Making a Beaded Plant Hanger

The real name of this post should be "Recycling the Stuff on the Porch" or "Eileen's Great Recycling Project." Something like that. It all started a while ago with a box of stuff I bought at a yard sale. After going through the box(es...there were four) I found a few things looked interesting but knew I couldn't sell or give away. There was the plate with the little chip that I made into a bird feeder (came out pretty cute, too) and a few other things, one of which was this lovely lead crystal bowl. When I first saw it I fell in love...then upon careful inspection I found one of the feet was broken. Couldn't sell it, can't give it away, can't donate it...what to do other than toss it.....and there's enough things in the dump without the crystal vase. The poor vase sat on the porch for months...and months...until the other day when a thought crossed my mind. If the vase can't stand on its own, hang it. 
I decided the vase needed a delicate hangar to let light in and show off the crystal so rope and chain were out. I wanted to hang in the in bathroom (the windows with the best light) so yarn was out..besides, yarn would look too chunky. 

                                                 Beautiful vase, nice lines.    

                                                       Doesn't stand level.

Broken Foot, darn -->

I decided beaded cord of some type would work; the beads would sparkle in the light and I still had beads leftover from the bird feeder. I decided to use fishing line for the cord. 

Number 10 fishing line, 2 brass rings, 6/1 seed beads, and various other beads.

  

I used some clear seed beads and brass rings for the base and the top hanger. The brass ring fit inside between the legs perfectly.

From there I tied the 6 pieces of fishing line to the ring. I strung the beads on the line with the line doubled for extra strength.

   The line was joined around the legs making a loop that secures each leg when hanging. 

I separated the lines and brought them together to form a basket.       Each segment was beaded prior to knotting or joining.

               Once there was a secure basket I added beads for length and tied them to the other brass ring on top. 

            

Once it was done I added a few glass gems (I love green) and hung it in the window. 

 Looks pretty good for a few beads, a couple of brass rings, some fishing line, and something that was destined for the landfill. After all, one person's trash is my treasure....sometimes. lol


                                   

 Post by Eileen...who's GoofingOff and getting stuff off the porch, albeit slowly.