Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Fairy Terrarium

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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!

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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I glued the cover of the container.

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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!

7 comments:

Closet Fashionista said...

That is so cute! Definitely a great gift for a little girl! :)
http://www.closet-fashionista.com

Courtney Erin said...

Wow, that's really, really awesome - and so whimsical.

Courtney ~ http://sartorialsidelines.com

LyddieGal said...

that is really cute, and so simple!

welldressedmaker said...

It's sooooo pretty! How sweet of your mom, too! :)

ALLIE NYC said...

This soooo adorable I would have loved this as a child !

Ali of

www.dressingken.com

Jessica said...

This is so adorable. I would have loved to have had this fairy one when I was little, well I can't deny that I would love having one now too.

Tracy @ Sunny Days and Starry Nights

jellydesignstudio said...

Love this tutorial! It looks so amazing!

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