Plant Shelfie Bookends

About PLant Shelfie Bookends

Need more space for your plants? How about some truly functional planters? These are made from a 6” planter with attached saucer that’s thrown on the potter’s wheel. I then cut the planter in half (it stressed me out too!), attach a slab back to each half, and voila- Bookends! This is a good place to mention that these are not perfect. Sometimes one side is a little larger, or slightly different somehow. But, hey! It’s handmade, so imperfections remind us that it’s made by a real human (me).

Each half has a drainage hole and once potted, is heavy enough to hold your books up for the ultimate plant shelfie. A wire hanger is built into the back to hang on the wall. Through testing and trial and error, I have made the backs of the bookends taller than the front lip of the pot. This should prevent water from spilling over the back of the pot and getting your books wet, however I recommend moving the pot for watering, just in case. The same is true for when they hang on the wall. The back wall should prevent overflow on the wall, but taking them down to water is a good safety precaution.

These planters are completely made by hand, and unfortunately I can only make so many at a time… until recently! Last Spring (2024), I started working with Mudshark Studios to help me make plaster molds of my original design, so they can slip cast them for me after I moved to Portugal. They’re still handmade, just in a different way. And how cool is it that something I created could be used to help support me, and to make work that helps support other artists too? I’m so excited offer these by pre-order in small batches.

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Creative Use Suggestions:

As bookends, (obviously :) )
On the Kitchen counter, planted with fresh herbs for cooking. They’ll hold up your cookbooks and contribute to your recipe.
Hang them on the wall. The wire is added when the clay is still wet, and fired into place at extreme temperatures for extreme durability. Check the wall for a stud or use drywall anchors for extra support.
The narrow shape is great for windowsills, and fireplace mantels too.