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Where do you get your fake plants for outworlds?


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#1 Offline Izzy - Posted July 20 2023 - 5:43 PM

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I'm curious if anyone knows where to get some good fake plants that are small enough for outworlds. Seems like you can trim bigger plants to make them work, but looking online the selection doesn't seem that impressive to me on sites such as Amazon, Hobby Lobby, and Michaels. I ordered some from Temu and they ended up being huge. Just curious if anyone has a supplier or some that they really like?

 

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#2 Offline Whitemoss - Posted July 20 2023 - 9:10 PM

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Not sure where you are but I get all mine from the dollar store and a lot of them I'll cut them down to size in comparison to the out world.

They have selections of just fake plants, fake plants in pots (I just pull them out. It's still cheaper than Amazon and others) and even some aquarium plants can look decent.

#3 Offline Ernteameise - Posted July 20 2023 - 11:11 PM

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Same here.
I got some very nice and real looking plastic succulents for my large outworld from the German equivalent of the Dollar Store.
And our local DIY / hardware store also has a big home decoration section with a whole shelving unit full of fake plants.
They look great and only cost a few Euros.
If I were you, this is where to look first, fake plants in pet stores for example are more expensive.

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 21 2023 - 2:28 AM

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Hobby Lobby is where I get my fake plants.
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#5 Offline Izzy - Posted July 21 2023 - 9:11 PM

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Cool, I'll checkout the local dollar stores, and maybe I need to actually go into Hobby Lobby and see what they have, not just what is on their site. That gives me somewhere to start. Thanks!


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#6 Offline AntObserver - Posted July 25 2023 - 1:45 PM

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Could buy some fake plants for aquariums and cut them up into appropriate size pieces. Then use like a water bottle cap or something and pour a little concrete or grout to stick in pieces of fake plant. Let dry and add accordingly maybe? Just some thoughts. I also get some solid decor from Diorama sets from arts and crafts type stores.
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#7 Offline gs5248 - Posted July 26 2023 - 9:39 PM

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