Today we are going to get in touch with our inner groovy. Necessity is the mother of invention they say, and that was true for me today. I have been in a pickle with my porch urns for a while. Anything I put in them dies because I forget to water them. A couple of years ago I purchased some fake topiaries for my urns and they were great for two years but didn't hold up well in direct weather since my porch is not covered. I threw them away a couple of days ago and have been trying to think of something to put in them that won't die. Think, think, think.
The main criteria for my urn creation is that it must not cost a lot of money. I decided to buy a dowel rod for each pot, stick it in the drain hole in the bottom of the urns and zip tie deco mesh around the dowel. Then, I zip tied a peppermint candy that I made last year.
The peppermint candies were cut with a jig saw from plywood and they painted in a candy pattern. I looked at peppermint candy and copied the pattern on my wood. Then I screwed a stake to each one and hammered them into my flower bed. Tadaa!! A great whimsical look for almost no money. I had the mesh in my attic.
The holidays have always been a happy time for me and my family throughout my life. It has come more and more obvious to me that not everyone is happy for the holiday time of the year. Many have experienced devastation or death or a host of things during the past holiday seasons and it makes it hard for them. Some people don't have family to be with. If this is you, I want you to know that I am thinking of you. May we all be more aware that not all holidays are happy for everyone.
Thank you so much for reading my blog.
Jennifer
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