How To Make A Ceramic Chia Pet

Get creative with your diy ornaments and give them personality as well as a nifty haircut after your seeds grow long enough.

How to make a ceramic chia pet.

Everyone remembers those ceramic chia pet kits that were once so popular. How fun would it be to help kids make and grow their own chia pet that they can decorate themselves. 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. Buy chia seed or wheat grass seeds.

Cut the pantyhose into about 6 inch sections and be sure to tie one end before adding the soil. Grow your own unique chia pet diy ornaments craft. Making a chia pet is easy but you need to allow a few days for the seeds to begin grow. The more grass seed you use the hairier your chia pet will be.

To make it easier to add the soil i used a cup to hold the panty hose. 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. Place a plastic bag over your chia pet for the first 3 or 4 days if the air is dry. After firing to 06 and glaze firing to 06 spread the gelled seeds on and that s pretty much it.

July 17 2013 at 1 30 pm. It is actually quite simple to make your own unique chia pet using just a few basic household items. July 17 2013 at 12 49 pm. Unfinished ceramic ornament diy ornaments for.

Ohhhh i love it the story and the project. One man s past is another gal s treasure add yours. The fur on an original chia pet is made from sprouting the chia seed which is full of soluble fiber. Love love love the story.

Use red earthenware if you want the chia pet look. How to make a chia planter. When making the sculpture score the parts where you want the seeds to grow with a serrated rib. Don t let the bag touch the actual pet however or the seeds won t sprout.

Supplies for chia pet ornament. Do not glaze the parts you want the seeds to grow on. Chia planters allow individuals to grow chia salvia columbariae also known as california sage and golden chia from seed indoors. While chia pets come in a variety of styles you don t have to be restricted to those sold in the store.

The plastic bag will help create a mini greenhouse for your chia pet.