Update on Terrarium! At the end of september I posted on...
Update on Terrarium!
At the end of september I posted on here with a terrarium I just built- now, 5 months later, it looks amazing!! The first two pictures are the before and the rest are from ones taken today- can’t believe the progress! 🥰🥰
#HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #BeforeAndAfter #Terrarium #NervePlant #PeacockFern
At the end of september I posted on here with a terrarium I just built- now, 5 months later, it looks amazing!! The first two pictures are the before and the rest are from ones taken today- can’t believe the progress! 🥰🥰
#HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #BeforeAndAfter #Terrarium #NervePlant #PeacockFern
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@PoliteBiancini Omg I would be thrilled if you replicated it!! I had so much fun making it- hold on, in another post I explained in detail- i’ll copy and paste it here. If you do end up trying it pls tag me! Would love to see 🥰
@PoliteBiancini
The Water Display
This part was tricky I wont lie but after looking my online I leaned there’s a few ways to go around it. My method was resin.
- Surrounding
My rocks (Dragon stone) I just got online was the surrounding kinda orange rocks but there’s plenty suitable ones, I just liked it for the height it has. I used the bag they came in as a strong base to hold the resin. Since the water pool doesn’t go to the bottom of the jar I wanted to minimise leakage between layers. After I moulded the soil to fit the ‘basin’ for the stones and the resin I cut a section of the bag and put it under, held down by the rocks. I also used a thick piece of black plastic at the edge of the glass- like rubber. Then just added some little stones as a layer under the water to try slow drainage until it dried
- Water
Like I’ve said before it was resin I used- its super simple but be very cautious, as it dries (resin + resin hardener) the fumes are toxic, make sure your space is open, for me I had a garage I could use to leave it there whilst it dried (24h each layer). All my 5 layers slightly different shades of blue/ green for depth since it dries best and quickest in small doses until I was happy with the height (it sunk a little with each but that was ok)
- Waterfall
The last part was the most annoying- I used a ‘moving water effect’, you get them just at craft shops or on amazon. It was very easy to use, simply ‘draw’ out your design with the nozzle on some non-stick paper (I used wax paper) and let it dry, i’m just pernickety so it took me a while until I was happy. Then simply glued them! Filling the parts where they come out with the same water effect and added some to the bottom for texture.
The Water Display
This part was tricky I wont lie but after looking my online I leaned there’s a few ways to go around it. My method was resin.
- Surrounding
My rocks (Dragon stone) I just got online was the surrounding kinda orange rocks but there’s plenty suitable ones, I just liked it for the height it has. I used the bag they came in as a strong base to hold the resin. Since the water pool doesn’t go to the bottom of the jar I wanted to minimise leakage between layers. After I moulded the soil to fit the ‘basin’ for the stones and the resin I cut a section of the bag and put it under, held down by the rocks. I also used a thick piece of black plastic at the edge of the glass- like rubber. Then just added some little stones as a layer under the water to try slow drainage until it dried
- Water
Like I’ve said before it was resin I used- its super simple but be very cautious, as it dries (resin + resin hardener) the fumes are toxic, make sure your space is open, for me I had a garage I could use to leave it there whilst it dried (24h each layer). All my 5 layers slightly different shades of blue/ green for depth since it dries best and quickest in small doses until I was happy with the height (it sunk a little with each but that was ok)
- Waterfall
The last part was the most annoying- I used a ‘moving water effect’, you get them just at craft shops or on amazon. It was very easy to use, simply ‘draw’ out your design with the nozzle on some non-stick paper (I used wax paper) and let it dry, i’m just pernickety so it took me a while until I was happy. Then simply glued them! Filling the parts where they come out with the same water effect and added some to the bottom for texture.
@LikelyDaboecia wow! That’s incredible. I love seeing before and after pictures. It looks like a real jungle now! 🤩
Youve just given me the extra push i needed to get mine going becaue of how gorgeous yours are! @LikelyDaboecia
@PiousWaterfern Honestly don’t be discouraged! This is actually my second attempt, the first one was just a total disaster. So, some of the plants are clippings and some are from little mini plants I (carefully) separated and dispersed. The red nerve plants and peacock ferns are cuttings- the white nerve plants and ferns are from nursery pots.
If you have any questions or need any advice i’m more than happy to pitch in! It’s such a process, it took me ages to get it right
If you have any questions or need any advice i’m more than happy to pitch in! It’s such a process, it took me ages to get it right
@bellasmomma Thank you so much! If you have any questions or looking for some tips let me know- this was after a very badly failed attempt so I’ve learned from many mistakes 😂
If you remember come back here or tag me in a post, can’t wait to see what you do ❤️
If you remember come back here or tag me in a post, can’t wait to see what you do ❤️
@CutePolypremum Ah! Thank you so so much!
That was actually the original idea- i’m so excited there’s at least a remnant of what I wanted at first 😅
At the start I was going to replace the white nerve plants with some polka dot plants and add a little fairy hut- turns out they were far too delicate for me so I changed to a more jurassic feel 😅😂
That was actually the original idea- i’m so excited there’s at least a remnant of what I wanted at first 😅
At the start I was going to replace the white nerve plants with some polka dot plants and add a little fairy hut- turns out they were far too delicate for me so I changed to a more jurassic feel 😅😂