Borrvy lantern as a home for a wee beasty

<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUvaUn8mvXJqfQsWrAM-nqX0WFNZSjL5CDpOle39mhfDesqRxaFz09Ak5GC_UQxEiXOCzTOGKZEVRJIp2j6TsJ4bU9uUW_y7Q0E2UI0AUsGthLR4FikO_6jtG4w1nDL6YMBMbPcPyGzM/s1600/Borrby+Terrarium+%2813%29-758369.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523643442613802770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUvaUn8mvXJqfQsWrAM-nqX0WFNZSjL5CDpOle39mhfDesqRxaFz09Ak5GC_UQxEiXOCzTOGKZEVRJIp2j6TsJ4bU9uUW_y7Q0E2UI0AUsGthLR4FikO_6jtG4w1nDL6YMBMbPcPyGzM/s640/Borrby+Terrarium+%2813%29-758369.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials:</b> Borrby<br /><br /><b>Description: </b>We adopted a praying mantis female from the garden (before the frost) and were looking for vases to make into terrariums. We stumbled across the large Borrby lanterns - scoree! A perfect size, beautiful, and a much better access than a vase (door on the side). <br /><br />A few modifications were needed, starting with removing the nail sticking up in the middle (I thought it would snip off but it required some dremel work). <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4t9s4mfGawaOoPdwKaEtDmmOWYEdr5O2V-0XJ5oWxIhaH_qJskMfonyrYOGCRizL_CaCoZfgjOrg326BhrUDchClIee-i7BfnLHxD9NfqqTivVqcA7Rcml5opUbVqjoCissLG6VRTiM/s1600/Borrby+Terrarium+%281%29-753280.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523643426982310354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4t9s4mfGawaOoPdwKaEtDmmOWYEdr5O2V-0XJ5oWxIhaH_qJskMfonyrYOGCRizL_CaCoZfgjOrg326BhrUDchClIee-i7BfnLHxD9NfqqTivVqcA7Rcml5opUbVqjoCissLG6VRTiM/s640/Borrby+Terrarium+%281%29-753280.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Next was the "windows" which were are probably small enough to keep the mantis in, but certainly too big to contain her food (crickets) - so I glue-gunned mosquito screen from an old window on the side vents. I left the top level of vents open, and instead put a piece of screen across the entire access to the "attic" section. <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Nrh7PzQxEcgkFIvhPxqjo_-191Dq934HhWPMvBjl6e1IM-e2R3KQwvcPCLSeGcuIyN7pnX-s7e2fuyjd_GhnDqn1PZAvEON67c4oM-Js1c77DC-GoarEohdRqWusxaXCvE-qWd5J1UY/s1600/Borrby+Terrarium+%285%29-754796.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523643431605176450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Nrh7PzQxEcgkFIvhPxqjo_-191Dq934HhWPMvBjl6e1IM-e2R3KQwvcPCLSeGcuIyN7pnX-s7e2fuyjd_GhnDqn1PZAvEON67c4oM-Js1c77DC-GoarEohdRqWusxaXCvE-qWd5J1UY/s640/Borrby+Terrarium+%285%29-754796.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTBqxVFCXw4sXb7Vi2I-7i-H3KusKF-GzFeN_xLW74j6QRi8tASWqDe4LvQcqqwzrmyDJB_sc_q3A7MFoRiCtelTJD_sMYDcyPg-7rkvVDcKQv2TmTTu_vej3HomF3v7kz_TSELr0a4U/s1600/Borrby+Terrarium+%2810%29-757179.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523643440237447858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTBqxVFCXw4sXb7Vi2I-7i-H3KusKF-GzFeN_xLW74j6QRi8tASWqDe4LvQcqqwzrmyDJB_sc_q3A7MFoRiCtelTJD_sMYDcyPg-7rkvVDcKQv2TmTTu_vej3HomF3v7kz_TSELr0a4U/s640/Borrby+Terrarium+%2810%29-757179.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />A piece of cedar shim glued to the back wall gives a nice rough surface to climb on. <br /><br />The tabs and slots construction left some large openings around the bottom walls, so they got a bead of caulking. <br /><br />A piece of a plank became a base for plants and sticks, and a dollar store pot holder turned into a nice woven carpet. <br /><br />Linda (the beast) seems lo like her new abode - she loves to hang out on the screen ceiling, and if we open the door she climbs out all over her house. <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYc0fEhEy1ZCKR0c_0_sht0vp2tosDg_y9mW0JdzlUeQPGHWtIOSKp_AYQuIFS7OSrLGa-Bq4ZcmXuMN4HRv20KFZN__owmi4fDrr9NYF_DQFZBTefmZQ1F6RJw501MTphQ6pOgxenD0/s1600/Borrby+Terrarium+%2815%29-760199.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523643453172869634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYc0fEhEy1ZCKR0c_0_sht0vp2tosDg_y9mW0JdzlUeQPGHWtIOSKp_AYQuIFS7OSrLGa-Bq4ZcmXuMN4HRv20KFZN__owmi4fDrr9NYF_DQFZBTefmZQ1F6RJw501MTphQ6pOgxenD0/s400/Borrby+Terrarium+%2815%29-760199.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />~ David d'Anjou, Montreal

Borrvy lantern as a home for a wee beasty

Materials: Borrby Description: We adopted a praying mantis female from the garden (before the frost) and were looking for vases to make int...

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