Vertical wall terrarium

These vertical terrariums make great gifts - or keep them for your home - they are extremely easy to maintain. Who wouldn’t want to bring a little bit of the outdoors to their home or office?

 

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YOU WILL NEED:

Gravel (at pet stores in the aquarium section)
Cactus or succulents - air plants are also great
Potting soil - only a small amount
Moss
Rust-Oleum spray paint - satin white
Metal tins (recycle old coffee or cake tins)
Glass or acrylic cut to size
Dremel MultiTool
Masking tape
Clear silicone sealer

You can use any Dremel MultiTool for this project and it requires a reinforced grinding wheel that is designed for cutting through metal. DO wear safety glasses and gloves when cutting into any metal.

 

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HERE'S HOW:

1. Cover your tins with masking tape before you begin spray painting the inside of them.

2. Spray the tins with 2 to 3 light coats of satin white, allowing drying time between each coat.

3. Use your Dremel MultiTool and cut-off wheel to cut out a section of the lid. Cut around the rim of the lid, leaving just enough around the lid so that you can secure the glass or acrylic to this.

GOOD TO KNOW
Wear safety glasses when cutting through the lid, as sparks will fly!

4. Place glass or acrylic into the metal frame of the lid and secure in place with clear silicone sealer.

5. On the tins, remove tape. Pop on the lid and start filling up the terrarium.

6. Add gravel, moss and plants. If you prefer building a closed terrarium and skip cutting the lids, you will need activated charcoal, which can be found in the aquarium section at any pet store. Air plants won’t work well in closed containers.