A fair few years ago, I was given a spider plant by my primary school teacher. My whole class was given a baby spider plant with the instruction to name them and look after them. I have no idea why but I decided to name mine Holly. Holly the spider plant has sat on my windowsill ever since and she is still alive today. I'd done such a good job keeping Holly alive that after a few years, there were little plants sprouting out from the root! I was so pleased with myself for growing these baby plants but I never planted them. As the old ones died, new ones would replace them (until my cat decided to eat a few) and it wasn't until about a week ago that I decided to repot one.
Because I was planning to put my baby plant inside, I ordered some transparent vase filler beads from Amazon UK. I decided on these beads instead of soil because I think they make the plant look very elegant and clean and makes it easier to look after. When my beads arrived I was slightly concerned but the size but after soaking them in water for 6-8 hours they had grown to way over 5x the size. Once my beads had grown, I put some into a tea light holder from Tiger and stuck my baby spider plant into the pot to absorb all the water from the beads and grow!
I am fully aware that this can't really be classified as a "make" because all I did was soak some vase filler beads in water and place them in a glass but I was very happy with how my plant looked and wanted to share it with you. If you've used vase filler beads in the past or decide you're going to start, feel free to post a picture to Instagram and tag me (@naomismakes) so I can see them!
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