Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2014

Project: Five Minute Plant Hanger

 project plant hanger

I love our kitten...wait is she a cat now? Catten? She is great and hilarious; the other day she took a plastic spider and put it in her litter box. It made poop scooping like a treasure hunt. The only real issue that she and I have is that she absolutely destroys my plants. So all of our plants have migrated to one room in our home with a south facing window. It's like a greenhouse in there, but the problem is that we have to keep the door closed at all times or she goes in there like Freddy Krueger and attacks the plants.

Incidentally the previous owner left a ton of plant hooks in the ceiling that we have been too lazy to remove. So we have decided to put them to use in an attempt to save my much loved flora. I went to a thrift store to find a super cool vintage macrame plant hanger...no dice, only weird 80s things. So I decided that I should probably make my own. I came up with something super simple and pretty cool looking.

To make your very own you will need cording or thick string and scissors.

 project plant hanger
First you will take the string and make four strips that are double the length that you want the plant hanger.


project plant hanger
Fold it in half and tie a knot in the middle leaving a little loop for the hook. A standard knot will work here.

Next you go down about two three quarters of the way to the bottom and tie a couple of secure knots, add glue if you aren't confident in your knot making.

 project plant hanger

Hang the loop from a ceiling hook. Trim off any excess, but be sure to leave a bit of a tail, don't cut too close to the knot. Remember to choose a place with a good light source, like a south facing window.

project plant hanger

Carefully insert your planter, any small to medium size kind will work as long as it isn't too heavy. you will need to spread the strings evenly around the base of the planter and then you are done.

project plant hanger


*Don't forget to keep the string away from your cat.
project plant hanger

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Hand Made For Christmas

We are trying to do a mostly homemade Christmas this year. Obviously we won't get off the hook without a little MLP (My Little Pony) gear, but we are working to make stuff for our girls, family, friends this year. What we cannot make ourselves we are looking to outside sources like other artists and crafters. I am finishing up paintings for the girls, a long overdue quilt will be completed (with a little help from my mother) there will be new hats and scarves.

Are you doing the same? Eric and I are both artists and we are selling for Christmas as well. We have original paintings on the higher end as well as prints and linocuts for most every budget. Here is our website www.planetwimmer.com Just email us to ask about prices as they vary from work to work (maria @ planetwimmer . com)


Here are several of Eric's linocuts that are available.
kingfisher

mountaingorilla

masaigiraffe

cheetah

elephant

Here are a few pieces I have ready for print. All prints are singed and numbered, printed on high quality paper.

smallpenguin

smallmariawimmeriris

allhailchestnutsmall

If you are making a purchase at Wyoming Rose Boutique (click here) use the coupon code:
This code will automatically give you a 15% discount on any of our items, 
including the brand new ones.  
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