Szandor the Curious
@szandorsphytomancy.bsky.social
🌿 Plant magic enthusiast in Olympia, WA. I make terrariums, sell DIY terrarium kits, and care for houseplants. Also into cooking 🍳 and various other oddities. The magic is fictional, but the brand is real.
My Links: https://www.theliminalgreen.com/contact/
My Links: https://www.theliminalgreen.com/contact/
I’m alone on Thanksgiving (besides my addled familiar) and I’m doing some really cool things with food and a substance that is legal here in Washington. That’s right fresh herbs. Like rosemary, thyme, sage and even mint. You know we love some basil too. And cabbage. Of course gotta have cabbage.
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I’m alone on Thanksgiving (besides my addled familiar) and I’m doing some really cool things with food and a substance that is legal here in Washington. That’s right fresh herbs. Like rosemary, thyme, sage and even mint. You know we love some basil too. And cabbage. Of course gotta have cabbage.
Working on building a #terrarium portfolio for my table to give people inspirations for their kits and to advertise my skill for custom setups and terrarium parties/classes.
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Working on building a #terrarium portfolio for my table to give people inspirations for their kits and to advertise my skill for custom setups and terrarium parties/classes.
I’m in touch with my #phytomancy from my grandfather, who was a pioneer in his field of telephony, but had a great passion for plants, specifically Saintpaulia and #Schlumbergera. My Thanksgiving rescue schlumbergera is blooming, and it’s a time of the year I look forward to.
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’m in touch with my #phytomancy from my grandfather, who was a pioneer in his field of telephony, but had a great passion for plants, specifically Saintpaulia and #Schlumbergera. My Thanksgiving rescue schlumbergera is blooming, and it’s a time of the year I look forward to.
Random inspiration struck this week and I found time to build two #terrariums. The first jar initially gave me Zelda for some reason, the driftwood is meant to evoke Ganon’s horns rotting in the woods somewhere. The pumkin one is for my wife’s desk at work, with a driftwood hand emerging!
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Random inspiration struck this week and I found time to build two #terrariums. The first jar initially gave me Zelda for some reason, the driftwood is meant to evoke Ganon’s horns rotting in the woods somewhere. The pumkin one is for my wife’s desk at work, with a driftwood hand emerging!
By all accounts my familiar is at or slightly below 20 years old & she’s started to go blind over the last week. She can navigate our home, but takes her sweet time. She’s trying out echolocation in the middle of the night so I’m stocked on energy potions today. It’s gonna be rough when she goes :(
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
By all accounts my familiar is at or slightly below 20 years old & she’s started to go blind over the last week. She can navigate our home, but takes her sweet time. She’s trying out echolocation in the middle of the night so I’m stocked on energy potions today. It’s gonna be rough when she goes :(
Recently learned simple book binding to work on this project. Broke through some artist’s block, too! I’m super proud how the cover and the page design turned out. I still need to make the different section separators, but soon my small #terrarium #journal /tracker will be available locally!
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Recently learned simple book binding to work on this project. Broke through some artist’s block, too! I’m super proud how the cover and the page design turned out. I still need to make the different section separators, but soon my small #terrarium #journal /tracker will be available locally!
Scored some B-C grade chanterelles on our every other month H-Mart visit. Making mushroom stroganoff so visual quality don’t matter, but excited to have the opportunity to #cook with them! We prefer this version to beef, so this will only make it level up a bit more than normal.
October 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Scored some B-C grade chanterelles on our every other month H-Mart visit. Making mushroom stroganoff so visual quality don’t matter, but excited to have the opportunity to #cook with them! We prefer this version to beef, so this will only make it level up a bit more than normal.
Working on another plant stand but this idea is trickier than I’ve tried so I’m going slow.
October 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Working on another plant stand but this idea is trickier than I’ve tried so I’m going slow.
Working on a new #houseplant stand! Going for a sort of road side shrine to a road side deity of some sort. Trying to make the shrine seem otherworldly so I’m gonna likely do a blue iridescent wash over the gunmetal. The back will look like a normal rock, acting as contrast to the front face :)
October 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Working on a new #houseplant stand! Going for a sort of road side shrine to a road side deity of some sort. Trying to make the shrine seem otherworldly so I’m gonna likely do a blue iridescent wash over the gunmetal. The back will look like a normal rock, acting as contrast to the front face :)
I set the #houseplant stand I made aside for a while before checking to see if it needed any final touches before sealing and I’m ready to commit. Happy spooky season!
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I set the #houseplant stand I made aside for a while before checking to see if it needed any final touches before sealing and I’m ready to commit. Happy spooky season!
My familiar is doing her best gargoyle impression while I sketch
October 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My familiar is doing her best gargoyle impression while I sketch
I’ve been struggling with doing art lately so I decided to make another spooky #houseplant stand in between meetings today. Not happy with the colors on the candles, but I was trying something new!
October 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve been struggling with doing art lately so I decided to make another spooky #houseplant stand in between meetings today. Not happy with the colors on the candles, but I was trying something new!
Had a successful event today, sold two DIY #terrarium kits and had some great conversations. I’m trying to book my first terrarium party so I’ve been hyping that but no bites yet. #smallbusiness #terrariumbusiness #wasmallbusiness
October 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Had a successful event today, sold two DIY #terrarium kits and had some great conversations. I’m trying to book my first terrarium party so I’ve been hyping that but no bites yet. #smallbusiness #terrariumbusiness #wasmallbusiness
Working on a #handbound jar #terrarium #journal prototype! Got the binding part down, now to finish the design work for the pages and find a printer!
October 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Working on a #handbound jar #terrarium #journal prototype! Got the binding part down, now to finish the design work for the pages and find a printer!
My familiar is increasingly ingratiating herself into more things. She’s been more stand offish her whole life and now as old as she is (we think 17, she won’t tell me) she is acting more curious and affectionate.
September 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
My familiar is increasingly ingratiating herself into more things. She’s been more stand offish her whole life and now as old as she is (we think 17, she won’t tell me) she is acting more curious and affectionate.
A) this marcgravia umbellata is so happy in this #terrarium B) I love these jars I got at Daiso. They look look like the more expensive ADA jars (weirdly discovered these first) I have some diamond hole bits and these jars are very inexpensive so I may try to drill some test jars for ventilation
September 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A) this marcgravia umbellata is so happy in this #terrarium B) I love these jars I got at Daiso. They look look like the more expensive ADA jars (weirdly discovered these first) I have some diamond hole bits and these jars are very inexpensive so I may try to drill some test jars for ventilation
Ah… NYC it’s been too long. Waiting for my ride back to my hometown for a brief, sad visit.
September 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Ah… NYC it’s been too long. Waiting for my ride back to my hometown for a brief, sad visit.
My familiar realized that the #houseplant grow closet is now accessible to her so she decided to take advantage of the free heating.
September 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My familiar realized that the #houseplant grow closet is now accessible to her so she decided to take advantage of the free heating.
Aw crap I started messing around with #airplants because I miss home a little. The natural beauty of Florida at least. Not the other stuff. The other stuff is why we live in Washington now.
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Aw crap I started messing around with #airplants because I miss home a little. The natural beauty of Florida at least. Not the other stuff. The other stuff is why we live in Washington now.
If you live in #thurstoncountywa, #olympiawa or #laceywa, come check out our pop-up on the 11th of October! I'll be there with my DIY #terrarium kits along side some great plant and art vendors! www.facebook.com/share/16wiXm...
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September 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If you live in #thurstoncountywa, #olympiawa or #laceywa, come check out our pop-up on the 11th of October! I'll be there with my DIY #terrarium kits along side some great plant and art vendors! www.facebook.com/share/16wiXm...
Trying out a less involved substrate blend for my #DIY #terrarium kits of coco coir, fine orchid bark and sand. Got a sale tomorrow in #laceywa #olympiawa at Cafe Elite Lacey! Come support #WAsmallbusiness Got some great new jars available for as part of a kit in all sizes!
September 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Trying out a less involved substrate blend for my #DIY #terrarium kits of coco coir, fine orchid bark and sand. Got a sale tomorrow in #laceywa #olympiawa at Cafe Elite Lacey! Come support #WAsmallbusiness Got some great new jars available for as part of a kit in all sizes!
Finally clearing out #houseplant #propbin I’ve been neglecting for months and came upon a few surprises! My favorite being this short king aroid from a mystery box cutting almost 2ft long. And then this raven ZZ plantlet that started from a stem cutting.
September 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Finally clearing out #houseplant #propbin I’ve been neglecting for months and came upon a few surprises! My favorite being this short king aroid from a mystery box cutting almost 2ft long. And then this raven ZZ plantlet that started from a stem cutting.
The photos do not truly represent how large this colony had gotten. These guys are my first truly burrowing #isopods, so I’m not used having to dig dig them out. Every strata had just massive amounts. Gotta find proper containers for them for my upcoming table!
September 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The photos do not truly represent how large this colony had gotten. These guys are my first truly burrowing #isopods, so I’m not used having to dig dig them out. Every strata had just massive amounts. Gotta find proper containers for them for my upcoming table!
My relationship with art lately has sucked. Everything has sucked the life force out of me and I haven’t been able to make time to doodle or sketch. So I just find the days that I can draw cool things and I keep them close. A cat skull from internet reference.
September 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My relationship with art lately has sucked. Everything has sucked the life force out of me and I haven’t been able to make time to doodle or sketch. So I just find the days that I can draw cool things and I keep them close. A cat skull from internet reference.
I am so immensely satisfied we have been able to prove to the management company that yes the home owner is an asshole, yes you all have generally been acting like assholes and oh yes we're clean, amazing, on time paying tenants. Why are you messing with good tenants in 2025? #tenants #renting
September 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM