So it may not be as impressive as Babylon, but it is fancy for us here at east sixth. While out and about this weekend with my mom, I saw these awesomely cute plant hangers and coveted them almost immediately... but at $10 for a small one, and $20+ for the larger hangers, why on earth would I want to buy something I could make in an afternoon? (Especially since I'm on the look out for easy projects!)
So I pulled out the sewing machine (which hadn't quite got put away yet from all the other projects I've been working on these past 2 weeks) and went to work. I used a scrap of long fabric that I had gotten from some basket packaging at my bridal shower, and cut 2 lengths of 3" wide fabric, about 3' long each (I needed just under 1-1/2 feet for how long I wanted my plant hanger to be). Then I sewed each piece wrong-side out for the tubing (which takes about a minute to do), and spent the next 2 hours turning them right-side out.
I then laid them out crossing in the center so the ends were nice and even, then sewed them together at the bottom of the hanger.
Next, I sewed the tops together several times so that the plant wouldn't slide out when hanging. It didn't look quite finished though, and the husband suggested I add 4" of a fabric sleeve to pull the 4 arms tighter. (Same process for a smaller tube, just creating a tube and sliding the top of the piece through). The sleeve is movable up or down to handle a larger or smaller planter. It looks great now thanks to him!
This project was 100% free thanks to those scraps of fabric, and it got me thinking this would be a GREAT use for cool old ties or belts also. I may have to try my hand at that if I find some cast-offs.
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