A company called Bellacor kindly sent me two terrariums to decorate as I wish. So I went to the nursery to pick up a few house plants to place inside them.
I picked up two pots of English ivy. And I also saw a little bird statue while I was there and purchased that for my terrarium project.
In the larger terrarium, I added a pot of English ivy, a pot of grape ivy and a bird on a stand. Ivy is a wonderful trailing plant.
Adding Candles:
Then I added vanilla-scented candles and green moss among the plants.
One pot is elevated by another empty terracotta pot to give it additional height.
I selected two places in my living room to display the terrariums once I was finished decorating them.
The ivy plants trail out the sides of the terrariums and curl around the wood roof.
I added more candles to a few terracotta pots for the larger terrarium vignette.
Making a terrarium is a lot of fun. It would also be a fun project with children. You could pick up miniature animals for them to place among the plants inside the terrarium.
A Terrarium I Recall Creating Long Ago:
I remember making one of these terrariums using an old fish aquarium when my children were small. Then I added a small mirror to the bottom to serve as a small lake. And then surrounded “the lake” with plants.
I covered the fish aquarium with a piece of glass cut to size.
This creates an environment much like that of a rain forest, as the plants inside will create their own humidity. When that happens, it will appear to rain inside.
There’s no need for watering as long as you see the sides of the glass fogging up.
Ways To Decorate With Terrariums:
A terrarium would be a nice piece of decor to put on a console table in an entryway. Or maybe consider displaying a terrarium in a bay window.
A child or grandchild might enjoy a terrarium in their bedroom.
There are so many ways you can decorate your home with a terrarium. Pinterest would be a good place to start for inspiration.
Thank you to Bellacor for sending the two terrariums to use in my project.
So pretty!
Lovely!
Thank you, Ann Marie! (I’ve always loved that name).
Ooooohh, those terrariums are so chic, great to decorate with. You did incredible job dressing them up just so. Those will be item to do so many vignettes with anywhere, in or out, and with so many objects, lucky girl. Happy for you, awesome gift.
Hope by now you’re over your cough. Due to erroneously being given penicillin in antibiotics have been one sick old lady. When antibiotics kill bad bacteria, they also kill the good, leaving system open to invasion by some really bad bacteria. yuk. Spent last week in bed close to bathroom, lost 11 lbs. the hard way. Finally got correct antibiotic and am on the mend but very slowly.. Was so weak from week in bathroom is taking me while. Was terribly dehydrated, kidneys were killing me, couldn’t eat much of anything that would stay down, no fun whatsoever. Sure hope this fixes it as has been dragging at me for months. Sorry to be a drag, really.
Enjoy your very handsome terrariums.
I’m so sorry to hear that! Yes, my cough is finally gone thank goodness.
Beautiful job on the terrariums. Love the green and white curtains behind the terrarium in the first picture.
I have two sets of curtains. Red and white and the green you see now.
They look wonderful, Brenda! 🙂
They’re a little big for my small apartment. But I’m getting used to them.
Beautiful! I love ivy but don’t have any in the house because I read it is toxic to cats and my Bella will try to eat anything she can get her little mouth on.
I keep these plants away from the pupsters, though they’ve never eaten my plants indoors. They like to munch on herbs outdoors though.
Those are beautiful terrariums! You did a great job filling them. I hadn’t even heard of Bellacor until you mentioned them.
Me either!
You have a great eye,Brenda,you can take the most mundane objects and add your touch,turning it into something adorable!
I add things and I subtract things till it looks right to me. Always editing!
Wow that is some gift. The ivy looks so perfect in there. I also like the other plants near it.
I like the plants gathered together because they kind of form their own rain forest.
Nice job, Brenda – they look great! Like bringing an outside greenhouse indoors…
So true! Bringing the outdoors in.
I spy a red truck and may have missed a post about it. Recent purchase? Love it!!!
No, I’ve had it for years actually,
Very pretty and so springy!
Hugs,
Kris
Oh, I do long for spring! My spring flowers are emerging.
I’ve always liked Bellacor and have gotten many of my home’s light fixtures from them. Everything I’ve gotten from them has been of high quality. I’m interested to see all the things they carry, other than lights.
I had actually never heard of them before this.
Love what you’ve done with the terrariums. The ivy will look lovely twining around the wooden structure. Wish I could have indoor plants but my kitty chews on anything that grows.
That’s what I thought when I added the ivies.
They are both charming. I think potted plants in a terrarium might keep the kitties from digging in them!
Hey, that’s an idea!
Pretty!! For some reason I thought they were glass on the top as well….they wouldn’t do well for starting seeds after all, oh well! I have a metal one like this I leave outside all year – in the spring I have a pot that fits nicely in it that I fill with pansies. In the winter it just makes me happy to have something pretty out on the deck.
I thought they were going to be glass on top as well. When you mentioned starting seeds in them, I realized once they arrived that I couldn’t do that.
These look so pretty, Brenda! I’ve had one sitting out, undecorated…you inspire me to green it up!
I like them both decorated and undecorated. They make a statement.
You did a great job styling these terrariums. They look very pretty!
I kept telling myself: Now don’t “clutter” them up!
Those are really pretty. I have never used terrariums but I think I might now. Yours add so much texture to the setting.
A neat find this morning: I was on the Hometalk website scrolling through the slides for Privacy without Curtains and I was oohing and aahing over the use of colorful bottles and linens in one of the slides. Guess who was credited for this idea/picture! Cozy Little House!
They look lovely!
Thanks!
Hm. I haven’t seen that. But thanks for letting me know!