I copied the name from a friend who markets a particular brand of wine. However, I thought it was a very apt title for what my mother in law worked on few days ago. These two lovely pieces of art are about ten days old. I have already walked you guys through making your own terrarium. If you missed that episode- you can catch it here. 

 

I happened to find a fun glass jar a few weeks ago and wanted to fill it with decorative accessories or pebbles- nice but a little boring right! Meanwhile, I came across TERRARIUMS. It is in simple words a small glass garden or as some others may say, a perfect example of how the Eco system works. The temperature inside is controlled by a very basic principle. Read more here.  My job here is to help you make your space beautiful. Lets leave the science apart for now and learn how to make one. 

You need:

• a glass container with a top preferably
• pebbles
• charcoal- a thin layer
• moss
• soil
• assortment of plants- succulent plants would be great

What you do:

• layer container with materials 2-5 in the exact order
• plant plants, the tallest in the center.
• water the container
• cover the soil with marble chips or small pebbles
• seal terrarium with cover.

 

  

Maintain your terrarium.

No's
• No direct sunlight.
• No over watering your terrarium. if you see too much water on the walls, wipe it down

Do's
• When the plants start to droop, water your terrarium then

Photos: Room Therapist
Execution: Sukanya Reddy ( my mother-in-law with the super green thumb)

Did you enjoy making one? Are you making one? Already made one? Let me know. Leave your comments for me!

Thanks to a crazy shower a few days ago, unfortunately we had a tree fall off in our garden.  A cousin of mine had used a log of wood and made a candle-stand out of it. He had carved out a bunch of holes in the log and let it dry for a few days. I decided to use my log of wood the same way to create some "log therapy". I must say it did turn out very well. Use it by itself or add an arrangement with it!

What do you think? Have more ideas to add to my idea? 

Let me know. Leave your comments for me

Disclaimer: I don't recommenced you to cut a tree to achieve this!