When we chose February's Urban Jungle Bloggers topic I thought this would be easy peasy. There are so many cool DIYs out there to make a beautiful macramé plant holder. Until I realized I didn't have any nice rope or fabric. I tried to make something with electrical cords (which we do have in all the colors of the rainbow for the renovation of our home 
), but that didn't work out. Neon fishnet tights to the rescue!
I found this package of PaParee tights (love that brandname!) in my stash of DIY stuff and 10 minutes later I had my three hanging planters. Plus two hands full of cactus spines, ouch! The tall paddle leaf cactus needed some extra space and support to grow, so I made a hoop from electrical cord that I wove through the tights. Easy peasy after all!
But how do you attach a hanging planter to your ceiling without drilling holes? I have no idea, we don't have curtain rods, or wooden beams. I decided to make a temporary setup in our kitchen with a broomstick, a wooden plank, some cartons of milk on top and Tadaaah!
Once I finished taking the pictures, the sun came out. And I loved the shadows of the tights and plants so much, that I just had to do it all over again. Oh the joys of early spring weather in France
Like when I built my temporary plant shelfie, I wanted to share a behind the scenes picture. Our cat Wally wasn't really sure about it:
See? Hanging planters are very easy to make yourself! You can even hang them on a wall (with a simple nail), on a hook in your window sill, or on a broomstick Do you have hanging planters at home? Share them on instagram or twitter with #urbanjunglebloggers or check out the gallery for more inspiration!
Urban Jungle Bloggers is a monthly series hosted by 2 bloggers: Igor (Happy Interior Blog) and Judith (JOELIX.com). Every month we share ideas to create an urban jungle through styling ideas, DIYs and green tips & tricks. You can find additional inspiration on our Urban Jungle Bloggers Pinterest board and keep up-to-date via our Facebook page. Want to join? Find out how on our website and use #urbanjunglebloggers on twitter and instagram. Let's bring some green into our homes and blogs!
► Fore more hanging planters, check out the gallery!
Ahahahahaha I love the wondering cat looking at your quirky hanging planters:-) I guess she might be wondering a lot what you're doing recently:-) Such a cool idea to create hanging planters out of fishnet stockings – I mean serioulsy, who wears those anyway?
OMG … what a great idea and it look´s gorgeous.
Haha, you really make the best 'behind-the-scenes' photos, and Wally is just so funny! Um yes, cats: my major concern when it comes to hanging planters (that and the -not- drilling holes in the ceiling bit), can we really ever hang them high enough? =^x^=
And seriously though: fishnet stockings, so clever!
Hahaha, nu snap ik je opmerking op IG! Ik twijfel of ik voor mijn raam misschien een stang plaats. Maar twijfel nog..
neat idea :)
cool idea!!! i don't like hanging plants very much – but this is marvelous!!!
well done!
frau s.
Your post make me smile. What a brilliant idea for transforming regular pots into hanging planters! Unusual colours for tights – but how gorgeous and vibrant they look set against your plants.
what a novel idea. Wasn't expecting that!
I can't think of anyone else who would come up with this idea… fab re-purposed and upcycled endeavour:-) They look great. The idea of cucculents, cacti and fishnet tights is indeed funny!
I'm loving seeing what everyone else did. Great topic this month x
Genius! this was such a fun theme, I love the neon against the white pots and green leaves x
Great idea to use fishnet tights as planters!!! Love the bright colors!
Un grand bravo , c'est une excellente et rigolote idée .
such a unique idea and i looove the setup :D greetings julia
OMG this is a great idea to use tights! I really love the final effect, so trendy in fluo. And I love the behind the scenes… the cat is the best ^_^
I love this idea, Judith. Actually I think this is much better than macrames. You see those everywhere. This one is fresh and unique. You did a great job.
Thanks for the behind pictures. It feels good that I am not the only one running areound with a broomstick and a ladder.
Hahaha, Judith, you rock!
Love all the neons and the idea is genious!
This is super cool Judith! I think you should sell them, they'd go super well! I love once again seeing the behind the scenes shot, it's gold:
So cool! Love the neon brights x
Love these – fishnets have many uses ;)
Happy Monday Judith xx
Echt heel leuk en vrolijk deze hangers, goed idee met die stok, ga ik onthouden. En love the shadows on your wall! :)