I really HATE to throw out perfectly good household items. Last year we had a bunch of old cinder blocks laying around from some DIY project Gordy had done.  What to do with them...Then it came to me. I spaced them out around our Silo with the hollow squares pointing up. I placed composted soil in them and planted beautiful pansies. The cinder block worked better than a flower pot. Because the cement is absorbant it would suck in the extra water and gradually release it back out to the soil as needed!

Always looking for new ideas... Do you have any creative, or funny new uses for old household items?