How to make a beautiful terrarium

How to make your own terrarium:
                 
I love plants. I have about eight plants in an apartment that should fit four. I just can't help it! Tropicals, succulents, ivy...I've got it all. Terrariums are an excellent way to have your own little personal garden!
Here is my DIY on how to make your own terrarium.

Materials to Purchase

1. The container - i'd recommend either a glass vase or a glass jar.
2. 3,5,or 7 plants (this odd numbered arrangement tends to be more interesting than even numbered arrangements), I personally love succulent gardens with shrubbery and greens, but you can use anything you find beautiful! greens, flowers, herbs, weeds.....
3. potting soil 
4. some stones for around the plants or below the soil (You can pick small stones the size of marbles from your backyard and save a bit of money here)

             

Making the Terrarium

1. Put a one inch layer of stones in the bottom of your terrarium.
2. Fill the container about half full of potting soil
3. Remove the plants from their plastic pots and arrange them in your terrarium. Move this arrangement around looking for something that pleases you.
4. Once you have found an arrangement you like fill in the gaps with soil and tap out any extra.
5. Water with a moderate amount of water.
6. Put the terrarium in a place with moderate to direct sunlight.

            

Caring for your terrarium

A terrarium is really easy to care for. Check on it every day and stick your finger in the soil. If it is dry then water it. Examine the bottom of the terrarium. If there is water among the stones then you should not water it for a few days.  - make sure if you are using succulents that you let it dry out completely before watering it! Keeping those types of plants constantly wet or damp will kill it,

Terrariums make for the best gifts ! Teachers, family, friends... anyone. Who wouldn't love to get their own personal garden? It definatly beats any regular plant.


Tada! There you have it, your very own terrarium.

Rowan

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Weekly Roundup: Favourite DIY Tutorials

I absolutely love DIY's, I think handmade and recycled is wonderful! Making thing's by hand is good for the soul.
Here are this weeks favourite DIY's:

Letter Gardens

Colour Block Shelves

Braided Rope Necklace

Simple Pouch thats Lined

Peace.
Rowan.

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Vegetables that can regrow themselves.

Yes, you read the title correctly. There are indeed thirteen vegetables that can regrow themselves, and pretty much all of them are from a piece or the stem...meaning you can eat most of it and then regrow it again! whaaat! I know, I know, I'll let that sink in. Infinite food supply? possibly. Probable? No. Magical? Most definatly. It's probably much easier to go to the grocery store, and you will probably die if you depend on the regrowth on eating...but it's fun to watch! And it's a fun family activity for kids!

                                    I couldn't help but add this adorable etsy print
Here are the magical vegetables, click each name to go to instructions on growing  care:

1. Ginger Root
2. Scallions
3. Garlic
4. Sweet Potato
5. Lettuce
6. Bok Choy
7. Carrots
8. Onions
9. Pineapple
10. Basil
11. Lemongrass
12. Avocado 
13. Celery
Some of these take much longer to do...as in ten years longer...but a year you can easily do in your kitchen. I have green onions growing in a beer pint on top of my stove. It grows like a weed!

I'm a sucker for stuff like this.


Peace.

Rowan

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DIY Round up: This weeks favourite tutorials

I just love DIYs, I have folders full of hundreds and hundreds of tutorials that I've collected over the years that I want to try, but lets face it, we did all the crafts we lust over we'd be jobless and homeless. However, we'd probably have a wonderful collection of accessories and handmade goodness.
Here are a few of my favourite DIY's !

A polka dot umbrella! I wish I actually used my umbrella so I could do this.

A vertical succulent garden. They moment I move out of my closet sized apartment I'm doing this.


I'm not a fan of orange at all, but I love the design! Make your own geometric tote bag.

I love this braided beaded necklace. It's easy and super cheap to make.

This fabric rug tutorial is genius! You can create perfect rugs just for you.


I love finding tutorials on making house stuff, jewelry and fashion because A) it's fun B) it's much cheaper then buying the item and C) You can create perfect and unique pieces that you wouldn't be able to find in stores.

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Love and flowers;
Rowan

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A few of my favourite things

Here are a few of my favourite things, whenever I say that I feel like I should break out and dance like in the Sound of Music....aaaand moving on now.

Potters Workshop plate sets, definately buying these.



The Spring String Gardens by Shop Terrain, LOVE it.



This photograph at Chictopia


 This weddings photography at Style Me Pretty

                                These funny but adorable cookies from a beachy life

I love all of these! I think i pick things out mostly for their colour, but I always adore pastel cookies or amazing house things.  I'm slowly making our apartment a greenhouse, one flower at a time! 

Love and flowers,
Rowan

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