This might just be me, but as a kid I hated just one single thing
more than the dentist, and that was shopping for school shoes! Boring
shops, full of boring shoes, with boring people fitting them, and boring
conversions about why that shoe I was trying on isn’t “quite right for
him” boring, boring, boring. And to be honest I still hate shoe
shopping! But I do have to wonder what ever happened to my
old school shoes. The truth is they had become worn out and had to be
thrown away, but maybe, just maybe someone picked them up from the top
of the dustbin and did something very special with them indeed….
For me these kind of shoes are called “Crocks” but I get the feeling
that people call them all sorts of things, whatever you call them this
is a great way to keep them long after your feet have grow too big for
them.
Whenever I got new shoes my mum would always say “They are too big
because you will grow into them!”, well it seems someone took that
saying literally and grew an entire plant from a hole in the bottom of
it, growing right through and out the top! Absolutely Amazing!
Over here in the UK we call these “Flip-Flops” because of the sound
they make, well they won’t be making that sound any more because they
have now been turned into these amazing plant holders! Great idea and
best thing for them I say because I hate flip-flops!
The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Plants in Shoes
7 – Ladder Safety: Always wear the right shoes when using a garden ladder! (source)
Not only a great use of old shoes, but a great use of an old ladder
to stack them on! Double recycling and double the pleasure it brings.
What you are looking at is a shoe that is wrapped in cabbage leaves
then left for the succulents to grow over! While this one does require a
much higher skill set to make it does look like it has grown into this
shape! Truly amazing if you ask me.
What a great use of some old steel toe capped working boots! Just
some simple succulents inserted into each boot and Bob’s your uncle you
have an awesome looking Shoe planter!
For me, this is what it is all about, some old shoes used too great
effect and what better shoes to use than the ones our little ones have
grown out of! So many happy memories and they are easy to turn into
something beautiful for you to remember every time you see them.
I think it is the fact that these are just sat on the brick floor of a
house that could be yours, mine or anyone’s Simple, Urban and deadly
beautiful, exactly the sort of thing I want to make myself.
WOW! That is just about all I can think of saying about this amazing
grass/garden border made from old tennis shoes! Not only a great idea
but nothing short of stunning to look at as well. (Might have to have a
go at this one myself..but I might need to take up tennis first)
This for me is the clear winner, colourful rubber boots filled with
colourful plants, it just doesn’t get any better than this and it’s a
great idea to try with the kids old wellies.
