Time for another update to our miniature fixer-upper, a repurposed IKEA Billy Bookcase Dollhouse. This time I'll show you how easy it is to make an adorable miniature fiddle leaf fig tree plus a boho-style knit plant pot cover.

Staying true to my mission that everything, including the dollhouse, is either repurposed or a DIY project, these new additions are made from repurposed finds.

DIY Miniature Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree With Knit Pot

It all started with an IKEA Billy Bookcase that we found at our local Salvation Army store for $14.99.

You can see all the dollhouse projects on our dollhouse page. There's even a realistic DIY miniature fireplace with flickering flame!

The miniature fig tree I'm sharing today cost nothing to make with items found in my craft bin and around the house. However, the supplies could be purchased inexpensively at the dollar store.

Both of these DIY dollhouse miniatures took no time at all to make and I think the dollhouse could use one or two more.

What You'll Need To Make It

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Supply List

• Empty Keurig K-Cup
• Dry Twig
• Faux Rose Floral Picks (dollar store)
• Sharp Scissors
• Redi-Mix Concrete (alternatives in the post)
• Hot Glue Gun
• Faux Moss (dollar store)
• 5.0 mm Crochet Hook
• White & Gray Acrylic Yarn

How To Make A Miniature Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree

If you don't have a stash of faux greens on hand leftover from previous craft projects, head to your local dollar store and look for rose picks or any floral pick with dark green leaves. You want ones that have more than one leaf per stem.

We won't let those pretty faux florals go to waste, keep them for a future craft project. The leaves I used for the fig tree were leftover from the roses in my daughter's wedding centerpiece boxes.

Don't separate the leaves on the floral picks, the more leaves per stem, the fuller our fig leaf tree. Fiddle leaf fig trees have violin-shaped leaves and so we need to shape the tips of our rose leaves into this shape with sharp scissors (as pictured below.

Next, forage your yard or a neighborhood park for a dry twig that you can use as the tree trunk.

DIY Dollhouse Fiddle Leaf Plant Pot

To make a plant pot for the fiddle leaf tree repurpose an empty Keurig K-cup. To add weight to the k-cup so the plant doesn't tip over easily you can do it a few different ways.

1. Fill the cup with ready-mix concrete like I did.
2. Add a layer of small pebbles to the bottom and set craft styrofoam over top. You'll want to glue the styrofoam so the small pebbles don't come spilling out and into the mouth of a young child.
3. Fill the cavity with air dry molding clay.

Whichever option you choose, stick your branch into the K-cup and trim it to the right height for your dollhouse. The total height of my fig tree is nine inches high.

Miniature Fiddle Leaf Plant Assembly

Starting a third of the way up the twig attach the violin-shaped leaf stems with a hot glue gun. You'll want to use hot glue finger caps rather than your finger to firmly push the base of the stems against the twig. I used six-leaf stems for my fiddle leaf plant.

Use single leaves to fill in any gaps as well as one near the top of the twig. You decide how full you want your fig tree to be.

Now that we have the miniature fiddle leaf tree finished, let's make the coffee k-cup plant pot pretty.

How To Make A Boho Knit Miniature Plant Pot Cover

For the on-trend boho-style knit plant cover, we'll crochet an easy peasy white and gray collar that can be slipped over the K-cup.

With a 5.0 mm crochet hook and gray and white acrylic yarn, use whatever crochet stitch you're comfortable with to make the plant pot cover. You'll want it to be 6 1/2 inches wide by 3 1/4 inches long. In crochet terms that would be 20 stitches wide by 9 rows long.

Slip stitch the ends together with yarn to form the collar and slip it over the K-cup plant pot. Mine rests just under the bottom rim and I added a few dabs of hot glue to hold it in place.

Last but not least, glue some moss from the dollar store along the top of the plant pot. Voila, we have an adorable miniature fiddle leaf fig tree with a boho-chic knit plant pot cover!

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