Life's a beach, in a jar

I mentioned my garage sale finds yesterday - here's the lemonade stand jar I got for $1. The spigot was broken, which was fine - I just removed it and glued a clear plastic gem over the hole. That will go in the back when the terrarium is finished.

The little house cost $2. It fits inside the jar perfectly. Today I picked up some preserved moss and a gorgeous set of river rocks in green and red and white.

As much as I want to run right out to Metropolitan and get more plants I'm forcing myself to wait until Thursday/Friday to start working on my next two live-plant projects because I've done so much procrastinating this weekend. [Still doing it, as you can see.] I'm trying to work up to sitting down and doing some actual writing, but the big, giant writer's block is weighing me down considerably.

Last night, having stumbled upon a photo while surfing, I made myself a beach memory bottle with the mason jar that used to house the caterpillars. I think it turned out pretty cute and gave me an excuse to use the scrap booking stickers I've been holding onto for a couple of years.

Yep, that's a cat investigating in the background. 

If I can't go to the beach, at least I can have one on my shelf.