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The Wedding- Part 1 of 3

Submitted by Amanda Thomsen on June 10, 2009 – 12:06 amNo Comment


The assignment? 60 potted centerpieces and 24 living chair hangers
The progress? So far so good.
The budget? I’m kicking it’s a**
The wedding is Saturday afternoon, so put on another pot of coffee!

Step 1: lining up all the pots to make sure I have the right amounts of each size. A trio of containers will go on each table.

Step 2: divying out all the goods to make sure I have the right stuff to go around. Then I filled the pots with soil and sat on that little milk crate for several hours so I could get to step 3.

Step 3: watering them in and getting them ready for their fancy aluminum sleeves that will hide the plastic growers pots. Of course this is just a fraction of what I need. Here’s the mock-up…

These are just held together with duct tape but for the final product I’ll be using a pop rivet gun. Doesn’t that sound like a hoot?

The forum is the LAST place I’ll be in the next couple days but on Monday? I’m setting up a hammock in there.

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