Terrarium Craft by Amy Bryant Aiello & Kate Bryant

Author:Amy Bryant Aiello & Kate Bryant
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2011-03-11T05:00:00+00:00

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The bullet-shaped glass would also make a lovely horn-of-plenty design, with a profusion of gleanings from the woods and fields (such as plump rosehips, acorns, and flower seedheads) symbolizing fertility, good fortune, and abundance.

FLOWERS FOR MEDUSA

This striking terrarium is built around a dramatic species of airplant with seemingly writhing foliage—Tillandsia caput-medusae—named for the terrifying Greek maiden-goddess with snakes for hair who turned onlookers to stone if they dared to look at her face.

1 GLASS EYE CONTAINER (14 X 16 INCHES, OPENING 2 1/2 INCHES DEEP X 14 INCHES WIDE)

10 CUPS PURE QUARTZ SAND

6 TIGER SHELLS, SMALL AND LARGE

2 LARGE CUT SHELLS

2 LARGE MEDUSA’S HEADS (Tillandsia caput-medusae)

3 BLUSHING BRIDES (Tillandsia ionantha)

PASTRY BRUSH OR PAINTBRUSH

1. Clean terrarium glass inside and out.

2. Pour quartz sand into vessel, mounding it up two opposite sides slightly.

3. Press the tiger shells softly into the sand. Try positioning the smaller tiger shells closer to the surface and the larger tiger shells about one-third buried.

4. Poke the large cut shells into the sand toward the middle. Nestle the Medusa’s heads between the two cut shells with plants’ bases sitting on top of the sand.

5. Place the blushing brides near the tiger shells.

Care

Place terrarium where it will receive bright, indirect or filtered light. Avoid direct, hot midday or afternoon sun. Every 1 to 2 weeks (depending on light levels), remove airplants from terrarium and submerge in water containing quarter-strength fertilizer for 1 to 8 hours.

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