Glass Terrarium Repair

We really hate waste. Especially when it’s a brand new glass terrarium that cost $10 (not counting coupon) that I accidentally broke while I tried to open the packaging of a new curtain rod! Ugh, I was so mad! Or maybe you’ve purchased one of these and you broke it! Well, here’s a way to […]

Glass Bottle Garden Ornaments or Chimes

Hello, we’re alive and haven’t fallen off the face of the earth! We’ve had a lot we’ve been preoccupied with in recent months so the posts are still a bit slow.

Tillandsia Tree with a Sphere Base

We’ve had this project done for quite some time but it just sat in the garage for a while before we decided to use it in the house. We weren’t quite sure what to do with it before and it was a bit of an experiment, but when in doubt, stick an air plant on […]

Repurposing Corks for Air Plants and Orchids

Corks are a really great material because of their impermeability, buoyancy, elasticity, and fire resistance, so cork is actually a great material for many things.

Tillandsia Terrarium in a Wine Bottle

Earlier , I was getting rid of all the wine we have by drinking it, then I had this bright idea! I said to myself, “I’m gonna make a terrarium out of one of these empty bottles today.”

Tillandsia and Cork Plaque

These little wall gardens are smaller in size, about 6 x 3.5 inches, and are a cool way to display tillandsia (air plants) with enough room left for new growth.

Succulents Suspended in Recycled Light Bulbs

“Listen up, you couch potatoes: each recycled beer can saves enough electricity to run a television for three hours.” -Denis Hayes The Plant Man’s latest hanging light bulbs are pretty cool and I’m afraid to touch them because I’m a klutz and I drop stuff! I do want to point out that succulents like fast […]

Nature in a Light Bulb

“Nature is a haunted house–but Art–is a house that tries to be haunted.” -Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems Are you a nature lover that always enjoys bringing in a little bit of the outdoors into your home?

Air Plant Suspended in Light Bulb

“A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy.” -John Sawhill An air plant in a light bulb is an old idea but today we came up with a way to suspend it inside the light bulb instead of