Jade Planter for Narrow Window Sill

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I needed a very narrow depth (2") vase to transplant my overgrown Jade plant, which was sitting on my narrow kitchen window sill, at about 8" tall, sitting in a 3" tall vase! I scoured all my local stores and the 'net, but, couldn't find anything suitable. Using Tinkercad, I did the following: Created a 2"d x 3"w x 6"h rectangle, then copied that, then made the copy fractionally smaller, giving the bottom extra thickness, then made that copy hollow, then aligned the two rectangles at the top/center/middle of the original rectangle (n.b., I, purposely, omitted drainage holes, as I never overwater the plant, but, there is no reason you can't drill holes through the bottom, if you wish). I was very surprised at how well it turned out! The walls are a little thin, but, it should be able to support a few stones (which I decided not to add), soil/vermiculite/perlite, water, and, of course, the plant (no food for at least 3 months). And, it fit the narrow window sill perfectly! The photo shows the overgrown plant in its original, tiny, vase, on the left, and the resulting transplant into the 3D-printed vase to its right (I had to remove some of the bottom-most leaves to get the plant about halfway into the soil). My local library charged $6 to print this, and it took nearly a day (the walls had to dry slowly to keep from collapsing). The closest commercial "vase" that I could find was a glass carafe at a famous home department store that would have fit, but, sold for $36!!!!! This could also be used as a coin holder, pencil/pen/paint brush holder, etc., though it might be too tall for some things, and, keep in mind that the walls are thin. [UPDATE] About 3 months after transplanting the jade, it has grown nearly an inch or one new level. I had to insert a 12" long dowel and tie one of the stalks to it, as it was beginning to sag (I can't find any info on making a jade grow out rather than up).