This orchid in a bell jar will create sparkles in every room! And you can easily make it yourself. We’ll explain how you can do this in no time at all. Too tricky? Watch the video.

Items needed:

• Orchid: Paphiopedilum
• Moss
• Twigs
• Bell jar
• Bell jar base or stand
• Pruning shears
• Bowl of water to immerse your orchid
• Waste bin for wood chips

Step 1: Distribute the moss across the base of the bell jar.
Step 2: Remove the plastic pot from the orchid and remove the loose soil.
Step 3: Immerse the orchid’s roots in a bowl of water.
Step 4: Place the orchid firmly on the moss.
Step 5: Add the branch to the orchid and attach with a piece of wire.
Step 6: Place the bell jar over the orchid. Use a water spray to water the orchid from time to time.
Step 7: Insert a twig between the bell jar and the base so that the glass does not fog up.

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Looking for a fun way to make Christmas place cards? We have created a DIY idea, especially for a festive holiday table: mugs filled with mini orchids and a golden name tag to make everyone’s place setting extra special. Fancy having a crafty afternoon? Then follow the steps below or watch the video below, to make Christmas place cards with orchids!

DIY: Christmas place cards with Orchids

These place cards with orchids are perfect for a festive holiday table! They look stunning but are easy to make.

Necessities

• Mini Phalaenopsis orchid
• Mugs
• Orchid potting soil
• Bowl of water to immerse your orchid
• Beautiful thick paper
• Printer and nice font (or handwritten)
• Scissors
• Satay stick
• Glue / Pritt stick
• Tassel
• Gold foil
• Gold foil glue

Step 1: Fill the jars or mugs with orchid potting soil.
Step 2: Remove the plastic pot from the orchid and immerse it in a bowl of water.
Step 3: Place the orchid in the jar and press it down with orchid potting soil.
Step 4: Distribute a few strands of Tillandsia or moss across the pot to fill it up.
Step 5: Write or print the guests’ names on a rectangular piece of paper. Make sure you can fold the paper around a skewer and secure it like a flag.
Step 6: Cut a triangle off the corner of the flag that you’ve made.
Step 7: Spread a little glue on the end of the flag with a brush and apply the gold leaf.
Step 8: Brush over the gold foil so that only the tip of the flag remains gold and the rest of the gold foil comes off.
Step 9: Insert your name flag in the pot with the orchid.

Looking for more Christmas DIY inspiration? Have a look at 5 Christmas decorations with orchids

Perfumer and co-founder of Nose Store Nicolas Cloutier is fascinated by the orchid: “The orchid is a very mysterious flower that fascinates me. The flower has a sexual connotation due to what it looks like and in literature. This makes me think of Proust, who used the expression ‘make Cattleya’ whenever he talked about love. These flowers, some of which smell a bit of vanilla and greenery, grow in trees, as if from an enchanted forest, like in our imagination.

Nicolas Cloutier is fascinated by the orchid

The orchid in its natural habitat

The orchid has a prominent spot at Nose, including in the jasmine we have outside as if it were in its natural habitat. At home, I have jasmine in the bathroom, where they get enough light, not too direct, and it is nice and humid. The Cattleya is my favourite, because of what Proust said about it… and that inspires me tremendously!”, said Nicolas Cloutier.

Nose Store

Nicolas Cloutier, co-founder of Nose Store. Nose is a beauty concept store and webshop, which focuses solely on designer brands and one main idea: diagnosing the right perfume for the customer.

www.nose.fr

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‘Virtual Plant Bathing’ amidst the orchids! The ultimate sense of joy and peace is now just a click away for orchid fans. Orchidsinfo.eu presents the ultimate virtual experience amidst the orchids: an interactive 360 degree video of the ‘Orchid Room’ amongst opulent greenery with 8D audio effects which can be accessed by anyone with a computer, smartphone or VR goggles.

Thanks to the 8D audio effects users will literally feel that they are in the jungle – the place from which orchids originate. With 8D audio it feels like the sounds are happening in the space itself rather than entering the ears through headphones.

Experience the virtual ‘Orchid Room’ for yourself on 3 September, and celebrate the International Day of the Orchid with us! View the teaser here: https://youtu.be/ZToIJkRhjHw