obtainium (n) slang term for found objects being repurposed into art or useful things.
So hey, found this cool looking wire candle stand while rummaging through a trash pile out on my hiking path yesterday. Nearly new condition, a little nicked up but that adds to its unique charm. I assumed it was a candle stand ~ or quite possibly an artificial flower stand ~ because of two small disks with sharp spikes welded inside the bottom grid work.
Anyway, I envisioned it as a nice unique indoor planter box, maybe with many tall spikes of brilliant green Sansevieria but I was challenged coming up with a perfect sized impermeable box to hold them inside the ornate wire cage 🤔 then... voila! 🔮💡🎉😏
Recently saw some Videos of crafty ideas making stuff with concrete mix. Then I also accidentally discovered the cardboard box from a 12 pack of canned beer fits perfectly inside! About midway through the embedded video they show a planter made using a gift bag ~ I’m using this cardboard beer box instead because it exactly fits inside the wire grids. So, this is my next obtainium project. Stay tuned, may do a video while going through the various steps, but here’s some photos of this really cool wire box for now.
Now I’m off to my favorite local garden center. They have 3” pots of Sansevieria on sale today 4/$5. WOOHOO!
Share some of your crafty obtainium ideas I’m always open to new thoughts and methods with any kind of craft stuffs 😊