Seashell Wind Chimes

“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” – E.E. Cummings Going to the beach to look for seashells is a hobby for many of us but what do you do with all these seashells? First, I would like to say, please, please, please, never […]

Staghorn Fern on Tree Bark

“Nature does nothing in vain.” – Aristotle We were at a local nursery and found an nice selection of Staghorn Ferns including some that were mounted on cedar orchid baskets. Actually, most were mounted and were at least three times the price of the non-mounted ferns. To save money we decided to mount our own […]

Recycle Light Bulb into Vase

“The purpose – where I start – is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it’s reuse.” -Issey Miyake CFL and LED light bulbs are all the rage because they’re allegedly environmentally friendly but many of us still have some of the old school varieties here and there, like in the fridge. If you […]

Bromeliad Centerpiece

“Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” – Standing Bear What started as a quick trip to buy some sheet moss turned into being sucked into the Home Depot sale on annuals.  Then my partner is lured to the Bromeliads like a sailor to a siren and I knew this simple trip became a project […]

Gnarly Wooded Air Plants

“The poetry of the earth is never dead.”  -John Keats Mounting air plants (Tillandsia) on wood is really easy and very easy to care for. They need no potting soil to grow and normally anchor themselves to a tree and gather moisture and nutrients from the air (hence the name) and other decaying matter like […]