Thanks goes to ATP member Woodspirit for sharing this idea:
http://garden.org/thread/view_...
Enlarge the last photo here to see the cute little Garden Hedgehogs:
http://garden.org/thread/view_...
I loved these hedgehogs so much that I decided to make one! I was at the grocery store earlier in the week and bought a 1.5 liter size of diet coke which I drank the remainder of yesterday. I removed the label, washed the bottle and placed it on the corner of the kitchen counter. This morning I was staring at the empty bottle and knew if I didn't make my little hedgehog now, the bottle would end up in the recycle bin ... so, I painted the cap (nose) with a black permanent marker. I had 9 buttons that I'd recently removed from a denim jacket (lost the other 3 while on vacation this summer) and figured the size and shape would be perfect for the eyes on this size bottle. They are fat, round buttons with a little raised piece on back for sewing the thread. I cut little slits in the plastic bottle where I wanted the eyes, dabbed a tiny bit of super glue on and stuck the raised part of the button into the holes and then painted them with the black permanent marker. I still need to cut out the top for placing the soil & plants and I want to drill a couple of drainage holes in the bottom too but this is what it looks like so far:
Now to find some spiky type plants and get it finished! I think I might make a hedgehog family; this one will be mama, a 2 liter size bottle will be perfect for papa and a couple of small water bottles for the children/babies.
Many Thanks again to member Woodspirit for sharing this cute and crafty idea!
