moss terrariums: round two

[amezri]

While out and about today, I found myself looking for more terrarium containers. Ugh, I know. It's a disease! At Joann's I found plastic flower beads, Christmas Tree Shop had a cheap apothecary jar ($5!) and a set of 3 small hinge lid jars for $5. Also went back to Target and bout the rest of their salt shakers. So before meeting up with smashedrecords, I put them together!

Photos in the flickr gallery, or see some under the cut.



Today's batch of containers:


New batch of salt & pepper shakers. I left empty areas in two of them to see how well they fill in.


I don't have pictures of the jar after I added the crystal points, but it looks pretty good:


Largest of the hinge lid jars from the set. I don't know what I'm going to put inside... a figure perhaps? Or maybe I'll try my hand at those clay mushrooms.


I LOVE the landscaping on this one with the hills and such. I want to make a little Stargate to go in it. Like, just part of the ring, not the whole thing.


Smallest of the hinge lid jars. I added the plastic flower beads (used jewelry glue to attach them to a head pin) and then my mother added the jade rabbit and stones. It's going to be a gift:



I added flowers and a crystal point to one of the sugar bowls I made yesterday:


And sealed the holes in the shakes with hot glue:



I really hope I'm over the making terrarium phase. Now I need to work on the keeping them alive part.

Comments

[punslingerr.livejournal.com]

It's too bad that Hasbro decided to cancel it's Stargate Titanium line. One of the things they were supposed to make was a little Stargate, which I imagine would have been just about perfect. :(

Hm, would those 3 3/4 inch Marvel Universe figures fit in any of those decently?

Ooooh, maybe a hand/arm sticking up out of the ground? :)

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Really? That would have been pretty cool to have.

Hm, actually, one of the Stargate keychains would probably work, but they're a little pricey.

A skeletal arm would be pretty cool. I'll think about that :)

[machinistm.livejournal.com]

Do the containers have to be airtight? I'm really curious about how they will be kept alive.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Nope. They just need a lid of some kind to keep in the humidity. My guess is that like all (most?) green plants, they breathe CO2 (O2 output) in the day and O2 (CO2 output) at night, but it's been a while since biology class.

Everything I've read says once proper humidity/moisture is reached, you only need to spray some water every 2-3 weeks to keep it that way.

I'm curious to see if I can keep them alive, too!

[katydidmischief.livejournal.com]

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I think I'm going out today to the dollar store & Michael's to see if there's any good terrarium jars I can afford.

And I'm using the icon because just seeing the pictures is enabling! XD

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Good hunting!

I can't remember if there's a Joann's by you, but the floral section has a bunch of gravel on sale. Otherwise, check Petsmart -- 1lb aquarium gravel is like $2. They will also have activated carbon. Suggest smaller container as I used only ~8oz for all 20 terrariums.

[katydidmischief.livejournal.com]

The nearest Joann's is in Bethel, CT, but Michael's is five minutes away so I usually hit them first especially since their clearance section is huge at the moment. :D

[juri-anne.livejournal.com]

I'm so jealous! Those look so awesome. I'd love to make one myself, but I have no idea where to get the moss. >.<

Can I just buy it somewhere? Plus, the hubby would prolly kill me if I started making little dirt jars {as he would call them}.

[chennpug.livejournal.com]

This. Grass I have in the yard, but no moss, and grass gets huge fast. But these terrariums are so cute!

[amezri.livejournal.com]

No moss at all? :\ Hrm... maybe local parks or near moist areas, ie: garden centers?

Apparently Ohio has it's own Moss & Lichen Association: http://ohiomosslichen.org/

[amezri.livejournal.com]

I got all my moss from the backyard :D I figured now is a good time (after winter) since buggies are probably mostly dead. Anyway, the jars have lids and any bugs would be contained.

[katkel.livejournal.com]

wow they look great

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Thanks!