METROLAND Spring 2022

Upcycling Project:
Terrarium Lamp
Last year Jeyes Fluid, the British heritage brand
that’s been proudly keeping the nation’s gardens
clean for over 140 years, launched its Creative
Spaces initiative in June, by partnering up with
Melanie Lissack, the award winning interior stylist,
writer and influencer. Together, they are helping to
inspire Brits on how people can easily repurpose
tired furniture, leftover materials in the home and
upcycle them to transform their gardens.
To help give you inspiration, here is how to use an
old mason jar to create an Insta-worthy terrarium
lamp:
Tools and materials needed:
• Bucket
• Jeyes Fluid
• Sponge, cloth or stiff brush
• 1 gallon mason jar
• Terrarium kit
• Terrarium plants
• Garden gloves
• Drill
• Lamp wiring kit for glass jar
• Lampshade in a colour of your choice
Method
Creating the lamp base
1. To clean your mason jar - use a measuring jug,
pour 5000 ml of water and 250ml of Jeyes Fluid
into a bucket.
2. Jeyes heritage tin has been replaced, so look
out for its new recyclable plastic bottle with
an updated formula as part of its commitment
to help pave the way for a more sustainable
future.
3. Wear some rubber gloves for protection. Dip a
cloth, sponge or stiff brush inside the solution
and use it on the inside and outside of the
mason jar. Then rinse the jar and allow it to
completely dry.
4. Use the terrarium kit to fill your mason jar. Start
with small stones and pebbles for the base for
water drainage purposes.
5. Grab a small handful of moss and place it on
top of the pebbles.
6. Layer three or four spoonfuls of soil on top of
the moss to give your succulents a base to put
their roots into.
7. Create a shallow hole in the soil where you will
place your succulent.
8. Place your succulent in the hole you made and
cover the exposed roots with the soil.
9. Add some pebbles to cover the soil, and then
anything else you want in order to personalise
your terrarium.
10. Use the plastic tweezers in the kit to arrange
your decorations and plants.
*The kit comes with a plastic spray bottle which we
recommend using once a month on the terrarium
to keep it fresh.
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