Recycled Shoe Flower Pot

How Cute?

 

Instead of throwing away the shoes you’ve outgrown, use them as pots for plants. It's a great gift to give to an eco-conscious mom on Mother's Day.   YOU WILL NEED Seedlings (if you’re working with kid-sized shoes, choose a plant that is no larger than four to six inches [10 to 15 centimeters]) Old shoes (sneakers or closed-toed shoes work best) Potting soil Drill   HERE'S HOW With the help of an adult, drill two small holes into the soles of the old shoes for draining. Fill up shoe with potting soil. Place seedlings into soil. Top off shoe with more soil. Water your plant. NOTE: Make sure you consider light conditions when selecting plants.

Mama's Day!

Another Bite!

Aiming for a favorable result this show-Mom-the-love day? It'll go well if you hand over a bunch of roseshandmade by the teens from the Lower East Side Girls Club. Sure, these crafty recycled-newspaper roses might not smell as good, but hey, unlike conventional buds, they're "grown" locally (sans pesticides, natch), and they'll last a really, really long time. And as luck would have it, all proceeds support the LESGC

Why Care?

Real, conventionally grown flowers use 1.2 billion pounds of polluting pesticides each year just in the United States - fakes reduce the need for more of 'em.

Wana Try?

Recycled Newspaper Roses available at La Tiendita,Essex Street Market, Booth 13, 120 Essex St. (212-982-1633). Recycled Newspaper Roses, $3 each.