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| Two secret gardens |
This is being posted on the first day of spring, but the inspiration for these gardens came a few weeks ago, during the type of downpour they now call an "atmospheric river." While sheltering under a tree I looked down and saw a large chunk of moss that had been kicked up and was now lying on the sidewalk. I promptly bent over, scooped it up, put it in my pocket, and went home and made these lovely little moss gardens. See end of post for how-to suggestions for making some of your own.
Secret Garden
Materials: Recycled little sweets tin; old Persian image, downloaded and transferred onto scrap of silk; rescued moss.
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| The garden enclosed in a tin |
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| The garden revealed |
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| The garden on a sill in the sun |
Alhambra Garden
Materials: old mysterious medallion with image of Arab woman; upcycled scrap from a fabric sample book; mirror-cloth stitching to secure medallion; recycled little screwtop sweets tin.
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| A mysterious woman's hidden garden |
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| The garden revealed |
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| Garden in the sun |
How-to Suggestions:
• Collect any and all little containers and tins that might make lovely little garden containers. Scrape off old labels.
• Use downloaded, non-copyright images, interesting cloth, paint, or whatever comes to mind to decorate the lid.
• Collect moss to compose your garden. Moss will require spritzing with water every day.
• Alternate idea: use potting soil and a few seeds and actually plant a little garden in the tin. Make the tin lovely. Give as a gift, with instructions to open tin, water, and watch the wonder grow.
