Days of Thrift Shop Flips, today is day five!
I recently saw where a very clever DIYer used an old fan blade and made a coat hook. She removed the metal part used to attach the fan blade to the fan itself, turned it upside down, and reattached it to create a hook!
Then I found a selection of fan blades for sale (and priced individually) at the thrift store! I picked one that had cane details and took it home with me for a whopping .99 cents!
I wanted to create something new with my fan blade though, something that I had not seen done before so I hopped on Pinterest for inspiration. My search words were "repurposed fan blade," so I'm not sure why, but Pinterest decided to throw in a picture of a plant propagation station amongst the fan blade search results 😕
Now, I'm not one to question the signs I'm receiving from the universe (or Pinterest 😂), so I thought ok, plant propagation station it is!
Repurposed Fan Blade Plant Propagation Station
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For this project, I thrifted the fan blade, two of the little test tubes, the oven-bake clay, and even the wood beads and jute twine that I used! I also used E6000 glue, wood filler, L-hooks, and green and black craft paint.
I have linked to the supplies that you can purchase online for your convenience if you'd like to make one of these for yourself. You may have an old fan lying around already or, I bet you could find one on Facebook Marketplace, or maybe just the blades at a Habitat store!
I started by disassembling and cleaning the fan blade. While I was wiping it down, I noticed that the cane insert was moving around so I was able to pull it out for cleaning and painting.
I used three on this fan blade (because I only had three propagation tubes), but you could add more.
Then I used my thrifted Sculpey oven-bake clay to create some hangers for my tubes.
Now this is a great idea for repurposing fan blades and the cane really adds a nice touch! Such a clever idea making hangers with Sculpey clay and I like the idea of using recycled glitter bottles for the vases. When not propagating plants, this would make a cute bud vase for flowers from the garden too!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I thought of bud vases too :)
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