Mother's Day Wrap-Up

I hope everyone out there had a great Mother's Day - moms and children alike. I've been promising to share the gift I made for my mom, so here it is:

I made a terrarium! This came together piece by piece. I bought the glass bell jar lid a couple months ago from Paul Michael Company in Monroe and knew it would be perfect for a terrarium, I just had to find the perfect things to display inside.

I knew I wanted to put something real inside, not a fake flower or anything like that. Luckily, during our shopping extravaganza in Canton, TX, last weekend, I stumbled upon these cute little air plants that don't need to be planted in soil. Then I found this great piece of driftwood at another booth and a cute little iron turtle at yet another booth.

My terrarium was finally coming together! I just had to find a base. So many of the ready-made ones were a little more than I wanted to spend, so I decided to make my own. I picked up a terra cotta saucer at Lowe's for about $5 and spray painted it with some Stone-look spray paint I already had.

So, I just glued the plants to the driftwood, arranged everything on the base, and topped it off with the glass lid. My mom loved it and it will make a great centerpiece on her kitchen table, or outside on the patio.