Diy: Hanging Belt Vessel

We've been saving some pretty cute Italian juice jars latterly for a possible projection inwards our future, as well as finally was inspired. Later in conclusion calendar week I saw a hanging lantern (a white drinking glass ane amongst leather straps). And thus I persuasion it would survive fun to adjust that persuasion into a DIY hanging terrarium for our bath window. This projection could morph into other things of course of education from a lantern, a bloom vase, my boy suggested fifty-fifty an aquarium, but an airplant terrarium it is; as well as it happens to survive super slowly to make! I dear the air flora I flora –a long slice to tally easily into the juice bottle. I picked upwards my air flora at the Prickley Pear (they get got heaps) inwards friendly neighborhood Steveston (or for Once Upon a Time fans - Storybrooke). One could job whatever jounce (mason, milk, etc.) of course; I picked upwards the skinny belts at H&M –so affordable at $7 for a projection similar this; but I also ran into some on sale at Joe Fresh (Superstore) for nether $5 this weekend (thanks Janis for the tip)!

Materials Used:
Peanut butter (to take away the label)
Jar (milk, juice, mason)
ii skinny belts
an awl (or a similar pointy tool - I've fifty-fifty made belt holes amongst forks inwards the by inwards a crunch).
pair of scissors
air plant
pebbles
moss (optional)
crazy mucilage or potent double sided record

To start –I cleaned the label off the jounce - as well as was looking for a non-chemical solution to take away the glue/paper off the jounce as well as flora an amazing alternative –peanut butter! Yay! Just smear it over the mucilage job (let sit down for a few minutes) - as well as and then scrape off amongst a butter knife. It was gone inwards close iii minutes amongst a piffling muscle!

Next –measure your belts. One volition survive wrapped around the cervix of the jounce as well as the other volition survive wrapped from the bottom upwards buckling at the top. After yous get got measured –take the belt pivot as well as grade where yous volition survive wanting to punch your holes for each one. One volition survive really short, the other longer. Using the awl, force a hole correct through the belt to create a novel belt hole for each.

Prepare your jounce interior. If using equally an air flora terrarium, actually yous don't ask anything but the flora if yous like, but I added pebbles for a piffling involvement - as well as yous could also opt for some moss. I ended upwards passing on the moss, equally I was afraid if I didn't similar it - it mightiness survive difficult to take away (due to the modest cervix on my bottle).

And as well as then for the in conclusion laid up. This job is uncomplicated actually –probably harder to explicate than do. But basically start amongst the cervix belt first. Wrap it around as well as buckle. Then using a scissors, trim down the excess left over belt. With the 2nd belt, laid the bottom of the jounce on the oculus of the belt as well as and then line both ends through the within of the start belt on each side of the jounce (you mightiness get got to loosen the start belt a chip to practise this), as well as and then ane time pulled through, simply buckle upwards the superlative as well as and then secure the cervix buckle. You tin at this betoken secure the belts a piffling to a greater extent than to the jounce amongst some crazy mucilage or a potent double sided record (on the bottom as well as sides). Or if yous desire to larn far actually sturdy, select handgrip of some other belt as well as run it contrary the other. And as well as then - that's it! Easy yes?

And that is it! H5N1 uncomplicated as well as fun-to-make piffling decor slice to hang inwards a bath, kitchen or give equally a gift! Happy making!
Jan