14 January, 2022

Unequal

I'm going to cheat on the current Alphabet challenge and present a project that I've done a while ago. But first, I'd like to present you the challenge theme for this fortnight, which is "Unequal". Show us something big and something small on your creation and you'll be eligible to play along.
I spent the first days of the new year at home and have attempted to bring a bit of order into my apartment, maning I haven't done any major crafting recently. I did prepare for some upcoming challenges, but I just couldn't come up with something unequal. In the end, I decided to bring in this flower pot which I've decorated ages ago using napkin decoupage. 
I'm not sure whether you can tell, but it's a rather large pot and probably the biggest crafting project I've done so far. The backstory to my piece of art is that I once had the brilliant idea of growing my own ginger. The idea didn't come overnight, but in form of a forgotten ginger root that began to sprout on my kitchen counter. I thought why not give it a try and began exploring my options. Starting with a small sized flower box, I soon had to realize that I'd need a bigger pot since ginger roots grow rather horizontally. 
And boy did I go big. Once I brought the grey monstrosity home, I began to think of ways to make it look presentable. Since I didn't want to hand-paint it using acryllic paint, I bought a couple of spray paints. After all, that's what you see being used for almost every upcycle/recycle/alteration over at YouTube. However, I soon realized that my cans won't do. I'm not sure whether it was some kind of "expectation vs. reality" thing, but they seemed to be empty after covering only a small portion of the container, and I made quite a few visits to the crafting store buying can after can until I added enough layers to turn the grey surface white. 

Once that was done, I took the weirdest napkin from my stash: a thing with huge roses alongside with smaller blooms in between. I fussy cut them by a wet brush to tear the napkin apart, and placed them onto the pot using every single bloom there was. I placed the roses first as they'd take up most of the space, and later worked my way around them by distributing the smaller pieces. I managed to create a tear here and there, and there are a couple of wrinkles, too, but overall the decoupage was the easier part here. I tried to document the process in the best way possible, but did I mention that the pot was really huge?
In the end, I placed a layer of grey felt underneath the container to make sure it wouldn't scratch the floor while being moved around.
Then, I filled the pot with soil, placed the ginger root inside and waited for the result. 
Was it successful? The greenery grew quite well in the beginning, but the leaves began to turn brown after some time. I guess I've been too eager with watering since the main root rotted away, but I managed to harvest 2-3 smaller bulbs of new growth. I wouldn't call it a success as such, but it sure was an interesting experience and I might try again one day by being more careful with the plant care. However, I learned that ginger leafs spread the most beautiful fragrance when they grow - and it intensifies when you gently touch them. 

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14 comments:

  1. Fab project which was obviously a work of love. Thank you so much for joining in with my challenge theme at Allsorts this week.
    Pauline x

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  2. Really lovely project.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts this week.
    Sarn x

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  3. Wonderful creation! Thanks for playing at Through The Craftroom

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  4. wow, that's amazing Veronika! Your decoration fits so well with our Alphabet challenge theme. Deborah x

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  5. Ein toller Blumentopf.
    Danke für deine Teilnahme bei den Kreativtanten.
    Viele Grüße Andrea

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  6. This really is a great project and a fantastic result. Your flower pot looks adorable. I admire your perfect cutting of the motifs of the napkin. And your layout is great. As I have worked on a similar project I can understand that it was quite hard to colour the pot white. You really were successful.
    Thanks a lot for joining the EAC challenge.
    Hugs Uschi

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  7. Oh wow the pot looks amazing. Beautiful flower design, I love it! Thanks for sharing at EAC! Christin

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  8. Amazing flower pot!
    Thanks for playing along with us at our present challenge at Kreativ-Tanten and good luck! Hope you will join us next month again.

    Crafty greetings
    Alex

    *Owner* Creative Crafting Uncles
    *DT + Admin* Do-Al(l) Kreatives
    *DT* Kreativ-Tanten Challenge
    Alex' Kreative Seite

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  9. Beautiful. So creative. Love the colors and images. Thanks for sharing over at Crafty Catz.

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  10. Great project! I have two clay pots in my bathroom that I have been looking at for months while trying to decide how to upgrade them. You have inspired me! Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for playing along at 613 Avenue Create!
    Hugz,
    Chana Malkah, Owner

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  11. Nicely done! Thanks so much for sharing with us at A Place To Start!
    Hugz,
    Chana Malkah, Owner

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  12. Your ginger pot is absolutely gorgeous. Very creative to use a napkin laying around. Thanks for joining us at LTCCB
    Tina DT

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  13. Gorgeous project. I love the decoupage flowers. Thanks for joining in our January 'Anything Goes' challenge over at Crafty Calendar.
    Hugs
    Bev x

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  14. This is really beautiful. Thank you for entering the Creative Moments Dt call. We will let you know soon if you are successful. leona x

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