DIY Air Plant Makeover

DIY air plant makeover via creativeclementine.com

I finally gave in a little while ago to the succulents trend. Specifically, air plants. There's a woman who sells them at my local farmers market and they're beautiful and apparently hard to kill. With my black thumb, I figured it was worth a shot. And I was so right!



Watering an air plant is both incredibly easy, and in my case, incredibly annoying. The plant came with some decorative fake moss and a couple of shells. All set up, it was absolutely adorable. But watering it meant taking out the plant and shoving it back in, causing everything to shift in the container (vase? Maybe I'll call it a vase) and be less cute. Watering it twice a week meant readjusting all the little pieces twice a week, and I'm far too lazy to do that.


So. In keeping with my love of gnomes and fairy realms, I wanted to add some whimsy to my plant while also making it less annoying to water. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen a post a few months ago about my mini air-plant makeover.  It went a little something like this.


DIY air plant makeover via creativeclementine.com


I started by emptying the vase. Then I cut a piece of clear plastic from my scrap stash slightly smaller than the base of the vase to use as a base (I think it's a scrap of laminating plastic). I also tried using some craft foam, but I preferred the clear base for my clear vase. It's also very flexible which helps to squeeze it into the vase.


DIY air plant makeover via creativeclementine.com



Using hot glue, I attached the moss to the plastic circle. I then positioned and attached the decorative items to the moss. My choice decor were the shells it came with and amazing toadstool beads I purchased on Etsy.


DIY air plant makeover via creativeclementine.com


Folding the base slightly, I put it back in the bottom of the vase and shoved the air plant back in. Voila! An extra cute air plant that keeps it looking adorable at all times. And all it cost was a dollar or so in buttons!


DIY air plant makeover via creativeclementine.com


This plant is the perfect little accent for my guest room/library which is almost ready for its big blog reveal (you can read a bit more about that right here).


Have you given any house plants a makeover? I'd love to hear your stories!


SOURCES:
Air plant teardrop terranium - The Urban Bird
Toadstool beads - Super Draven on Etsy

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8 comments

  1. OMG! I love that you added gnome touches! Those mushrooms are precious and remind me of my sister and Germany. Two very important things in my life. I just bought a bunch of succulents from Terrain and I was going to just put them in a pot, but you might have just changed my mind =)

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    1. So glad you stopped by! Love your blog and your story. And gnomes. I really, really love gnomes. :)

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  2. This idea is great! I've been looking for a way to add to my indoor plant collection! Thanks for sharing!
    Lindi @ www.lovecreatecelebrate.com

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    1. Thanks for dropping in! I find plants are easier to make pretty than to keep alive. :)

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  3. That is ridiculously cute! Pinned..i need to make one stat! thanks for linking up on Totally Terrific Tuesday link party! get your party hat one and come back..party is now live!! :)
    Have a great night!!
    Http://www.liverandomlysimple.com
    Jess

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    1. Totally on it! Thanks for stopping by. Always love a good link up :)

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  4. that is so smart! i love my air plants (i have only been successful keeping one alive. my second vase is on it's 3rd plant! gah!)

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    1. Air plants seem to be the only thing I can't kill. I have a cute faery garden style planter with succulents that I have had to replace the succulents in three or four times... it's becoming an ethical issue. :)

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