Saturday, April 21, 2018

Scumugs Custom Planters: Don't Die


I loved my Scumugs "RIP" planter so much (you can see it here) that I knew I wanted to pick up another cheeky one for my plantling to dwell in, but in a different style. Back in December, I believe, Melissa opened up for customs of her planters and I quickly put in for a "Don't Die" version. You were able to request colors and such but I left it up to Melissa to glaze it in whatever she liked and ended up with this gorgeous oxidized copper blue color. This is a nice tall planter at about 5 inches tall. 


earlier this year I was randomly browsing Scumugs and saw this "oops" planter on sale. The apostrophe in "Don't" was accidentally left out so she glazed it onto the bowl rather than engraving it, but that does not bother me one whit because... look at those electric blue drips!!!


They look like some kind of iridescent magic. 


Scumugs is still open for custom planters of "Don't Die" and "RIP" for $40, here. I think it is cool that one of the ones she shows in the pics is mine up above. <3 You can pick your colors or leave it up to Melissa to make magic. Either way you will have a kick butt planter. 

I have been having a hard time keeping some ferns alive. Any tips? My Rabbit's Foot is doing great but I killed one of my fluffy ones that was living in the house. I think I might have over watered it. What house plant do you love that I should look for?

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  1. So cute! I love her work so much :)

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    1. I do too! They feel so substantial. I like her mugs too but I am in full-on planter mode. I have to say, I am not very adept at keeping ivy or ferns alive. I need to look more into their care.

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  2. Bahahahaha! I love it. :) I have the opposite problem - I seemingly can't kill a plant (knock on wood.) Leads to all sorts of horrible, deeply misshapen plants that look nothing like what they're supposed to look like (I have a poinsettia in my kitchen that started out life as a little mini thing in a pot that has since grown into a three-foot monstrosity with all of its leaves at the very top of these long, spindly branches. It's pretty hideous, but I can't intentionally throw it out or really try to kill it either - seems too cruel given all the years (five, six?) we've now spent together. This pot is so great, though - sentiment aside, those blue drips are great.

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    1. This is HILARIOUS!!!! The spindly legged poinsettia that won't keel over. I totally don't blame you for feeling bad and keeping it in the house as it is now a long-term roommate. Does it have a name? Needs a name at this point.

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    2. It does not have a name, because I was afraid if I named it, I would become attached to its ugliness. That was five years ago. One summer I put it outside for about a day thinking, oh, this will be so nice for it, actual sunshine, and then when I checked on it the next day it had lost all but, like, two of its leaves and was gasping on death's doorstep. But bring it inside in our too-dark kitchen and next thing you know it's sprouting leaves...only at the top of its branches. Stupid plant! :(

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