Easy Plant Hanger DIY with Lisa Medina for Maker Monday

Lisa Medina is an army wife, with four children, 19 years of marriage and 10 military moves. She has lots of experiences with taking a space, whether it's on post or off post, or whatever the case may be in creating a cozy home that she can enjoy and love and feel like it truly is her own no matter where the military sends them. She recognizes that joy can be found in the small things, and uses her DIY skills to make her home a welcoming place for both her family and all who walk through the door. Fueled by Jesus and coffee, Lisa loves to share her creative ideas and passion for life on her blog, Wildfire Breaking Free, and on Instagram.

This DIY is literally so simple that anybody can make it probably less than five minutes, maybe even two minutes. It's one of those practical DIY's that I think that anyone can use, especially if you love plants! It's also one of those things that no matter where you go, if your ceilings are higher or lower you can extend or shorten this and it's going to keep going with you move after move. If you have macrame plant hangers that are too short for your space and you want to make them longer to better fit your space then this DIY is for you!


Here’s what you’ll need:

• Thin wire: You can get green, silver, white or just about any color wire to match your space and style.
• Wooden beads: I bought these from Michael's and used the coupon on their app to get an extra percent off. They also give a military discount! You can find these in various shapes and sizes.
• Ceiling Mounting Hook: You can find these at Home Depot, Lowe’s or pretty much any store that sells nails. You can also find hooks that match your style as well.

Depending on your current decor or style you can paint or stain the wooden beads in a color that matches your style. You can do whatever you’d like to add the flair that you want to fit your space. You can also use different colors of wire as well depending on your space and style.

Remember to find a stud in the ceiling if you are hanging a larger heavier plant from the ceiling hook.


Here's how to make the beaded plant hangers:

• Start by deciding where to hang your plant and get the desired length of wire that you’ll need. Don’t forget to double it because we are going to fold it and twist it up to make it stronger for your hanging plant.
• Fold the wire in half and match up the ends of the wire that you just cut. 
• Next using your fingers, make a loop on the end and start twisting the wires together. Be sure to widen the loop on the end so that your beads don’t slip off your wire. 
• Add your beads in any style or order that you prefer and remember to leave a bit of wire at the top.
• Grab your ceiling hook and the beaded wire you just made and wrap the extra wire at the top around the ceiling hook as many times as you can to secure it.
• Once you have your beaded wire secured onto your ceiling hook go ahead and grab the loop at the bottom and snip it in half. Hold it carefully so the beads don’t fall off your wire!
• Next you’re going to grab the loop on your plant hanger and start wrapping the wires around that loop in opposite directions to secure the beaded wire onto the original plant hanger. 
• Wrap the wires around as many times as you can to secure it really well!
• Next you can now hang your plant! 

And just like that it’s all done! Wasn’t that super easy?

Think of all the possibilities you have with painting and staining the beads and using different colored wire as well. You can make these longer or shorter depending on the space that you are hanging your plants in.

If you would like to watch a step by step video on how to make your own plant hanger you can see the video over on Lisa's blog and on Moving With The Military's Facebook page.

​Lisa has linked all the items that you will need in her blog so it's one stop shop to get started on your very own DIY plant hanger!

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