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Friday 24 February 2012

Ostrich egg planter


Today is a lovely, grey, moist day. The earth smells like mushrooms, and I had this urge to get my hands dirty.

This is rather unusual.

Normally I do gardening by sitting at dusk with a glass of wine, watching the plants grow...


So here is a DIY loosely connected to Easter (since it contains a giant egg) that is perfect for everybody with maybe
not quite so green fingers.


Get an egg and cut the top off.
I used an ostrich egg because I already had a cut one from one of my many abandoned 'make a lamp' projects.
But you can also use goose eggs, chicken eggs, alligator eggs....
Just adjust the size of your plants.




Drill a hole in the bottom to prevent the water from getting trapped, fill with soil and add plants.
I used stuff from my garden, the succulents make lots of little babies at the moment which are perfect for egg planting.
I have often grown succulents just by sticking pieces that broke off back into the ground, but if you want to be on the safe side put your cuttings in a glass of water until they develop roots, then dry out for a day or so, and then plant.







Have a wonderful start to a wonderful weekend!


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39 comments:

  1. My egg shells are so tiny and thin, this would be a real challenge. No ostrich eggs within hundreds of miles from here! I love this, though.

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  2. I like the pictures with the deers. They are incredibly cute!!!!

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  3. I can't think where I would find an ostrich egg in this neck of the woods but love the idea. Maybe succulents are the next project for me to beat the winter blahs. ~ Maureen
    ps - My daughter that raises chickens says they can take up to a month to start laying. They don't like being moved.

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  4. Liebe Jutta,

    scheinbar ist der Regen wieder vorbei? Ich stelle es mir interessant vor, wie Du es beschreibst, wie die Luft riecht. Und was hast Du für ein Glück mit einem Straussen-Ei. Ich beneide Dich dafür sehr, denn das ist eine tolle Deko-Idee.

    Hab´ ein schönes Wochenende....meinetwegen mit Regen...

    Alles Liebe

    Amalie

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  5. You've got so many lovely projects here, Jutta!
    This gigantic egg shell looks so good the way you use it.
    I love your dream catcher too. There is something sooo romantic about those things, don't you think?
    I'm following you back with great pleasure xox

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  6. I like your blog. Thank you for visiting my blog. Wish best for you. Ileana

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  7. I like the simplicity of the little vase !

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  8. Lindo! Boa ideia e parabéns pela criatividade! Bom fim de semana. Obrigada por visitar meu blog.

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  9. Love succulents........very simple and nice planter.

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  10. Absolutely beautiful! I love it! I also love the succulents!

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  11. Lovely idea and great 'how to' ~ finished creation and photos are wonderful ~thanks, namaste, ^_^ linked w/Katherine's Corner

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  12. I do something similar with silver creamers and sugar bowls, nut this is brilliant. Now I must find an ostrich egg. I would love it if you could share this wonderful post at our WIW linky party. Hope to see you there.

    Paula
    Ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

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  13. So pretty in the soft muted colors and natural elements. Lovely!

    Nice stopping by to visit with you!
    Kindly, Lorraine

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  14. That is so cool!! I looks so pretty too! Love it! Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday's Temptation.
    Jill

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  15. I would love to try this with goose eggs. My little (not so little) geese have been laying eggs all month and since we have no boy geese, this is a great way not to waste them.
    I am just stopping by from Katherine's Corner Blog Hop.
    Evelyn @
    http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/

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  16. Wow! Now I wish I can have an egg that big...I would certainly fill my house with all of this pot!

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  17. What a lovely idea. Thank you for joining in the hop and for your bloggy friendship

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  18. Now where am I gonna find an ostrich or an alligator egg here in Missouri??!! Seriously though...I love that planter and the little plants are the cutest!

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  19. wow.. An ostrich egg. I have never seen one with my eyes.. That's a very cool idea.. Thanks for linking up at friday fun party

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  20. Oh how cute and clever! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday :)

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  21. This is so neat! Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.

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  22. How clever!! This would be a perfect project for the kiddos. However we would have to use chicken eggs. I'm not so lucky as to have an ostrich egg laying around.:) Thanks as always for sharing with us at Link It Up Thursday.

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  23. Sehr schön, mein Straußen-Ei durfte dieses Jahr auch mal wieder auf die Fensterbank (allerdings komplett ;o)!).

    LG vom KleinenLieschen ♥

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  24. This looks great :) Thanks for joining us at Creative Mondays :)

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  25. xo p.s. leaving a comment from my other blog today

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  26. oops Don't know what happened to my other comment..giggle you know I love this idea!

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  27. I love that you used an egg! How fun! Thanks for linking up to What I Learned Wednesday!

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  28. Great idea!

    Mrs. Delightful
    www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

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  29. What a cute idea using the egg. We hope you'll be back to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday". We loved having you! -The Sisters

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  30. What a great idea to use ostrich eggs! I see them on display at people's houses, but they're just sitting there, which is no fun. I'm so glad to see this one put to good use!

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  31. This is such a great project, and the pictures are beautiful as well! Thanks for sharing this at our "Beautify It Monday" Party! We hope you'll be back again next week!

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  32. Thank you for participating in Show Your Stuff Blog Hop, You are invited to come back:
    http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/04/white-chocolate-tropical-dessert-show.html

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  33. Wonderful solution and great presentation, worthy of a home decor magazine! Ostrich eggs are one of the perks of living in Australia:))

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  34. Thanks for linking up to Serenity Saturday link party. hope to see you there today!

    Natasha xxx

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  35. Just to let you know - your wonderful project was featured on homework. Come on over and a grab a button. As always, thank you so much for linking up your project. Have a wonderful weekend!

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