unusual botanical obsession of the week

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airplants are the very coolest plants there are, you've seen them around the ground after a rainstorm, maybe played with them as a kid, but people are finding really creative uses for these self-sufficient plants.
I bought this airplant, indoor garden, necklace art piece from Plant the Future. I'm wearing it everyday of the whole summer because it only has a five to six month life span, but it's alive and around my neck right now.

 
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 and then this popped up on a design blog I read:

so... maybe I'm not alone?