Introduction: 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
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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