Furr-Arium!

A miniature garden with a miniature cat!

Posted by Knittin' Kitten

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I wanted to make something nice for my mum for Christmas, and have always wanted to make a terrarium - it was as fun as I'd hoped!

To make it extra special, I included a tiny cat figure painted like my mum's cat, Saskia.

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You Will Need (7 things)

  • Spherical Glass Vase
  • Plant(s)
  • Polymer Clay
  • Acrylic Paints
  • Small Rock(s)
  • Lego cat
  • Activated Charcoal

Steps (7 steps, 180 minutes)

  1. 1

    Pick out some nice plants that will look good and have similar light/watering requirements.

  2. 2

    Place small rocks in the bottom of the bowl, then cover with activated charcoal (this stuff gets everywhere, so be careful!)

  3. 3

    Cover it up with a layer of soil/compost, and carefully arrange the plants so they look good to you.

  4. 4

    Add in extra bits - I put in these psychedelic mushrooms!

  5. 5

    And a little version of Saskia. This was a plain white lego cat figure that I painted with ginger bits.

  6. 6

    Here she is, for comparison

  7. 7

    Et voila!