A friend gave me a pack of these “I Double Heart Jesus” hair bobbles years back and I’ve been trying to find an excuse to keep them ever since.
I lived the bulk of my life with long hair until I cut it all off around age 30. Chances are good that I’m well over the long hair phase. Say in the future I did fancy long hair again, would I really tie it back with “I Double Heart Jesus” flower-shaped hair bobbles? While pushing 40? And not attending raves or under the influence of any drugs whatsoever?
Never say never, I suppose.
I’m on a Get Rid of it All bender lately, which is oddly corresponding with a Must Preserve Everything bender. So basically I’m casting things aside and hoarding simultaneously. There’s a paradox. When I’m not spending my free time canning, I’m digging through drawers and closets searching for items to purge.
And then I came upon the “I Double Heart Jesus” hair bobbles. Stay or go? They can stay, but only with the provision that they serve a purpose.
And that is when it occurred to me that a hair bobble would make a simple to add and remove tie (just pop it on and off) for my growing tomatoes.
Some would be horrified. Some would say I am cluttering my garden with junk (too many pieces of flare!) and should stick to tasteful ties such as carefully knotted lengths of jute or quietly camouflaged pieces of green wire. I like those too, but right now, I’m enjoying the giggle I get whenever I spot an “I Double Heart Jesus” flower-shaped hair bobble while watering or tending to my plants.
One can’t always practice good taste. It can get a bit dull.
Taste shmaste! Whatever works is the most important thing :)
Gardening should be fun! I think that is a cool way to use something that is otherwise just taking up space. :)
I like it … bling bling :)
I too would laugh every time I saw them. I would much rather have something that brings a smile and reminds me of someone I love then a boring old jute string any day!
I say bring on the garden bling!
Well if Office Space has taught us anything to really move up in the world we need at least 37 pieces of flair.
The Cheap Vegetable Gardener: You’re right! Thankfully I have my own button machines.
Ah-dorr-AH-Bluh! (And Jesus might make your tomatoes grow better now, since you have proclaimed your luhhv.)
I do believe you have found the perfect use for those bobbles…hmm…may need to look for a few of my own :-)
Wow, those really do look more convenient than the twisty-ties, string, and wire that I use. I wish I had some laying around my house!
I double heart your idea!
i love your flair!
If it makes you smile, then why not. I like your attitude. Who knows maybe Jesus will bless your garden with more of a bounty since you double heart him. And maybe you are on to a million dollar idea. Clippies with little sayings to hold our tomato plants up. I would buy one. Fun post to read. Thanks
What a great idea! My little girls now have short hair by their choice – I have hundreds to choose from! My husband hated the Jerry Baker idea of tying them with old pantihose – was just too embarassing for him. Thanks!
Perfect solution for tying off your tomatoes, I definitely wouldn’t use wire the plants would not like that they bruise too easily.
Such a cute thread! Waste not, want not. And repurposing ROCKS!
I use anything I have laying around to tie up the tomatoes, this is the cutest idea!
I am catching up on long overdue blog reading, and this was hilarious. Thanks for sharing! Tomatoes can never have too much flare.
Just hope JC didn’t get nailed to a piece of wood for the tomatoes sins.
I think he would like what you did.