Along with my effort to make taller healthy coral pieces, I have been working on and off on my tall bleached piece for a few months now. I still have a little bit to fill in but it is coming along nicely.
The tall structure is two PVC pipes that I crocheted a tube to cover. The base is two blocks of recycled Styrofoam that I also crocheted a cover for. The PVC pipe is embedded into the Styrofoam and sewn in place. I must admit that it is a little rickety and in the future I will create a larger base for these taller corals.
The black piece lying separate is a mailing tube covered by rug loops which I looped together to form a chain and then crocheted into a tube to create a feeling of an abandoned hawser which might be found in the sea. (The large white coral on the bottom left of the first picture is also made of crocheted rug loops).
Each of the separate pieces on the bleached reef structure is created separately and sewn onto the covering for the PVC pipes or Styrofoam blocks.
I must admit, I find myself packing ALL OF THE STUFF I come across, mailing tubes, packing materials, a plethora of ridiculous items, into my closet because I JUST MIGHT USE THEM IN THE REEF!!!
