how to make a floating plant swing

dear diary, 

it seems like my mom has a lot of plants now so yesterday i decided to help her make more  hanging plant swings and figured u might appreciate this more in depth tutorial in case u wanted to make one, too.  here is the finished product - the neon pothos on the left is in a plastic container we got from amazon, and the right hoya container is made using a metal pot from snobby bobby. both of these containers are great bc the plants can still be in pots that we can remove so they can be bottom watered. 

here are the hanging ingredients u need. u can get the fishing stuff from wally world or online or, u know, the fishing store. your container can be a bowl, a metal cache pot, or even a cookie tin like we posted some time ago on instygram and facebook. u can probably also use whatever size barrel snap swivel really. this size seemed really sturdy 

but the smaller ones are probably pretty sturdy too considering they have to help u haul in a fish. 

newsflash, everything turns out better when a wolf helps. even if it is keeping your mom’s lap warm. 

anyhoo, the first goal is to make the hanging holes in your pot. do not make the holes too deep otherwise the hooks on the leader line will not be able to close. about 1/8 inch down from the rim usually always works.

me and duk duk learned the hard way that u should really make the holes before u paint the pot. here we are using a rustoleum painters touch 2x ultra cover ultra matte white spray paint. also from wally world. 

once your paint is dry, it is time to attach the swing lines! because we used the barrel swivel in step 5, u will be able to turn your plant so that it can grow evenly in the sun. and get dizzy if u spin it fast enough. 

oh, sometimes a rim can be too fat for the hook to close securely. there are many things u could do to accommodate this, but this is what we did. 

so, really, that is it! and the best part about this project is, u can use the swings for more than just planty plants! like, u know, if say, u want to store some poopie snakes or hide some gummy worms high off the ground so your best falcon friend will not steal them. 

anyhoo, whether it is a plant swing for your favorite plant, or a nice long poopie snake, i hope u r inspired to make something this week! 

toodleydoo!

b. 

special delivery :)

hee hee, well, before we go walkies, do u think maybe we can stop by my friend zico’s house? i have, um, well i have something i need to drop off in his yard. if u know what i mean. :) 

nice day for a zoom :)

the little wolf quietly stood at the top of the stairs, peering out the window as he watched them go by. there is nothing i would enjoy more than visiting with the not so little misses, thought the little wolf. but i spy panty pant mc smelly cassie pants, the little wolf continued, and she looks just as cootietaminated as ever. 

so maybe, i will just try to zoom with them later. :) 

red moon rising :)

the little tushie swelled with gleeful anticipation. being on the back side of things, i pretty much always have to wait and see and and smell practically everything, the little tushie thought to itself. and some things? well some things i do not really get to see or smell  very well at all, like tiny chunks of banana, and blueberries, and strawberries, and kibble. but that is okay, the little tushie thought, i am still very lucky. for even though everybuddy seems to want to squeeze me, and even though there are many things i do not get to see or smell first, the things that come out of me that i do get to see and smell first, are the best things of all. :) 

shark duty

the little wolf slept soundly, knowing that his family would still be safe and protected under the equally ferocious protection by friend, tony shark. :) 

the usual suspects :)

what? me?? and duk duk?? how should we know why the whole house smells like dead fishy fishes? 

corrective bargaining

well, how bout i promise to only dig siete holes and only eat three bunny poops? 

payment due upon delivery :)

hee hee hee... 

okey dokey, mom! here u go, one piece of delicious breakfast avocado toasty toast, just like u ordered!

um, that’ll be eleventy bazillion bags of gummy worms. payment due upon delivery. :) 

but real wolves know :)

the little dachshund’s senses tingled as his dad put him on the ground. everybuddy thinks that the season that comes after winter is spring, the little dachshund slyly grinned as he crouched and approached his target. but real wolves know that the real season that comes after winter is rabbit season. :)

fur mentation :)

well, if they are just going up in the attic anyway, me and duk duk thought maybe we might borrow them and, well we would have to make a tight fitting lid for them, but i reall thing we can make poopchi. i’ve dug holes in back and everything already :)  

leaf :)

the little dachshund chuckled to himself as he continued on his jaunty journey. poopie shapes are everywhere, he thought to himself, and for that, i am very grateful. :) 

backed by science :)

mom?..... mom?.......momm!

mooooooom! 




mom, sorry 2 interrupt your bath and, well, not 2 imply anything in particular that me and duk duk bay or may not have done earlier today while u were at your pt appointment,  but...did u know that poopie snakes float? :)

change of heart :)

hee hee, well, um, mom, the reason why we made u drop everything u were doing and run over here was... well...i mean technically it is an emergency. kind of. sort of. because well, i see we came across all this stuff and, well, we would not want u to make a mistake or anything so i guess we just wanted to ask u ...

are u sure u mean to give both the cookies and the gummy hearts to dad ? because me and duk duk were stinking i mean thinking that, well, we might just want to celebrate valentine’s day after all. i mean, just the gift receiving part. well, i mean the candy gift receiving part. not the kisses.  or the cards. or anything we cannot eat. like, just like, the gummies part is okay. even if they are heart shaped . :) 

happy valentine’s day :)

aw great...

mom, i am not sure who left it but can u please tell duk duk i was cootie trapped and have him  activate quarantine poopiecol 214 immediately? 

booster shot :)

um, just waiting for duk duk to come back from the candy store so we can finish this year’s valentine cootie vaccine protocol. :) 

watching the cars go by :)

that’s right, just keep on driving by, miss woman in brown. this house is protected by a ferocious - hee hee  - i said this house is protected by a - hee hee hee hey - 

hey hey hey! sheesh, mom. i know a wolf is too long for his mother’s lap,  but can said mother please try not to tickle his toes while while he is ferociousing? :) 

in the spring there will be growth :)

well, i was stinking i mean thinking what with my jacket on already that we could go outside and start digging the space for our tiny tomato garden. :) 

my funny valentineys tiny serendipity doot will be happening sometime soon because seriously we are running out of time aren’t we? :)

mom....

mom...

moooom...

moooooooom!

mom, i know we gave them 2 u last minute and all, and i know we are not really making that many, but i cannot reiterate strongly enough that it is very important that u follow me and duk duk’s designs for our teeny weenie funny valentineys to a pee. because anything worth doing, is worth doing funny. :) 

sunday night with poopnocchio :)

well, mom, i was stinking i mean thinking me and duk duk could totally watch as much tv tonight as we want because 



me and duk duk totally finished our homework yesterday. :) 

poopie mache :)

o, just shredding paper...for an...art project? :)