Adrian Weinberg is a master aquarium and terrarium designer who loves to create living works of art for Exotic Aquatic in Melbourne, Australia. After leaving his job as a real estate agent, Weinberg decided to pursue his passions.

“It was actually my adorable wife, Maia, who, after many years of trying to stay positive about my growing collection of aquariums, terrariums, vivariums, pythons, rare fish, lizards and their live food seeking refuge in our bed, still managed to muster a smile and pull me out of my burnout job,” he says. “She said, ‘Do something that makes you happy. Why not follow your passion and forget the rest?’” Suzi Appel Photography Along with millions of fans around the world, Weinberg eagerly awaited this week’s premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh installment in the film franchise.

In anticipation of the release, he created two Star Wars-themed terrariums — and instructions on how to create a version of your own. Suzi Appel Photography 1. Inspired by Dagobah. The first design on show is inspired by the planet Dagobah.

In the films, this is where Luke Skywalker crashes his spaceship and meets Yoda for the first time, before beginning his training as a Jedi.

“For me, this is the quintessential swamp planet,” Weinberg says. “Dark, misty, with milky water, vines everywhere, and a sense of time you almost can’t fathom as a modern human.” Suzi Appel Photography Creating for Weinberg is all about experimentation. “Trying and trying and trying again seems to be a recurring theme,” he says. “But eventually it gets all ‘Jedi,’ and you throw things together while emptying your mind, and always surprise yourself with the result.”

The Dagobah terrarium is about 3 feet wide and high, and has plants from the state of Victoria, Australia, as its base. The bottom layer is composed of chunks of charcoal; it provides the drainage system of the terrarium and filters and absorbs bad smells. For the final layers, Weinberg used sphagnum and peat moss.

The two walls on either side of the terrarium are made of gold vine wood. Weinberg added mist and a crashed spaceship front and center, with Yoda watching from his perch in the trees. Suzi Appel Photography 2. A very hungry planet. Hunger is the title of this second creation, and it is a carnivorous terrarium. Weinberg notes that although Ewoks appear in it, the landscape is nothing like that of the planet Endor, where the Ewoks live. He believes that it could easily depict another hostile planet in the galaxy, though. Suzi Appel Photography Suzi Appel Photography All the plant life here, from the bladderworts (Utricularia) and sundews (Drosera) to the Venus’ flytraps (Dionaea muscipula), is carnivorous. Weinberg has certainly created a hostile planet for the Ewoks to live on. “Plants that eat meat, and fuzzy bears that walk on two feet, just seemed like an obvious combination to me,” he jokes. Suzi Appel Photography A DIY Terrarium to Try

You don’t need to be an expert to create your own Star Wars terrarium. Weinberg offers the steps to make a tiny version of Endor. Suzi Appel Photography Tools and Materials

• Exo-Terra terrarium or similar
• Daylight plant globe
• Bag of horticultural charcoal
• Bag of sphagnum moss
• Bag of peat moss
• Small bag of seiryu (rocks)
• Gold vine wood (amount based on preference)

Suzi Appel Photography 1. Install the globe into the terrarium tank. Next, place the charcoal at the bottom of the tank, building it up to about one-third of the desired total depth of the layered base.

2. Soak the sphagnum and peat mosses in separate buckets until waterlogged. For the peat, add water gradually and stir by hand until it becomes a firm mud. Suzi Appel Photography 3. Layer in the sphagnum, squeezing out excess water as you go to fill the next third of the base. Pat it down and repeat with a layer of peat (reserving a small amount for later).

4. Add rocks, wood, vines and roots, arranging them to suit your taste, letting your creativity flow. Then add your plants. Weinberg normally places larger plants at the back and smaller ones toward the front. Drape the spare peat moss over the rocks and wood to create depth and elevation. If you want to use different plants, just let the nursery staff know you’re buying for a terrarium and that the plants will need to hold moisture, but will be well drained. Suzi Appel Photography 5. To make the theme complete, add your favorite Star Wars figurines or Lego pieces.

Tell us, Padawans: Would you try your hand at creating a terrarium at home? Or are you planning to celebrate the coming of the new movie in some other fun way? Share your ideas in the Comments!