Monday, June 22, 2009

Recycling ideas

Tillandsias and phaelanopsis orchids - looking for a perfect project.... I made a triangular frame from odd plywood around the house, backed it with landscaper's fabric and wrapped with burlap to re-enforce, for aesthetic and natural color. Hot glue, cherry and peach pits, lichen and cedar bark - whatever could be found. The pits are helpful to anchor the orchids and heavier plants to the fabric, and to define hot glue seals in burlap. Cedar bark and lichen are mostly for decor. Quick and easy and so gratifying to make something new from things that have been around for a while or forever (like the cherry and peach pits, saved seemingly without a purpose). Keep this 'living painting' in bright but indirect light and mist every other day, or every few days if weather is humid.
Use it on the dinner table as a most original centerpiece for cocktails or a dinner party.

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