mini terrariums

i feel like its been an eternity since my last blog! many times after a bad sewing experience, i feel the need to redeem myself creatively. i made a horribly disfigured shirt the other day, which is why i went mad today with mini terrariums. i first got the idea from a artist on etsy. like most things i see and pine for, i convince myself that i can make it. it is my curse and my blessing. i had tried a few months ago to put some moss i found in a graveyard (ah spooky) into a terrarium i had found. it was slowly dying when i came across a book at the library 'the new terrarium'. i was reinspired to try again.

the whole point of a terrarium is that it makes a basically self sustaining atmosphere. after the initial creating and watering, it should take care of itself! it requires very little water, if any at all. it prefers shade with little sun. it will need to be trimmed hardly ever. ah, so basically you can't kill it! aren't you convinced you need to make one by now!?!?!

i first started with four glass jars i found while shopping at some local thrift store (aka my new favorite past time)


then i lined the bottom with a mixture of small stones and charcoal (charcoal helps the soil from going bad)


i put in a small amount of potting soil


the i arranged each one. there are a variety of plants and flowers you can use, but it is best to make sure they are able to live in this way first. here i used moss, a dwarf fern, some sort of pink flower thing, and pin cushion. i also made a little stone path in one of them.