Not reptilian snakes! Though the making process was certainly long and winding….
After three weeks of toiling and experimenting, I bring you…
…miniature snake plants! Or Dracaena trifasciata, for the plant nerds out there. (The tutorial for which came from 50 Makes for Modern Miniatures by Chelsea Andersson.)
These were quite the trial; I had problems with painting the yellow around the edges of the leaves, then some of the leaves got stuck together, and I had no idea what to do about pots.
But they’re here now! On the pot topic, I’m quite pleased with these ones. They are old glue stick caps, and they’ve been covered with white paint mixed with baking powder (as you can see above). Then I’ve painted them orange, and dry-brushed some brown on to try and make them look like terracotta.
I think the baking poweder/paint disguises the glue stick’s ridges really well, and none of it has come off yet. I’ll definitely use this for the other four glue stick caps I’ve saved for plant pots.
Of course, Petra immediately adopted them, and they’ll probably end up living somewhere in Tea at Yaz’s.
I do want to have some plants under the front window to bring some not-red colours to the facade. I was thinking more of a window box than a collection of pots though. And on the ground or below the windowsill? Hmmmmm……
Anyways, see ya!
Yves
My Life in Miniature 