Uses for Old Boots

RE: Uses for Old Boots Post by Great Granny Vi (206) | (02/07/2005) Profile | Contact I have several shoes/ boots planted. Here is one. RE: Uses for Old Boots Post By mariew (Guest Post) (01/07/2005) use them as planters, put hen and chicks in for a decorative touch RE: Uses for Old Boots Post By Becki in Indiana (Guest Post) (01/07/2005) If you are a single woman living alone, it's always a good idea to make it look like there is a man in the house. Leave an old pair of workboots (the bigger the better!) outside your door, as if the big, burly guy who wears them has taken them off before going inside to be with his loving lady (that would be you). Would-be bad guys might think twice!!! RE: Uses for Old Boots Post By Skipper (Guest Post) (01/06/2005) Makes a great planter when nailed on top of post. Drill or cut couple drain holes. Inch or two of gravel in bottom helps drain. Skip RE: Uses for Old Boots Post By Babs (Guest Post) (01/06/2005) My sister in law had an old pair of cowboy boots on her deck railing which she filled with dirt and some cactus - cute! Umbrella stand Post by ThriftyFun (4042) | (01/06/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Umbrella stand - Weight the bottom of an attractive old leather boot (a riding boot perhaps) or a tall rubber boot with pebbles or marbles and place near your home's front or back door. Birdhouse Post by ThriftyFun (4042) | (01/06/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Birdhouse - Take an old boot outdoors and hang it upside down. It probably won't be long before wrens, swallows, or chickadees build a nest in the toe area. Doorstop Post by ThriftyFun (4042) | (01/06/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Doorstop - Fill a boot with golf balls or pebbles. Fish bucket Post by ThriftyFun (4042) | (01/06/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Fish bucket - Keep your just-caught fish fresh; bring them home from the river in a water-filled boot.