I have been wanting to create a terrarium for a while now, and finally just decided to do it. I put rocks at the bottom, then collected moss and succulents from the garden. I put the rocks on the bottom, placed the moss over them, then inserted the succulents into the cracks in the moss. Then I put a couple more rocks on the moss and went looking around the house for things to create the scene. Seriously, this is what took the most time. I had a small statue of Durga riding a tiger (Hindu goddess - I have a ton of goddess statues around the house) and a crystal (ok, I have a bunch of those around too). I just placed those strategically in the apothecary jar and viola a new dining room centerpiece.
More photos of the terrarium:
It was also extremely inexpensive - I had everything (including the apothecary jar), so I spent no money. If you don't have an apothecary jar handy, however, don't go someplace trendy. I found a set of three last year at Hancock Fabrics for about $30 - $10 a piece. (And I just searched Amazon and you can get a very suitable one for $13.) The rest of the creation process is simply finding things you already have in your garden and house. I went with moss and succulents because they don't need a lot of soil or water to flourish.
Here's another inspiration from hallready.blogspot.com:
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