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How to make DIY air plant bonsai by renovating an old coffee pot

How to make DIY air plant bonsai by renovating an old coffee pot

The obsolete coffee pot may hold our fond memories. Don’t throw it away, make it into an air plant bonsai, it’s super ornamental, like a microscopic world, or a strange space in the water!

This upcycling tutorial is a great way to reuse an old coffee pot and add color to any home or office. I used green air plants, moss because they are very easy to care for, and the faux gemstone decoration adds some mystery to it!~

How to make DIY air plant bonsai by renovating an old coffee pot

You will need to prepare:

Coffee pot

Sand

Artificial gemstones

Air plants

Green Moss

Small stones

How to make DIY air plant bonsai by renovating an old coffee pot

1. Fill the bottom of the coffee pot with sand to a thickness of about 2.5cm. Then sprinkle some small stones picked up from the river on the sand.

How to make DIY air plant bonsai by renovating an old coffee pot

2. Then place air plants and moss on the rocks, and place artificial gems at the back. The bonsai transformed from a coffee pot has been DIY completed~