Witches on broomsticks, ghosts in a graveyard, pumpkins with scary faces, and kids trick or treating. All these conjure up visions of Halloween, the spookiest time of the year. Maybe you want to decorate your home for the season, so why not do what craft expert Terranior123 did, and transform a Rolife 3D kit into a Halloween scene?

Terranoir123’s Dream

Terranoir123 came from a country that didn’t celebrate Halloween, but when he was a child, he dreamed of creating Halloween costumes. When he moved to the USA, his dreams became a reality.

He remembers his first Halloween in America when he was able to carve pumpkins, collect chestnuts, and go out in Halloween costumes. It remains an unforgettable and priceless memory. The magic of this time of year has not dimmed for him. As he says,

“I still dress up when I go out with my kids.”

For this Halloween, Terranoir123 wanted to do something special and decided to transform Rolife’s Sakura Bonsai 3D puzzle into a Halloween diorama.

The Sakura Bonsai 3D Wooden Puzzle

The Sakura Bonsai 3D puzzle kit is a beautiful cherry blossom bonsai tree with pink and white flowers. Each of the petals has been painstakingly shaped to look like a real, gently gathered sakura blossom. The base and trunk replicate the naturally organic look of a bonsai tree.

Looking at this beautiful sakura bonsai tree, you may wonder how it can be changed into a Halloween tree, but Terranoir123 has transformed it into a fantastically eerie scene.

The Sakura Bonsai Halloween Project

Photo by Terranoir123

Terranoir123 changed the color of the base. Instead of keeping it a springlike green, he has changed it to dark brown. You can do this in a couple of different ways: either by painting it brown or by creating fake soil. Fake soil can be made from coffee grounds or black tea leaves, mixed with glue to stop it from coming loose. You can add a little black paint to enhance the color.

He has painted the beige trunk and branches a dark, mystical brown, and the pink and white blossoms, Halloween orange. By simply doing these things, the tree has taken on a completely different vibe from that of a typical sakura bonsai tree.

To add to the spooky aura, Terranor123 has added some accessories. On the base, he has placed a tombstone with RIP written on it and a pumpkin carved with a scary face. In the tree, there is a ghost. You can make accessories out of cardboard, modeling clay, or by microcrocheting, and you can make anything you want, including witches, broomsticks, cauldrons, and black cats.

Photo by Terranoir123

Terranoir123 has added lights to the scene, which give an unearthly glow when you switch off the room lights at night.

The Sakura Bonsai Halloween project can be a stand-alone decoration, or you can transform other Roliffe products into Halloween scenes for a bigger display. Rolife also makes some magical miniature houses and book nooks that you can assemble, such as The Magic Study miniature house. You can also place other spooky decorations on the table, such as a carved pumpkin and ghostly figures.

Final Thoughts

As the mystical holiday of Halloween approaches, why not take a leaf out of Terranoir123’s book and transform a Rolife product into a scene for the season? It is amazing what you can do with a little paint and some modeling clay, cardboard, or yarn. 

Find more holloween themed Rolife miniatures here: Halloween Miniature Kits.