Repurposed & Upcycled Outdoor Flower Planter Makeovers

June 02, 2022

Photo of an old painted cast iron spittoon.

My church and gardening friend, Huntz, gave me this old cast iron spittoon at the end of last summer.

The old spittoon was originally from the local Courthouse, where his father was the janitor many years ago. Huntz said it was his job to help his dad empty the Courthouse spittoons.

Huntz had already painted the cast iron part of the spittoon and put drainage holes in the bottom for plants, so I will just be giving it a makeover.

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The top rim of the spittoon is actually enamelware.

Photo of an old spittoon being painted with spray paint.

After removing any flaking paint and cleaning up the spittoon, I spray painted it with Krylon Outdoor Decor Sunflower Spray Paint.

I loved the color Sunflower, but I found the spray paint didn't cover the blue spittoon very well at all.

I ended up painting the spittoon with a couple coats of Dixie Belle Chalk Paint in Colonel Mustard. The Colonel Mustard paint color is very close to the spray paint color "Sunflower".

Photo of a Country Love Floral Adhesive Stencil from Hobby Lobby.

Next I pulled out Country Floral Love adhesive stencil from Hobby Lobby. I have used this stencil before on old iron utensils HERE.

Photo of floral stencils taped onto an old painted spittoon.

I taped the stencil in a few spots with blue painter's tape to hold it better and to make stenciling easier where the stencil's cuts were close to the edge.

I pounced on the stencil using Fusion Mineral Paint in Raw Silk.