DIY ring planter and organizer — affordable, customizable & cute!

DIY ring planter – A super easy, customizable, and fun way to get a unique look on a small budget!

The layered ring look is super popular now in anything from foot stools, chairs, ottomans, and accessories.

I love the look of a ring planter, but am working with a small budget, so I decided to make a version from supplies I mostly had on hand.

Wreath forms (I got this set of 14 for $14)
Cardboard
Scissor s
Acrylic pai nt
Paint brushe s
Glue gu n and glue stick s

I started out with the larger rings in the set, and decided how many rings I wanted to hot glue together.

Next I grabbed my glue gun and began applying glue to the first ring.

Then I pressed a ring on top making sure it was centered and even.

I repeated this step until all 6 rings were very sturdily glued together to form a DIY ring planter.

In my recycling bin, I grabbed a couple pieces of cardboard to use as a base. I traced my wreath form with a pen, then cut inside the circle with my scissors.

You’ll want to make sure you cut it quite a bit smaller than the actual shape. I should have gone smaller here, but eventually cut it down further.

Using hot glue, I attached it to the base of the rings.

Then I repeated all the same steps on my smaller wreath forms, which only took a quick minute.

This base was cut much smaller and worked so much better.

It was time to paint my DIY ring planter!

I decided on a coat of white acrylic on the larger one. Since it was already white one simple coat was ll I needed to make a good base for my design.

Then I chose to use a charcoal gray color on the smaller one.

Once it was coated I sat it aside to dry.

When my white paint dried, I used a paint brush to paint imperfect circles around the shape.

The paint colors popped nicely off of the white base.

I then set it aside to dry and began painting designs on the gray one.

For an added pop, I used my white paint to add random polka dots over the shapes.

And finally I did the same polka dot technique on the white version.

I love the extra layered interest it adds!

Once my DIY ring planters dried I styled them in my daughter’s room.

The white one is pretty tall, so I added some filler in the bottom and then placed a faux potted plant inside. It acts like a sleeve around the pot.

You can use real or faux plants or anything else that you wish. I don’t recommend using dirt/soil in the planter directly, but rather placing a potted plant inside.