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Recommendation for the safety of your baby from a fire protection engineer: forget the upstairs neighbors.

Having any type of flammable material on the ceiling is a severe fire hazard. If you are familiar with the Station Night Club Fire, sound dampening foam caught fire and quickly created extremely dangerous conditions within the club in a matter of seconds. 100 people died. Because of the buoyancy of flames, foam and cloth on the ceiling is especially subject to catching fire with even the smallest flame or spark. And I'm pretty sure flaming bits of foam and cloth are the last thing you want falling on your sleeping child.

I see people putting cloth on their ceilings all the time on this website, and I'm almost always compelled to comment. Most fire deaths in the US occur in private homes. Spread the word, stay safe! Smoke detectors in every bedroom! You guys did a good job providing ventilation for the closet, now let's get a smoke detector in there, too.

Love these!!! I saw this original post on Design Milk and sent it to my mom. She had the awesome idea of blowing up a balloon, wrapping it in string, and then spraying it with ironing starch (or a squeeze bottle with corn starch/water mixture for those of us who avoid aerosols). When the string is dry, pop the balloon and you have your empty frame! Then you can add the moss and a seedling from the nursery. I'm not sure if her way would be easier, but I'm planning on trying one way or another!