I will be honest with you...I'm pretty proud of myself. :D I never thought it would turn out that awesome. I'm totally in love. Too bad I can't keep it....or can I...?! No, unfortunately this will be my sister's birthday present. Merde!!!! I've been admiring these terrariums for a while now, but didn't have the courage to make one for myself. But she will be moving to a new apartment in a couple of weeks, and warned me in advance that she doesn't want any pets now. But everybody needs someone to talk to (especially if you're not on speaking terms with the little voices in your head), so I'm giving her a pet Bambi to fill this post.

Usually these terrariums are made with succulents but although I adore them I went with only using moss, because I couldn't fit succulents into a magical world. :)

What you'll need for this project:

- a glass bowl (this is supposed to be a flower vase)

- potting soil

- moss

- whatever you want to decorate it with (like modell pine trees, modell moss, decor gravel, an aminal)

(Dunno why I put there the scissors....I only used them to open the bag of soil :D) Obviously you won't need 5l of the soil. I think I barely used a liter of it. But it will depend on the size of your terrarium and that how tall you'll want it. Just as you would do when you plant, push down the soil to compress it a bit, and then pour some water on it to make it ready for the moss. This was the tricky part. Getting moss in February when everything is covered in snow. I had to dig it up from the frozen soil. I'm pretty sure the neighbours thought I'm searching for a treasure chest or something. But I managed to get the moss, more than I needed actually. I left them in the garage for overnight so that they won't be punched in the face with the warmth. I drew around the vase so I could approx. know how much of the moss will I be needing. 

I used two bigger chunks and two smaller ones. Firstly I scattered the decor gravel - I followed the borberline of the moss pieces. 

Theodore found it really fascinating.

After that came the pine trees. (I ordered them from a modell train shop and they came in a 10-piece package. So I have 7 trees left...I'm sure they'll come handy one day. :D) At the meeting point I lifted up the sides of one big and one small moss chunks, put down the trees one by one, and covered their feet with the moss -  this way they stay stable. 

Then came the bushes. They came from that modell train shop, too. I blended pieces of wire into a U form, so I can secure the bushes. Just pin them into the soil, but don't worry, they won't be visible.

The mushrooms are made of polymer clay and acrylic paint. I used yellow, because that's the only one I had at home. Yeah, it would've been easier with white. Just pin them to the soil, too.

And finish with introducing the little fawn to its new home.

MrsF

UPDATE:

Look, a little plant started to grow in the forest :)