In our garden we have pots and pots of sempervivum succulents literally pouring down from said pots and I got an idea to make them little houses out of clay.
For this project I used ordinary clay and tempera colors, although I believe they would be much more attractive with acrylic ones. I also used transparent varnish to give them shine.
Here’s how it goes:
Take a piece of clay and sculpt a mini bowl which would be 5 or 6 cm in diameter. Put the clay ball into your palm and pushing with your thumb knuckle – make it a nest, i.e. a bowl.
Work with fingers to make it deeper.
Leave to dry. Although the weather is scorching hot in my corner of the world, I left them to dry for a day. Color them. Doddle or draft a pattern. Apply varnish.
Add soil and stick the succulents in.
