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DIY plant stands

FIMO - DIY plant stands
30 min Easy

Want to add a splash of colour to your window ledge?
Looking for a new idea for a lovely housewarming gift?

Then home-made plant stands are just what you need. You can make these individual, creative pot holders out of FIMO in no time. And you can make them in whatever design you like! Contrast them with your pot plants or enhance their natural colours. Whether it’s in tropical colours or a simple green to fit with a more botanical look, your home made plant stand will really catch the eye. And with FIMO you can create a whole range of patterns. Give it a try!

Luisa

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Step-by-step tutorial

Depending on the size of your plant pot holders, knead 1 to 2 blocks of FIMO soft (pale pink) per pot until soft and roll out into a 5 mm sheet using the acrylic roller.

Roll out half a block each of FIMO soft emerald and FIMO effect jade green until soft and then into a sheet about 2 - 3 mm thick.

Cut part of each green sheet into small shards using the FIMO blade.

Next, place the green FIMO shards on the base sheet to create a terrazzo effect.

Tip: Less is more, and the fragments should not be too neatly arranged.

Then roll over with the acrylic roller so as to bind the shards with the base sheet and create an even surface.

Now cut out the rough shape of the plant pot holder from the FIMO sheet.

Tip: Roll the plant pot holder gently once over the modelling clay, creating a faint impression on the clay which you can then cut round roughly with the FIMO blade.

Place the trimmed strip around the pot, press down and then cut to the required length. Close the join and smooth it flat.

Tip: To avoid leaving fingerprints on the FIMO, place some baking paper over the join and smooth over it with a finger.

Cut off any modelling clay that is protruding over the top of the pot. Smooth the edges with a finger.

Next, place the plant pot holder on piece of the remaining FIMO and cut to fit the bottom.

Join the seam between the bottom and the sides of the plant pot holder by smoothing it with a finger. Then harden it in the oven for 30 minutes at 110 °C / 230 °F. Leave to cool completely.

While your plant pot holder is in the oven, prepare the wooden part of your plant stand.

To do this, cut out a square piece of balsa wood using the cutter blade and the ruler. The piece should be big enough to hold the plant pot holder.

Attach the small wooden beads to the piece of wood using the wood glue.

Once your plant pot holder has cooled, it can be placed on the wooden pedestal.

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Material overview

What you need

ProductArticle no.Quantity
FIMO® soft 8020 Oven-bake modelling clay - Single product pale pink 8020-43 4
FIMO® soft 8020 Oven-bake modelling clay - Single product emerald 8020-56 1
FIMO® effect 8020 Oven-bake modelling clay - Single product jade green 8020-506 1

Additionally required:

ovenproof mini plant pot holder, smooth working surface (glass or ceramic), balsa wood, wooden beads, wood glue, cutter blade, cutting mat

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