Indoor and Outdoor Gardening
Last Christmas, I had picked up some leather scraps at a local fabric store. I ended up making leather flowers, decorations and jewelry for family, but ended up with lots of leftover leather scraps. I found that leather is fairly … Read More
I make leather and silver plant hangers for etsy. I wanted a beautiful flower pot to stage the hanging planters with that would look pretty, attract attention, and compliment the planter. So, I decided to try a silver flower … Read More
Here is another hanging planter project made from flea market finds. These bowls were bought a while ago from Goodwill – I had planned on making more serving bowls on pedestals, but they just didn’t work out. They were … Read More
Using Plant Markers I was looking for a way to decorate a gift pot of basil I was giving a friend, and started playing around. Using watercolor and pen work, I made these herb markers that could be used … Read More
How to care for supermarket orchids including water, light, potting, temperature, blooming, flowers… Read More
People are so creative when it comes to growing and decorating. Here is a collection of container gardens and hanging planters collected as I find them, “in the Wild.” Vegetable garden in a small space using buckets for garden … Read More
Pop Bottle Hanging Planter – Upside Down One type of pop bottle planter that has become more popular recently is what I call the upside-down planter. It is fairly simple to make and ensures plenty of water for the plant. … Read More
Lilacs are pretty, fragrant bushes when in bloom. Occasionally they are neglected and can become overgrown, thus inhibiting their full blooming potential. Lilac bushes can be maintenance pruned gently each Spring, or old lilac bushes can be hard pruned to … Read More
Well, for my first round of product photos for the leather hanging planters, I searched around the internet to see how other sellers got those clear, gorgeous product photos. Unfortunately, I don’t have a great camera. In fact, the best one … Read More
Are you ready to put down roots? Is your house? So, you want a gorgeous indoor garden, lovely houseplants in a hanging planter or a container garden? Before buying new plants, take a look around your house and assess … Read More
Do you have an old, ugly flower pot? This old planter is at least 10 years old. It is one of those foam flower pots with a thin coating of faux terra cotta. It is old, cracked, flaking, and the terra … Read More
Why Pop Bottle Planters? Too much plastic trash The average American throws away about 185 pounds of plastic each year. The making of plastic uses about 8 percent of the world’s oil production, and about 50 percent of this, we … Read More