Mini Gardening DIY
Off to the (mini) vegetable patch!
Design a miniature garden. Who doesn’t like going out in the garden? Anyone who has one, that is, because sometimes the space is lacking, or the weather, or both. Liska from Dekotopia has come up with a great crafting tip for all hobby (miniature) gardeners so that you can create a small mini garden as a decoration at home and nurture your plants there!
Step-by-step instruction
Instructions from Liska from dekotopia.net
You need that
- Bowl, soil, stones as drainage
- Small plants (e.g. ivy & baby rubber plant)
- Decorative Moss
- Tree with Treehouse
- Temporary Glue
- Decoration for your mini garden
- Yarn, glue, Stanley knife, etc.
It’s best to start with assembling the little Rose
Arch, Beanpoles and Greenhouse kits. Follow the steps in the instructions
enclosed with each one. The Dispensing & Laser-Cut Adhesive is ideal for
sticking it together. Then set the finished models aside to dry.
Now let’s start gardening! I procured a beautiful bowl
that colour-matches my flat from the DIY store. Since the bowl doesn’t have a
hole, it’s best to put a few stones as drainage inside to prevent water from
accumulating at the roots of the plants later when watering.
Once the stones were lying in the bottom of the bowl,
I put soil on top. A little plant from the garden department at the DIY store
can then be planted in it. I chose ivy, baby rubber and a mini tree with a sign
that just said ‘green plant’ on it. It’s best to just stroll through the garden
centre and see what’s available and what you like!
Now it’s the Treehouse’s turn: carefully detach it
from the model tree with the Stanley knife and glue it onto your real tree. "Temporary Glue" is ideal for this, as you can remove it again later if you
want to transplant the tree. Simply put a dot of glue on the treehouse and
leave it to dry. The dried glue dot then adheres well to your real plant.
Now comes the mini decoration for the little garden.
Firstly, I scattered fine Ballast on the paths, laid a path to the treehouse of
small Decorative Stones and created bushes out of Decorative Moss in the
miniature world. The little world in the flowerpot can also be prettified with
bark mulch.
Finally, distribute a few little Grass Tufts on the
soil with tweezers. Figures, mini greenhouses, beanpoles and a heap of mini
decorations can now be distributed. Take care when doing this to leave enough
room between the figures so that you can reach the real plants to water them.
I found a sitting person in a Figures Set and
immediately got the idea to make a swing in the tree for him. To do this,
simply take a piece of balsa wood and cut out a small swing with the Stanley
knife. Now tie yarn on the right and left and simply attach it to a small
branch at the top of the plant and the tree swing is done!
What’s definitely also cool is a small, real herb
garden in which, for example, parsley, thyme and basil are tended to by the
minis.
Your crafted results
Very best wishes!
Liska
Have fun gardening and crafting!