Air Plants

In an attempt to follow my parent's footsteps in gardening, I bought a couple air plants at the Saturday Morning Market over the weekend. I figured that I should start with something low maintenance and low cost, just in case I didn't inherit their green thumb. I asked the sweet lady who sold them to me a ton of questions on how to care for them, the only thing I didn't know after leaving was how I was going to display them when I got home.



I rummaged through some old picture frames not being used in the closet, grabbed craft wire and got to crafting.

If you would like to do the same, it's really simple! Just take the craft wire and make loose coils based on the shape of your plant. Since my air plant with the flower has a narrow bottom, I started off with small coils (I wrapped the wire around a pencil) and continued widened the coil to fit its shape. The smaller one has a wider bottom, so I made a wider base for it to sit on. To attach it to the picture frame, I used some hot glue.



For now, they stay suspended in that wooden picture frame and give my room a little rustic touch. Hopefully they will continue to thrive. Fingers crossed!