DIY Air Plant Terrarium

I've been looooving terrariums lately and cant seem to make enough of them! I recently made one that I really liked and I documented it, so I thought I would share it so you can make your own as well :)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Let's start with probably the two most important things...

1. An air plant (I purchased mine at a local shop in downtown for about $6)
2. A glass container, I decided on this cylinder one that was ~ $5 at Michael's

Then, the other stuff!

3. Sand
4. Rocks/pebbles of your choice to add some texture

I got both my sand and rocks at dollar tree because they were much cheaper than if i had purchased them at the craft store

5. Moss - Optional
6. Figurine - Optional



FIRST THINGS FIRST:

You're going to want to wash out your container if needed, try and make sure there aren't too many smudges from your fingers and stuff when you are handling the glass container. Then, add the sand! I included a picture with an aerial view as well as a side view so you can get an idea of how much I added relative to the height of my glass cylinder. I bought my sand at the dollar store but you can also find it at any craft store or Walmart. I went with black but this sand comes in so many colors, you can really get fun with it or even layer different colors of sand. 

Next, I added this moss I found at Michael's. I actually found this moss in the section for where you find the supplies to make dioramas of the missions of California but I liked it and it served the purpose I wanted to I went ahead and bought it. It also had multiple colors, which I liked but if you prefer just one color then only add one, or don't add any moss at all. The bag of moss was about 3 or 4 bucks and I had some left over after

Finally, I added the figurine and some pebbles (also from the dollar store, hooray savings!) and obviously...my air plant and my terrarium was complete.

...How cute is this elephant figurine? I found it amongst the kid stuff at the craft store!

Thank you guys for reading this post, hope you found it helpful even though it was really a simple little project it adds a lot to a shelf or table top.