You can make a fairy garden terrarium in a mason jar in just minutes. These make great gift ideas or decor inside or outside your home this spring and summer.
I don’t know about you, but the fairies at my house are living the life! I love making these adorable fairy gardens to have around my home. It really makes my back porch feel magical with the fairy nightlights, fairy house jars filled with herbs, and a fairy garden planter around. I’ve even got a Christmas version for the holidays!
Now, I’ve decided the fairies need a terrarium with woodland creatures! This is such an easy craft and a little something different from the traditional fairy gardens. The fairy garden items are placed inside a mason jar to create the cutest scene of a deer in the woods.
Read on to see how to make your own fairy garden mason jar and even give them as gifts for Mother’s Day. If you have missed any of the quick and easy Mother’s Day crafts we have shared this week, be sure to check out the ideas from day 1 and day 2. You will also want to scroll to the bottom of this post to see the other 15 minute crafts from today.
How to make a fairy terrarium
Supplies needed to make your own fairy garden terrarium:
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- Mason jar (these smooth sided versions work best)
- Fairy garden miniatures
- Rocks (purchase or use from your yard)
- Moss
- Craft sticks
- Brown ink
- Clay or small wood bead
- Scissors
- Hot glue and glue gun
Start by making a fairy door.
To determine the width of the fairy house door, place a few craft sticks side-by-side until the desired width is reached. Then, use hot glue to put them together with another craft stick across the back as shown below.
After drying, trim the craft sticks to the desired length and round the top with your scissors. Use the ink pad to stain the door brown.
After the ink is dry, add a small ball of air-dry clay or a wood bead as a doorknob with hot glue.
Now, you just need to assemble your fairy garden terrarium in your mason jar.
Start by adding some rocks to the bottom and covering those with moss.
Place some moss up the back of the jar and place the door against that moss.
Use hot glue to secure the objects. Tweezers or pliers may be helpful when reaching into the jar.
Add miniatures of your choice to finish off the jar.
You can then give this one to mom or keep it for yourself. It will look great in your spring or summer decor.
I love these little jars and am using them around my home. I do think that most moms would love a fairy garden terrarium as well!
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Make this fairy garden terrarium or any of these other quick and easy Mother’s Day gifts!
Supplies
- Mason jar these smooth sided versions work best
- Fairy garden miniatures
- Rocks purchase or use from your yard
- Moss
- Craft sticks
- Brown ink
- Clay or small wood bead
- Scissors
- Hot glue and glue gun
Instructions
- Start by making a fairy door. To determine the width of the fairy house door, place a few craft sticks side-by-side until the desired width is reached. Then, use hot glue to put them together with another craft stick across the back as shown below.
- After drying, trim the craft sticks to the desired length and round the top with your scissors.
- Use the ink pad to stain the door brown. After the ink is dry, add a small ball of air-dry clay or a wood bead as a doorknob with hot glue.
- Now, you just need to assemble your fairy garden terrarium in your mason jar.
- Start by adding some rocks to the bottom and covering those with moss.
- Place some moss up the back of the jar and place the door against that moss.
- Use hot glue to secure the objects. Tweezers or pliers may be helpful when reaching into the jar.
- Add miniatures of your choice to finish off the jar.
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I can imagine a tiny string of fairy lights in there too for a night light, maybe.