New Beginnings.
New Growth.
New Adventures.
I thought these little mini terrariums encompassed the traits of the New Year & would be a nice gift for a few occasions...
New Adventures.
I thought these little mini terrariums encompassed the traits of the New Year & would be a nice gift for a few occasions...
Supplies:
- Small bowl - I scored mine at the Dollar Store!
- Tiny rocks - again...Dollar Store for a pretty large bag full
- Soil
- Tiny succulent trimmings - I was able to raid my mom's lush garden, which was overflowing with succulents!
I read online that they should only be watered about once every 7 days or so...with about 3 tablespoons of water - so fingers crossed each one survives!! haha
I made one each for my sister & sister-in-law, who are both headed off on new exciting journeys in their lives, at the same time even! So I gifted them both with one as a representation for all the 'new' they'll likely encounter in 2013. I'm so excited for them!!
I also made one for my mother-in-law for Christmas which she just LOVED (yay points for me! haha):
And these two I made for my boss and a co-worker...they add a nice touch of nature to our stuffy, indoor cubicles!
Now I have to make myself one for work! They are just too pretty :-) Thanks for letting me use your garden mamma!! xoxo
**UPDATE - 2 months later (Mar. 11, 2013): My little succulent I made around the 2nd week of January is doing GREAT indoors, in my cubicle - it's even started sprouting 2 mini pink flowers (pic below)!! So glad it's doing well, I water it once a week ;-)
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I have been wanting to do something like this for some time! I love plants in my home and so do my cats. They like to eat them and then return the leaves in a messing pile somewhere else in my house. :(
ReplyDeleteThese would bring the green back and maybe be unappealing to the cats!
You should definitely try it!! good luck :)
DeleteThose are really cute. I need to try this to bring some green stuff to our living room.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen - I think we all could use a little extra green & a bit of nature to our homes ;-)
DeleteI wanted to make some of these, and I was wondering if your trimmings ended up taking root. I was going to make them with some friends and i am afraid if I use cuttings, they will take them home and 2 weeks later they will be dead and not have rooted.
ReplyDeleteHi Jodi...I gave them as gifts to my co-workers about 3 weeks ago now, and they're still doing great! Succulent cuttings tends to take pretty well, but if at all possible get some of the root. Give it a try & let me know how they turn out! :-)
DeleteGreat idea!! I shared it on my blog today: http://www.vixenmade.com/2013/05/last-minute-mothers-day-gifts.html
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