I have been spending a fair amount of shopping time at Home Hardware lately buying paint, painting supplies and gardening supplies. They have a section of decorative accent pieces. I noticed an artificial pampus grass planter that I thought would look nice in our freshly made-over main bathroom [More on that to come this week]. However, it was $59.99 so I didn't buy it as that money would be better spent painting another room in my quest to have all the rooms painted in the house before the end of May. Then I came up with a brilliant idea, one that was less expensive and one that could be changed out without waste whenever I desired. Off to the dollar store...
I bought one 6 - inch clay pot ($1.50), seven feather & grass spears ($1 each) and a bag of sphagnum moss ($1) for a total cost of $9.50. I recycled some packaging styrofoam from the garage to hold the spears. I disassembled two of the spears to use the leaf portion and make the planter look a bit more realistic. Once the spears were arranged, I covered the styrofoam with the moss. I got the look I wanted for $9.50 effectively saving myself $50.49! The best thing is, I can easily take the planter apart and reuse everything in other projects with very little effort.
Garden Gnome
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