Glass Terrarium Bowls

So I'm moving out of the room I share with my sister back into my own room which has been used on and off for relatives from out of country to stay. Things have settled down so I recently have started to move back in. As a still unemployed student, I need to cozy up this place. It's been smelly and dust ridden for years. It's a hell for allergy sufferers at the moment. So still being an unemployed person who is waiting and dying for a job interview, what can I do?

Well... since I was a kid I've been looking into air plants and I was fascinated with these things but for some reason I never got around to buying one. I don't know why. But now, when I only have a few bucks to spare, these things look like gold. I mean for around 1 - 2 bucks a piece these things are awesome. They're sturdy and some will also flower. This is it. I decided I'm going to make a terrarium. Hell- even 5 or 10 terrariums! Lets spice the window sill up. So where can I buy some glass bowls for these things? First store first: Dollar Tree.

 So I go online and see that they do have bowls suitable for my project. I buy 2 of them. They only have two different styles. Contents not included.




Glass Bowl
Price: $1
Where: Dollar Tree
Style: Round

This one is just a regular cute little round bowl.

Pros:

• Perfect size
• Small
• Simple

Cons:

• Smaller
• Less classy

Fluted Glass Bowl
Price: $1
Where: Dollar Tree
Style: Fluted

This one is a bit taller/bigger than the regular round one. I like this one more because it has the fancy fluted wavy top.

Pros:

• Fancy
• Big

Cons:

• Maybe too fancy

 End results:




Perfect for making small air plant terrariums.

WORTH IT. I have spiced up my window sill.

IKEA Potpourri

I'm moving back into my own room and it's smelling quite funky in here. My cat has urinated on the bed a few times (not uncommon) so this has been her messy cat room plus a guest room until now. I have come to claim this territory and too bad for her. A solution to the funky bed smell was that I put two sheets of laundry freshener onto the mattress before I laid down my fitted mattress cover. Then I decided it would be fun to put some potpourri in here.

This is two products in one review post since they complement each other so well.



Heres what I bought:

Potpourri
Price: $0.99
Where: IKEA
Type: DOFTA Rose scented, pink.

They have 3 different kinds, but rose is always good since I'm kind of obsessed with roses and flowers. Not too into the blueish purple/white.

Pros:

• A good amount
• Cheap
• Fragrant

Cons:

• Color rubs off, but no problem if you don't touch it
• Not too strong of a fragrance

Container
Price: $1
Where: Dollar Tree
Type: Glass, Star shaped

Pros:

• Cool shape
• Cheap
• Thick glass

Cons:

• Doesn't hold that much

I'm a star girl. I chose the star shaped container over the heart shaped one. So, I guess I'm obsessed with stars also.


In the end, I had half of the bag of potpourri left. I think for $1.99 + tax... this is WORTH IT. It's cheap and makes my room smell a little bit better with some style.