Snow Terrarium for Handmade Mini Cabin

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  • čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
  • In this one, I made a custom-built mini cabin from scratch to be the centerpiece for a terrarium. It was quite the process, but I thought it could make for a really awesome scape. Along with that, I designed the setup to look like a snowy landscape. The end result is something unique that aligns perfectly with the holiday season.
    What do you think though? Let me know in the comment and enjoy the video! If you like this one, then you might enjoy a similar one I did a few months back where a made a sailboat from scratch for an aquarium. Check it out!
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    00:00 Intro
    00:42 Building the Cabin
    08:51 Terrarium Setup
    12:36 Finished Piece
    13:18 1M Giveaway Results
    16:27 Final Thoughts
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Komentáře • 387

  • @SerpaDesign
    @SerpaDesign  Před 2 lety +196

    Much like the ghost ship aquascape, I decided to go with a custom-built cabin for this week's video. What do you think about it? I thought it was a pretty neat idea. Also, be sure to watch to the end to see the winners of the 1M giveaway revealed! I hope that you all have an incredible day and weekend. 💚

    • @AquariumsandTerrariums
      @AquariumsandTerrariums Před 2 lety +2

      You too man you put in so much work and dedication I hope you have a nice relaxing week.

    • @jacobh.264
      @jacobh.264 Před 2 lety +3

      I absolutely love it! The little cabin looks lovely. Have you considered painting these little mini builds in the future? In the finished product they still have the same color as a wooden toy, which is fine if thats what you’re going for.

    • @StreetNickel
      @StreetNickel Před 2 lety

      I'm really surprised you didn't use polyurethane

    • @reptile-king-jack
      @reptile-king-jack Před 2 lety +1

      It adds a nice touch if you have a theme, very nice!

    • @funkalunatic
      @funkalunatic Před 2 lety +1

      You should make a refrigerated cold-temperature terrarium that thaws in the day and freezes at night to frost things up.

  • @zachthetuffman
    @zachthetuffman Před 2 lety +85

    I love it. I decorated one of my jumping spider enclosures with a little Christmas cabin and a small Christmas tree for the last month. She made her nest in the house so it's permanently a Christmas-themed enclosure.

    • @angelayork2419
      @angelayork2419 Před 2 lety +7

      This comment is so pure and wholesome🙏 Made my day lol, I hope she is living her best life in that Christmas themed build

  • @fearlessjoogie
    @fearlessjoogie Před 2 lety +4

    Merry Christmas/happy holidays everyone

  • @JustImproviseProductions
    @JustImproviseProductions Před 2 lety +4

    Merry Christmas Serpa Squad!

  • @greenaquatics9503
    @greenaquatics9503 Před 2 lety +6

    Merry Christmas Serpa Squad 🎄🎄

  • @lo-firobotboy7112
    @lo-firobotboy7112 Před 2 lety +2

    You're becoming the Bob Ross of aquariums.

  • @yvonnetaber1859
    @yvonnetaber1859 Před 2 lety +89

    Congratulations to the recipients of the great prizes! Another great build. The rock work on the cabin looks amazing.

  • @mackenziekinz467
    @mackenziekinz467 Před 2 lety +6

    Serpa, I love you dude.

  • @adrianr9454
    @adrianr9454 Před 9 měsíci

    After seeing this and many other videos, you should do a full village or a log cabin next to a lake and a mountain and forrest. The level of creativity and patience you have is incredible.

  • @meta.aesthetica
    @meta.aesthetica Před 2 lety +211

    very nice! I kinda wish the cabin was painted to look more realistic, but its a great build!

    • @aspenrayne5951
      @aspenrayne5951 Před 2 lety +20

      Or even just sealed so it’s waterproof

    • @veronica5896
      @veronica5896 Před 2 lety +25

      It will silver with time, and I think it will look amazing. If he had sealed it, it would stay like this.

    • @emmitstewart1921
      @emmitstewart1921 Před 2 lety +9

      Cabins are almost never painted.

    • @meta.aesthetica
      @meta.aesthetica Před 2 lety +11

      @Emmit Stewart I'm not suggesting that they are painted irl. I'm saying that 'real' cabins are usually a different colour. He even shows a cabin within the first 20 seconds, which is orange-ish, as an example. Google it and you'll see many more.
      It's a personal preference, I guess. As long as Tanner is happy, that's what counts. He is the one that gets to look at it every day, after all!

    • @emmitstewart1921
      @emmitstewart1921 Před 2 lety +12

      @@meta.aesthetica I see what you mean. Most of the cabins I have visited were dark brown wood or grey weathered wood. Maybe he is waiting for the wood to weather to a grey color. Otherwise, a dark stain might work.

  • @randomthings2493
    @randomthings2493 Před 2 lety +5

    Merry Christmas!!!

  • @greenaquatics9503
    @greenaquatics9503 Před 2 lety +91

    The small stones add so much character!! Love this build!! 🎄🌲

  • @ankeshmbbs
    @ankeshmbbs Před 2 lety +18

    pure white sand in patches would have looked amazing too

  • @rat_dragon
    @rat_dragon Před 2 lety +40

    Wow, this little cabin looks almost exactly like my decade-long dream house

  • @angelayork2419
    @angelayork2419 Před 2 lety

    The way you could see the reflection of the cabin while he was putting the hardscape in. It was magical lol, like a look into the future. This was so cute, wish I could shrink down and live there

  • @luci-mer
    @luci-mer Před 2 lety +1

    Merry christmas to everyone who celebrates 🧡

  • @melvinthebravefish9788
    @melvinthebravefish9788 Před 2 lety +1

    Honestly, a little dye/paint and weathering and that cabin would be perfect as a stand alone miniature model

  • @nightstar8073
    @nightstar8073 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you 🥰

  • @bustybryan3157
    @bustybryan3157 Před 2 lety +2

    Merry Christmas/Hanukkah everyone❄️❤️

  • @pay1370
    @pay1370 Před 2 lety

    I really like the illusion of snow the moss creates

  • @effy_kujo
    @effy_kujo Před 2 lety +35

    Loved this build! The cabin was so cute and quaint. I'm surprised you didn't stain it for a more rustic look. The chimney was also my favorite part and the lichen.
    Congratulations again on 1 million and congratulations to the winners (I'm envious, would have loved that build for my son and I to create something together. Will definitely draw inspiration from it and hopefully do one from scratch)!
    Happy Holidays Tanner & Serpa Squad xx

  • @erinhallmakes777
    @erinhallmakes777 Před 2 lety

    Miniature landscapes are my favourite thing in the world be that under water or on table top and is the main reason I follow you to use your plant and terrarium ideas to use in miniature landscaping.

  • @hudsonreese5814
    @hudsonreese5814 Před 2 lety +2

    This man is like bob Ross. He adds things that seem weird by themselves but are gorgeous together

  • @Yinyara
    @Yinyara Před 2 lety

    So cute! Some miniature people in winter clothes would fit in here making a snowman out of the moss 😉

  • @kurtoogle4576
    @kurtoogle4576 Před 2 lety

    The white reindeer lichen was an excellent choice! Great project!

  • @AquariumsandTerrariums
    @AquariumsandTerrariums Před 2 lety +3

    ihope you have3 a good christmas tanner love you man have a awesome day

  • @thefrugalaquarist3068
    @thefrugalaquarist3068 Před 2 lety +2

    The lichen is genius, love the cabin.

  • @Billy-fj8sm
    @Billy-fj8sm Před 2 lety

    Awesome glass box 📦 and canin terrium came out realisticly cozzy..

  • @extraordinary_ordinary
    @extraordinary_ordinary Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic project. As a scale modeller my only suggestion is that if you do something like the cabin again in the future, you may want to consider using smaller rocks. They're noticeably out of scale when compared to the size of the cabin.

  • @christianfrandsen1082
    @christianfrandsen1082 Před 2 lety

    The cabin was incredible. I'm flabbergasted

  • @mystra13
    @mystra13 Před 2 lety +3

    I love your creativity on these themed builds. This is so cute. Stinks I didn't win but at least another Long Islander won lol. Congrats Darth!

  • @stevesmith4051
    @stevesmith4051 Před rokem

    I'm blown away! Is there nothing you can't build?!

  • @kinkydervish
    @kinkydervish Před 2 lety

    Omg when you showed up on the little people, cracked me up. Good job tanner.

  • @kittykittymeow260
    @kittykittymeow260 Před 2 lety

    I could so totally see you changing the scene for the seasons!

  • @lizzw4216
    @lizzw4216 Před 2 lety

    That chimney was amazing!

  • @jimothyj2638
    @jimothyj2638 Před 2 lety +1

    You should use ground pine/clubmoss for the miniature conifer!

  • @Leslie12.66
    @Leslie12.66 Před 2 lety

    Happy holidays! Hope you and yours are surrounded with love, laughter and positive memories throughout 2022!

  • @annettesanchez7062
    @annettesanchez7062 Před 2 lety +1

    Congratulations to both of the winning 🥇 people you are very lucky 🍀 in joy

  • @chevysears4548
    @chevysears4548 Před 10 měsíci

    Love that cabin in the woods.

  • @sirfancyfrog2315
    @sirfancyfrog2315 Před 2 lety +4

    Very cool merry Christmas

  • @AZReal707
    @AZReal707 Před 2 lety

    I enjoyed this artistic themed scene scape and I’m glad you do this without you idk how I would have learned so much

  • @johnniewarren3049
    @johnniewarren3049 Před 2 lety

    Wishing you and your family a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year

  • @xrodr2
    @xrodr2 Před rokem

    You should totally do one of these but ruined- just the foundation and part of the chimney remaining, taken over by nature!

  • @sotomayor4884
    @sotomayor4884 Před 2 lety +27

    Love the cabin, and the little detail you put into everything you do man. The removable roof and how you designed it to stay in place is genius. Merry Christmas Tanner and Serpa Squad. Looking forward to another great year of incredible designs!!

  • @lotrelvenarcher
    @lotrelvenarcher Před 2 lety +10

    What a charming little terrarium, very fitting to the season!

  • @greenaquatics9503
    @greenaquatics9503 Před 2 lety +25

    Thanks Tanner for another Fantastic video!! And Merry christmas to you and your family!! And the serpa squad!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄

    • @greenaquatics9503
      @greenaquatics9503 Před 2 lety +2

      I hope everyone has a very safe Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🌱🐟🐌🐸🎄🎆🎁

  • @MDaVela
    @MDaVela Před 2 lety +1

    Congrats to the winners. This inspired me, maybe I'll move from making voxel art cars to tiny buildings and landscapes haha. Thanks for the vid.

  • @olivercash167
    @olivercash167 Před 2 lety +3

    🔥 thanks for all this inspiration this past year!!

  • @RyokoVT
    @RyokoVT Před 2 lety

    I was kinda hoping this would be like, an enclosed terrarium with its own 'weather' cycle that actually created snow. When I actually think about it though, that was a pretty silly thing to expect. Very nice either way~

  • @EliteSmorechannel
    @EliteSmorechannel Před 2 lety

    Omg the like/sub plug was amazing

  • @angiearflin9306
    @angiearflin9306 Před 2 lety

    Omg Tanner is there anything you can't do love this one.

  • @hoperules8874
    @hoperules8874 Před 2 lety

    O! Next time you make a chimney, can you add a mister/smoke pump? It would be cool to see you do that. Maybe a high mountain alpine lodge?

  • @DoubtX
    @DoubtX Před 2 lety

    Just wanted to let you know that your talent is appreciated from across the world. Merry Christmas, Tanner.

  • @3dandyrandy3
    @3dandyrandy3 Před 2 lety

    Wow you're over a million!!! That $$$$ rolling in!

  • @lively_spirit_bbb
    @lively_spirit_bbb Před 2 lety

    I really like what you did with the grout. That little house is so cool

  • @wretchedrue7859
    @wretchedrue7859 Před 2 lety

    Ha! I love what you did with the "like and subscribe" bit with the figurines

  • @framelights1290
    @framelights1290 Před 2 lety

    Merry Christmas Serpa Squad!! 🎄

  • @thesalviniadude3882
    @thesalviniadude3882 Před 2 lety

    Congratulations to the 2 givaway winners, and Merry Christmas Tanner!

  • @mjustjeanette7026
    @mjustjeanette7026 Před 2 lety

    I love that little cabin.

  • @JustImproviseProductions
    @JustImproviseProductions Před 2 lety +6

    Merry Christmas Tanner! My birthday is in two days and I would absolutely love a happy birthday if possible? You're the best keep up the great work as always!

  • @bettertomorrow2625
    @bettertomorrow2625 Před 2 lety +21

    Always inspiring and entertaining! I have several incredible vivariums now and some gorgeous frogs who live in these little slices of rainforest. I have learned a great deal from you, so thank you! I wish I could show you what your inspiration led to. They're so beautiful. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

    • @THandP_org
      @THandP_org Před 2 lety

      You can video your creations and upload them to CZcams.
      Then Tanner could see them.

  • @MrFuckingRandom
    @MrFuckingRandom Před 2 lety

    snow + lofi = bliss. love the videos man!

  • @SkylerLinux
    @SkylerLinux Před 2 měsíci

    The white reindeer lichen is great as snow.

  • @lively_spirit_bbb
    @lively_spirit_bbb Před 2 lety

    I really love everything about the cabin but I think if it was stained to be a little darker for contrast it would really make the look perfect.

  • @kevinfernandez7572
    @kevinfernandez7572 Před 2 lety

    This is perfect gift for my mom thank you so much for this

  • @l-_-sage-_-l
    @l-_-sage-_-l Před 2 lety

    Yeah Pittsburgh snow last winter was nutty 🥶❄️

    • @l-_-sage-_-l
      @l-_-sage-_-l Před 2 lety

      This project is awesome btw; the cabin looks so nice!

  • @bluewater454
    @bluewater454 Před 2 lety

    You are quite the artist.

  • @monsterkajiu1912
    @monsterkajiu1912 Před 2 lety +3

    Merry Christmas

  • @BPBomber
    @BPBomber Před 2 lety +1

    It’s the Poconos!

  • @WingMom-ek8ft
    @WingMom-ek8ft Před 2 lety +1

    Serpa is Bob Moss!

  • @robinwilssens4960
    @robinwilssens4960 Před 2 lety +1

    You're so talented!!

  • @serefine927
    @serefine927 Před 2 lety

    I think stained the cabin would look better and maybe you could add a next corniferian bonsai ? It still looks really good and cute

  • @felinafloripa
    @felinafloripa Před 2 lety

    I wish this Christmas Eve was filled with Love and Health for you and your Family! 🍾🥂🎄😘

  • @joeydr1497
    @joeydr1497 Před 2 lety

    Hey I’m Tanner serpa and to show you the power of flex glue I sawed this family in half!

  • @ANAnomalous1
    @ANAnomalous1 Před 2 lety +4

    Lol, that cabin family with your face!! 😂😆
    Happy Holidays or Xmas or all that 😁 I hope it's a cozy one!

  • @softheloaf7693
    @softheloaf7693 Před 2 lety

    It’s 4:03am rn and I’m up waitching your videos again 😌

  • @KodiakDunne
    @KodiakDunne Před 2 lety

    staining the cabin would have added so much great build

  • @moonbasket
    @moonbasket Před rokem

    I love the mini cabin! I'd be interested to see how this terrarium is holding up, if you've kept it around that is. I know you don't always keep them around long term, which is totally reasonable given how much you've got to manage and take care of already.

  • @rosamoyles3826
    @rosamoyles3826 Před 2 lety

    Congrats to the winners! Merry Christmas!🎁🎄

  • @ronaldpeterson4738
    @ronaldpeterson4738 Před 2 lety

    Yet again you blow my mind

  • @kipchardakat5556
    @kipchardakat5556 Před 2 lety

    Oh nice! The winner was a fellow South African. I myself am one so that was a lekker surprise!

  • @asweetpie5696
    @asweetpie5696 Před 2 lety

    i just love all your videos your terrariums are so creative and beautiful. I really appreciate the change of pace

  • @pennypaton3079
    @pennypaton3079 Před 2 lety

    Love love love this little cabin. Especially the stone chimney. That is so life like. It would be very cool to have a mist machine inside cabin so the mist could go up chimney... And the mist would help with humidity for the plants.. 🙌❤️

  • @BigPeteMe
    @BigPeteMe Před 2 lety +1

    You could also add a flickering candle to the cabin to give the look of a fire in the fireplace.

  • @AquariumsandTerrariums
    @AquariumsandTerrariums Před 2 lety +1

    Best channel Iv ever found been here for awhile and plan to stay 😂

  • @littlegirl-lc8lh
    @littlegirl-lc8lh Před rokem

    so beautiful!!!!!!!! thank you truly tiny giant!!!!!!!!

  • @Orchidomania
    @Orchidomania Před 2 lety

    Very cute idea especially because no fake snow...but I think due to the humidity, the cabin might need some varnish. Also the little cut off people (ahhhhh) are not very visible so...I don't think they were needed. Great idea and very cool cabin 🏡👍🏻

  • @zalphinian
    @zalphinian Před 2 lety

    The idea is really cool and the execution is neat. The only thing I would do different is add a light tea or coffee stain to the cabin. Give it a slightly more weathered look. I would think just brushing it on would be enough but not be over powering.

  • @williamj.rieger8965
    @williamj.rieger8965 Před 2 lety

    Really neat looking. But I agree it would have looked better stained, maybe a hole in the chimney for smoke. Thanks, Bill

  • @Candidtoad
    @Candidtoad Před 2 lety

    10:15 was an awesome shot

  • @KkCreatures
    @KkCreatures Před 2 lety

    You are so talented!! This build is absolutely beautiful. Good work!!

  • @Fulgrim2
    @Fulgrim2 Před 2 lety

    Theme designs are nice every so often, merry christmas!

  • @debh3404
    @debh3404 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful!! And congratulations to the winners!

  • @elizabethhusser8942
    @elizabethhusser8942 Před 2 lety

    I wouldn't paint the wood but stain with a small brush. I love it so much, very Bob Ross-esque

  • @DadsCigaretteRun
    @DadsCigaretteRun Před 2 lety

    Congrats Darth Akart 😊

  • @DeliriantOne
    @DeliriantOne Před 2 lety

    07:23 made my day. love your stuff.

  • @Stephen-jw8ci
    @Stephen-jw8ci Před 2 lety

    it would be super cool if you did a halloween terrarium with a similar house to this one, but then went with super mangled driftwood for trees and added some type of spider that would cover everything in its webs

  • @noah.stat_dg
    @noah.stat_dg Před 2 lety +1

    I love when one hobby leads into another, your modeling skills are great!

  • @dragonbowlsupper
    @dragonbowlsupper Před 2 lety +5

    The cabin is adorable, but I'm wondering why you didn't seal the wood since it's a damp environment?

  • @Aquagold.goldysingh1313

    Uh miss it.. amazing setup.