Spring Decor: Modern Macrame Plant Hanger
Thank goodness for a mild winter and an early spring! We’ve had a taste of our first warm 60 degree days and I’m thinking about greenery a lot lately. Today I am excited to share with you an easy way to display plants in your home and join in with other bloggers again for a spring blog hop. Remember my DIY Christmas pillow cover post with tons of other bloggers’ ideas linked at the end? This is just like that! At the bottom of this post, you will find a bunch of other great ideas and projects from home decor bloggers like me. This is hosted by a home improvement website named Hometalk.com and you can find other projects by searching the hashtag #DIYMySpring on all social media platforms.
So, let’s get to my DIY spring project today. I made a modern macrame plant hanger from string and created a beautiful display with a spider plant.
Plant Your Greenery in a Fish Bowl
I was perusing a thrift store recently looking for an interesting vase when I came across a modern shape that filled me with inspiration. It was a FISH BOWL! I picked it up for $2.50 and knew exactly what I would do.
With spring approaching, I wanted to bring some greenery into my home. I don’t often keep live plants because I’m not very responsible about watering them. However, my sister convinced me to try a spider plant because they are apparently very forgiving with light/water conditions. She shared her spider plant with me and helped me pot it in my fish bowl.
I just love the way greenery calms and enlivens you at the same time. The green is so beautiful and it is so spring.
Modern Macrame Plant Hanger
My vision for this fish bowl plant included hanging it in my living room. I wanted to make my own modern macrame plant hanger, something simple that wouldn’t detract from the glass bowl. Some macrame is so chunky. I found a GREAT tutorial for creating a DIY macrame holder from the blog lovegrowswild.com.
Since this tutorial was so great, I easily tied together 8 strands of white string into a modern macrame plant holder in less than an hour!
If you want to see exactly how to make one, please visit Liz’s blog and read her excellent tutorial. There’s no need for me to reiterate the same information here. The only supplies were about 50 ft of white string (I had a huge roll laying around my house), a scissors, and a swag hook to hang it from the ceiling.
I basically tied the string like a fish net, which was fitting to hang a fish bowl.
From the bottom you can see the knot my macrame holder started with and then the sections of string I tied like a net.
Then I screwed the swag hook into the ceiling wood stud and tied it up!
I chose to hang this spider plant in the corner of my living room where it will get a lot of light and is always difficult for me to decorate. It really only looks good with a Christmas tree sitting there. This plant is perfect for the space and brings me so much joy!
I hope this spider plant is happy living here!
If you enjoyed this post, please leave me a comment and share! Tell me, have you ever tried macrame? How do you display greenery in your home?
Now it’s time to hop on over to other blogs and check out their #DIYMySpring ideas. Enjoy!
Your macrame plant hanger looks great! I would love to make one!
Thank you!
I have a bowl just like that sitting empty waiting for just the right project, and several spider plants in dull containers. I think you’ve just given me the answers, thank you! Turned out lovely!
You should totally make one! I’ve gotten so many compliments on it already. I think it’s the perfect use of a fish bowl. š
HI Melissa – I grew up in that decade where macrame was super cool and love how it’s coming back in vogue! Pinned this… I want to try and make something similar – you make it look so easy! Visiting as a fellow contributor to #DIYMySpring. Hope your week is full of sunshine! Hugs, Holly
It is definitely trending again! This design WAS super easy–you should definitely try it. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment!
I grew up in Hong Kong and my Mum used to make loads of macrame plant holders. We had loads of tropical plants hanging from the rafters. They looked lovely but were a pain to water. Seeing your lovely macrame holder as made me want to get some of those plants again. Thanks
Very cool Claire! I heard macrame was super popular in the 1970’s. I fortunately hung mine a little lower so hopefully it’s not too difficult to water. Thanks for commenting!
This is PERFECT!!! And, you used a fish bowl?! So my style!
Thanks Sara! š
I love how the simplicity of the macrame and the fish bowl really let you plant stand out. It’s beautiful! I’m not one for taking care of plants inside either, but I might have to try this. I just need to find a fish bowl!
That’s exactly the look I was going for. Thanks Rebecca!
Wow!!! Just WOW!! So simple and yet so clever, who’d know it is just yarn you used?! I love it!!
Thank you that’s a high compliment!
I love how light and airy this feels! What a great use of a fish bowl š
That’s exactly the look I was going for. Thank you!
Thats awesome!! LOVE IT!
Thanks so much!
So pretty! How genius is the fish bowl? I would have never guessed! Love how simple and beautiful this is!
Thank you Donna! I’m not one for keeping fish, so this was a much better use of the bowl š
Love this! It looks so simple and modern. What a great use for a fishbowl!
Thank you Carrie!
Love this look! so fresh and simple- and brightens the corner (until Christmas lol)
I know macrame is making a huge comeback – am putting this on my must try list
Visiting from the blog hop š
Cheers
Ha-ha thank you Christina! I think macrame will only continue to grow in popularity. You should definitely set the trend in your home!
Thanks for commenting š
I love this! The simple way you made it and the no fuss look to it is so refreshing!
Thanks Emily! I could totally see a hanging plant like this in your colorful, coastal living space.
It looks so cute and I love it. ^^ I think I can use it to decorate my window. š
Did you use any sort of drainage or just the soil in the fishbowl?
Hi Ava!
I chose a spider plant because it’s tolerant of a lot of moisture on the roots and even a bit of root rot. There is no drainage, so choose the plant you’d like in your fish bowl carefully. My spider plant has lived happily in here for almost three years now! š
Iām doing this today! Stuck at home but have all the materials. Thanks!
Awesome! Let me know how it goes.