Fairy Terrarium

My Mama loves looking through magazines to find inspirations for DIY's...for me.  She knows me so well, doesn't she?  Well, I guess while going through old Martha Stewart Magazines she saw a pretend terrarium with a fairy inside.  Perfect for a gift for one of my favorite little girls!  I found it pretty easy too as long as you have all of the materials.  Plus, you can change it up to any kind of terrarium that you want.  I can see this being a great present for anyone.  Just find the right things to put inside!

Materials Used:

glass container with a lid (or plastic)

styrofoam disc 

artificial moss

plastic figure

various rocks

artificial flowers

artificial butterflies

newspaper for work area

E600 glue - not pictured
double pointed pins - not pictured

I glued the Styrofoam base on the bottom of the glass container.  It dented as I was putting it inside, but that's ok since the Styrofoam is going to be covered anyway.

I glued the rock on the Styrofoam and stuck the twig with a little bit of glue onto the Styrofoam.

Then, I glued the artificial moss and covered the Styrofoam, making sure that it is completely covered as well as the nooks and crannies and around the Styrofoam.  I used the double pointed pins just for extra security.

 

Since my plastic figure is sitting, I placed it right on the rock.

 

I added the rocks, flowers, and butterflies with glue.

 

I glued the cover of the container.

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial.

I think I'm going to be making more of these.  Such a great way to personalize a gift.

Let me know what you think!