Tiny World Terrariums: A Step-by-Step Guide Author: Visit Amazon's Michelle Inciarrano Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1584799641 | Format: PDF
Tiny World Terrariums: A Step-by-Step Guide Description
About the Author
Katy Maslow and Michelle Inciarrano own the Brooklyn-based company Twig Terrariums, through which they run popular terrarium workshops and sell DIY kits and finished terrariums nationwide. Their work has been featured in the New York Times and on the blog Design*Sponge. Visit twigterrariums.com.
- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang; 1 edition (May 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1584799641
- ISBN-13: 978-1584799641
- Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I think this is excellent book for beginners, beautifully printed and very inspiring. But if you already have some experience in terraring, you may want to look for another book, this one covers the very basics.
I knew absolutely nothing about moss terrariums and now I have 5 little wonders which I created after reading this book. One is going to be a birthday present for my friend, very inexpensive but extremely attractive - you can't even tell I've spent $12 on it! It really looks like $100 :)
The only thing which deserves a star down is the fact authors didn't focus on figures much and didn't provide really good source where we can get them - which are, in my opinion, play very important role in designing the whole thing. That was those funny figures which made me buy this book, and inside I haven't found the answer where to get those and what to look for. The webstore they refer to doesn't offer anything like pictured in the book. I started to research this subject and found HobbyLinc which offers plenty of the figures in every poses imaginable. So if you are like me and want to create terrarium with good figures, look for railroad modeller's stuff. The brands which offer good figures are Noch, Preiser, Faller, Woodland Scenics.
Authors also do not cover the scales of figures needed, so I was confused and ordered the wrong size first. Later I realized that figures in HO size/scale work best, but for smaller terrariums you may want to get even smaller sizes.
I have also found out that moss doesn't like lime, and if you spray terrarium with lime-containing tap water, it may die. I am not sure if authors cover that thing in the book, so be careful. Some people suggest using rain water for moss.
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