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Monday, May 11, 2009

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.




17 comments:

  1. Great gift! I love that you put it together and it's really cute!

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  2. That is not crafty, that's wonderful...I am so impressed, way to go, your Mom must have been over the moon.

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  3. What a great Mother's Day gift! I love the fact that you don't have to water air plants.

    Thanks for visiting my site, and sharing this terrarium with us.

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  4. A very pretty gift. You did good. :)
    Glenda

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  5. What a lovely gift. Thanks for sharing the how-to. Have a delightful weekend.

    Charla

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  6. Oh I love it. So wonderful. What a special gift and the driftwood and plants are so pretty. I think it is just gorgeous. Thanks so much for joining the party. It is so special when we see how something is put together. Love it. Hugs, Marty

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  7. How simply clever, using air plants(which even I can't kill- love them!) to make your display. Clever idea to spray paint your "stone" base. :-) Sue

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  8. Thanks for visiting. Re: your comment about the plate under the cloche. It is not cut glass, but pressed glass. It was given to me many moons ago, along with a large salad bowl. The bowl has sinced disappeared - don't know if it got left somewhere or what. :(
    Have a great weekend.
    Glenda

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  9. Very cute girl...just love it...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria

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  10. How wonderful to show us how to make a beautiful display cloche! Thank You!

    Hugs!
    Maryjane

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  11. That is great!!! I need to get me some of that stone spray paint.

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  12. I love those air plants! I don't think I've seen them before. I live in Tyler, so I think I may be going to Canton. Thanks for this new idea. An actual plant in a cloche! What they were originally made for. Who'da thought?
    Brenda

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  13. first terrarium i've seen today...it's pretty :)

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  14. What a great idea! It's very fitting with the original spirit of cloches...

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