Terrariums are a very popular decor item right now, and we appreciate a good instructional on making our own! Let's not kid ourselves, we have what we have deemed a "purple thumb." As the complementary color to green, we manage to not grow things easily, but kill them with little to no effort. So bring on a step-by-step!
Poppytalk, one of our favorite blogs, has a great link to ArtMind's tutorial on assembling a moss terrarium. We've created many things by "winging it," but gardening and planting are just not our forte. We welcome a step-by-step! If nothing else this gives us someone else to blame if (when) we end up killing it! Plus, we love the little added detail of the ceramic birds inside...so cute!
Photographs: Mitsy at ArtMind
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Comments (6)
Oh for heaven's sake! I just passed up the sweetest little pot of moss today because my apartment's too dry for it. Why didn't I think of a terrarium? I'm going to go see if it's still there tomorrow.
Thought I was being so smart scavenging moss from outside to put in my terrariums. Had a couple of unexpected Christmas dinner guests as a result; some tiny flying insects must have been napping in the moss. Which probably wouldn't have been so bad, but my gift to our niece was a terrarium I made with nursery plants, so she got a couple of new pets too.
The terrarium's awesome, but I LOVE the little birds!!! Where can I find them?
@lynnebee:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36215621
Thanks for posting this ATSF! We're thrilled! And I had to mention, did you see that snail on the jar? Mitsy mentioned it to me after I posted it - I had missed it, so in case you did too!
Here is a great collection of assorted lichen and moss for your terrarium.
Lichen, Moss, Terrarium
Cheers
Ludmilla