22 Pieces Of Terrarium Inspiration For Nerds

Are you a nerd? The answer is yes. (I can tell from here, and I am sorry.) But the good news is, terrariums are a thing and with a little elbow grease (that's an idiom, I wouldn't recommend taking grease from your elbows for any diy projects. Honestly, that sounds disgusting. If you have grease coming out of your elbows, please seek medical intervention) and some action figures, terrariums can become little windows into the fictional worlds you love.

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Via thouswell.co

TALK ABOUT A GREEN LANTERN. BA DUM BUM KSHHHH. OH GOD. OH GOD I'M SO ALONE.

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Via betterhousekeeper.com

Get Hitchcockian all up in this b. And by b I mean terrarium. Or, more specifically cake thing. Whatever they're called. Pedestils? Wait, how do you even spell that word. Pedastels. Pedistels. Pedestals. Pedistals. Pedophiles.

Yes.

Yes, that's it. Cake pedophiles.

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Traveling around the world to see real famous landmarks? Doing something that requires going OUTSIDE? IN THE SUNLIGHT???? WHERE THE BEARS ARE? (YOU DON'T KNOW, OK, BEARS COULD BE ANYWHERE. THEY ARE WILEY.) HA, I SAY. HA IS WHAT IS SAY. SAYS I? WHAT, WHAT DO I SAY? HA. HA IS WHAT. PUNK.

Anyway.

Jpants4sale's etsy shop has lots of neat terrarium supplies including kits and props.

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Give your favorite British story, from Peter Pan to Doctor Who, an Englishman's wildest dream: living in a teacup.

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This incredibly detailed tutorial shows you how to make your own little hobbit hole. Look at them up there, smoking their tiny weed.

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Don't underestimate the power and possibility of a good prop.

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Make your terrarium look more other-worldly with colored aquarium gravel. It will make your outer space spacier and your fantasy more fantasmigorical. That's a word. Look it up. I DARE you.

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FaceoftheEarth's etsy shop has so many magical (but a bit pricey) movie scenes in miniature. Above is her Breaking Bad, for the breaking the bank price of $195, but if you desperately need an already made hobbit hole or Beatlejuice scene, by ALL MEANS you do you.

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Try hanging your little worlds from the ceiling for that certain je ne sais quoi of whimsy. (Note: if you want to try making the house yourself, use this free papercraft, though trying to navigate its instructions is basically one of the signs of the apocalypse so be careful.)

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This one combines air plants and a bird cage, two techniques you can utilize, and the result looks like a kind of pet tribble enclosure.

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Succulents, like this blooming senecio rowleyanus, make the BEST sci fi/fantasy plants. Doesn't this thing look like it could suck your brain out??? It's great that way.

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Dinosaurs are never not relevant, like in this Jurassic World-inspired doodad.

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Action figures = everything. This, above all else, is the most game-changing tool in your nerdy terrarium arsenal.

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Why not a wine glass? (SEE WHAT I DID THERE BECAUSE WHYNOT SOUNDS LIKE WINE NOT IF YOU SAY IT FAST DID YOU SAY IT FAST I'LL WAIT WHILE YOU DO.)

(I TOLD YOU IT WAS GREAT.)

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Experiment with different kinds of biospheressssssss.

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I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot.

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Via bonsaiempire.com

Bonzai trees can add a whole new dimension of miniature realism.

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Via mosslove.com

(LOOK, HARRY POTTER OMG IKR!) Go on mosslove.com. Just do it. (I'LL KNOW IF YOU DON'T OK)

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Via girlobsessed.blogspot.com

Also twigterrariums.com.

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Via etsy.com

And basically anything that isn't biodegradable (and preferably clear and glass) can be the pot for your little world! Lightbulbs, coffee pots, tea pots, beakers, mason jars, water bottles, old pill containers, candy dishes, bread boxes, the only limit is your imagination.

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And utilize dollhouse and fairy garden miniatures from etsy and just general smallish nerdy things that could fit in your display (thinkgeek.com is pretty good for this!)

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May the moss be ever in your favor.