How To Make A Ceramic Chia Pet

July 17 2013 at 1 30 pm.

How to make a ceramic chia pet.

After firing to 06 and glaze firing to 06 spread the gelled seeds on and that s pretty much it. Grow your own unique chia pet diy ornaments craft. Do not glaze the parts you want the seeds to grow on. Place a plastic bag over your chia pet for the first 3 or 4 days if the air is dry.

When making the sculpture score the parts where you want the seeds to grow with a serrated rib. Making a chia pet is easy but you need to allow a few days for the seeds to begin grow. Everyone remembers those ceramic chia pet kits that were once so popular. Buy chia seed or wheat grass seeds.

Using potting soil chia seeds an old nylon stocking an empty terracotta pot and a little imagination you can grow your own chia pet or chia head without ordering one from a tv infomercial. To make it easier to add the soil i used a cup to hold the panty hose. How to make a chia planter. 6 thoughts on how to make an upscale chia pet alternative in five easy steps or.

Cut the pantyhose into about 6 inch sections and be sure to tie one end before adding the soil. The more grass seed you use the hairier your chia pet will be. Don t let the bag touch the actual pet however or the seeds won t sprout. Ohhhh i love it the story and the project.

While chia pets come in a variety of styles you don t have to be restricted to those sold in the store. Unfinished ceramic ornament diy ornaments for. July 17 2013 at 12 49 pm. The fur on an original chia pet is made from sprouting the chia seed which is full of soluble fiber.

Supplies for chia pet ornament. Get creative with your diy ornaments and give them personality as well as a nifty haircut after your seeds grow long enough. Use red earthenware if you want the chia pet look. Love love love the story.

How fun would it be to help kids make and grow their own chia pet that they can decorate themselves. The plastic bag will help create a mini greenhouse for your chia pet. Chia planters allow individuals to grow chia salvia columbariae also known as california sage and golden chia from seed indoors. Take the bag off after 3 to 4 days when most of the seeds have sprouted.

If you missed out on the chia pet craze from the 80s and 90s don t worry it s never too late to build and make your own weirdly head shaped thing with grass hair growing on top.