Make Fairy Garden Miniature Plants
Create your own miniature cactus garden with polymer clay.
Charming Succulents
Miniature clay succulents are the perfect addition to kid's summer fun. They look great in a doll house or fairy garden, and they are simple to make. These tiny plants do require fine motor skills, so this project is ideal for kids 10 and up. When you run out of space in the doll house, these little plants make the perfect pop of color on a shelf in your full sized house too.
Making Pots
If you aren't going to use thimbles for you pots, you'll need to make your pots out of clay. Begin by shaping a small amount of clay into a flat disc. Shape the disc around one of your fingers to create a pot shape. You can make the pots as large as you like, we made ours about the size of a thimble.
Creating Dirt
Once you have your pots, you need to fill them. Use a small amount of clay to fill the pots most of the way. Then if you'd like you can fill the very top with small balls of brown clay to create the illusion of dirt or small stones. You can also create texture with a toothpick, or anything else you like.
Shaping Cacti
Once your pots are completed, you'll need to make your cacti and succulents to fill them. To create a pincushion cactus you'll need a round ball of clay for the body of the cactus. You'll want it to be about the size of the top of the pot. You'll also need some flowers. We made ours by gently folding small discs of clay into cone shapes.
Construction
Begin putting your cactus together by placing the largest leaves on the bottom. Attach two medium sized leaves to each large one so they look like mouse ears. Attach two small leaves to the medium ones in the same way. Use the log shapes to create flowers by pressing groups of them together at one end. Let the other end fan out into petals.
Related Pages
- Make a Magical Forest Fairy House
- How to Plant a Cactus Container Garden
- 23 Fairy Garden Flowers and Plants
- 12 Magical Fairy Garden Accessories You Can Make
- Obsessed with Fairy Gardens? Here's How to Make...
- 13 Fun (and Functional) Oven-Baked Clay DIYs
- Make a Haunted Pumpkin Fairy Garden
- Planting a Fairy Garden
- Make a Coastal Fairy House