My latest Lidl voucher gave me a free item from their veg range. I fancied some lettuce and decided to pick their ‘living lettuce’ pack. I’m sure they used to come in plastic pots but now you just get the plants with an uncovered rootball. As soon as I got home, I potted it up to give it a decent chance of surviving a bit longer. However, I didn’t have any particularly clean pots. What I needed was a suitable container to put the vase in… which is where the 3D printing part comes in.

The Makerworld.com website has a MakerLab section with tools to generate various items, including vases. I took a few quick measurements and created one to fit. I had to pop out but, by the time I got back it had finished printing. I think the decorative pattern compromised the measurements a bit so the bot sits a bit high in it but it still does the job of giving a clean and attractive sleeve to hide the slightly grubby pot and, if I search round a bit more, I’ve probably got one or two that would fit it better for future reuse.