I am in love with succulents and I have been wanting a terrarium in my home for quite some time. While I was at Michael's the other day, I found the cutest miniature terrariums with faux succulents in them and I just thought they were adorable. And I had the idea to take this cute little decoration and customize it with a little splash of gold! You can't go wrong with gold right now and I love how this little crafty touch completely transforms this terrarium into something unique and really special. So read below to see how to make this really cute Gold Dipped Terrarium!
Gold Dipped Terrarium
A big thanks to DecoArt for making this post possible today.
To create this Gold Dipped Terrarium, you will need:
- Americana Multi-Surface Metallic Paint, Gold
- Small Terrarium with Succulents
- Foam Brush
- Painters Tape
I began by taping off the bottom portion of my terrarium with painters tape. Because it is a rounded surface, I had to stretch and play with the tape just a little bit to get a straight line. I rubbed it well to ensure that the tape had a good tight seal on the glass. You want to tight seal so that the paint can't seep under it.
Then I painted the bottom portion of the terrarium gold using my foam brush. The multi surface paint really does work well on any surface! But on glass it will take about 3 coats to get good coverage. Be sure to let your paint dry completely between coats.
After my last coat of paint had partially dried, I removed the painters tape and then let my paint dry completely.
And that's it! Isn't that so simple!? And I love how it looks! I love how I took a fairly simple yet trendy item and turned it into something completely my own with a little bit of time and paint!
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Eloquence
This is so cute and lovely! I'm loving everything gold these days.
Carmia
Ooh, what a great idea! It instantly glams up the terrarium, which I love 🙂
lisa
This is very cute. I love how just a little bit of gold adds so much! 🙂
Condo Blues
I saw those succulents at Michaels too. I had to touch them to see if they were real or not. I figure I should buy a few because they are the only type of plant I can't kill - fake.
Andie Conn
This is perfect! I seriously like this a lot (: You have an eye for design!
Gilly @ Colour Saturated. Life
So cute! It would be lovely having a bunch of these hanging in the window.
Barb
Very cute ways to display succulents!
Cynthia L
I absolutely love this idea. There is a gentleman that sells succulents at the Farmers Market in the spring. I will have to get some and try this. Love it! Thanks for sharing this great post at the This Is How We Roll Link Party. I can't wait to see what you bring next week! I am sharing this on one of my social medias!
Kathleen
Oh, I really love this! I don't have plants because I can't keep them alive, but my daughter loves succulents. This would make a great gift for her! Thanks for linking up to tips and tricks! Hope to see you again this week.
Julie
It looks beautiful but I have to ask, did you really paint it with the plant still inside? Did it just slide round when you painted the underneath? I can imagine me getting into all sorts of soil/gold paint mess if I wasn't REALLY careful!
Ashley Phipps
I really did paint it with the plant inside! The plant is fake and it was glued to the bottom of the container. I just painted the outside of it and really didn't get any paint on the inside of it! It wasn't hard at all.