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I found this egg-shaped terrarium in a thrift store a long time ago and have been saving it for something special. When I found it someone had bizarrely filled it with fake daisies. It did contain three vintage treats: two miniature swans and one miniature mushroom.
I filled it up especially for the nursery.
This photo was taken on March 9, 2009.
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inky squid, molly | roots + wings, gifrancis, the.shampoo.people, and 49 other people added this photo to their favorites.
edgarandron (busy) (39 months ago | reply)
It looks quite nice! Are those Spider Plants at the bottom? They do get to be a pretty good size.
Edgar
organicpixel (39 months ago | reply)
Dang, how awesome is this?!
♪LaOrganista♪ (39 months ago | reply)
so cute!
CA Floristics (39 months ago | reply)
How big is that? I don't get a sense of scale from anything in the picture.
gifrancis (39 months ago | reply)
How lovely!!
La Bestia Gallery (39 months ago | reply)
oh wow!
dingey sexton (39 months ago | reply)
I love the little wooden mushrooms around it. Nice touch!
SarahIvy (39 months ago | reply)
Awesome.
{Pamphile} (39 months ago | reply)
Sweeeeeeet!
Nancy. (39 months ago | reply)
Hmm, should be studying, but I can't resist! Loves it, loves it. What's the name of the ferny thing?
P.S. Please don't have Peanut while I'm on Spring Break!
ex.libris (39 months ago | reply)
Thank you, all!
Edgar, Oh yes, spider plants can get big. I'll most likely move them once they crowd. I just wanted something to add nice color for the time being.
CA, about a foot, foot and a half tall maybe? I uploaded more pictures that should give you a better sense of scale.
Nancy, that's a maidenhair fern. They are really persnickety and don't appreciate the Valley's hot, dry weather, this but this guy came from a mature plant that has lived here years and years. Regarding Peanut, I make no promises. :)
CA Floristics (39 months ago | reply)
Cool! I'm looking for something similar so I can build a terrarium for my son's classroom. It's hard to find something attractive and non-breakable. (And, oddly enough, I'm also going to try to grow maidenhair ferns here in the Central Valley.)
ex.libris (39 months ago | reply)
CA, you could probably find something that was not intended for a terrarium and use it as such. This is nice because it is acrylic.
nishale1 (39 months ago | reply)
ho!!!!!!! thats so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!
Etsy Labs (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called There's No Place Like Here, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
eida*lee (36 months ago | reply)
way cool! love how it hangs over down the sides
LaneyButler (34 months ago | reply)
What a cool terrarium!
ex.libris (34 months ago | reply)
Thanks all! It was such a wonderful find.
FEITO POR JANAROCHA BLOG- www.artjanarocha.blogspo (33 months ago | reply)
Belo demaissssssssssssss
rasilla24 (33 months ago | reply)
I love your "egg world" so much we are going to try and make our own! I linked to it in my blog too (http://quirkymomma.com/2009/terrariums/). Let me know if you don't want me to use your image. Thank you for inspiring this momma to preschoolers!
ex.libris (33 months ago | reply)
Thanks! I love inspiring people.
karla_k (28 months ago | reply)
hey, this is cool.
I've never seen such a thing before.
krpotter (20 months ago | reply)
awesome. maidenhair fern?
electronfusion (3 months ago | reply)
ex.libris, where did you get such a cool container?
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