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Concrete Hand Succulent Planter

May 22, 2022 by OurWrensNest Leave a Comment

Display your favorite succulent in a planter that is easily "handmade" ! If you are anything like me, you have a serious plant addiction and you need a unique planter to go with all those plants! Iโ€™ve been known to adopt one too many plants from local nurseries! From kitchen plants to tropical plants (yes in Ohio) I have quite the collection. Iโ€™m always looking for fun and interesting ways to display my plants. Homemade and recycled planters are the best! The more unusual the better! A simple but very unique planter to make is a concrete hand planter. This planter is good for plants like air plants, and also succulents. I like to use a combination of succulents and moss with this ...

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Filed Under: Farm Inspired DIY, Garden Projects Tagged With: concrete, DIY, gardening, hand planter, succulent

Self Watering Wine Bottle Succulent Planter

November 24, 2021 by OurWrensNest Leave a Comment

Recycle wine bottles into a unique self watering planter! Before we get to crafting, I want to share a little background. I'm always on the search for a chance to be creative. Nothing is better than a late evening just creating. It really is the best stress relief. Seven years ago I discovered a "craft" that was a bit life-changing. By teaching myself how to cut wine bottles from a 1960s McCalls magazine, I was able to open a lot of doors and create some great memories. You may be thinking, it's just a craft, but some crafts really spark something in you, and you will never forget them! Creating the wine bottle planters led me to run a little business. I have learned so much by ...

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Filed Under: Farm Inspired DIY, Garden Projects Tagged With: gardening, self watering planter, succulent, wine bottle crafts

Welcome To Our Adventure!

Welcome To Our Adventure!

We love sharing all about our hobby farm adventures, and passing along the knowledge we have gained along the way. Hopefully we can inspire you to have your own amazing adventures as well!

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It's time for some fun fall projects! One project It's time for some fun fall projects! One project we love is our concrete pumpkin planters! ๐ŸŽƒ This weekend will be adding a few more to our patch! Check out our link in bio or comment "pumpkin" on this post for a quick link to our blog all about how we make these super fun pumpkin planters! 

#ourwrensnest #hobbyfarm #DIY #blog #halloween #falldecor
Over the weekend we harvested our dried lavender f Over the weekend we harvested our dried lavender flowers from lavender we cut and hung for drying a few months ago. Smells amazing! Already made a few eye masks that help so much with headaches and relaxing. Next up is homemade lavender soap! ๐Ÿงผ 

Ohhh Instagram all my titles are missing. ๐Ÿคช but hope you all enjoy the process!

#ourwrensnest #hobbyfarm #gardening #lavender #homemade
Another canning adventure - Italian herb tomato sa Another canning adventure - Italian herb tomato sauce from @ballcanning ! Smelled so amazing cooking down! 7 more bags of tomatoes to finish preserving but I love it! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ… 

#ourwrensnest #canning #preserving #growyourownfood
Happy Fall from our coop! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚ It was a chilly Happy Fall from our coop! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚ It was a chilly morning so we all had our flannels on! This is our favorite season and we are so excited for all of the adventures this fall has to offer! 

#ourwrensnest #hobbyfarm #backyardducks #fall
Awww throwback to when we raised Narragansett turk Awww throwback to when we raised Narragansett turkeys. ๐Ÿฆƒ Adding some turkeys back is on our goal list for next year. โค๏ธ

#ourwrensnest #hobbyfarm #heritageturkey #backyardflock
Oh the duck sounds! ๐Ÿฅฐ Watching and listening to Oh the duck sounds! ๐Ÿฅฐ Watching and listening to our ducks in the garden is the best! So adorable! 

#ourwrensnest #backyardducks #callducks #hobbyfarm
Fall leaf lettuce planting! ๐Ÿฅฌ Excited this year Fall leaf lettuce planting! ๐Ÿฅฌ Excited this year we have a @vego_garden dedicated to fall/winter gardening. Can be easily covered and uncovered depending on the weather. Will be such a fun experiment! 

#ourwrensnest #hobbyfarm #fallgarden #squarefootgardening
Preening Party! ๐ŸŽ‰ A little chicken self care! G Preening Party! ๐ŸŽ‰ A little chicken self care! Grandma Chicken and Karen always adventure with each other. They have the best hairstyles and love to explore! 

#ourwrensnest #hobbyfarm #backyardchickens
Poor Colt! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ I was working on Poor Colt! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ I was working on the coop a bit and disturbed his sun bathing nap. He definitely has that scared awake look. lol!

#ourwrensnest #backyardchickens #hobbyfarm #ayamcemani
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