Sillouettes of children and plant hammocks.
Hello there, fellow bloggers.
Today I want to show you something that was made over 20 years ago! (I do like to go at a leisurely pace!) The idea came about when my son's teacher made a black silhouette of his head and I thought it was kind of neat. Sooooo I did three more and put them in little frames which really didn't enhance them very nicely. They were then put away and forgotten about. A couple of months ago they were re-discovered and as I had a narrow frame (charity shop bargain) which matches my new wallpaper, my local framer cut a mount for them.
What else have I been upto. Well, thinking about the polytunnel and not much ground left to plant stuff in I looked skywards. Having just emptied 2 of those plastic things that oranges come in and was looking at a wall that had a load of moss on it, why not combine the two and came up with these;
Close up;
They look like plant hammocks :0D
On the crafting side, I've been making some more roses, this time a reddy pink. They arn't finished yet so maybe next week.
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Ninja slugs! Love it. Can't wait for the strawberries to produce.
ReplyDeleteGreat upcycling! I love the sillouettes. I have done them with children the old fashioned way! Little bit stressful.
ReplyDeletethe silhouettes are beautiful, and so detailed!
ReplyDeletei love your plant hammocks :) now all we need is some hammock weather! x
Very clever planting!
ReplyDeleteThe sillouettes are fab, glad you have rediscovered them. And as for Ninja slugs you can keep them away from me I hate them, lol
ReplyDeleteI remember getting these done when I was a child! Love the upcycling of the orange nets!
ReplyDeleteGenius idea for the strawberry plants - love it. The silhouettes are beautiful too.
ReplyDeleteLove the silhouettes :)
ReplyDeleteGreat way to show them off - they look good in the one frame
A neat idea!
ReplyDeleteThe silhouettes are fab, I couldn't imagine getting my niece to sit still for that long when she was little.
ReplyDeleteAm very jealous you have a pollytunnel. How ace is that!? The plant hammock is a great idea (love the name!) Think I may have a go at that :D
LH
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great artwork and a very interesting way to grow strawberries xx
ReplyDeletevery nice picture with silhouettes in a prefectly chosen frame. well-done on giving it a bit of makeover
ReplyDeletehammock strawberries! im new to it! :) i do understand what you mean by those "homeless" slugs - i did also have to raise the whole tomato bag with two giant tomato plants and put it on a table outside to save them from those greedy slimey monsters ;)
The silhouettes look great. I do like the tile - poppies are such a gorgeous flower, especially the red ones. What a clever idea for your strawberries - just hope slugs don;t develop wings! Horrible things. Hope you have a good week.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea on the upcycling! And I love the silhouette pictures! Now, how do i do that with a wriggly 10mth old and a never-sit-still 3yr old!
ReplyDeleteThe silhouettes look lovely. The thing with ninja slugs is they're easy to spot - we have one on top of the chicken coop at the moment (probably escaping chickens and frogs).
ReplyDeleteThe silhouettes look brilliant, you are obviously very good at cutting out! Love the strawberry hammocks, my strawberries are too few and too chewed this year!
ReplyDeleteJo x
The silhouette picture is a great keepsake. Your strawberry hammocks are a fantastic idea I get sick of the slugs munching on my plants. Have a great week. Ali x
ReplyDeleteLove the silhouette pictures very Victorian and good use for those orange bags
ReplyDeleteThe silhouettes look really elegant mounted in that frame.
ReplyDeleteI'm no gardener but that looks a novel idea of keeping slugs from your strawberries! Looks great
I love those silhouettes! They look great against your wallpaper. Hope you have a good week!
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ReplyDeleteBrilliant use of the orange nets, I have my strawberry plants in hanging baskets and it makes them much easier to look after.The silhouettes are great, I remember my sister doing some many years ago, I'll have to ask her if she still has them.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing your roses.
Jan x
You can definitely see the detail in the silhouettes.Your children must have been wonderfully obedient to sit so still.
ReplyDeleteI think that having them all in one frame is a good idea,brings it all together. It would be great if you could grow raspberries in those hammocks too.
I think your children must be wonderfully obedient to sit still for those.I think they definitely look good in one frame as it brings them all together.Do you think you could put some raspberries in the hanging basket too?
ReplyDeleteLove the silhouettes, and more so because they are personal to you, what a wonderful family heirloom! x
ReplyDeleteGreat idea on the plant hammocks! Very clever.
ReplyDeleteWow, the silhouettes are wonderful. Love the plant hammocks too :) Thanks so much for stopping by Creative Thursday last week. I couldn’t do these parties without you. Can’t wait to see what you link up this week. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteMichelle