Miniature Secret Gardens – Saturday, April 26, 2025

Join us to create a permanent secret garden you can hold in the palm of your hand! Using tiny houses, and figures along with dried flowers, bark, moss, mushrooms, plants, and pebbles, students will create 2 charming miniature glass dome terrariums. 

Instructor Stephanie Gard Buss is a mixed-media artist living and working in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. She loves working with both natural and vintage items and creating assemblage is her passion. 

Instructor will provide:

An assortment of tiny houses, figures, dried flowers, bark, moss, mushrooms, plants, and pebbles. Two glass domes with cork base for each student.  Hot glue guns and tweezers for placing small objects.

Students should bring:

A desire to be creative and have fun!  If you would like to have a hot glue gun to yourself, please feel free to bring yours.

Skill Level
No experience needed. 

Age Requirement
Students ages 16 and older are welcome to attend this class.  Students between the ages of 16-18 may attend without a parent/guardian in attendance as long as MMFS is provided with advance written parental permission (email is fine).

Location Details
Marine Mills Folk School
550 Pine St., Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota 55047

Cost Details
Tuition: $40
Materials Fee: $25
Total Cost: $65

NOTE: Be aware we may cancel class if a minimum number of registrations is not reached. We work to balance teachers’ need to plan for a class with students’ busy schedules — not an easy task. Please register as early as possible!

If interested, you can find our cancellation policy here.