Meditating Buddha in a Bottle

Hi All,

In this instructable, I will share, how to make a simple miniature landscape in a bottle.

You can use these steps to decorate your home, workplae or make gifts for the coming holiday seasons

Please share your comments and suggestions

Step 1: What Do We Need?

• Cardboard from delivery boxes- Recycle
• Glass Jar
• PVA glue
• Coco Peat
• Wire
• jute string
• 3d Printed Miniature Buddha (3d file link https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2156108)
• Acrylic colors
• Granite stone granules 1 to 2mm

Step 2: Landmass

• Measure the diameter o the jar, reduce 2 to 3 mm from it, and cut 4 cardboard pieces
• Glue them together
• Cut few more smaller pieces to make it like a mini mountain
• Leave space for tree and Buddha
• Cover the landmass with coco peat with at least 2 layers
• I colored some cocopeat separately to use it as grass and leaves on the tree
• Stick the landmass inside the jar
• Add some stone granules around the landmass as shown

Step 3: Tree

• I used some wires and twisted them to appear a tree-like structure
• Painted it brown first, let it dry for 2 hrs
• Then use green colored cocopeat to make leaves
• I used PVA glue to stick cocopeat on the wire tree
• We need to do multiple layers, till most of the wireframe is covered with the leaves
• After every layer wait at least 1 hr for the glue to dry

Step 4: Finishing

• Glue the tree in place
• Glue Buddha in place
• Let everything dry for at least 2 days
• Now using a cardboard piece seal the mouth of the jar
• Now using jute string to hid jar threads
• Leave it to dry and we are done

Now you can either use it to decorate your own house, workplace or gift it to your firends and family