Sunday, March 25, 2012

Mason Jar Wall Plant

Sunday, March 25, 2012
With the fantastic weather we've had in Albany this past week, I was inspired to try my hand at indoor gardening. When I say indoor gardening, I mean just one little succulent plant.... I'm still a busy medical student with many other responsibilities, so let's not get ahead of ourselves :)

 

I saw some cute ideas on Pinterest, tracked down their tutorials, and put my own spin on the projects.

 
Supplies:
Piece of wood
White craft paint
Sand paper
Laser printed designs, reversed to mirror image(see tutorial here)
Mod Podge

Picture hanging materials
Adjustable pipe clamp
Screw driver, hammer
Nail

Mason Jar
Plant
Soil
(probably some small pebbles, which I did not use, but will most likely use next time)

Okay, onto the fun part!

I began by painting my piece of wood white. When it dried, I sanded it down to make it look a little distressed. Then I cut out my laser printed designs from the Graphics Fairy. She has the best images and text for transfer and craft projects. Definitely check out her incredible site! Note that it is important to use a toner-based (laser) printer or copy machine so that your image transfers and doesn't bleed.

 

I coated the images in mod podge and placed them face down onto the painted wood just like in this tutorial. To speed up the drying process, I placed my piece of wood in the oven set on warm for about 15 minutes. Then I let it cool and continue to dry for about an hour. Using a wet paper towel and my finger, I rubbed the paper off so that just the images were left on the wood. (Just like the picture below from this project, but without having to be so gentle since wood is a much better transfer surface compared to glass!)

 

Next, I attached the picture hanging materials to the back of the wood. I also nailed the empty pipe clamp to the wood. This was tricky because the little slits in the clamp were too small for my little nail, so I used some pliers and a screw driver to make the last slit in the clamp slightly bigger.

Once my wood mount was good to go, I planted my Haworthia succulent into the mason jar. This is where I should have added the small stones to the bottom of the jar before planting the little succulent. Since the mason jar has no drainage, I may end up with a mold issue down the road. Apparently using little stones or charcoal at the bottom help, but I didn't feel like digging out my plant or stone-hunting, so we'll see what happens!

 

I hung my wood on the wall, then put the jar in its pipe clamp. Using a screw driver, I tightened the pipe clamp so that the jar was secure.

That's it! Let me know what you think, and if you have suggestions. I'll keep you posted on how our first house (apartment) plant survives!


                                             



10 comments:

  1. Świetny pomysł :) Bravo!

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  2. this is genius
    absolutely love it

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    1. Thank you both so much! Glad you like it :)

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  3. I'm so glad you stopped by and said hi. Your blog is fabulous! I really like your mason jar wall art with succulents! SUPER cute!!! Im your newest follower and am excited to follow along. So fun that you are working through med school. Your beach pics are gorgeous!!!

    XO, Aimee Lane
    your new bloggy friend

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    1. Thank you so much, Aimee!! I'm looking forward to this new blog friendship and to exploring all your amazing projects!

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  4. This is so cute. I want to put some mason jar plants on my wall and I really like this particular one. I love the printed design on the wood. I think I will have to look in to that! :) I would love for you to share this at my link party
    http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/03/share-it-link-party-4.html

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  5. Fabulous! I can't believe you have any extra time with being in med school! I'll be praying for you girl! Way to go!
    Melody
    One Chatty Chic

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    1. Thanks so much, Melody! Especially for the prayers! I'm so blessed by a community of amazing, talented, and creative prayer warriors!

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  6. What a beautiful way to display plants! I love the added images. I haven't heard of Graphics Fairy. Totally checking her out! Thanks!

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