I loved making these little guys! They served perfectly as an invite gift for our Meet/Make/Do attendees, and mine is now happily perched by my desk while I work. They took some experimenting (I went through about 4 different designs before I settled on one, but I love how they turned out; a gold rim was just the extra touch they needed! These would make a perfect little spring gift or an addition to an Easter basket, so read on for the full DIY.
Materials
- natural or bleached bell cups
- craft paint in various shades
- paintbrushes
- painter’s tape
- tiny air plants
Make Time: 20 Minutes
For starters, I had seen these little bell cups before but I didn’t know what they were called or how to find them! So I did some quick research with Bing Image Search that led me in the right direction. After a bit more searching I found out where I could buy some locally.
Once you have your bell cup, start by wiping it down with a dry cloth to rid it of any debris. If your bell cups are on sticks, you should be able to remove the stick from the bottom. It may leave a tiny hole, but then you have the option to hang up your air plant cup, like one of our guests did!
Place painter’s tape around the bell cup about halfway down, in a horizontal stripe. Smooth the edges to be sure no paint seeps underneath. Paint the upper half of the bell cup.
Carefully remove the tape and set the cup aside for a few minutes to dry. (Mine dried really quickly!) Once dry, paint a complementary color (I used gold, because duh) around the top rim of the cup.
Once the cup is dry, pop your little air plant inside and set it on display!
I loved sending these in the invite packages to our attendees! It’s so fun to get special parcels in the mail. Big thanks to Jordan Brantley for designing us a killer invite to go with these little air plant cups, and to Bing for helping us make it happen. xoxo
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I just love how these turned out! I need something like this for my desk!
Eeeeep! These are super cute!
Thanks Christina! Glad you like ’em. 🙂
That it such a great idea! I love those repurposed bell cups.
These look awfully familiar 😉
The gold edge is a nice touch.
Yay! The air plants you found fit perfectly in these little guys. This was such a cute DIY to add to the invites for MMD.
Hi there! I absolutely adore these bell cups. I did a post on decorating with air plants and included a link to your tutorial on there because I love it so much! Thanks for the lovely idea.
http://www.thetwistedhorn.com/2014/03/decorating-with-air-plants.html
These are really cute! What kind of store did you find the bells cups at locally?
quel est le nom botanique de cette plante ?
Je pense que c’est les Tillandsia Bromeliads ? Mais je ne sais pas, mais je pense que ca c’est quest ce qu’elle dit.
These are the cutest ever! Love them!!!
Thanks doll! xo
Those are really cute. I had no idea that’s what those were in the floral area. Great idea. I’m wondering if little flowers could be planted in them…. Maybe the kids could do them for mother’s day. Hmmm